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Political Thinking with Nick Robinson

BBC Radio 4www.bbc.co.uk

Nick Robinson has a conversation with, not an interrogation of, the people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.

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Episodes

The Liz Truss Foreign Secretary One - Revisited

Nick Robinson revisits his interview with Liz Truss from December 2021. The foreign secretary discusses facing down Russia on the global stage, the way we view British history and comparisons with Mrs Thatcher

Jul 21, 202243 min

The Johnson Succession One

With Boris Johnson having resigned as Conservative leader, Nick Robinson takes a look through the Political Thinking archives, to see what has shaped the thinking of the men and women hoping to become the UK’s next prime minister

Jul 08, 202230 min

The Martin Lewis One

Nick Robinson talks to the journalist and founder of Money Saving Expert, Martin Lewis, about his love of numbers, the cost of living crisis and his application to become a crossbench peer

Jun 22, 202242 min

The Naomi Long One

Nick Robinson talks to Naomi Long, the leader of the Alliance Party and Northern Ireland's Justice Minister, about growing up during the Troubles, the ongoing implications of Brexit and her decision not to identify as nationalist or unionist

Jun 17, 202238 min

The Yvette Cooper One

Nick Robinson talks to Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, about immigration policy, being a working mum in politics and Labour's chances of winning back power.

Jun 10, 202237 min

The Sara Khan One

Nick Robinson talks to the government's social cohesion adviser, Dame Sarah Khan, about her efforts to counter extremism and the upcoming review of the Prevent counter-terror strategy

Jun 03, 202234 min

The Mick Lynch One

Nick Robinson speaks to Mick Lynch, the general secretary of the RMT, about his union's planned strike action this summer

May 27, 202236 min

The Nimco Ali One

Nick Robinson speaks to Nimco Ali, the government's adviser on violence against women and girls about her campaigning on female genital mutilation, calls for street harassment to be made a crime and her friendship with Carrie Johnson.

May 20, 202234 min

The Nadine Dorries One

Nick Robinson speaks to the Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries MP about her efforts to clean up social media, her upbringing in Liverpool, and being a bestselling author. Producer: Jack Fenwick.

May 13, 202236 min

The Steve Baker One

Nick Robinson talks to Conservative MP Steve Baker about the PM, the pandemic and parachutes

Jan 21, 202239 min

The Gary Neville One

Nick Robinson talks to Gary Neville about his footballing career, the state of English football and his own political ambitions

Jan 14, 202224 min

The Wes Streeting One

The Shadow Health Secretary on bouncing back after illness, living with Covid and his connection to Christine Keeler

Jan 07, 202250 min

The 2022 New Year Special One

Nick Robinson reviews the highlights of Political Thinking in 2021 including interviews with leading politicians and public figures

Jan 01, 202225 min

The Ed Balls Christmas Special One

The former Cabinet Minister on his passion for cooking, dancing, documentary-making and his previous career in politics.

Dec 27, 202138 min

The Katharine Birbalsingh One

The Chair of the Social Mobility Commission on why she ‘came out’ as a conservative, the purpose of education and the perils of smartphones

Dec 17, 202143 min

The Liz Truss Foreign Secretary One

The Foreign Secretary on the ‘network of liberty’, those Mrs Thatcher-styled photoshoots and being too busy to hold Christmas parties

Dec 10, 202147 min

The Chris Bryant One

The Chair of the Commons Standards Committee on upholding the rules, being gay and why he could never have been 007

Dec 03, 202143 min

The Nick Carter One

The Chief of the Defence Staff discusses the lessons learned in Iraq and Afghanistan, and being kicked out of his school's cadet force for playing golf.

Oct 01, 202138 min

The Rachel Reeves One

The Shadow Chancellor on learning from Labour’s defeats, playing aggressive chess and that ‘boring snoring’ Tweet

Sep 24, 202136 min

The Jeffrey Donaldson One

The DUP leader on his fear of further unrest in Northern Ireland, what he learned from Boris Johnson and the Mountains of Mourne

Sep 10, 202134 min

The Oliver Dowden One

The Culture Secretary on culture wars, suburban values, football heritage and treading the boards

Jun 25, 202143 min

The Alok Sharma One

The COP26 President on the ‘decisive decade’ to tackle climate change, why Swampy runs Britain’s boardrooms and being Mr Boring

Jun 18, 202142 min

The Gordon Brown One

The former Prime Minister on tips for chairing the G7, footballers taking the knee and ‘not being silent’ on Scotland’s future

Jun 11, 202141 min

The Ed Miliband Reunion One

The Shadow Business Secretary and former Labour leader on thinking ‘big’, standing against his brother and emergency-charging his electric car

Jun 04, 202145 min

The Christina McAnea One

The Unison General Secretary on Red Clydeside, the art of negotiation and words of advice for Labour

May 28, 202135 min
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