Will Trump turn the tables on Georgian prosecutors and make his trial the most watched campaign show in history with devastating consequences for democracy. Meanwhile… where are the devastating consequences for Michelle Mone, the Tory peer who profiteered from Covid? Also - which Matt flunked his A-levels? And which Matt is suddenly a football fan for the week? A Rethink Audio production, for The New European. LISTENER OFFER: subscribe for as little as £1 a week and get a £25 gift voucher to be ...
Aug 18, 2023•39 min
Suella Braverman, Lee Anderson, Rishi Sunak ... are we falling into their trap by focussing on asylum seeker barges and taskforces against "dodgy lawyers" while the real story of this government's abject incompetence is ignored? And talking of absolute cults, the Two Matts say goodbye to two giants of culture - Jamie Reid and William Friedkin - and come up with their own Top 5 list of people who changed our culture forever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 11, 2023•47 min
Prosecution or persecution? Donald Trump is dragging American politics deep into uncharted waters and if you thought 2016 represented a low point in western democracy, then you ain't seen nothing yet. On the upside, the Two Matts both loved Barbie The Movie but over Oppenheimer they had something of a fall out. Which seemed appropriate. A Rethink Audio production, for The New European. LISTENER OFFER: subscribe for as little as £1 a week and get a £25 gift voucher to be spent at our shop. Hosted...
Aug 04, 2023•42 min
What’s driving the sudden reversal on green policies from both Sunak and Starmer… and how did Gregg Wallace become one of the all time great satirists? All this and more in this week’s meaty Two Matt’s discussion. A Rethink Audio production for The New European - get special offers when you subscribe using theneweuropean.co.uk/2matts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 28, 2023•43 min
Caroline Lucas changed British politics when she became the UK’s first Green MP in 2010. Now she’s bringing her Westminster career to a close.. the Two Matts sit down with her for an extended interview about integrity in politics, why Keir Starmer needs to show more courage, and how spending time with the dying has given her a fresh perspective on life. It’s a fascinating listen with one of our most remarkable politicians. A Rethink Audio production, for The New European. LISTENER OFFER: subscri...
Jul 21, 2023•40 min
Matt and Matt dissect the drama of the Hew Edwards saga… and find themselves at odds on both how he has been treated and the role of The Sun in this sorry tale of our times A Rethink Audio production, for The New European. LISTENER OFFER: subscribe for as little as £1 a week and get a £25 gift voucher to be spent at our shop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 14, 2023•46 min
In which The Fourth Matt is revealed, Zuckerberg takes it to Elon and the Matts celebrate The Boss. A Rethink Audio production, for The New European. LISTENER OFFER: subscribe for as little as £1 a week and get a £25 gift voucher to be spent at our shop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 07, 2023•42 min
London is a political mess and Paris is on fire … the Two Matts explore this tale of two cities. Have the Tories abandoned the capital… and why do French police shot dead so many more than cops in any other European country? Plus how a former hot dog salesman marched on Moscow. A Rethink Audio production, for The New European. LISTENER OFFER: subscribe for as little as £1 a week and get a £25 gift voucher to be spent at our shop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 30, 2023•38 min
The Brexit Referendum is now 7 years ago, and Matt & Matt rake the coals searching for the glimmer of good news in amongst the procession of bad. Spoiler alert: They fail. Also discussed: the incredible contrast between five rich people in a submarine and 700 poor people in a boat on the Med. And, is Matt K the worst parent on the planet? It's possible. A Rethink Audio production, for The New European. LISTENER OFFER: subscribe for as little as £1 a week and get a £25 gift voucher to be spen...
