The Polling Station

On this week's episode, Joe and Marie are joined by Alastair Campbell, author, journalist and former Press Secretary and Director of Strategy to Tony Blair. On the agenda this week: a no confidence vote in Theresa May and the seemingly doomed path of Brexit. Alastair also discusses his work with the People's Vote campaign and whether the deal can go back to parliament, before moving onto the natio...

On this week's Polling Politics, there's a sort-of-French vibe as Marie and Joe are joined by Libération's London correspondent Sonia Delesalle-Stolper to discuss French perspectives on Brexit, May and Corbyn, as well as the ongoing issues in France with Macron and the 'gilet jaunes'. True to national stereotypes, there's also a long discussion about cheese, and Sarbjit Bakhshi from Smarkets joins...

On this week's episode of Polling Politics, Joe and Marie are joined by Lisa Nandy, MP for Wigan to discuss, well, Brexit, as well as her work at the Centre for Towns, countering the country's Londoncentricity. Also joining us at Deltapoll HQ on London's scenic South Bank: friend of the show Sarbjit Bakhshi, to discuss the latest movements in the search for next Tory leader, as well as a new marke...

For the past year, Westminster has been forced to introspect on numerous sexual assault, harassment and bullying allegations, which have brought down cabinet members and ushered in a new era of openness in Parliament. Or has it? This week, Joe and Marie are joined by the Financial Times' Laura Hughes to discuss a stormy year and whether anything has really changed. They also touch upon the latest...

On this week's episode, Joe and Marie are joined by political journalist Martha Gill to talk about the forbidden B-word. We also check in with Sarbjit Bakhshi from Smarkets for the latest on how the betting markets have responded to the political turmoil. With Dominic Raab resigning mere minutes before recording, would the entire episode be devoted to discussing a country – and Prime Minister – in...

This week, intrepid pollster Joe is off in the United States, finding out more about the political climate in election week. He's joined by Marie and a series of guests to evaluate how Trump's half-term test went down, and whether there's hope for the Democrats to bounce back in the future. This podcast is sponsored by Smarkets. Visit https://smarkets.com/politics for more. Presented by Joe Twyman...

On this week's episode Joe and Marie are looking back at the budget with the Financial Times' Miranda Green. Also on the table are Angela Merkel's announcement that she'll step down as leader of the CDU, injunctions and parliamentary privilege, the new Brexit 50p coin, and whether you're happy to see trick or treaters. We're also joined by Sarbjit Bakhshi from Smarkets to look at next week's Midte...

On this week's episode, Joe and Marie are joined by Westminster veteran Michael Crick who has just published a new book, Sultan of Swing: The Life of David Butler. Michael joins the podcast to discuss the People's Vote march in London, Nick Clegg's move to Facebook, the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, and the nation's favourite sandwich shape. As ever, we're also joined by Sarbjit Bakhshi from Smarkets...

On this week's episode, Joe and Marie are joined by Henry Newman, director of Open Europe. On the table this week are subjects ranging from the (latest) Royal baby to bullying in Westtminster, but our main discussion is the Brexit deadlock. Can it be resolved? And, if so, how? We also check in with Sarbjit Bakhshi from Smarkets, to look at the latest movements in the world of political betting. Th...

On this week's episode, Joe and Marie are joined by Philip Cowley, professor of politics at Queen Mary University and author of The British General Election of 2017. Topics at the table this week include universal credit, bakeries in Northern Ireland, last year's election (and Phil's book on that subject), the conference season that's been and gone, and whether people think they're rich or poor. W...

On this week's podcast, Joe and Marie are joined by Bloomberg political correspondent and author of Agent Jack: The True Story of MI5's Secret Nazi Hunter, Robert Hutton. Together they discuss exciting things like boundary reviews (!), podcasts (!!) and whether Boris, or Mr Johnson, is on the march (!!!). We also answer the age old questions of whether Marie was a girl guide, and what the nation's...

On this week's podcast, Joe and Marie are joined by Lauren McEvatt, former spad and international affairs expert. The main topic of discussion is Theresa May's trip to Africa and whether she got the visit right, but we also touch upon Russian spies, scallops and whether people think they have a good sense of humour (debatable with this podcast). Matthew Shaddick from Ladbrokes also joins the pod t...

