Financial Times

Political Fix

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The Financial Times takes you into the corridors of power to unwrap, analyse and debate British politics with a regular lineup of FT correspondents and informed commentators. New episodes available every Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Momentum for Brexit and fixing migration in the U.K. 04.06.2016

With Martin Wolf, Janan Ganesh and Lisa Pollack from the Financial Times - plus Labour commentator Ayesha Hazarika. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Immigration vs. economics 27.05.2016

With Jim Pickard, Robert Shrimsley and John Burn-Murdoch from the Financial Times, plus Matt Singh from Number Crunch Politics. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US election countdown: Emailgate returns, and Sanders continues to fight 26.05.2016

Will another report criticising Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server haunt her presidential campaign? Why is Bernie Sanders sticking out the rest of the Democratic race? The FT's Demetri Sevastopulo and Courtney Weaver discuss this and more from Washington, D.C. Clips courtesy of Reuters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Queen's Speech and Borismania 21.05.2016

With George Parker, Gideon Rachman, Henry Mance and James Blitz of the Financial Times. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US election countdown: Can Donald Trump get the female vote? 19.05.2016

How will Donald Trump's treatment of women affect his race to the White House? Will the Republican establishment come around on their candidate now that he has agreed to joint fundraising efforts with the Republican National Committee? How will financing from influential Republican donors affect Mr Trump's grassroots support? The FT's Demetri Sevastopulo and Courtney Weaver discuss this and more f...

Week two of the EU referendum campaign 14.05.2016

With Sarah Gordon, Jonathan Ford and James Blitz from the Financial Times, plus political commentator Iain Martin. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US election countdown: Trump and the GOP attempt to make nice 12.05.2016

What will it take for House speaker Paul Ryan and the Republican establishment to fully endorse Donald Trump? How will Hillary Clinton tackle Mr Trump's wavering policies in the general election? The FT's Demetri Sevastopulo and Courtney Weaver discuss. Clips courtesy of Reuters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2016 local and regional elections special 06.05.2016

With the FT's George Parker, Philip Stephens and Jim Pickard, plus Labour commentator John McTernan. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US election countdown: Fast forward to the general race 06.05.2016

How would Hillary Clinton have to change course to compete with Donald Trump in the general election? Who can Donald Trump pick as a running mate to endear his campaign to the Republican establishment? The FT's Demetri Sevastopulo and Courtney Weaver discuss all this and more from the campaign trail. Clips courtesy of Reuters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Labour's Jewish problem and Brexit economics 30.04.2016

With Martin Wolf, Robert Shrimsley and James Blitz from the Financial Times, plus Andrew Lilico from Economists for Britain. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US election countdown: Trump and Clinton make their moves 29.04.2016

Did Donald Trump pick up any votes with his foreign policy speech? Will Bernie Sanders drop out of the Democratic primary race? The FT's Demetri Sevastopulo and Courtney Weaver discuss this and more in the first dispatch from the US campaign trail. Clips courtesy of Reuters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Barack Obama visits Britain and the march of academies 23.04.2016

With Roula Khalaf, Philip Stephens, Gonzalo Vina and Isabel Berwick of the Financial Times. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The EU referendum campaign begins 16.04.2016

With Janan Ganesh, Sarah Gordon and Jim Pickard of the Financial Times, plus Labour commentator Ayesha Hazarika. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Impact of the Panama Papers and how young voters could mean Brexit 09.04.2016

With Jo Maugham QC, Suzanne Evans of Ukip and Marcus Roberts of YouGov, plus George Parker and Henry Mance of the Financial Times. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The British steel crisis and the national living wage 01.04.2016

Sir Vince Cable, the former business secretary, joins Kiran Stacey, Martin Wolf and Martin Sandbu of the Financial Times to discuss whether there is a future for the British steel industry and if the new national living wage will cost jobs. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The political impact of Brussels and the return of the Tory wars 26.03.2016

Roula Khalaf, Gideon Rachman, George Parker and Janan Ganesh of the Financial Times discuss how the Brussels terrorist attacks will affect global politics, and why the Conservative party has entered into another civil war. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Budget 2016 special 17.03.2016

Stephanie Flanders, former BBC economics editor and chief market strategist at JP Morgan, plus Rupert Harrison, former chief of staff to George Osborne and now a strategist at BlackRock, analyse the economic and political implications of this year's Budget. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brexit royalty and Tony Blair's shadow 12.03.2016

George Parker and Sarah Gordon of the Financial Times, plus Marcus Roberts from YouGov, discuss whether the Queen is a Eurosceptic and why Tony Blair continues to cause headaches for Labour. Presented by Sebastian Payne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ed Balls on global politics and fear in the Brexit campaign 05.03.2016

Gideon Rachman, Janan Ganesh and George Parker of the Financial Times, plus former shadow chancellor Ed Balls, discuss whether political leaders are failing to tackle the global economic uncertainty and why the EU referendum campaign has already become full of fear and loathing. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

British sovereignty and a lack of Labour 27.02.2016

Philip Stephens of the Financial Times, plus Ayesha Hazarika and Andrew Gimson, discuss whether the Eurosceptics or Europhiles are right about British sovereignty and why Labour has been mostly absent from the EU referendum debate. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EU referendum special: the deal, Boris Johnson and Michael Gove 22.02.2016

George Parker, Philip Stephens and Janan Ganesh of the Financial Times discuss the deal David Cameron brought back from Brussels on Britain's membership of the EU and the new recruits to the 'Leave' campaign, most notably Boris Johnson and Michael Gove. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who's right in the junior doctor's strike and the EU referendum on Fleet Street 13.02.2016

Robert Shrimsley, Henry Mance, Sarah Neville and Emily Cadman of the Financial Times discuss what has been happening in Westminster this week — including the junior doctor's strike and what it says about the future of the NHS -- plus, how the EU referendum will be fought on Fleet Street and the closure of The Independent. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

Britain and Europe: Cameron's deal, and are we better in or out? 06.02.2016

Philip Stephens, Janan Ganesh and Kate Allen of the Financial Times, plus Rob Oxley of Vote Leave and Lucy Thomas of Stronger In, discuss the latest developments in Westminster this week — including whether David Cameron has won Britain a good deal with the EU and the political fallout for the Conservatives. Presented by George Parker, political editor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

The latest Google tax saga and how Jeremy Corbyn is helping Ukip 30.01.2016

John Gapper, Vanessa Houlder and Janan Ganesh of the Financial Times, plus Ayesha Hazarika , discuss the latest developments in Westminster this week — including the political fallout of Google's £130m tax bill: was it a big success or a giveaway? — and whether Labour is losing its working class voters under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership. Presented by George Parker, political editor. Hosted on Acast....

The highs and lows of Cameron's EU negotiations and why Labour lost the election 23.01.2016

George Parker, Philip Stephens, Janan Ganesh and Jim Pickard of the Financial Times, plus Matt Singh from Number Crunch Politics, discuss the latest developments in Westminster this week — including a post-mortem on why Labour lost the general election, how the pollsters got it wrong and how David Cameron is attempting to get a better deal for Britain in the EU. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hoste...

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