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How To Shake Up Downing Street
Peter Mandelson, Polly Mackenzie and Daniel Finkelstein are back - now with added Hugo Rifkind.
There's a lot to catch up on since they last met - inc…
1 year, 11 months ago
How To Make Starmer A One-Term PM
As the Conservatives get ready for a lengthy leadership campaign, how long could take to get back into a position where they can win - could it happe…
2 years, 2 months ago
How To Deal With JD Vance
Donald Trump has picked JD Vance as his running mate and looks on course to return to the White House. How is the UK Government preparing for Trump 2…
2 years, 2 months ago
How To Whip Your New MPs
It's the first week of the next election campaign, and new MPs are arriving in Westminster in their hundreds. The political masterminds Peter Mandels…
2 years, 2 months ago
EMERGENCY EPISODE: How To Win The NEXT Election
The political masterminds Peter Mandelson, Polly Mackenzie and Daniel Finkelstein join Matt Chorley in front of a live audience to unpack the electio…
2 years, 3 months ago
How To Stay Up For Truss
Election night is nearly here, but which seats will the political masterminds be keeping an eye on as the results start flooding in? Could Liz Truss …
2 years, 3 months ago
Q&A: How To Replace Joe Biden
After Joe Biden's calamitous performance in the first US presidential debate, will the Democrats have to replace him as their candidate for the White…
2 years, 3 months ago
How Not To Talk About Brexit
It's the subject that none of the parties want to talk about - why hasn't Brexit played a bigger part in the election campaign so far?
The political m…
2 years, 3 months ago
Q&A: How Not To Bet On Politics
We're answering your questions in another bonus episode, including: Does someone at Conservative HQ have a bet on the party being wiped out? If Labou…
2 years, 3 months ago
How To Oppose A Supermajority
As ministers admit on the airwaves that a Conservative victory looks unlikely, how will a small Tory rump in Parliament oppose a new Labour governmen…
2 years, 3 months ago