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The Rest Is Politics — 561 episodes
532. The Trump-Xi Showdown and Putin’s Conscription Con
531. Starmer on the Brink: What Next?
Enraged or Engaged? Angela Rayner on The Gen Z Story
Divided or Dependent? The Real Gen Z Story
530. Is Starmer the Next Joe Biden? Rory and Alastair React to Local Elections
529. Antisemitism, Polarisation, and How the King Outplayed Trump
528. Trump vs. Germany and Farage’s £5m ‘Gift’
Lucky or Left Behind? The Gen Z Money Story
527. Are American Tech Billionaires Threatening British Democracy?
526. Trump's Orwellian Maths and the King's Special Relationship Mission
525. JD Vance vs. the Pope and the Far-Right Funding Machine (Question Time)
524. Starmer’s Mandelson Mess and the Iranian Nuclear Threat
523. The Starmer-Mandelson Scandal: Lying or Incompetence?
Beating Populism: How To Fight Back
522. Has Hungary Shown Britain How to Beat Farage? (Question Time)
521. Trump’s Naval Blockade: Is America Becoming a Rogue State?
520. Orbán Ousted: Is The Tide Turning Against Far-Right Populism?
519. Trump's NATO Threat & a Critical Election in Hungary (Question Time)
518. Is Trump a Fascist and is His War on Iran Unwinnable?
The Real Reasons Populism Is Taking Over
517. Is Trump Plotting Regime Change in Cuba? (Question Time)
516. Trump’s Iran Delusion and the Limits of American Power
Nineteen Eighty-Four: Dominic Sandbrook on Big Brother, Surveillance, and Fear (The Book Club)
515. Starmer’s Foreign Aid Betrayal, Islamophobia & Australia’s Far Right (Question Time)
514. Who Is Profiting from Trump's Iran Catastrophe?
513. Inside Iran: The Country Trump Cannot Control? (Question Time)
512. Trump’s Iran Disaster and the GB News Propaganda Machine
511. Is Blair Undermining Starmer on Iran? (Question Time)
510. How The Iran War Is Spiralling Into a Global Crisis
The Future of Warfare: Anthropic vs OpenAI
509. Labour's Polanski Problem and the Student Loans Scandal (Question Time)
508. Is Starmer Sleepwalking into War with Iran?
507. The Ayatollah Is Killed - REACTION
506. Trump Attacks Iran: What Happens Now?
505. Are Trump and Putin Underestimating Ukraine?
504. Is Trump Losing His Tariffs War? (Question Time)
Why Trump Wants Greenland
503. Andrew’s Arrest: What Next?
502. How Nigel Farage Gets Away With It (Question Time)
501. Is Starmer Too Soft on Trump? Inside the Munich Security Conference
The Battle for the Arctic
500. Japan, China, and the Fight for Taiwan (Question Time)
499. Is It Game Over for Starmer?
498. Alastair Reacts to Starmer-Mandelson Turmoil
497. Is Trump Plotting Regime Change in Iran? (Question Time)
496. Mandelson’s Disgrace: How Epstein Poisoned Our Politics
495. Terror in Minnesota: The Putinisation of America (Question Time)
E494. Carney’s Trump Fightback and the Starmer-Burnham Fallout
What If the AI Revolution Isn’t Real?
493. Trump Insults NATO Troops
492. Should Europe Boycott the World Cup? (Question Time)
491. Trump at Davos: Rory and Alastair React
490. Trump’s Greenland Ultimatum: What Next?
Will AI End Humanity?
489. Musk's AI Deepfake Disgrace & JD Vance's Minnesota Lies (Question Time)
488. Is Iran on the Edge of Revolution?
China vs USA: Who Will Win the AI Race?
487. Is Starmer Rethinking His Approach to Europe? (Question Time)
486. Does Maduro’s Capture Put Greenland at Risk?
485. Trump Says America will Run Venezuela
484. War in Europe, Trump's Destruction of Institutions, and Britain’s National Treasures (Question Time)
483. The Future of British Politics, How The World Order Is Changing, and The Power of History
482. A Trumpian Year, the Politics of Hope and Highlights of 2025
481. Polanski, Macron & al-Sharaa: The Best & Worst Politicians of 2025
Will AI Take Our Jobs? (Ep 2)
480. Trump, China, and the Scramble for Latin America (Question Time)
479. Russian Influence in Britain: How Exposed Are We?
How Will AI Change The World? (Ep 1)
