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Inside Whitehall demystifies many of the aspects we hear and read about in politics coverage every day. What really happens inside a Cabinet meeting? How is legislation made? What are Special Advisors? Hosted by former Special Advisor James Starkie, and current MP Jonathan Gullis, Inside Whitehall interviews people across the political divide and beyond to provide a unique perspective on modern British Politics. Follow and comment on Twitter @WhitehallPodUK
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Have you got a problem? Are you at the end of your tether? Perhaps you’d like to enlist the help of Michael & Hilary Whitehall? This podcast is your invitation to take a comfy seat in the Whitehall family home and garner their thoughts on everything from workouts to weddings, seaside towns to social media and everything in between. Expect rants, raves, harsh truths and expletives as Hilary & Michael consider your points of view and possibly even help you solve an issue! The Whitehalls are of ...
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Top advisers to our significant political leaders analyse the successes and failures of today's politics, sharing their experiences of working in Whitehall. Kirsty Buchanan worked with Theresa May as PM, and Liz Truss when she was Secretary of State. Frankie Leach advised Jeremy Corbyn when he was Labour Leader. Journalist and broadcaster Calum Macdonald manages their in-tray of talking points, U-turns and crises. From parties in Westminster to the tactics of SpAds, this is your exclusive in ...
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Instant political analysis from the Spectator's top team of writers, including Fraser Nelson, Isabel Hardman, Katy Balls, James Heale and many others.
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Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
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Celebrating the music that special guests cherish and would like to bestow to future generations.
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Election Watch: The New Statesman podcast | daily throughout the UK general election
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The New Statesman podcast is now daily. As the UK prepares to vote in a new government on July 4, join host Hannah Barnes is joined by NS journalists including veteran broadcaster Andrew Marr for daily discussion of the latest election developments including reaction from around the UK, polling analysis with expert Ben Walker, and a regular listener questions episode every Friday. New episodes publish at 5pm Monday-Friday. -- Send us a question: www.newstatesman.com/youaskus Become a New Sta ...
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Standing on the Word, Lifting Up the Lord
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"Having the deeper discussions mainstream media won't provide." Founded in 2006, the NCF is one of Britain's leading conservative think tanks. Our mission is to challenge the cultural orthodoxies dominant in our institutions, public life and wider culture. So What You're Saying Is... (#SWYSI) is our weekly interview programme, NewSpeak is our weekly "in-house" discussion show, and CounterCulture is our panel discussion with experts and significant figures from the political, cultural and aca ...
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Admiral Lord West tells the story of the Royal Navy during the 20th century.
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A podcast from the Institute of Economic Affairs
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A podcast about the underground history of London. Hidden places and forgotten stories beneath the City.
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OH DO WE HAVE A TREAT FOR YOU! TV personality, author, and Jungle Queen Vicky Pattison is on a mission to find out THE SECRET TO a whole host of different things, from getting over a nasty breakup, feeling fabulous at 40 and unleashing your inner Goddess! Join Vicky alongside some top celeb guests each week as they spill their secrets to success (and have lots of lols along the way!) Subscribe and leave a review, tell a friend, tell all your friends…shout it out the window at passersby! They ...
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Join me fortnightly where I'll be talking about life, food, culture, language and living in France. I moved to France 12 years ago and went from a Corporate job in a big city straight into life in a tiny, rural French village. How did I do that? What struggles have I faced along the way? Join me and I'll share with you all of the ups and downs!
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Join Heart’s Ashley Roberts and Charlie from the showbiz team for exclusive backstage interviews, gossip and funny stories featuring the biggest stars in the world.
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Photography by Paula J. Reitan of Sweet P's located in Bowie, MD.
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Vintage radio shows from the 1930's onwards.
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A podcast all about Championship Manager 01/02 aka the greatest game of all time. Come with us as we explore the legends, wonderkids, tactics and strategy of the beautiful game. Each episode has a guest who is either Championship Manager obsessed or a legend of the game. Twitter - @TheRedOnePod
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Join the adventures of a whacky history student as we go back in time to look at the most bizarre or unknown parts of history. From 17th century missions to the moon to court dwarves that fought in wars, we've got all that you could want to learn about and more. I am your host Jamie and I thoroughly hope you enjoy these episodes! Expect to see a new episode each month.
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Short stories, Fairy Tales and Radio Drama Recreations. We create bite-size audio narratives to take you away from the everyday noise. Foley Marra Studios is a creative collaboration of performers in Los Angeles.
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Digital audio from The Columbus Dispatch in Ohio. Hear the latest interviews from news-makers, politicians, artists and musicians.
