As Boris Johnson committs billions to the UK defence budget, the biggest investment since the Cold War, Matt Chorley talks national security with David Lidington. Plus, Times columnists Esther Webber and Robert Crampton This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/timesredbox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 19, 2020•40 min
On Wednesday's Matt discusses the days big news stories with Times columnists Alice Thompson and John Kampfner. Plus Tim Shipman stops by to help Matt unpack all the drama from today's Prime Minster's Questions. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/timesredbox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 18, 2020•42 min
It's Tuesday which means Finkelvitch time, as Times columnists Daniel Finkelstein and David Aaronovitch join Matt Chorley to discuss the democratic truth and dramatic lies. Then, Matt is joined by Peter Littger (German author and journalist), Marcel Fratzcher, (Head of the German Institute for Economic Research) and Rachel Stewart (presenter of Meet the Germans) to find out whether Germany just does it better than Britain. Subscribe today and get one month free at thetimes.co.uk/timesredbox Host...
Nov 17, 2020•42 min
It's Monday which means, as always, Times columnists Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester join Matt to discuss the big news of the day. Then for the main event, Matt talks the pros and cons of government leaking with former political editor of The Times, Phil Webster and current deputy political editor for The Times Steve Swinford, as well as former Head of Communications for Theresa May, Katie Perrior. Subscribe today and get one month free at thetimes.co.uk/timesredbox Hosted on Acast. See acast....
Nov 16, 2020•38 min
Matt speaks to actors Jason Watkins, Mark Dexter and Jan Ravens about what it's like to play the role of Prime Minister. Plus, Rachel Cunliffe and Robert Crampton stop by to discuss the days big news. To subscribe to The Times visit thetimes.co.uk/timesredbox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 12, 2020•41 min
Matt is joined by Tim Shipman to unpack all the goings on from the commons in Prime Minister's Questions, and Times Columnists Alice Thomson and John Kampfner stop by to discuss the days news. To subscribe to The Times visit thetimes.co.uk/timesredbox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 11, 2020•44 min
It's Tuesday, which means Finkelvitch time as Times columnists David Aaronovitch and Danny Finkelstein drop by to discuss the days news. And for the main event, Matt talks with Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis around plans for a London Holocaust Memorial, his controversial intervention in the 2019 General Election and what he thinks social media companies should do to tackle online hate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 10, 2020•42 min
Matt is joined by former chancellor George Osborne to get his take on the government's response to COVID-19, and Times columnists Rachel Sylvester and Libby Purves also stop in to discuss the days news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 09, 2020•45 min
Carole Walker, sitting in for Matt Chorley, speaks to former International Trade Secretary Liam Fox about the US election, and journalists Robert Crampton and Andy Silvester pick over the day’s news. To subscribe to The Times visit thetimes.co.uk/timesredbox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 05, 2020•38 min
Matt is joined by Times columnists Alice Thompson and John Kampfner as well as Sir Christopher Meyer, Britain's ambassador to the US from 1997 to 2003, and Lewis Lukens, Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Londonfrom 2016 to 2019. Plus, Patrick Maguire stops in to take on today's PMQs as it happens. It's a very busy show. To subscribe to The Times visit thetimes.co.uk/timesredbox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 04, 2020•55 min
Matt Chorley is joined by Henry Zeffman to talk though his comprehensive guide to the US election for Brits (and idiots). Plus Times columnists David Aaranovitch and Danny Finkelstein to talk about the big news of the day. To subscribe to The Times visit thetimes.co.uk/timesredbox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 03, 2020•39 min
Matt Chorley and Times Deputy Political Editor Steven Swinford reveal what Conservative MPs and Ministers really think about the new lockdown measures, off the record. To subscribe to the Times go to thetimes.co.uk/timesredbox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 02, 2020•24 min
Matt Chorley and former Number 10 pollster James Johnson convene a special Times Radio focus group with swing voters from Pennsylvania ahead of the Presidential election next week; plus: are there ghosts in Downing Street? To subscribe to the Times go to thetimes.co.uk/timesredbox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 29, 2020•30 min