478. Farage’s Crypto Megadonor and the Graduate Jobs Disaster (Question Time)
477. How Trump’s Security Strategy Destroys The Old World Order
476. Polanski’s Problem, Westminster’s Russia Blind Spot, and Justice Without Juries? (Question Time)
475. The Budget Backlash – and Trump’s Plan to Profit from Peace in Ukraine
Introducing: The Rest Is Science
474. Does Reeves' Budget Really Change Anything? What It Means For You
473. Europe vs. Trump: Competing Visions for a Ukraine Peace Deal (Question Time)
472. Is Trump’s Peace 'Plan’ Forced Surrender for Ukraine?
471. Rory Stewart: How the Government Tried to Silence Me on Lockdowns
470. China vs Japan, the BBC at Breaking Point, and The Future of Satire (Question Time)
469. Is Starmer Out of Moves? Asylum Gamble, Tax Chaos, and Open Infighting
468. Starmer in Crisis: Sabotage From Within? (Question Time)
467. The Mamdani Method Explained: Could It Shock Britain?
466. Crisis Engulfs the BBC: Is this a Coordinated Attack?
Murdoch's Succession Battle and the Fight for Fox News
465. Andrew’s Disgrace, Newsnight, and a Centrist Win in the Netherlands (Question Time)
464. Labour’s Tax Timebomb, Climate Backsliding, and Sudan’s Forgotten War
The Monster He Made: Murdoch, Trump, and the Price of Power (Part 4)
463. Question Time: How Truth Became Optional In Trump’s America
462. Starmer Hits Rock Bottom: Will He Break His Manifesto to Survive?
The Phone-Hacking Scandal: How Murdoch's UK Empire Fell (Part 3)
461. Question Time: The Tel Aviv Fan Ban & Japan’s New Thatcher
460. Inside Trump’s Gaza-Ukraine Playbook: Who Profits from Peace?
A Deal With the Devil? Murdoch and New Labour (Part 2)
459. Question Time: Reform's Potential Upside, Why Bad News Sells & Reasons To Stay Hopeful
458. Can Trump's Peace Deal Actually Work?
The Rise of Rupert Murdoch: Making of a Mogul (Part 1)
457. Is Trump Planning Regime Change?
456. Antisemitism, How the Tories Lost Britain, and Gaza
455. Question Time: Is Europe Already At War With Russia?
454. Starmer's Farage Fightback and Trump's Unworkable Gaza Plan
453. Trump’s Far Right Allies in Germany: Is History Repeating Itself?
452. Question Time: America’s New Martyr and Westminster’s Hidden Spies
451. Is Trump Destroying the UN?
450. Question Time: How Gen Z Took Down the Government
449. Starmer Loses Control: Will Andy Burnham Challenge the PM?
448. Question Time: Mandelson’s Epstein Disgrace, Kirk’s Assassination, and Trump’s Illegal Boat Strike
447. Is Starmer Sleepwalking Britain into Farage’s Hands?
446. Israel Bombs Qatar: Where Does Impunity End?
445. Starmer's Deputy PM Quits: The Return of Chaos in British Politics?
444. Question Time: Can Labour Reinvent Itself?
443. China’s Plot to Topple Trump: How to Bring Down a Superpower
442. Question Time: Trump's Plot To Cancel The Midterms
441. The Reality of Farage’s Mass Deportation Fantasy
440. Question Time: How To Start A Centrist Party
439. The Pro-Putin President: Are Zelensky and Europe sleepwalking into disaster?
438. Inside the Trump-Putin Summit: What Really Happened in Alaska?
437. Question Time: Farage vs Corbyn: The UK's Next Prime Minister?
436. Is Trump Gifting Ukraine to Putin?
The Gun Lobby Responsible for Trump: Journey Through Time
435. Question Time: The Migrant Return Plan, Colombia’s Drug Cartels, and Will Rory Join Corbyn’s New Party?
434. Why the West is Finally Recognising Palestine
433. Question Time: Epstein’s Inner Circle, Ukraine’s Zelensky Backlash, and Destroying the Addiction Economy
432. Trump, Starmer, and Gaza: Is The Tide Turning Against Israel?
431. Question Time: Netanyahu’s Survival, Deadly Clashes in Syria, and Japan’s "Deep State"
430. Murdoch, Epstein, and AI Billionaires: Is Trump Losing Control?
The Real JD Vance: How Trump Ditched Ideology (Part 5)
