Political Thinking with Nick Robinson
BBC Radio 4
Nick Robinson has a conversation with, not an interrogation of, the people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Sep 13, 2019 • 37min
The Jon Trickett One
The Shadow Commons Leader on how a conversation with his grandfather sparked his political ambition and why Labour shouldn't turn its back on Leave voters
Sep 5, 2019 • 60min
The Alistair Burt One
The rebel Tory MP on the experience of being purged, how the Conservative Party is changing, and why Jacob Rees-Mogg should sit up straight in the Commons
Jul 26, 2019 • 37min
The Ian Blackford One
The SNP's Westminster leader discusses strategy at PMQs, parliamentary manoeuvres over Brexit, and how to deal with a procedural fankle or a political stramash
Jul 18, 2019 • 45min
The William Hague One
The former Foreign Secretary on why he thinks Parliament will prevent a no-deal Brexit, the threat to the Union and why he has no desire to return to frontline politics
Jul 11, 2019 • 33min
The Harriet Harman One
The longstanding campaigner for women's rights on why the next Labour leader and the next Commons Speaker must be women, her plans for a podcast, and why she now talks to Tories
Jul 5, 2019 • 41min
The Philip Hammond One
The Chancellor on blocking a no-deal Brexit, spreading muck, the benefits of being dull, and the 'bizarre' feeling of finding himself on the far left of the Conservative party
Jun 28, 2019 • 42min
The Ed Davey One
The Liberal Democrat leadership contender on why liberalism has a future (despite President Putin's comments), his call for a government of national unity and why he wants his homework back from Ed Balls
Jun 21, 2019 • 39min
The Steve Barclay One
The Brexit Secretary on his Lancastrian roots, the 'challenges' facing the new PM and his days as a scrum-half
Jun 14, 2019 • 46min
The David Lidington One
The Deputy Prime Minister on doing PMQs, the Tory leadership battle and the dreaded 3am phone call, plus some Elizabethan history and a re-enactment of University Challenge
Jun 7, 2019 • 35min
The Tory Leadership Campaign One
Nick reviews what contenders have said about their background and values on the Political Thinking podcast