Matt Chorley speaks to the former Labour cabinet minster Ed Balls about leaving politics, making documentaries, the Labour party and Strictly Come Dancing. To subscribe to the Times go to thetimes.co.uk/timesredbox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 28, 2020•31 min
Matt Chorley sits down with the UK's first black cabinet minister Paul Boateng, plus pollsters Chris Curtis and Deborah Mattinson give us the latest low down on the polls. To subscribe to the Times go to thetimes.co.uk/timesredbox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 27, 2020•45 min
On the 70th anniversary of the House of Commons' post-war reconstruction, Matt Chorley speaks to Speaker Lindsay Hoyle, and SNP MP Kirsten Oswald makes the case for a chamber revamp in the style of European semi-circular parliaments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 26, 2020•26 min
Is the UK dealing particularly badly with the second wave of Coronavirus? Matt Chorley speaks to Times correspondents from Europe, Asia and the US to find out how governments are dealing with new outbreaks, and whether it's damaging their leaders' support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 22, 2020•27 min
Matt Chorley and Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman pause the action to explain the exchanges between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer at Prime Ministers' Questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 21, 2020•30 min
Matt Chorley speaks to playwright James Graham about why he loves dramatising politics, we hear from former Home Secretary Amber Rudd and actor Justin Edwards about having your job written up for the big screen and what it's like to play a lacklustre MP; Times TV reviewer Hugo Rifkind and Deputy Books editor talk through their favourite fictional politicians; plus, the winner of the World Cup of Fictional Politicians is announced. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 20, 2020•38 min
Matt Chorley and former Number 10 Pollster James Johnson dissect the latest Times Radio focus group, featuring voters from London, Birmingham and Liverpool talking about the new Coronavirus restrictions, and whether they'll follow the rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 19, 2020•39 min
From Excel spreadsheets to the Brexit negotiations, former Cabinet Office Minister under David Cameron, Lord (Francis) Maude, speaks to Matt Chorley about the machinery of government - and why it can make their big ideas fail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 15, 2020•28 min
Matt Chorley and Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman pause the action 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.
Oct 14, 2020•31 min
Matt Chorley speaks to veteran broadcaster David Dimbleby about his new podcast on the Iraq war, public trust, Question Time, and why he doesn't have a knighthood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 13, 2020•28 min
Matt Chorley speaks to former Press Secretaries for every Prime Minister since Thatcher, who give their experiences of the job and advice for Boris Johnson's new spokesperson Allegra Stratton. Guests include: Thatcher: Sir Bernard Ingham Major: Gus O’Donnell Blair: Tom Kelly Brown: Simon Lewis Cameron: Gabby Bertin May: Paul Harrison Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 12, 2020•24 min
Matt Chorley speaks to US pollsters Rachel Bitecofer, Jacob Rubashkin, Kyle Kondik, Professor Jason Reifler and the Washington Correspondent of the Times, Henry Zeffman, about the best moments of the vice-presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence...and the fly that landed on his head. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 08, 2020•26 min
Matt Chorley is joined by Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman to pause the exchanges between Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson and explain what's happening at Prime Minister's Questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 07, 2020•31 min
Rachel Wolf, the woman who wrote the 2019 Conservative manifesto, tells Matt Chorley the secret of Johnsonism. Plus the PM's biographer Andrew Gimson, Johnson's former researcher Rachel Wolf, the Spectator's Kate Andrews and Professor Tim Bale on whether he will fight the next election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 06, 2020•23 min
On the day he gives his speech to the virtual Conservative Party Conference, Matt Chorley takes a look at the challenges facing Chancellor Rishi Sunak with the Times Oliver Wright, the Resolution Foundation's Torsten Bell and former Conservative advisor Salma Shah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 05, 2020•22 min
Matt Chorley is joined by Spitting Image creator Roger Law, as well as impressionists Matt Forde and Debra Stevenson, ahead of the show's return this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 01, 2020•26 min
Matt Chorley and Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman pause the action between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer's weekly dispatch box exchange, and explain what's going on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 30, 2020•30 min