429. Question Time: Gaza, Genocide, and Global Hypocrisy
428. Rory vs. Alastair: Are we spending too much on defence?
427. The Real JD Vance: Heir to the MAGA Throne (Part 4)
426. Corbyn's Comeback, Musk's New Party and The Broken SEND System
425. Israel, Gaza, and the Definition of Genocide
424. The Real JD Vance: From Never Trumper to Vice President (Part 3)
423. Question Time: Glastonbury’s Israel fallout, New York’s socialist mayor and why NATO called Trump ‘daddy’
422. Things Can Only Get Better? Starmer's Stormy First Year
421. The Real JD Vance: The Power Behind The Man (Part 2)
420. Question Time: The History of Iran vs. the West
419. What next for Trump, Israel, and Iran? | Peace vs. Regime Change
418. Trump Bombs Iran: What Happens Now?
417. The Real JD Vance: America’s Next President? (Part 1)
416. Question Time: What the Head of MI6 Really Does
415. Iran, Israel, and Trump: War in the Middle East
414. Israel vs. Iran: What Happens Next
413. Question Time: How to solve Britain’s immigration question
412. Is Trump Starting a Civil War? | LA Protests
411. Question Time: Gaza’s Aid Blocked, Trump’s Power Tested & Dominic Cummings’ Big Mistake
410. China, Russia, and Cyberwarfare: Is the UK preparing for the wrong war?
409. Question Time: Trump's Golden Dome, Gaza's Global Outcry and Starmer's Prison Gamble
408. Broken Britain: Farage’s Plot to Outflank Labour
407. Question Time: The U-turn Starmer Can’t Avoid
406. Biden, Springsteen, and Trump: Dancing in the Dark
405. Starmer's EU Deal: A New Era
404. Question Time: How Starmer Fell Into Farage's Immigration Trap
403. Trump's Gulf Billions: Saudi, Sanctions, and Ceasefires
402. Question Time: India vs. Pakistan | What Happens Now?
401. Trump’s Corruption Machine, Israeli Settlers, and the Rise of Reform UK
400. Question Time: Has the US underestimated China?
399. Trump vs. Putin, How to Stop Farage, and Kashmir Explained
398. Question Time: Trump’s Plan to Overhaul US Diplomacy
397. Pope Francis, the Supreme Court Gender Ruling, and Trump’s International Populist Network
396. Question Time: It's over for Kemi Badenoch
395. Trump, Xi, and how China outsmarted America
394. How We Trolled the Trolls: Putin, Trump, and Musk (with Anthony Scaramucci)
393. Question Time: America’s last ally, Japan in crisis, and Netanyahu on the brink?
392. Trump’s Rampage: The Fight Against Global Crisis
391. Trump vs. the World: Global Trade War
390. Question Time: India’s moment, Qatargate, and do young brits want a dictator?
389. Trump, Vance, and How the US Invades Greenland
388. Question Time: Adolescence, Mexico at a crossroads, and Carney’s Canadian momentum
387. Spring Statement Verdict with Economist Paul Johnson (Extract)
386. Trump's 'Bomb Yemen' Group Chat
385. Question Time: Trump, Putin, and the Future of Ukraine
384. Labour’s War on Welfare, Trump’s Tariff Secret, and Britain’s Fight for Farming
383. Question Time: Farage vs. Reform, is Labour still socialist, and how to ‘out-Trump’ Trump
382. Revenge on the West: Putin and Xi’s Plan For Trump
381. Question Time: Starmer’s Dilemma
380. JD Vance vs. the UK
379. The Four Outcomes For Ukraine
378. TRUMP VS. ZELENSKY: OVAL OFFICE SHOWDOWN
377. Question Time: How will Europe defend itself?
376. Aid vs Defence: A Livestream Special
375. Germany's Fight Against the Far Right
374. Question Time: Why The US Needs A Leader Of The Opposition
373. Europe vs. America: Crisis in the West
372. Syria, al-Sharaa, and the future of the Middle East
371. Question Time: Buying Gaza, Macron’s AI Stunt, and Europe on a Knife’s Edge
370. Starmer’s Silver Bullet and Trump’s War on the Poor
369. Question Time: China’s DeepSeek, Ambassador Mandelson, and misogyny in politics
368. Trump's Plan for Gaza
367. Rory vs JD Vance, recording from Damascus, and Trump’s tariffs
366. Question Time: Why do dictators bother with sham elections?
365. Trump's Mafia World Order
364. Question Time: America’s waning power, Alastair vs. Meta, and the existential threat of depopulation
363. The Return of Donald J. Trump
362. Question Time: Labour’s education error and Blair’s mistake on mental health
361. Gaza, Israel, and Ceasefire
360. Question Time: Assad’s People - Syria, Torture, and Justice
359. Starmer vs. Musk: Why the richest man in the world turned against the Prime Minister
358. Question Time: Political translators, Boris Johnson, and politicians to watch in 2025
357. Political New Year's resolutions, Elon Musk, and what happens next in Taiwan?
