Matt Chorley ventures on to the much-hyped social media app, and joins a room with Conservative MP Esther McVey and Labour's Stephen Doughty to find out how British politicians are using it, while the New Yorker's Jiayang Fan describes how young people in China used it to discuss human rights abuses - before the app was banned. PLUS: Finkelvitch - Daniel Finkelstein and David Aaronovitch give their take on the political news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 09, 2021•45 min
Matt Chorley boards a Times Radio Airways flight around the world to see how the vaccine roll-out is faring in America, China, France, Germany, Spain and Japan. PLUS: Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester on the art of stepping back, from royals to Nigel Farage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 08, 2021•42 min
Forget the budget, the government wants us to lose the pounds from our waistline. Prue Leith from the Great British Bake-Off tells Matt Chorley whether it will work, and Dr Tim Lobstein, from the World Obesity Federation, explains how thousands of deaths in Britain could have been avoided if we had not been so obese. PLUS WebbCram: Esther Webber and Robert Crampton on Labour's problem with Rishi Sunak. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 04, 2021•41 min
Matt Chorley and Red Box Reporter Patrick Maguire give their snap analysis of the budget, ahead of PMQ's Unpacked, where Matt is joined by Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman to pause the action and explain the exchanges between Boris Johnson and Kier Starmer. PLUS Times Columnist Alice Thomson and Red Box writer John Kampfner pick over the day's news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 03, 2021•46 min
Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond were once close allies and friends, but then the relationship turned sour, with the battle going all the way to the courts and to the heart of the question about whether the United Kingdom will follow their friendship in being broken up. Matt Chorley is joined by Keiran Andrews, Scottish political editor of The Times, to explain the row. Professor James Mitchell from Edinburgh University and journalist Angela Haggarty assess the impact on the SNP; and Luke Graham...
Mar 02, 2021•46 min
New polling shows the public now thinks benefits are too low. Matt Chorley speaks to a mother on Universal Credit and a former MP who had to rely on benefits after losing his seat. PLUS: Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester on why we really do hate elections. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 01, 2021•39 min
New polling reveals just 4 per cent of people know what the culture war is. Matt Chorley speaks to an expert panel about what this means for politics. Plus Esther Webber and Robert Crampton on why Germany now envies Britain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 25, 2021•41 min
Times columnist Alice Thomson and Red Box writer John Kampfner pick over the day's news, then Matt Chorley and Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman pause the action at Prime Minister's Questions to explain the Commons exchanges between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 24, 2021•45 min
Chris Smith tells Matt Chorley about being the first MP to come out as gay, and the first to come out as HIV positive, in the latest episode marking LGBT+ History Month. PLUS: Finkelvitch - Daniel Finkelstein and David Aaronovitch on Lady Macbeth and anti-lockdowners losing the argument. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 23, 2021•44 min
One year out from the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, Matt Chorley speaks to Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat and the Muslim Council of Britain's Hassan Joudi about whether Britain should boycott the event over allegations of human rights abuses in Xinjiang, and to Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies and the Times' Matt Lawton about attending controversial international sporting events. PLUS: Times Columnists Rachel Sylvester and Libby Purves pick over the day's news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...
Feb 22, 2021•41 min
Red Box reporter, Esther Webber, and Times' columnist Robert Crampton pick over the day's news; Matt Chorley is joined by Blair Jenkins who ran Yes Scotland campaign and Blair McDougall who ran the Better Together campaign on whether a second Scottish independence referendum is likely. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 18, 2021•40 min
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced sweeping reforms to the NHS, but social care plans have been delayed again. Luke Jones - sitting in for Matt Chorley - is joined by experts in the area to discuss how to fix the system. Plus: Times writers Alice Thomson and John Kampfner pick over the day's news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 17, 2021•45 min
The UK parliament has more LGBT members than ever before, but how did it here? As part of LGBT History Month Luke Jones - sitting in for Matt Chorley - is joined by parliamentary historian Penny McMahon and current and former MPs Chris Bryant, Justine Greening and Hannah Bardell to talk about the history of the laws surrounding LGBT rights and what it's like being an out politician today. Plus, Times columnists David Aaronovitch and Danny Finkelstein discuss the day's headlines. Hosted on Acast....