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Elis: Welsh, Swansea City fan. John: Bristolian, Queen fan. Together they bring you regular features like the Shame Well, Humblebrag and Tick Off A Taste. Radio X is available across the UK on digital radio, 104.9 FM in London, 97.7 FM in Manchester, on your mobile or via www.radiox.co.uk.
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Hosted by Dion Fanning, Ireland Unfiltered features stripped-back, honest conversations with some of the biggest names in Irish entertainment, sport, politics and media. Fanning also speaks to notable international figures on some of the most important issues affecting Ireland today. Ireland Unfiltered will be available every Tuesday. Together with Carlsberg Ireland.
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Superstar couple James Haskell and Chloe Madeley are today's modern agony aunts. Each week they will give their own unique perspective on what it's really like to be in a relationship - from bedroom antics, to PDA's, to life in a relationship during lockdown and beyond. Send us your questions, comments and stories on @CouplesQuarantinePod or cqquestions@jameshaskell.org for James and Chloe to answer. And don't be shy - send us your juiciest stories, your other half's most annoying habits or ...
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A Sewing Machine, An Organ & Seven Miles To Bermondsey
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There's been a bit of showbiz mingling this week. Aside from all that, your excellent emails continue to come in and this week, it's time to talk about sewing machines and... Organs! You can email your questions, thoughts or problems to TheWitteringWhitehalls@gmail.com This episode contains explicit language and adult themes that may not be suitabl…
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What happens to staff in Whitehall when a government changes? In this Saturday edition of the podcast, Katy Balls is joined by Henry Newman, former adviser to Michael Gove. He now runs Whitehall Watch, a project exploring who’s up, who’s out, who’s in and what’s going down across Whitehall, the corridors of power and the Civil Service.…
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Andrew Marr: "The smell in Whitehall? An invigorating reek of change."
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A record number of new MPs are flooding through Westminster, Starmer has been on a tour of the UK, and this morning the metro mayors gathered in Downing Street. What is the new reality for the UK? Do we need to think seriously about electoral reform? And how is Macron going to get out of his political deadlock? Hannah Barnes, associate editor, is j…
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The conversation discusses the upcoming general election and the expectations for the results. It highlights the lack of excitement and momentum in the campaign, as well as the messaging and strategies of the different parties. The conversation also touches on the challenges and complexities of implementing policies and delivering on promises. It c…
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Inside political history with James Heale
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In the last of the mini election series James is joined by the fabulous James Heale, Political Correspondent of the Spectator to look at what historical parallels there might be with the current election and political actors of the past. James is an established lobby journalist and author, having written the Out of the Blue: The inside story of the…
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Trump shooting: what the Democrats must do now
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Trump loyalists are blaming Democrats for inciting the assassination attempt on the former President. How should Dems respond? Republicans and Democrats alike have rightly condemned the shocking attack on former US President Donald Trump which left a bystander dead, two more injured and the presumptive Republican candidate bloodied but defiant. How…
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How Westminster reacted to the Trump assassination attempt
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It’s two days after the failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump and we thought we would use this podcast to discuss some of the reaction from Westminster and look at how this latest example of political violence will impact our own politics here in the UK. Oscar Edmondson speaks to Kate Andrews and James Heale, who joins us from Milwaukee wher…
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Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 14/07/2024
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Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows. Donald Trump has narrowly escaped with his life after an attempted assassination attempt. The UK government condemn the violent act, Nigel Farage say liberal media narratives are to blame, pollster Frank Luntz says the moment may be decisive in the US election, and former Tor…
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Coffee House Shots live: election aftermath
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Join Fraser Nelson, Katy Balls and Kate Andrews, along with special guest Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, for a live edition of Coffee House Shots recorded earlier this week. A week on from Sir Jacob losing his seat, he declares 'I can speak freely now'. So, why does he think the Conservatives lost the election? The team also answer a range of audience questi…
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Since graduating from Durham University, Ed Gamble has become one of the UK’s most successful stand-up comedians. He’s been a Taskmaster champion, a Pointless host and one of the Hunted on Channel 4. And his “Off Menu” series with James Acaster is one of the most listened-to podcasts in the UK – where guests choose their ideal meal. But Ed's own lo…
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Toks Dada, Lara Maiklem, Joseph Cavalli-Price, Ed Gamble
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A multi tempo show for you today… In ‘allegro’, maverick music programmer, curator, and Head of Classical Music at the Southbank Centre Toks Dada is on a mission to change the face of classical music. We’ll give ‘andante’ to Joseph Cavalli-Price, a pianist and hugely accomplished tenor who embodies the profound power that music can have playing for…
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What does Labour's "growth worth having" actually mean?
