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Guardian political columnist John Harris hosts a cast of voices from up and down the country as well as across the political spectrum to analyse the week’s political news. For US Politics with Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland, make sure to search 'Politics Weekly America' wherever you get your podcasts
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Bloomberg's Caroline Hepker, Stephen Carroll, Yuan Potts and Lizzy Burden have your daily guide to British politics. We'll tell you what's happening and explain why it matters.
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Jonny Bentley and Adam Bragan are two British twentysomethings with an interest in all things politics. Pints & Politics aims to deliver an analysis of Britain's politics in a fun and digestible manner, as if you were having the discussion in a British pub! Breaking down current affairs, debating ethical issues and looking at America from afar. Debating. Educating. Entertaining (hopefully!).
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Mid-Atlantic - conversations about US, UK and world politics
Roifield Brown
Chit chat and debate about politics and culture in the US and UK, with Host Roifield Brown and guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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US vs. UK Slamdown: Kids Guide to American & British Politics
What are the differences between the US and UK? How do the countries run themselves and who's in charge?
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It’s been a shockingly bad week for the prime minister and his five priorities, from the inflation surprise to the migration numbers. While our reporters Alex Wickham and Tom Rees outline how the data warns of political calamity for Rishi Sunak, could the government's underlying political woes be about ideology instead of the economy? The Parthenon…
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Rishi Sunak is fighting fires this week as Boris Johnson and Suella Braverman steal the headlines. And as new net migration figures are released on Thursday, can the prime minister take back control of the narrative? The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by columnists Rafael Behr and Gaby Hinsliff. Help support our independent journalism at theguard…
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Net migration to the UK rose to a record high in 2022. The ONS figures show how government policy has influenced the flows of people entering and leaving the UK. Meanwhile, the fallout from the latest inflation numbers continue to rumble through markets, with government borrowing costs hitting levels last seen around the mini-budget meltdown under …
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Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves declares Labour 'proudly pro-business' as she unveils her economic vision for Britain with anchors Lizzy Burden and Caroline Hepker. The chancellor-in-waiting discusses getting more out of Brexit, pensions and 'securonomics' in a world that has changed. Plus anchor Stephen Carroll, political reporter Joe Mayes and UK…
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Politicians from across the political divide are suddenly very interested in pensions: using people's retirement savings to boost UK growth. Is it a good idea for the government to get involved in managing pension funds? We discuss with our Money Distilled columnist John Stepek and Bloomberg Opinion's Stuart Trow. Plus, Business and Trade Secretary…
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Former Downing Street spin doctor Alastair Campbell says the Labour front bench is full of talent, but that their potential won't become clear until they're in power. He discusses his rallying call for people to get more involved in politics and his new book 'What Can I Do?' with Caroline Hepker, Lizzy Burden and Stephen Carroll. See omnystudio.com…
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The UK government has published its long-awaited semiconductor strategy, with £1B earmarked for research and development over the next decade. But why are chips seen as the new oil and can the UK compete with the vast sums being pledged by other nations? Bloomberg's Thomas Seal and Tom Mackenzie explain everything you need to know about these elect…
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Business leaders – and former business secretaries – are asking if the government has a long-term vision for British industry. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is promising £18 billion of green investment as a coup from his trip to the G-7 summit. Bloomberg EMEA News director Rosalind Mathieson and UK political reporter Ellen Milligan brief us on the wor…
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Some of the big figures on the political right, including two cabinet ministers, have been speaking this week at the National Conservatism conference in London. How much sway does this vocal group have over government? The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by the former Tory minister David Gauke and the Observer’s Sonia Sodha to discuss. Help suppor…
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With Rishi Sunak headed to the G-7, second-in-command Oliver Dowden and Angela Rayner take on PMQs. Lizzy Burden's sampling croissants at a business lobby event where both Keir Starmer and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt are trying out their latest pitches to win over corporate support. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Yuan Potts. See omnystudio.com/listener f…
