

Politics Unpacked
Times Radio
Hugo Rifkind unpacks the the politics of the day - and the stuff that's even more important - with the brightest brains from the Times and Sunday Times.You can listen to Hugo on DAB, smart speaker or app 10am-1pm Monday to Friday. If you like what you hear, then read more at http://www.thetimes.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Jan 26, 2021 • 41min
Happy Shoppers
Times Columnists Daniel Finkelstein and David Aaronovitch pick over the day's news; then Matt Chorley talks about the newfound popularity of supermarkets with Tesco Chairman John Allan, pollster James Johnson, Times Retail Editor Ashley Armstrong and the Institute for Government's Tom Sasse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 25, 2021 • 42min
"Why Is The Home Office A Nightmare?"
Times Columnists Rachel Sylvester and Libby Purves pick over the day's news; then Matt Chorley is joined by former Home Secretaries Alan Johnson and Jack Straw, and former Home Office advisor Salma Shah to talk about whether the Home Office is fit for purpose, and why it's so difficult to run. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 21, 2021 • 41min
How to get a peerage
Red Box reporter, Esther Webber, and Times' columnist Robert Crampton pick over the day's news; Matt Chorley is joined by Lord Norman Fowler to speak about bringing down the numbers in the House of Lords and how to get a peerage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 20, 2021 • 21min
Goodbye Donald: Bonus Episode
The highs and lows of the Trump presidency as remembered by Times and Sunday Times reporters across America, introduced by Matt Chorley. Hear from David Charter, Henry Zeffman and Josh Glancy in Washington, Will Pavia and Laura Pullman in New York, Jacqui Goddard in Miami and Ben Hoyle in LA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 20, 2021 • 47min
PMQs Unpacked 20-1-21
Times columnist Alice Thomson and Red Box writer John Kampfner pick over the day's news, then Matt Chorley and Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman pause the action at Prime Minister's Questions to explain the Commons exchanges between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 19, 2021 • 40min
"What Do Prime Ministers Do All Day?"
Times columnists Daniel Finkelstein and David Aaronovitch pick over the day's news; then Matt Chorley talks us through a day in the life of a Prime Minister, from Thatcher to Cameron, speaking to former aides and in their own words, including the revelation that Boris Johnson likes a power nap. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 18, 2021 • 44min
What can Labour learn from Biden?
Times columnists Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester pick over the day's news; then Matt Chorley is joined by Labour's Shadow Foreign Secretary Lisa Nandy to talk about the party's relationship with US President incumbent Joe Biden, and former advisor to Gordon Brown Stuart Wood and US policy veteran Will Marshall talk about Labour's history to their sister party, the Democrats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 14, 2021 • 35min
Education, Education, Education
Red Box reporter, Esther Webber, and Times' columnist Robert Crampton pick over the day's news; Matt Chorley is joined by Professor Robert Winston, tv presenter and Labour life peer on the long term impact the pandemic will have on children and young people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 13, 2021 • 44min
PMQ's Unpacked 13-1-21
Times columnist Alice Thomson and Red Box writer John Kampfner pick over the day's news, then Matt Chorley and Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman pause the action at Prime Ministers Questions to explain the Commons exchanges between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 12, 2021 • 55min
Times Radio Focus Group - January 2021
Times Columnists Daniel Finkelstein and David Aaronovitch pick over the day's news, and then Matt Chorley and former Number 10 pollster James Johnson convene the Times Radio focus group to see what they make of the new lockdown Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