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Labour want to distinguish themselves from Boris Johnson's "levelling up". What are they planning instead? Hannah Barnes, Rachel Cunliffe and Freddie Hayward answer listener questions on Labour's growth strategy, and whether the new government's plans will impact individuals' personal finances. They also discuss the new "rising star" Labour MPs to …
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Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has acknowledged that ‘our prisons are on the point of collapse’. She has announced that, from September, most prisoners serving sentences of less than four years will be released 40 per cent of the way through their sentences instead of the halfway point, which is currently the case. The policy will ease pressure …
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The Conservative party's very public nervous breakdown
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The Conservative party are scrapping it out to have their visions of the future of the party heard and things are getting messy. Hannah Barnes, associate editor, is joined by Rachel Cunliffe, associate political editor, and Freddie Hayward, political correspondent. Read: Kemi Badenoch is the early front-runner for the Tory leadership Sign up to the…
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Keir Starmer is on his first big diplomatic trip to Washington, attending the Nato summit. He has called on member countries to increase defence spending, had a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky, and enjoyed a dinner with Joe Biden - all in his first week of the job. How is the trip going, are there any tensions arising, and has it been a success for…
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LIFE LESSONS: "If there's an old man in YOUR seat, let him sit in it."
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It's a "what would you have done?" episode this week. Mr & Mrs Whitehall had an exchange over seating arrangements in Greece and were left puzzled. Make sure you're subscribed! You can email your questions, thoughts or problems to TheWitteringWhitehalls@gmail.com This episode contains explicit language and adult themes that may not be suitable for …
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How will global affairs define the Starmer era?
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Today is the day we see our Labour government on the world stage for the first time. Starmer is in Washington today for the 75th summit of the Nato defence alliance. Ahead of the summit Starmer has met with President Joe Biden and praised the UK-US special relationship. Starmer has also told reporters that his plan to raise defence spending to 2.5%…
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It's been a big 24 hours in Tory-world as the party tries to pick itself up after last week's defeat. We have had the first shadow cabinet meeting and the 1922 committee chairman election. Where do they go from here? And who could lead them? James Heale speaks to Katy Balls and Fraser Nelson. Produced by Oscar Edmondson.…
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Health Secretary Wes Streeting declared the NHS 'broken' over the weekend. With a creaking in-tray of issues, he opened up negotiations with the BMA today to try and solve one: the pay dispute with junior doctors. With ambitious reforms planned, and a workforce with low morale, how successful will Labour be? Isabel Hardman and James Heale join Cind…
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This morning, Rachel Reeves made her first speech as chancellor. She announced mandatory housing targets, promising 1.5 million homes over the next five years, as well as an end to the onshore wind ban. What else does she have in store, and can Labour deliver the growth the country needs? James Heale discusses with Katy Balls and Kate Andrews.…
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What can we learn from Labour's first days in power?
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Since forming a new government on Friday, Keir Starmer's cabinet has been hard at work across the weekend to prove to the nation that they are a government of service. Hannah Barnes, associate editor, is joined by Rachel Cunliffe, associate political editor, and Freddie Hayward, political correspondent, to discuss surprise appointments, early polic…
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Downsizing, Hotel Musts & Tinkering In Toronto
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It's time for the Monday fix of witterings for you, the DL! This week, advice on how to emotionally prepare for a big house move, what Mr Whitehall's demands are in a hotel and what to do about an octogenarian parent with a tendency towards tinkering. You can email your questions, thoughts or problems to TheWitteringWhitehalls@gmail.com This episod…
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Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 07/07/2024
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Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's politics shows. Labour win with a landslide, but their relatively small share of the vote makes this a significantly distorted election. Newly appointed Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds defends his party's performance, and says smaller parties don't receive enough scrutiny. The Tory inque…
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In his first 24 hours as Prime Minister, Keir Starmer has appointed his cabinet and held a cabinet meeting. Most of his frontbench have carried over their shadow briefs, but there were a few surprise appointments too. Cindy Yu talks to Katy Balls and Times columnist Patrick Maguire. Produced by Cindy Yu.…
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Adam Kay was born in Brighton to Jewish parents, his father was a doctor and he too went into medicine gynaecology and obstetrics. After a traumatic experience in the operating theatre, Adam left medicine and wrote his first memoir…This is Going to Hurt. It covered his time as a trainee doctor and became not only a bestseller, but was adapted by hi…
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Joanne Harris, Jack Garratt, Natalie Haynes, Adam Kay