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Home Secretary Suella Braverman says it should be British workers picking fruit, but the latest jobs data shows record levels of economic inactivity. Senior economics reporter Philip Aldrick and Markets Today blog writer David Goodman dig into what that means for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and if it should be politicians – instead of central banke…
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledges more weapons for Ukraine as Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits the UK. Bloomberg's EMEA News Director Rosalind Matheson discusses what happens next in the war. Plus the struggle for investment: as the Secretary of State for Science and Technology Chloe Smith tells us exclusively about the government's £100m investment in …
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Political interviews have the power to shape the future of a government. So what makes an exceptional exchange? Rob Burley has written a book about his decades of experience running political programming at the BBC and now Sky News, and he shares some behind-the-scenes insights. There’s less talking happening between unions and employers on pay dis…
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The government scales back its plans to replace EU laws still on the UK statute books, sparking fury from some Tory Brexiteers. Our political reporter Ellen Milligan brings us the latest. We hear from former Bank of England policymaker Martin Weale, after the think tank Niesr warned Rishi Sunak may not achieve his top priority of halving inflation …
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Keir Starmer and Ed Davey have both refused to rule out forming a coalition between their parties at the next general election. Following disastrous results for the Conservatives in the local elections, what will this mean for Labour and the Liberal Democrats? The Guardian’s Gaby Hinsliff, standing in for John Harris this week, asks political edito…
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Former Prime Minister Tony Blair tells us Labour shouldn't be complacent about its lead in the polls, even after winning more than 500 seats in last week's local elections, while the Conservatives lost more than 1,000. He also discusses the status of the City of London post-Brexit, the UK's international relationships and Northern Irish politics wi…
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Rishi Sunak may have hoped the coronation would distract from the local election results, but party grandees are itching to allocate blame. Bloomberg's Leonora Campbell joins us to discuss. After the introduction of mandatory voter ID, Association of Electoral Administrators Chief Executive Peter Stanyon explains how the new checks worked in practi…
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On less than three hours' sleep, YouGov's Patrick English dials into the podcast with his analysis of the local elections results and what they tell us about the state of the parties. Northern Ireland elects its councils in two weeks' time. Our own Stephen Carroll is back from his trip to Belfast looking at the future of a government that hasn't sa…
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Ahead of the crowning of King Charles, we debate the health of the institution that looms over all others. We discuss public support, political influence, soft power... and the monarch's finances. We're joined by our UK political editor Kitty Donaldson and and our ultra-wealth reporter Ben Stupples. Plus: the chief executive of the Crown Estate, Da…
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More than a million NHS workers will get a 5% pay rise after health unions accepted a government offer. But the Royal College of Nursing has rejected the offer. The Guardian’s John Harris speaks to Pat Cullen, the general secretary of the RCN and Frances O’Grady, a Labour peer and former general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, about the fut…
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It's the final Prime Minister's Questions before local elections in England. Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer debated issues including housing and the cost of living, followed by a rather awkward mention of the King's Coronation. Bloomberg's Lucy White joins Stephen Carroll, Lizzy Burden and Yuan Potts to discuss her reporting on five key councils to w…
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Housing will be on the minds of many in this week's local elections, though some will be voting for more local housebuilding - and some for less. Our residential real estate reporter, Damian Shepherd, says the planning system is broken, with new data on how far local councils' housing budgets have been cut in recent years. Property entrepreneur Gil…
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After 2 years of lobbying scandals, even the Chartered Institute of Public Relations is pushing for lobbying rules to be reformed. Jon Gerlis explains why his organization wants MPs to take lobbying more seriously. Plus: Bloomberg's media and tech reporter Thomas Seal on the resignation of BBC Chairman Richard Sharp and hosts Lizzy Burden and Carol…
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Prolific chronicler of Westminster politics Anthony Seldon's latest book lays bare -- in hilarious and bewildering detail -- the chaos of the Boris Johnson era. Sir Anthony joins hosts Caroline Hepker and Lizzy Burden to share what shocked him most when researching 'Johnson at 10: the Inside Story' and his take on the new prime minister. Bloomberg'…
