Politics Unpacked

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Dec 16, 2020 • 44min

PMQs Unpacked 16-12-2020

Times Columnist Alice Thomson and Red Box regular John Kampfner pick over the day's news;  Matt Chorley and Red Box's Patrick Maguire pause the exchanges between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer to explain what's happening at Prime Minister's Questions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 15, 2020 • 42min

How do you solve a problem like Nicola?

Times Columnists David Aaronovitch and Sebastian Payne pick over the day's news; then Matt Chorley is joined by Scottish Conservative Party Leader Douglas Ross to discuss Coronavirus, independence and how to save the union Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 14, 2020 • 39min

Because They're Worth It

Times Columnists Rachel Sylvester and Libby Purves pick over the news; then Matt Chorley speaks to Opinium's Chris Curtis, Professor Vernon Bogdanor, campaigner John Myers and the High Pay Centre's Luke Hildyard about Times Radio's exclusive polling on what MPs should be paid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 10, 2020 • 43min

Chasing MPs with Michael Crick

Times columnist Robert Crampton and Red Box reporter Esther Webber pick over the days news; then Matt Chorley talks to veteran broadcaster Michael Crick about 40 years of chasing politicians to ask them the important questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 9, 2020 • 43min

PMQs Unpacked 09-12-2020

Times Columnist Alice Thomson and Red Box regular John Kampfner pick over the day's news; then Matt Chorley is joined by Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman pause the exchanges between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer to explain what's happening at Prime Minister's Questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 8, 2020 • 37min

Making The Casey

Times Columnists David Arronovitch and Daniel Finkelstein pick over the day's news; then Matt Chorley is joined by Baroness Louise Casey, a former government advisor on social cohesion and rough sleeping, to talk about her new campaign to end hunger and how the government can bring the country together after the pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 7, 2020 • 41min

The Joy of By-Elections

Times columnists Rachel Sylvester and Libby Purves discuss the day's news; then Matt speaks to Professor Tim Bale, Welsh Lib Dem Leader Jane Dodds, Times Radio's John Pienaar, the Telegraph's Chris Hope and former Conservative advisor Giles Kenningham about why by-elections are so important, and what it's like on the ground covering the action in marginal seats.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 3, 2020 • 41min

Land Down Under

Red Box's own Esther Webber and Times' Robert Crampton pick over the day's news; then Times Radio Airways flies all the way to Australia (virtually of course) where Matt Chorley is joined by Labour Senator Kimberley Kitching, Madeline Morris from the Australian Broadcast Corporation and Hana Robinson from DropBear Adventures on Fraser Island to discuss coronavirus, wildfires and a trade and propaganda war with China. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 2, 2020 • 44min

PMQs Unpacked 02-12-2020

John Kampfner and Tom McTague look over the days news; then Matt Chorley and Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman paused the action to explain the commons exchanges between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer at PMQs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 1, 2020 • 38min

Abstain On His Conscience

Matt Chorley is joined by Times columnists Daniel Finkelstein and David Aaronovitch to discuss the day's news; Matt takes a look at Keir Starmer's polling with Ben Page from Ipsos MORI, then John Rentoul from The Independent , former advisor to Miliband Miatta Fahnbulleh and Patrick Maguire, who co-wrote the book: Left Out, the Inside Story of Labour under Corbyn join Matt to discuss how the Labour party is doing under his leadership. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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