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The author Joanne Harris, who describes herself as ‘test-driver of experimental dream machines who sometimes writes a bit’, grew up living above her grandparents sweetshop and celebrates the 25th anniversary of Chocolat this year. The multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter Jack Garratt shot to fame in 2016 and became one of the UK’s brightest new…
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Election results: Welcome to Labour Britain
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The UK has just voted in its 7th ever Labour prime minister, Keir Starmer. As the results from yesterday’s general election trickled in overnight it became clear that this was not so much a story of Labour victory, as it was of Tory defeat. The last 14 years of conservative rule has dismantled both the country and much of the party’s once loyal sup…
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Where to start with an historic election night. Keir Starmer has got his 1997 moment, winning an enormous majority. Elsewhere, eleven cabinet ministers have lost their seats, including: Grant Shapps, Gillian Keegan and Penny Mordaunt. Former prime minister Liz Truss has lost her seat, as have senior Tories Jacob Rees-Mogg and Miriam Cates. The Lib …
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The polls have closed and the exit poll is in. The BBC exit poll projects that Labour will win a landslide of 410 MPs and the Conservatives will be left with 131 seats. Meanwhile the Liberal Democrats will win 61 seats, the SNP ten seats and Reform 13 seats. This would mean a Labour majority of 170 – and would be the Tories’ worst ever result. Mega…
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What to expect when you're expecting ... a new government
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Today the country heads to the polls to decide who will be in government for the next five years. Hannah Barnes, associate editor, is joined by Rachel Cunliffe, associate political editor, and senior data journalist to go through the key timings and processes of the day, what we know so far and what to look out for. Sign up to the New Statesman's d…
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LIFE LESSONS: "If you buy a second hand car, don't buy it from a friend."
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It's possibly only happened once before in Wittering Whitehalls history, but it's a Mr Whitehall hijack episode today. Let's see if they can find time to even read the email! Make sure you're subscribed! You can email your questions, thoughts or problems to TheWitteringWhitehalls@gmail.com This episode contains explicit language and adult themes th…
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In a final poll published before the election things have never looked worse for the Conservatives, Rishi Sunak has expressed fear that he might lose his seat, and Boris Johnson has been wheeled out at the 11th hour. How long will it take for the Tories to come back from this and where will they begin? Hannah Barnes, associate editor, is joined by …
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Will there be an election upset on Thursday?
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Tomorrow, voters will head to the polling booth to cast their vote in the 2024 general election. Will there be any surprises in store? So far, there has been little movement when it comes to the gap in vote share between Labour and the Tories. However, there's still plenty of uncertainty across the parties as to what the exit poll will say at 10 p.…
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The election campaign was going well for Nigel Farage's Reform... until it wasn't. A series of controversies have been difficult for the party to shake off. Will the distractions cost them votes and MPs? How will it affect their momentum - and who's to blame? Katy Balls speaks to Fraser Nelson and James Heale.…
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How many hours a week should a prime minster be working?
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Another Reform UK candidate has stepped down to back the Tories as the “vast majority” of her fellow candidates are “racist, misogynistic and bigoted”, the Conservatives have launched an attack campaign on Keir Starmer, claiming he is work-shy, and the Tory leadership contest may or may not be underway. Rachel Cunliffe, associate political editor, …
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As Europe comes to terms with the fallout from Marine Le Pen's victory in the first round of their parliamentary elections, Cindy Yu talks to Freddy Gray and Katy Balls about what it all means for Keir Starmer. If he does win the UK's own election on Thursday, he faces a European landscape that could be harder to navigate. What do the results mean …
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Andrew Marr: To succeed, Starmer must upset a lot of people
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In order to succeed in a first term in government, to deliver for working people, Keir Starmer will need to enforce some quietly radical change. And doing so will upset quite a lot of people ... It's the last week of the campaign and Hannah Barnes, associate editor, is joined by political editor Andrew Marr, and political correspondent Freddie Hayw…
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Occasionally, Mr Whitehall will make an email from a DL much more complicated than it needed to be. You'll find an example within this episode. Plus, the ins and outs of audiobooks and whether or not one should have a man cave. You can email your questions, thoughts or problems to TheWitteringWhitehalls@gmail.com This episode contains explicit lang…
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Coffee House Shots live: election special
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Join Fraser Nelson, Katy Balls and Kate Andrews for this special edition of Coffee House Shots, recorded live ahead of the general election. As election day draws closer, Fraser talks through some myth-busting statistics and the team answer questions from the audience. Could this election increase support for proportional representation? What polic…
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