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The UK government has been criticised for its slowness in evacuating UK nationals from Sudan. But what could this mean for the millions of civilians left there in dire and dangerous circumstances? The Guardian’s John Harris asks Africa correspondent Jason Burke. Also, amid a fresh charge of antisemitism and ahead of a big electoral test, has Keir S…
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With local elections around the corner, Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer were in combative mood in this week's Prime Minister's Questions, seeking to pass the parcel of blame, but without bringing much new to the debate. The Bank of England Chief Economist has certainly started one of those. He says Brits need to accept they are worse off instead of se…
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Food prices are more than 17% higher than a year ago, but are retailers using surging inflation to grow their margins? Kantar's Fraser McKevitt gives us the latest data, while Bloomberg Opinion columnist Chris Bryant says consumers could learn from the shoppers of the 1960s who didn't take price rises quietly. Also on the show: has the government b…
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As the future of the CBI lobby group looks uncertain, the Prime Minister has rustled up his own summit of business leaders. We ask our UK Business Editor Julian Harris if Rishi Sunak is trying to boost his party's credentials by speaking to executives directly. Barrister and author Hashi Mohamed joins us to discuss Diane Abbott's suspension from th…
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Was he pushed or did he go willingly? Former deputy PM and justice secretary Dominic Raab has quit the government after a report upheld bullying allegations against him. Our UK Politics Editor, Alex Morales assesses the impact on Rishi Sunak's administration. In his resignation letter, Raab says the report sets a 'dangerous precedent for good gover…
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At home, Rishi Sunak is battling to prove that his government is squeaky clean. Abroad, he’s been on a charm offensive to repair relations with Europe. We take stock of how he’s faring on both fronts. Hosts Yuan Potts and Lizzy Burden are joined from the Bloomberg New Economy Gateway in Ireland by Stephen Carroll, who sits down with Europe correspo…
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The UK needs to shift its ‘anti-maths mindset’, according to Rishi Sunak. But while the prime minister wants everyone to learn maths until the age of 18, do the sums add up against a recruitment crisis in teaching? The Guardian’s John Harris speaks to Gill Burbridge, headteacher of Leyton sixth form college, and Guardian columnists Rafael Behr and …
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UK inflation has remained above 10% again. We dig into the data behind the soaring cost of living and ask what it means for PM Rishi Sunak. As well as rising prices, Scotland has a GDP problem. We analyse why it's had the slowest growth of any UK nation in the past decade. Plus: 25 years on from the Good Friday Agreement, is the Brexit schism start…
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The latest UK jobs numbers reveal three million working days lost to strikes since industrial action escalated last summer. Bloomberg’s senior UK economist Dan Hanson explains why a tighter-than-expected labour market piles pressure on both the Bank of England and the Treasury. Plus: UK economy reporter Lucy White tells hosts Yuan Potts, Caroline H…
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Can Prime Minister Rishi Sunak solve the equation of how to get economic growth? Stephen Carroll and Caroline Hepker discuss the Prime Minister's call for better maths skills. Lizzy Burden interviews City Minister Andrew Griffith about the future of fintech. Plus Bloomberg's Sabah Meddings on the hole left by the UK's largest business lobby as it f…
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Resolving NHS strikes is near the top of Rishi Sunak's to-do list. Nurse and RCN member, Antonia Berelson, says after many years of running on the goodwill bank, the bank has run dry. Also running dry are pub profits. Andy Tighe from the British Beer and Pub Association gives us his prescription for preventing more of them from going under. Hosts Y…
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The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, is in Washington representing the UK at the IMF meetings. He tells us a page has been turned since the Truss era, six months ago, when Kwasi Kwarteng was forced to abruptly leave the same IMF event as his mini-budget unravelled. Plus: Simon Rubinsohn from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors with the latest on U…
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Politics Weekly UK
Boris Johnson won an 80-seat majority in 2019, redrawing the electoral map and threatening Labour with another decade in opposition. Less than four years later, the Conservatives are on their third leader in 12 months and are trailing in the polls. So how did the UK get here? The Guardian’s John Harris asks Prof Tim Bale, whose new book, The Conser…
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The US President has touched down in Belfast for the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. Our UK Economics and Government Managing Editor, and Irish-American, Brendan Scott, says some of Joe Biden's past comments have 'landed with a thud' in Northern Ireland. He says it's been fascinating to see how America's understanding of Ireland clas…
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Humza Yousaf and The SNP, is Scotland further from independence?