356. Georgia, Russia, and the fight for democracy - An interview with the President of Georgia
355. How to start a campaign, Gisele Pelicot, and the biggest surprise of 2024
354. Nigel Farage, dad-dancing populists, and the worst politician of the year
353. Question Time: Celeb politicians, Chinese spies, and Ireland vs. Israel
352. How to solve the small boats crisis
351. Question Time: Geopolitics in Crisis
350. Assad in Moscow, Trump meets Zelensky, and Farage’s secret strategy
349. The Fall of Assad: What's next for Syria?
348. Syria, Afghanistan, and The Rest Is Classified
347. Question Time: Biden’s Pardon is Unforgivable
346. The Battle for Syria
345. TRIP US: The Golden Age of Corruption
344. Question Time: Should MPs vote with their conscience or constituents?
343. What Happens Next: Israel vs. the International Criminal Court
342. Question Time: Farmer vs Starmer, courting China, and the purpose of COP
341. Biden vs. Trump: A fight for the future of Ukraine
340. Question Time: Assisted Dying, Texting Macron, and the Politics of Scandal
339. Trump, the Middle East, and Ukraine
338. Trump beyond America: what’s next?
337. Trump Returns: What Now?
336. 8am: TRUMP WINS
335. 6am: Trump On The Brink
334. 11pm: US Election Countdown Begins
333. Kemi Badenoch, Tory Party Leader
332. Rachel Reeves' Budget: How does it affect you?
331. Question Time: Murdoch or Musk — who has more power?
330. The US Election: One week to go
329. Question Time: Technology, privacy, and the battle for the NHS
328. Could Russia interfere in the US election?
327. Question Time: What does peace look like in the Middle East?
326. Labour's first 100 days, the Tory leadership race, and Japan
325. Question Time: Are the Tories dead or sleeping?
324. Israel at War: One Year On
323. Question Time: How it feels to become “the story”
322. Israel vs Hezbollah: Iran’s next move
321. Question Time: Why do politicians leak to the press?
320. Labour’s struggle to define itself, Hezbollah vs. Israel, and understanding Long Covid
319. TRIP US: The Only State Trump Needs to Win
318. Question Time: Does America really care about the ‘special relationship’?
317. How to save the NHS
316. Why Kamala Harris Still Has a Problem
315. Question Time: Should we fine people for missing doctor's appointments?
314. Trump stumbles - but did Harris see him off?
313. Why Starmer needs to be unpopular
312. Is America Ready for Gun Reform?
311. Question Time: Should Labour ban smoking?
310. The rise of Germany’s far-right
309. Trump's Secret Weapon
308. Question Time: Can you be friends with someone you totally disagree with politically?
307. Starmer put to the test, Modi's visit to Ukraine, and tragedy unfolds in Sudan
306. Did Kamala Harris' speech scare Trump?
305. The Obamas takedown Donald Trump
304. Question Time: Could Trump try and subvert the US election results?
303. The speech Joe Biden never wanted to give (Live from the Democratic National Convention)
302. It’s Trump’s Race to Lose
301. Question Time: Iran’s retaliation, Labour "press bias" and an Olympic hangover
300. Why Ukraine invaded Russia, the Musk-Trump love-in, and Rory’s visit to Afghanistan
299. The Secret Behind Trump's Silence
298. Question Time: Venezuela’s fate, Hezbollah’s response, and how prisoner swaps really work
297. Far-right chaos, Harris’ running mate, and Bangladesh’s power vacuum
296. Could Donald Trump drop out?
295. Question Time: Israel vs. Hezbollah, legalising cannabis, and Kamala Harris' Middle East strategy
294. Labour’s defining moment and the next Tory leader
293. Trump’s Next Move
292. Question Time: China’s army in Europe, Just Stop Oil behind bars, and Andrew Tate
291. The Rise of Kamala Harris
290. JOE BIDEN DROPS OUT
289. TRIP US: The Week Trump Won?
288. Is Labour's King's Speech bold enough?
287. Trump’s VP, Labour vs. China, and the King’s Speech
286. Trump Assassination Attempt: The Aftermath
285. TRIP US: DONALD TRUMP SHOT
284. TRIP US: Biden’s Last Stand
283. Did Reform UK create a fake general election candidate?
282. Starmer’s first week, Le Pen’s loss in France, and Iran’s new president
281. How one night transformed British politics
280. Starmer’s Labour Landslide - 3:30am update
279. The Day Britain Decides
278. Question Time: How reliable are the polls?
277. What stands in the way of a Labour landslide?
276. Why Joe Biden must step down
275. TRIP US: Advantage Trump: Will the Democrats move to replace Joe Biden?
274. Sunak vs Starmer: The Final Showdown