On this week's podcast, Joe and Marie speak to Joe Ball, the author of Bluffocracy, about the furore surrounding class in the media. The conversation also touches on the Conservatives' dead donors, Lib Dem leadership woes, Nigel Farage's oil painting, and whether Brits are more dog or cat people. As ever, we also check in with Ladbrokes' Kyle McGrath to get the latest intel on flutters people are...

On this week's podcast, Joe and Marie are joined by Andrew Adonis, Labour peer, former Transport Secretary and arch-Remainer. As Brexit talks resume in Brussels, can the quest for a 'people's vote' on the deal bear any fruit? In addition to Brexit, the show also covers trains (several times over), the best cities in Britain, and the new BBC drama 'Press' about two rival newspapers. And, as ever, w...

This week, Joe and Marie are joined by the Spectator's Political Correspondent, Katy Balls. With Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn hitting the headlines with allegations of Islamophobia and anti-Semitism, is silly season quite as silly as it used to be? And – in true silly season fashion – the pod presents some exclusive polling on just how much the British public loved, or hated, the recent heatwav...

This week, Joe and Marie head to the House of Commons to talk to Tory MP Matt Warman, a former Technology Editor of The Telegraph. Brexit, recess, digital democracy – not to mention sexting and sex robots – come up in discussion. As ever, we also dial up Ladbrokes and speak to Kyle McGrath about why the market for a second referendum is getting more interesting, and looking ahead to a future in th...

This week, Joe and Marie are joined by former Ukip press supremo Gawain Towler to discuss a huge week in Brexit news. We'll also get the latest on his party's future and Nigel Farage's potential return to the fray, whilst also looking at Donald Trump imminent visit to British shores. As ever, we'll dial up Ladbrokes and speak to Kyle McGrath about whether punters reckon Theresa May is on the verge...

This week, Joe and Marie are joined by actor, activist and semi-professional footballer Ralf Little to ask the big question: is it coming home? They'll also spare a thought (or two) for the 70th birthday of the NHS, the Cabinet's Brexit trip to Chequers, Ukip's flirtation with the alt-right, and whether it's sane or sensible to wear pyjamas to bed. We also check in with Ladbrokes' Matthew Shaddick...

This week, Joe and Marie are joined by Jonn Elledge, editor of the New Statesman's urban site City Metric. They discuss the Heathrow decision (?), the North/South divide, a beer crisis, if you can wear shorts in the office, and whether war with Spain might solve Theresa May's problems. Presented by Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte. With Jess Phillips. Produced by Nick Hilton. Theme music by Joe Butto...

This week, Joe and Marie are joined by Labour MP Jess Phillips, author of Everywoman: One Woman's Truth about Speaking the Truth to discuss everything from Brexit to the World Cup. The NHS, Question Time, upskirting and social media all feature, whilst, as ever on Polling Politics, a lot of time is dedicated to Love Island. We also touch base with Matthew Shaddick from Ladbrokes to get the latest...

Joe and Marie are joined by TalkRADIO's breakfast show host, Julia Hartley-Brewer. Julia discusses the Trump/Kim summit, the EU Withdrawal Bill and Brexit, Paul Dacre's departure from the Mail, and which reality TV show she'd like to go on. We also touch base with Ladbrokes' Matthew Shaddick to get the latest odds on Donald Trump winning the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize. Presented by Joe Twyman and Mari...

Joe and Marie are joined by Sophie Javis, programmes director at The Entrepreneurs Network, to discuss the latest Brexit polling as well as the Northern Irish abortion debate, free trade, and which British accent is sexiest. We're also joined by Matthew Shaddick from Ladbrokes to get the low-down on the political betting markets and look ahead to the by-election in Lewisham East. Presented by Joe...

Joe and Marie are joined by Tom Hamilton, former Labour party advisor and co-author of Punch and Judy Politics: An Insiders' Guide to Prime Minister's Questions, to discuss Brexit equivalence, how to prep Jeremy Corbyn, and whether Tom Hardy or Tom Hanks would play you in a movie. Presented by Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte. With Tom Hamilton. Produced by Nick Hilton and Joe Button. This is a Podot...

Joe and Marie are joined by Lord Wood of Anfield, aka Stewart Wood, to discuss the local election results, the Lords' role in Brexit, Gordon Brown's non-election in 2007 and superpowers, obviously. Presented by Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte. With Stewart Wood. Produced by Nick Hilton. This is a Podot podcast. For more details go to podotpods.com and for sales and advertising email nick@podotpods.c...