Politics Unpacked

Carole Walker, sitting in for Matt Chorley, speaks to politics professors Tim Bale, Matthew Goodwin and Amelia Hadfield about what populism in Europe means for traditional mainstream right-wing parties.  PLUS Rachel Sylvester and Libby Purves discuss Afghanistan and Monica Lewinsky. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley reassembles the Times Radio Focus Group with views from voters in Dominic Raab’s constituency in Surrey. PLUS columnists Melanie Reid and John Stevens on the death of department stores and political memorabilia.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley indulges Boris Johnson's request for local leaders to email him with ideas on how to 'Level Up' the UK, hearing from several councillors from around the country. PLUS James Marriott and Rachel Cunliffe reappraise the importance of the suburbs, and whether Nigella Lawson was right to remove the word 'slut' from her recipes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley speaks to journalists from the four corners of the UK to get the latest political and pandemic news. PLUS Robert Crampton and Alice Thomson discuss Britain's relationship with animals and the four day working week.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley speaks to experts and journalists in the US, France, Italy, Germany, Canada and Japan about what their countries want to see happen at the virtual G7, hosted today by Boris Johnson to find an international solution to the situation in Afghanistan.  PLUS  David Aaronovitch and Daniel Finkelstein discuss Dominic Raab and Extinction Rebellion.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

Matt Chorley speaks to Nobel Prize winning behavioural economist Richard Thaler about this new book Nudge: The Final Edition and how governments can change people's behaviour in a pandemic.  PLUS Times columnists Rachel Sylvester and Libby Purves discuss the day's news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luke Jones sits in for Matt Chorley and speaks to guardian correspondent Jason Burke and Lieutenant Colonel Richard Williams about what it was like in Afghanistan in 2001. Plus Times columnist Melanie Reid and the Daily Mail’s John Stevens on the holidays and the Paralympics.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luke Jones sits in for Matt Chorley where he discusses the situation in Belarus right now with former UK ambassador to Belarus, Dr Nigel Gould-Davies and former Belarusian Minister of Culture, now opposition figure, Pavel Latushko. PLUS columnists India Knight and James Marriott discuss incel culture and uprooting your life.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a departure from normal service, Luke Jones speaks to journalists and experts from China, Pakistan, the US and Russia to hear about what different countries will be hoping happens in the wake of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan and how they are pivoting to capitalise on the situation. PLUS  Robert Crampton and Alice Thomson assess the opening statements of the parliamentary debate on...

Luke Jones speaks to Times Retail Editor Ashley Armstrong, Pizza Express Founder Hugh Osmond, Phones4u founder John Caudwell and serial entrepreneur Luke Jonhson about how you go about buying and selling a business.  PLUS David Aaronovitch and Daniel Finkelstein discuss the West's response to the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

Luke Jones, sitting in for Matt Chorley is joined by the Mother and the Father of the House, Conservative MP Peter Bottomley and Labour MP Harriet Harman to reminisce over 85 years on the green benches.  PLUS The Times Libby Purves and the New Statesman's Rachel Cunliffe talk Afghanistan and the Plymouth shooting.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley tries to save the government with the Times' Henry Zeffman as they take part in an immersive play called Crisis? What Crisis? where they have to save the Callaghan government of 1979 from a vote of no confidence.  PLUS columnists Melanie Reid and James Forsyth discuss learning languages and why we need the royal family more than ever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

Matt Chorley speaks to Washington Post journalist Carol Leonnig on her book, Zero Fail, which sheds light on the secrets and scandals of the Secret Service. PLUS columnists India Knight and James Marriot discuss privacy and the rise in supermarket delivery apps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley dives into the news across the four corners of the UK and this week's focus is on education.  PLUS John Stevens and Emma Woolf join Matt to go through the day's news.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley asks whether second home ownership is a blessing or a curse for local communities in staycation hotspots with local protest groups, councils and MPs.  PLUS David Aaronovitch and Danny Finkelstein discuss whether we should really care about the protests to save Geronimo the alpaca. AND As students learn their A-Level results, MPs including Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick and Depu...

Matt Chorley hears from Red Box listeners about the difficulty in getting a face-to-face appointment with a GP. He hears from GP Sarah Jarvis and people within Health and the NHS to find out what's going wrong. PLUS Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester ask who will pay for net-zero and whether more school students should apply for apprenticeships. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

Matt Chorley reflects on the riots of 2011 with Shadow Justice Secretary and MP for Tottenham David Lammy, Stephen Reicher and Frances Crook. PLUS columnists Melanie Reid and James Forsyth discuss whether life really changes after Covid-19. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley speaks to Julia Stonehouse, the daughter of the former Labour MP John Stonehouse who faked his own death in the 1970s, and found out how she still sees him as a hero. PLUS He speaks to James Marriott and Rachel Cunliffe on staycations and snobbery. Clips: BBC  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley gets the news from the four corners of the UK with guests Rob Parsons, Editor of the Northern Agenda for Reach, Caroline Wilson, Senior Reporter at The Herald, John Manley, Political Correspondent at the Irish News, and Ruth Mosalski, Political Editor at Wales Online. PLUS Robert Crampton and Emma Woolf discuss jabs for kids. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

Matt Chorley speaks to Chair of the Defence Select Committee, Tobias Ellwood MP, and experts in the field of space defence to find out what threats countries pose to each other in outer space.  PLUS The Times' David Aaronovitch and the Spectator's Katy Balls discuss the day's news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley speaks to the Prime Minister's COP26 spokesperson, Allegra Stratton, ahead of the COP26 conference in Glasgow.  PLUS Times columnists Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester go through the day's news and whether Rishi Sunak could become the next Conservative leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if Ed Miliband had won? What if we'd voted for proportional representation? Luke Jones, sitting in for Matt Chorley, speaks to Duncan Brack about his new book exploring political counterfactuals, and the man who created the Miliverse Twitter account.  PLUS Times Columnist Melanie Reid and Emma Woolf pick over the news.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Luke Jones, sitting in for Matt Chorley, speaks to Adam Peaty's mum Caroline, Jessica Ennis-Hill's coach Steve Ingham and Chair of the British Olympic Association Sir Hugh Robertson about how families, coaching and political will can create champions.  PLUS India Knight and James Marriott talk about why it might be good to be sad sometimes.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

Luke Jones, sitting in for Matt Chorley, gets the news from the four corners of the UK.  PLUS Times Columnist Robert Crampton and the Daily Mail's John Stevens discuss opening the borders and Olympians' mental health.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luke Jones, sitting in for Matt Chorley, speaks to Suzanne Heywood and the winners of the Heywood Prize, which asked for members of the public to send in their big policy ideas.  PLUS Times Columnist David Aaronovitch and City AM's Andy Silvester discuss the Prime Minister's plans to tackle crime.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.