273. Question Time: Julian Assange, firing your friends, and why Labour should raise taxes
272. Sunak’s betting scandal, Farage in trouble, and will Rory vote Green?
271. TRIP US: Biden really losing Hispanic and Black voters?
270. Will Israel go to war with Hezbollah?
269. Question Time: Orban in person, Biden's fragility, and the subtle art of focus groups
268. The Tories' 'taxtopia' attack, Macron's gamble, and the politics of football
267. TRIP US: If Trump wins, what actually happens to America?
266. Labour vs Conservatives: What do their manifestos reveal?
265. Starmer vs Sunak - Round 2: Who won ‘The Battle For Number 10’?
264. Rishi Sunak’s defining moment
263. TRIP US: Donald Trump, Silicon Valley and Wall Street: Big Money's Deal with the Devil
262. Modi loses his majority, Sunak takes on the Treasury, and Welsh Labour in crisis
261. Sunak vs Starmer: Who won?
260. The return of Nigel Farage: does it matter?
259. Can Trump still run for president?
258. DONALD TRUMP FOUND GUILTY
257. Diane Abbott, Nigel Farage, and how to plan a campaign
256. Question Time: Will the podcast dynamic change after the election?
255. Is Labour's lead narrowing?
254. Question Time: Is Biden alienating young voters?
253. TRIP US: Donald Trump vs. Keir Starmer: The end of the special relationship?
252. SUNAK CALLS GENERAL ELECTION
251. The Infected Blood Scandal
250. TRIP US: Why Trump won't go to jail
249. Question Time: Political honeymoons - how quickly could the public turn on Keir Starmer?
248. Battle lines are drawn: defections, defence, and David Gauke
247. Robert F Kennedy Jr: Donald Trump's Vice President?
246. What Britain thinks: Is the monarchy our greatest soft power asset?
245. Are we really heading for a hung parliament?
244. How to buy the White House
243. Question Time: The worst political cliches, US voter suppression, and is the left-leaning media too 'worthy'?
242. Scotland in crisis, how to get an opposition MP to defect, and can Britain defend itself?
241. From White House To Courthouse: Trump On Trial
240. Question Time: Should Britain nationalise its railways?
239. The Rwanda ruling, Trudeau in trouble, and The Rest Is Politics: US edition
238. Question Time: Liz Truss, climate change deniers, and why print media is so polarised
237. Iran, Israel, and the Middle East: Stopping the slide into all-out war
236. Question Time: The fight to be Donald Trump’s VP nominee
235. What Britain really thinks of politics
234. Question Time: Why New Labour introduced tuition fees, Thatcher and Blair’s canvassing secrets, and the greatest prime minister we never had
233. From peerages to Putin: the fight against corruption in politics
232. Question Time: ISIS-K vs Russia, radical reform of the NHS, and the fight against child poverty
231. Labour's struggle for economic vision and Haiti on the brink
230. Question Time: £91,000… Should MPs be paid more?
229. Putin’s sham election, Sunak under threat, and the rift between France and Germany
228. Question Time: The legacy of Theresa May, abolishing National Insurance, and Sweden joins NATO
227. Biden’s aid port in Gaza, Tory defection to Reform, and a mole at the top of the IRA
226. Question Time: Google vs OpenAI, the new Portuguese populist, and why do dictators hold elections?
225. George Galloway returns, 'omnishambles' budgets, and the plight of Sudan
224. Question Time: Liz Truss' 'deep state' comments, disability policy, and Shamima Begum
223. Islamophobia, chaos in the House of Commons, and the North Korean election
222. Question Time: Banning phones in schools and parliament, citizens' assemblies, and American isolationism
221. The Killing of Alexei Navalny
220. Sunak's by-election disaster, Reform UK gains momentum, and political crisis in Rochdale
219. Question Time: Vladimir Putin’s strategy, Labour’s selection headache, and VAT on private schools
218. Could the Democrats replace Joe Biden? What’s next for Imran Khan? Why are young people deserting British conservatism?
217. Question Time: How to cover Israel-Gaza, Labour’s £28bn green investment, and Taylor Swift vs Donald Trump
216. King Charles, Sunak’s £1000 bet, and the future of North Korea
215. Question Time: An election in May, combatting homelessness, and investigating think tanks
214. Israel in court, attacks on American soldiers, and the problem with polling
213. Question Time: Standing up to Netanyahu, why Starmer would work with Trump, and the differences between Sunni and Shia