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Today we speak to Scottish pundit Lesley Riddoch an award-winning broadcaster, journalist and author about Scotland's new first minister and the issues faced by the SNP. Humza Yousaf has pledged to be a "first minister for all of Scotland" after being chosen by party members to replace Nicola Sturgeon. Mr Yousaf, who had been serving as health secr…
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US President Joe Biden is in Belfast today to mark 25 years since the Good Friday peace agreement was signed. Liz O'Donnell, one of the Irish government's negotiators, tells us about the final stages of the talks, and what she sees as the deal's unrealised potential. We also get the view of the leader of the opposition in the Stormont Assembly, Mat…
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MP Scott Benton has the Tory whip suspended after being caught in a gambling lobby sting. Our political reporter Joe Mayes joins us with the details. Intellect, preparation and courage: what Rishi Sunak says he admires about the late Chancellor, Nigel Lawson. Plus, our Dublin bureau chief Morwenna Coniam tells Bloomberg's Lizzy Burden, Caroline Hep…
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Who does Labour need to win over – or win back – to form a government at the next election? The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by columnist Gaby Hinsliff, former Ed Miliband speechwriter Marc Stears and Josh Simons from Labour Together to discuss how the party can target these voters. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/pol…
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We unpack Bloomberg's interview with Minister for Investment Dominic Johnson, discussing the impact of the UK joining the CPTPP trade deal. He was speaking to us during a visit to Singapore. Also in the show: Britain's biggest business lobby, the Confederation of British Industry, has postponed its public events while it investigates allegations of…
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How to save democracy - Eli Merritt
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On this episode of Mid Atlantic, we speak to Eli Merritt author of How to Save Democracy' we explore the themes in the book, 'How to Save Democracy'. Eli talks about the key principles of democratic success, including never taking democracy for granted, and the importance of equality, inclusion, and diversity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
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The architect of the modern financial services sector in the City of London, and Margaret Thatcher’s chancellor, Nigel Lawson, has died. Bloomberg’s Caroline Hepker, Yuan Potts and Stephen Carroll discuss his legacy. As the City struggles to attract company listings, our fintech reporter Aisha Gani assesses the current outlook for the UK’s financia…
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Manchester has become an employment hotspot, according to Bloomberg analysis of millions of job postings, with many more positions advertised per worker than London. Our economics reporter Lucy White tells us which towns are winning and which are falling behind. Plus: as teaching union members vote 98% to reject the government's pay offer, Bloomber…
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Labour's Shadow Levelling Up Minister Alex Norris says the (soon to end) Help to Buy scheme for first time homebuyers 'can only be seen as a mistake'. On levelling up, he tells hosts Caroline Hepker and Yuan Potts how his party would do things differently. Plus: where next for house prices and mortgage rates? We get an expert take from Bloomberg's …
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The government calls it an 'ambitious plan to scale up affordable, clean, homegrown power'. Bloomberg's Caroline Hepker and Yuan Potts ask IPPR Associate Director Luke Murphy and our energy and climate change reporter, Will Mathis if the 'Powering Up Britain' plan will deliver? Plus: Professor John Curtice, elections guru at Strathclyde University,…
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Mid-Atlantic - conversations about US, UK and world politics
Mekey Gabriel is a long-term investor who is passionate about finance, tax, investments and estate planning. She helps us today to look at the recent banking crisis across the globe. This month has seen the largest U.S. banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis when regulators closed SVB and seized its deposits, and the second largest ever wi…
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Humza Yousaf has become new leader of the SNP. But with Scotland’s path to independence looking further away than ever, can Nicola Sturgeon’s replacement reignite the party and the debate? The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by Scotland correspondent Libby Brooks, columnist Gaby Hinsliff and former Downing Street chief of staff Gavin Barwell. Help…
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