James and Jonathan dissect the discussion on Parliamentary Private Secretaries with Mark Fletcher, current PPS to Jeremy Hunt, and Alex Davies-Jones from Monday’s pod. Follow and comment on Twitter @WhitehallPodUK
Jun 07, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 16
This week the gang are joined by Mark Fletcher, current PPS to the Chancellor, and Alex Davies-Jones, who is the current shadow minister for Digital but has previously been PPS for Rachel Reeves. Mark and Alex help take us inside the world of the Parliament Private Secretary, Ministerial aids who are unpaid but have an influential role in how parliament and indeed government is run. Follow and comment on Twitter: @WhitehallPodUK...
Jun 05, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Our dynamic duo dissect the discussion with former political advisors Hannah Geurin and Martin McCluskey and discuss James’ time as a special advisor to Michael Gove and Priti Patel. Follow and comment on Twitter @WhitehallPodUK
May 31, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 14
James and Jonathan go inside the world of political advisors with guests Hannah Guerin, a former Government Special Advisor, and Martin McCluskey, who previously worked as advisor to former Labour leader Ed Miliband. Follow and comment on Twitter @WhitehallPodUK
May 29, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 13
James and Jonathan talk through the interview with former Home Secretary Priti Patel. Both share their own experience of legislation in Parliament. Follow and comment on Twitter: @WhitehallPodUK
May 24, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 12
James and Jonathan talk to former Home Secretary Priti Patel about what's involved in getting legislation through the Houses of Parliament and into law. From engaging with key stakeholders to dealing with amendments from backbench MPs, Priti Patel shares the hurdles she overcame to tackle some of the biggest challenges of the day. Follow and comment on Twitter: @WhitehallPodUK
May 22, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 11
James and Jonathan talk through the discussion with Harry Cole and Kate McCann and James shares some of his own experience as a media Special Advisor. Follow and comment on Twitter: @WhitehallPodUK
May 17, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 10
James and Jonathan speak to two titans of the lobby, the journalists who cover political events for the national and local media. Harry Cole and Kate McCann take are political editors for the Sun and Talk TV respectively and take us inside political reporting. Follow and comment on Twitter: @WhitehallPodUK
May 15, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 9
James and Jonathan pick through the interview with Michael Gove reflecting on cabinet meetings during the coalition and fractious Brexit period. Follow and comment on Twitter: @WhitehallPodUK
May 10, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 8
James and Jonathan speak to Michael Gove, a Secretary of State under four Prime Ministers and someone who has been at the top of government for over a decade. What really happens in a Cabinet meeting? And how do styles differ between Boris Johnson and David Cameron? Find out in the latest episode of Inside Whitehall. Follow and comment on Twitter: @WhitehallPodUK
May 08, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Join James and Jonathan in Stoke-on-Trent, with Labour Councillor Rhys Goode, to discuss the upcoming local elections and why they matter to political parties and their leaders. Follow and comment on Twitter: @WhitehallPodUK
May 03, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 6
James and Jonathan look at the context for the upcoming local elections on Thursday 4th May 2023, explain what local councils do, and why they matter. Follow and comment on Twitter: @WhitehallPodUK
May 01, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 5
James and Jonathan discuss the interview with SNP front bencher David Linden, reflecting on the future of the SNP and what that means for the next General Election. They also discuss how the SNP operate in Parliament and its impact on both Labour and the Conservatives. They also talk about how MPs get on with members of the opposing parties behind the scene, where there is closer working than is seen in the media. Follow and comment on Twitter: @WhitehallPodUK...
Apr 26, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 4
James and Jonathan talk to David Linden, Member of Parliament for Glasgow East and the SNP Social Justice spokesman in Westminster. David talks movingly about applying for this first job while his father was in prison for attempted murder and his first steps into Scottish politics. The shadow front bencher also talks about the future direction of the SNP with new leaders in both Holyrood and Westminster. Follow and comment on Twitter: @WhitehallPodUK...
Apr 24, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Jonathan and James continue to talk about his journey to becoming an MP. Post the 2017 general election, we learn about Jonathan getting selected as the Parliamentary candidate for Stoke-on-Trent North, winning the election in December 2019, and what those first weeks in Westminster were like. Follow and comment on Twitter @WhitehallPodUK
Apr 19, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Jonathan talks to James about his journey to becoming an MP. From what got Jonathan into politics, lifting the lid on becoming an approved parliamentary candidate, and running in the 2017 general election. Get an insight on what it's like. Follow and comment on Twitter @WhitehallPodUK
Apr 17, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 1
What really goes on inside Government and Parliament? Find out with former Special Advisor James Starkie and Jonathan Gullis MP as they lift the lid on the inner workings of Whitehall, with the help of a host of special guests. Follow us on Twitter @WhitehallPodUK
Apr 06, 2023•1 min