212. Why Trump's return wasn't inevitable
211. Question Time: Taiwan’s new president, Macron's successor, and the difference between Tories and Conservatives
210. Is the Middle East sliding into a wider regional conflict?
209. Question Time: What happens when privatisation goes wrong?
208. History's warning to Labour, the Post Office scandal, and Bangladesh's battle for power
207. Question Time: Fighting British corruption, Japan's economic conundrum, and a Premier League team in Belfast
206. How to fix the honours system, chaos in the Red Sea, and Taiwan at a crossroads
205. How to combat populism, debating Bill Gates, and David Cameron on the world stage (Part 2)
204. Scotland's pivotal role, the moment everything changed, and whether to serve under Starmer (Part 1)
203. Question Time: How dangerous is Giorgia Meloni?
202. How Labour should fight the election, taking on the British press, and Orbán's future far-right axis
201. Question Time: Could the Tories remove Rishi Sunak?
200. The Israeli settler movement, Ukraine blockaded, and Putin's perpetual power
199. Question Time: Why the infected blood scandal still haunts today’s politics
198. King Charles on the world stage, Argentina's Brexit, and the real Henry Kissinger
197. Question Time: Should Labour be bolder on Brexit?
196. Why are the far-right on the rise?
Introducing... The Rest Is Entertainment
195. Question Time: Is Sunak's Rwanda plan doomed to fail?
194. Autumn statements, Putin's progress, and why advertisers are pulling out of X
193. What makes the Tory right so powerful?
192. What David Cameron’s return means for Israel-Gaza
191. Braverman sacked and Cameron returns
190. Question Time: Should WhatsApp messages stay private?
189. The King's Speech, performative cruelty, and Argentina
188. Question Time: What the Covid Inquiry says about Britain
187. The Left and Israel
186. Question Time: Nigel Farage’s plan to become Tory leader
185. Global perceptions of Israel-Gaza, Labour-Lib Dem bad blood, and Chinese economic crisis
184. Question Time: Why Britain Needs Shorter Prison Sentences
183. Israel-Gaza: What Happens Next
182. Palestine, Gaza, and Israel
181. Israel, invasion, and the trap laid by Hamas
180. Question Time: Is Suella Braverman pretending to be right-wing?
179. Is Keir Starmer ready to be Prime Minister?
178. Israel At War
177. Question Time: A new centrist party, mafia politics in New Jersey, and was Jesus a socialist?
176. Can the Tory Party be saved?
175. Question Time: The Power of Rupert Murdoch
174. Scrapping HS2, ‘Ukraine fatigue’, and 'Vive le Roi!'
173. Question Time: Corbyn's expulsion from Labour, Belgium's sex education crisis, and how would Blair fare as PM today?
172. Liz Truss returns, Putin's Western puppets, and Rory at the United Nations
Politics On the Edge (Extract)
171. Question Time: The return of Liz Truss, Slovakia's answer to Viktor Orbán, and Starmer's popularity waning?
170. Prison escape, a test for Australian democracy, and spooks in Westminster?
169. Question Time: Imagining Labour’s first 100 days in power, Australia’s Indigenous Voice referendum, and compulsory politics in schools
168. Crumbling Britain, a ruthless reshuffle, and Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘beautiful ears’
Introducing... The Rest Is Money
167. Question Time: How to rig an election, Scotland's golden goose, and the least impressive president of all time
166. Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi, and absolute populist power
165: Question Time: Populism in Portugal, texting David Cameron, and a challenger to Trump?
