Wright on the Nail

In this week’s ‘News Roundtable’, host Chris Wright and guests discuss ongoing issues at No.10, including Boris Johnson’s flat refurbishment row; India’s Covid crisis; the Post Office scandal; and the recent social media boycott. In this episode, Chris is joined by Janet Boyle, journalist at The Sunday Post; Charles Arthur, journalist, speaker, and author of ‘Social Warming: The Dangerous and Pola...

In this week’s ‘Deep Dive’, host Chris Wright and guests discuss the whirlwind rise and fall of the European Super League (ESL), with Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham signed up. In this episode Chris is joined by football author, historian and writer Richard Foster; broadcast journalist and football presenter Alison Bender; former QPR chairman and curre...

This week is our ‘News Roundtable’ format, where host Chris Wright discusses the week’s biggest stories with journalists and decision-makers. In this episode, Chris is joined by journalist and broadcaster Christina Patterson, founder and chief executive of the Staysure Group Ryan Howsam, and writer and political commentator Adam Schwarz. The discussion begins with reactions to the level of media c...

In this week’s ‘Deep Dive,’ host Chris Wright and guests discuss what is still considered as one of the UK’S most popular sports, football - what the future of the game might look like as the pandemic, Brexit and health concerns call aspects of the sport into question.  In this episode, Chris is joined by ex footballer and director of CCR Sports Agency Michael Ball; chief executive and deputy chai...

This week is our ‘News Roundtable’ format, where host Chris Wright discusses the week’s biggest stories with journalists and decision-makers. In this episode, Chris is joined by John Rentoul, chief political commentator at The Independent; Marie Le Conte, features writer and who focuses on British politics; Simon Fellowes, musician, writer and director; and Marcus Ball, private prosecutor and foun...

This week is our ‘Special Guest’ episode, where host Chris Wright brings you intimate one-to-one interviews with key people in media, business, politics and beyond. In this episode, Chris is joined by Bill Roedy, former chairman and chief executive of MTV Networks International.  The conversation begins reflecting on Bill’s early career in the United States Army, how he commanded three NATO missil...

This week is our ‘News Roundtable’ format, where host Chris Wright discusses the week’s biggest stories with journalists and decision-makers. In this episode Chris is joined by Euan Rellie, co-founder and managing director of BDA Partners; Angelina Chapin, senior writer at New York Magazine’s, The Cut; and Edward Davies, policy director at The Centre for Social Justice.  The discussion begins with...

In this week’s ‘Deep Dive’, host Chris Wright and guests reflect on Harry and Meghan’s bombshell interview with Oprah - we discuss whether the royal family will adapt following the eye-opening revelations, and what their next move could (and should) be.  In this episode Chris is joined by royal biographer Angela Levin; the founder of the UK Social Mobility Awards, Tunde Banjoko OBE; reputation &am...

This week is our ‘News Roundtable’ episode, where host Chris Wright discusses the week’s biggest stories with journalists and decision-makers. In this episode Chris is joined by Penny Richards, managing director of The Aspen Institute UK; Cliff Fluet, digital lawyer at Lewis Silkin and managing director of Eleven Advisory; and Michael Wilson, journalist, broadcaster and British TV's longest-s...

In this week’s ‘deep dive’ host Chris Wright discusses the government’s four-step roadmap to easing lockdown restrictions, based on the vaccine deployment continuing successfully. In this episode, Chris is joined by  editor of the Sunday Express Mick Booker, economist and business consultant Vicky Pryce, and The Guardian’s science correspondent and freelance reporter, Natalie Grover.  Together the...

This week is the first of our ‘News Roundtable’ episodes, where our host Chris Wright discusses the week’s biggest issues with journalists and decision-makers. In this episode Chris is joined by Alastair Campbell, writer, strategist, and former Downing Street communications chief; Ben Page, chief executive of Ipsos MORI; and Nazir Afzal OBE, former chief crown prosecutor who has worked on some of...

For our very first episode, host Chris Wright takes a deep dive into the music industry, confronting the impact of abandoning visa-free touring in Europe for musicians and artists. Chris leads a discussion about a recent petition calling for a ‘musicians passport’ that was signed by more than 280,000 people, and gained support from the likes of Elton John and Sting. The petition was subsequently d...