Feb 16, 2021•49 min
Luke Jones sits in for Matt Chorley. On Rishi Sunak's first anniversary as Chancellor Luke is joined by IPSOS Mori's Head of Politics Kieran Pedley, George Osborne's former Chief of Staff Rupert Harrison and former economic advisor to John McDonnell James Meadway to discuss why the Chancellor remains so popular, and what challenges he faces in the coming year. Plus Columnists Rachel Sylvester and Libby Purves pick over the day's news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 15, 2021•40 min
Red Box reporter, Esther Webber, and Times' columnist Robert Crampton pick over the day's news; Matt Chorley marks International Day of Women and Girls in Science by speaking to three prominent scientists, Payal Jain, Professor Monica Grady, Professor Lorna Dawson and the science minister Amanda Solloway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 11, 2021•43 min
The Spectator's economics correspondent Kate Andrews and Red Box writer John Kampfner pick over the day's news, then Matt Chorley and Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman pause the action at Prime Minister's Questions to explain the Commons exchanges between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 10, 2021•43 min
Have you noticed a change in the prime minister? Less prone to starting fights? The over-optimism dialled down? Matt Chorley speaks to Steven Swinford, the Times political editor, about a change in tone in No10, plus Charles Walker, the vice-chairman of the 1992 committee of Tory MPs, and Baroness Jenkin, on why the reboot should involve more women. PLUS: Finkelvitch - Daniel Finkelstein and David Aaronovitch on Keir Starmer's "Infamy" moment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...
Feb 09, 2021•44 min
Former No10 pollster James Johnson chairs a group of swing voters to get their views on Boris Johnson, Keir Starmer and the economy. Plus: Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester on who is in tune with the national mood on tax. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 08, 2021•50 min
Red Box reporter, Esther Webber, and Times' columnist Robert Crampton pick over the day's news; Matt Chorley is joined by Suzanne Heywood on her book about her husband and former cabinet secretary Jeremy Heywood and the competition she's launched in his name asking for your big ideas to change the country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 04, 2021•43 min
Times columnist Alice Thomson and Red Box writer John Kampfner pick over the day's news, then Matt Chorley and Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman pause the action at Prime Minister's Questions to explain the Commons exchanges between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 03, 2021•49 min
With a month until the budget, Matt Chorley asks a panel of economic experts if it is time to tighten our belts or splash the cash. Guests include Robert Chote, former head of the Budget Responsibility, Morgan Schondelmaier, from the free market think tank the Adam Smith Institute, and Costas Lapavitsas, an economist from SOAS University. Plus columnists Daniel Finkelstein and Tom McTague ask: does it matter if dissidents aren't perfect? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...
Feb 02, 2021•43 min
Dame Sara Thornton, the Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner, tells Matt Chorley how lockdown has affected the thousands trapped in servitude in Britain. PLUS columnists Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester on vaccine volunteering and tackling online racists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 01, 2021•39 min
Times columnist Robert Crampton and Red Box reporter Esther Webber pick over the day's news, then Matt Chorley speaks to former British Ambassador to the US Peter Westmacott about what Ambassadors do all day, and it isn't eating Ferrero Rochers... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 28, 2021•43 min
Times columnist Alice Thomson and Red Box writer John Kampfner pick over the day's news, then Matt Chorley and Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman pause the action at Prime Minister's Questions to explain the Commons exchanges between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 27, 2021•47 min
Matt Chorley speaks to Janine Webber, who was born in the Polish town of Lwów in 1932, and from the age of nine, when the Germans arrived, she spent the rest of her childhood on the run. She told her story to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 27, 2021•24 min
Times Columnists Daniel Finkelstein and David Aaronovitch pick over the day's news; then Matt Chorley talks about the newfound popularity of supermarkets with Tesco Chairman John Allan, pollster James Johnson, Times Retail Editor Ashley Armstrong and the Institute for Government's Tom Sasse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 26, 2021•41 min
Times Columnists Rachel Sylvester and Libby Purves pick over the day's news; then Matt Chorley is joined by former Home Secretaries Alan Johnson and Jack Straw, and former Home Office advisor Salma Shah to talk about whether the Home Office is fit for purpose, and why it's so difficult to run. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 25, 2021•42 min
Red Box reporter, Esther Webber, and Times' columnist Robert Crampton pick over the day's news; Matt Chorley is joined by Lord Norman Fowler to speak about bringing down the numbers in the House of Lords and how to get a peerage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 21, 2021•41 min
The highs and lows of the Trump presidency as remembered by Times and Sunday Times reporters across America, introduced by Matt Chorley. Hear from David Charter, Henry Zeffman and Josh Glancy in Washington, Will Pavia and Laura Pullman in New York, Jacqui Goddard in Miami and Ben Hoyle in LA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 20, 2021•21 min
Times columnist Alice Thomson and Red Box writer John Kampfner pick over the day's news, then Matt Chorley and Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman pause the action at Prime Minister's Questions to explain the Commons exchanges between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 20, 2021•47 min