164. The Trial of Lucy Letby, the domination of the dollar, and politicians vs. lawyers
163. Question Time: Privatisation vs. Nationalisation
162. Small boats, Zimbabwe since Mugabe, and Trump's anti-mafia indictment
161. Question Time: Rebuilding the Tory brand, Macron’s successor, and the militarisation of Mexico
160. White House or jail? The future of Donald J. Trump
159. Question Time: Sweden's Quran-burning crisis, Farage vs. the banks, and what is 'the establishment'?
158. Sunak's net zero culture war, Africa's 'coup belt', and a new strategy for the German far-right
157. Question Time: Knocking over Liz Truss, Oxbridge dominance, and life under the Taliban
156. Labour on the defensive, Machismo in Spain, and Israel on a knife-edge
155. Sunak slides to defeat in Selby and Somerton
154. Question Time: Ben Wallace, intellectual PMs, and the fight for the Israeli flag
153. How radical would Labour be in power?
152. The Power of Prigozhin
151. Question Time: Feargal Sharkey on water pollution, drug legalisation, and fishing
150. Sunak’s path to victory, Trump’s stance on Ukraine, and the future of Palestine
149. Question Time: How to end a civil war, psychedelic treatments, and will the Orkney Islands join Norway?
148. France on fire, Thames Water troubles, and NHS privatisation
147. Question Time: The next global superpower, a royal panic, and Rory on Austerity
146. Putin vs. Prigozhin, the power of Lebedev, and the battle for Southeast Asia
145. Putin under threat as Wagner mutiny
144. Question Time: The War On Drugs, a Tory Green Party, and Long Covid
143. The world looks to Beijing, Putin vs. Africa, and Rory's sliding Brexit doors
142. Is this the end for Boris Johnson?
141. Question Time: Labour greatest hope, what a Trump presidency would mean for Ukraine, and should we ban vaping?
140. Johnson and Sunak at war, Sturgeon's arrest, and the death of Silvio Berlusconi
139. BORIS JOHNSON RESIGNS
138. Question Time: The Bullingdon Club, democracy vs. capitalism, and overcoming foot-and-mouth
137. Government taking itself to court, avoiding war with China, and Polish protests
136. Question Time: Johnson vs. Stewart, protests in Serbia, and are think tanks actually influential?
135. Spanish politics explained and a deep dive into AI
134. Question Time: Solving sewage, building on the Green Belt, and the most intimidating person in politics
133. Suella's speeding, Japan in focus, and what's the point of the G7?
But What Can I Do? (Extract)
132. Question Time: How to reform prisons, Macron vs. Clinton, and what is the Privy Council?
131. Erdoğan fights on, 'Clause IV on steroids', and the fall of military rule
130. Question Time: Bumping into Boris Johnson, the Hong Kong handover, and One-nation Tories vs. Blairites
129. Sunak at a crossroads, weaponising 'woke', and the Wagner Group
128. Local Elections: Who's the real winner?
127. Question Time: Communists in Austria, the collapse of First Republic, and the political power of Ben and Jerry's
126. King Charles III's coronation, the geopolitics of net-zero, and the power of oracy
125. Question Time: Murdoch mayhem, the politics of nepotism, and Alastair Campbell MP?
124. Politicians vs. civil servants, evacuating Sudan, and Diane Abbott
123. DOMINIC RAAB RESIGNS
122. Question Time: Leaking Liz Truss, the funniest person in politics, and ‘Killing Thatcher’
121. Chaos in Sudan, Biden vs. Sunak, and the fall of Braverman?
120. Question Time: Macron and Xi Jinping, the rise of the right, and Tony Blair vs. UFOs
119. Starmer's most controversial move yet, the truth behind Vladimir Putin, and the Good Friday Agreement
118. Question Time: Democracy under threat, rampant sewage, and campaign songs
117. Trump's indictment, Dover delays, and Sanna Marin loses
116. Question Time: Corbyn and Cummings, Cool Britannia, and Ofsted
115. France on fire, fake Korean cash, and a new Scottish nationalism
114. Question Time: Banks in crisis, Imran Khan, and Blair on The Simpsons
113. Iraq: the fallout, Scotland at a crossroads, and ‘sneaky beakies’
112. Iraq: The Legacy
111. The Iraq War
110. Gary Lineker, BBC in crisis, and small boats
109. Question Time: Powerful speeches, population control and Isabel Oakeshott
E108. Hancock’s humiliation and the end for Johnson
107. Question Time: Bernie Sanders vs. Michael Foot, Universal Basic Income, and Boris Johnson's NATO ambitions...
106. Sunak’s Windsor win, Labour’s path to victory, and Beijing’s view of Moscow
105. Question Time: Foreign ownership in football, the BBC vs. Modi, and conspiracy theories
104. Ukraine: one year on, the fall of Nicola Sturgeon, and Sunak's biggest gamble
103. Question Time: Expensing helicopters, the North-South divide, and Rory's return to politics?
102. The Secret Brexit Summit, Erdoğan under fire, and the death penalty
101. Question Time: Palestine in 2023, Chat GPT, and what do diplomats actually do?
100. The Revenge of Liz Truss, Earthquakes in Syria and Turkey, and China's 'Red Zeppelin'
99. Question Time: Missing refugees, the best type of MPs, and are universities left wing?
98. 100 days of Sunak, the art of resigning, and Israel-Palestine
97. Question Time: Leaving office, a Labour Scotland, and what's the point of Davos?
96. Johnson's £800k loan, Zahawi's tax trouble, and Russia in Africa
95. Question Time: Combatting Andrew Tate, crisis at the Met, and Johnson standing again
94. Police power, gender recognition, and women in Afghanistan
Leading: Michael Heseltine
93. Question Time: Rishi Sunak's doctor, Rory's Brad Pitt deal, and Iranian regime change?
92. Prince Harry, Brazil's failed coup, and Myanmar’s criminal junta
91. Zelensky's message, Netanyahu's return, and Putin's 'mystery woman'
90. NHS in crisis, the Blair-Brown years, and Mandela on Gaddafi
E89. Where will we be in 2023?
88. TRIP Awards 2022 (with a special guest...)
87. Question Time: Drugs in Parliament, the meaning of evil, and Jeremy Clarkson
86. Politics in football, Trump under pressure, and Kosovo
E85. Question Time: Harry and Meghan, the National Anthem, and Latin America
84. Britain on strike, hostage swaps, and assisted suicide
83. Question Time: Votes for prisoners, a united Ireland, and the meaning of 'liberal'
82. Keir vs. peers, George W. Bush, and $580k in a sofa...
81. Ex-New Zealand PM Helen Clark on monarchy, extreme poverty, and Jacinda Ardern
80. Question Time: How to become an MP, the art of whipping, and NIMBYs
79. Protests in China, UK strikes, and crypto bros
78. Question Time: Nigel Farage, proportional representation, and mandatory ID cards
77. Qatar, the World Cup, and Sunak vs. Starmer
76. Question Time: Food banks, ageing populations, and 'virtue signalling'
75. Trump vs. DeSantis, Sunak on the world stage, and Iran
74. Question Time: Women in politics, AI advancements, and airports
73. COP, Gavin Williamson, and US midterms
72. Julia Gillard on Rishi Sunak, compulsory voting and that misogyny speech
71. Question Time: Elon Musk, Twitter, and regulating 'Big Tech'
70. Braverman, Brazil, and Hancock in the jungle
69. François Hollande on Putin, Obama, and Brexit
68. Question Time: Battle for the National Trust, getting over Brexit and boycotting Qatar
67. PRIME MINISTER RISHI SUNAK
66. LIZ TRUSS RESIGNS
65. Question Time: Imposter Syndrome, the Commonwealth and fox hunting
64. Hunt U-turn as Truss goes missing
E63. TRUSS DOWN, KWARTENG OUT
62. Question Time: Liberal Democrats, Lordships and Labour's return
61. "Detested" Tories, the SNP, and Israel
E60. Fear and Loathing in Birmingham
59. Question Time: Biden, barristers and the Black Watch
58. U-turns, Ukraine and election season
57. The Week Everything Changed
56. Question Time: Prison reform, lobbying, and Alastair on Strictly
55. The Kamikwaze budget, Iranian protests, and Italian 'post-fascists'
E54. Albanian PM Edi Rama on Putin, Macron, and combating corruption
53. Question Time: Blair-Brown, the Special Relationship, and official apologies
52. The Queen's funeral, United Nations, and fracking
51. Mark Drakeford on Labour success, Tory PMs, and Welsh nationalism
50. Question Time: King Charles III, Scottish accents, and left vs. right
49. Queen Elizabeth II, Ukrainian counter-attacks, and Sweden
48. Question Time: Parents, Austerity, and talking with hands
47. Liz Truss, lido politics, and Chile
46. PRIME MINISTER LIZ TRUSS
E45. Question Time: BBC impartiality, books vs. newspapers, and Stewart spoofery
44. Freezing bills, mental health in politics, and Rory's new job
43. Question Time: Margaret Thatcher, Rupert Murdoch, and Mick Lynch
42. Working for Truss, Blackpool with Clinton, and Sewage
Introducing Empire
41. Question Time: Classified documents, Eddie Jones, and A-levels
40. Salman Rushdie, the energy price cap, and Afghanistan
39. Question Time: Clan Campbell vs. Clan Stewart, Tartan Trews, and Lindsay Hoyle
38. Amnesty International, cabinet duels, and fuel poverty
37. Question Time: Scottish Unionism, growth, and cannibalism
36. William Hague on Boris Johnson, Blair, and Brexit
35. Al-Qaeda, Pelosi in Taiwan, and working for Truss
34. Question Time: The last days of Blair and May, carbon footprints, and remaining hopeful
33. Blue on blue, famine in Africa, and David Trimble
E32. Question Time: Treating addiction, feminism, and a fear of ketchup
31. Rishi Sunak vs. Liz Truss
30. Keir Starmer on rebuilding Labour, Tory leadership, and Brexit
E29. Heatwaves, semiconductors, and Johnson's return?
28. Question Time: Shinzo Abe, Sri Lanka, and 'Big Society'
E27. Tory leadership race: contenders and pretenders
26. BORIS JOHNSON RESIGNS
E25. British scandals, global recession, and Elvis
24. SPECIAL: SUNAK AND JAVID RESIGN
E23. Question Time: Roe v. Wade, military MPs, and Ismail Kadare
E22. Tony Blair on the UK's relegation battle
E21. Question Time: The Queen's toilet, Carole Cadwalladr, and climate crisis
20. By-elections, strikes, and populists
19. Question Time: Ukraine, Tony Blair, and foreign languages
18. Keir Starmer, Northern Ireland, and disagreeing 'agreeably'
17. Question Time: Austerity, diaries, and impostors
16. Johnson, monarchy, and the West Bank
15. Question Time: Hong Kong handover, human rights, and Tintin
14. Charisma, Portugal, and gun control
E13. Rupert Murdoch, Taiwan, and Burnley
12. Food shortages, Francois Hollande, and Shireen Abu Akleh
E11. Putin’s blanket, election fallout, and China in Africa
10. Bad politics, local elections, and toxic debates
9. Biggest snakes, Basic Instinct, and meeting Miley
8. Rwanda, Religion and the Return of Trump
7. Partygate fines, political partners, and voting at 15?
6. Globalism, Scottish Nationalism, and Rory's new job
E5. Tribal politics, anonymous sources, and Malcolm Tucker
E4. Iraq, brave opposition, and powerful Chancellors
E3. Zelenskyy's humanity, Lebvedev's parties, and Eton
EThe Rest Is History: Young Putin, the KGB and the Soviet Union
2. Lying, vanity and friendship in politics
E1. Putin in person, Russian money in British politics, and Bono vs Blair
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