Jun 23, 2023•45 min
Missed us? The New European Podcast returns at The Two Matts, now with editor Matt Kelly and editor-at-large Matthew d'Ancona discussing the week's political developments. New episodes every Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 19, 2023•59 sec
As another round of strikes loom, a GP joins The New European podcast to lay bare the scale of the problems facing healthcare workers and to answer the big question: Is a quality, free-to-all National Health Service still possible? Plus: Liz Truss on the comeback trail, Ann Widdecombe goes too far and Nigel Farage sees the light. With Steve Anglesey, Eleanor Longman-Rood and Matt Withers. Producer: John Dakin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 02, 2023•46 min
Why did Greece try to jail Sara Mardini, one of the real-life heroes who inspired Netflix hit The Swimmers? The New European's Suna Erdem explains all. And what does the Nadhim Zahawi affair mean for Rishi Sunak's faltering premiership? Analysis of another government crisis with TNE's Eleanor Longman-Rood, Matt Withers and Steve Anglesey. Plus: Jacob Rees-Mogg's new TV show, and more bad politicians go into our Hall of Shame Producer: John Dakin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Comedian Mitch Benn looks forward to former prime minister Boris Johnson's autobiography, and asks: Where is Liz Truss hiding? Plus: Nadhim Zahawi, Jeremy Hunt and Suella Braverman are thrown into our political Hall Of Shame. With Steve Anglesey, Eleanor Longman-Rood and Matt Withers. Producer: John Dakin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 19, 2023•48 min
Award-winning journalist James Ball joins Steve Anglesey to explain why Rishi Sunak might yet be the worst prime minister ever. Plus: Another Boris Johnson goes down in flames as Partygate rears its head again, and Matt Withers puts Jonathan Gullis and Lee Anderson into our Hall of Shame. Producer: John Dakin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 12, 2023•37 min
Broadcaster and economics expert Jonty Bloom joins Steve Anglesey to dig through major speeches by Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer and find out each man’s vision for Britain’s economy and the future of Brexit. The New European’s Eleanor Longman-Rood and Matt Withers have more on Sunak v Starmer, and Steve Barclay, Richard Tice and Isabel Oakeshott go into the Hall of Shame. Producer: John Dakin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 05, 2023•56 min
A host of New European contributors share their highlights and lowlights of 2022 and their hopes and wild predictions for 2023. With Bonnie Greer, Will Self, Lionel Barber, Tanit Koch, Jonty Bloom, Eleanor-Longman Rood, Matt Withers and more. Producer: John Dakin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 21, 2022•30 min
Business expert Jonty Bloom joins New European editor Steve Anglesey to assess the damage done to Britain's economy by another year out of the EU. Plus: Eleanor Longman-Rood and Matt Withers ask if the Qatargate scandal in Brussels has damaged hopes of rejoining. And more pompous politicians are thrown in our Hall Of Shame. Producer: John Dakin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr
Best-selling author John Kampfner joins The New European team as we look back on a triumphant year for Volodymyr Zelensky and the dangers that lie ahead for Ukraine’s unlikely hero. Plus: What’s behind the coup plot in Germany, will anyone miss Matt Hancock, and who is in our political Hall of Shame? With Steve Anglesey, Eleanor Longman-Rood and Matt Withers. Producer: John Dakin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 08, 2022•48 min
What's really behind Donald Trump's decision to run again for president of the USA? What happens if Ron DeSantis beats him to the Republican nomination? And would Joe Biden defeat either of them and return to the White House? The New European columnist Bonnie Greer explains all to Steve Anglesey. Plus: Could Nigel Farage's comeback kill off the Conservatives? And which Brexiteers are in our Hall of Shame? Producer: John Dakin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 01, 2022•34 min
Overreach author Owen Matthews on Russia's disastrous invasion of Ukraine. Plus: More Brexit nightmares, Boris Johnson returns and Rishi Sunak enters the Hall of Shame. With Steve Anglesey, Eleanor Longman-Rood and Matt Withers. Producer: John Dakin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 24, 2022•57 min
Paul Mason joins the podcast to discuss Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement, Rishi Sunak’s future as PM and the return of Donald Trump with TNE editor Steve Anglesey. Plus TNE’s Eleanor Longman-Rood and Matt Withers talk about another week of Brexit bad news, plus two things we’re turning off - the World Cup and I'm A Celebrity… And finally, Nigel Farage is back in the Hall of Shame, with Nadine Dorries and Darren Grimes among the other internees. Enjoyed the pod? Let us know by tweeting @theneweurop...
Nov 17, 2022•59 min
Steve Anglesey and Ellie Longman-Rood discuss Matt Hancock on I'm A Celebrity... and ask who his appearance will damage most: the ITV show, Rishi Sunak or Hancock himself. Plus: Five years on from a visit that created local outrage and national headlines TNE goes back to Skegness to see if the seaside town still loves Brexit. And Suella Braverman, Nigel Farage and Lee Anderson go into our Hall of Shame. Enjoyed the pod? Let us know by tweeting @theneweuropean. Podcast produced by John Dakin. Hos...
Nov 10, 2022•1 hr 7 min
In this week’s episode, host and The New European journalist Eleanor Longman-Rood discusses another sane week in British politics as Matt Hancock joins the cast of this year’s I’m a Celebrity and Rishi Sunak U-turns over his decision not to attend COP27. Then, The New European’s Suna Erdem joins the podcast to discuss her recent interview with Caroline Lucas MP, the government’s responses to the climate emergency and the Just Stop Oil protests. Finally, Ann Widdecombe, Suella Braverman and Matt ...
Nov 03, 2022•44 min
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist James Ball joins Steve Anglesey, Ellie Longman-Rood and Matt Withers to talk about the new prime minister's dodgy start in Downing Street, and if his controversial home secretary can last. Special thanks to producer John Dakin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr
In this week's episode, comedian Mitch Benn joins Steve Anglesey, Eleanor Longman-Rood and Matt Withers to discuss the fall of Liz Truss and what comes next. Should there be a general election? Where are they hiding Kwasi Kwarteng? And what job could Truss do (badly) next? Plus Nadine Dorries and David Frost join the Hall of Shame this week. Enjoyed this episode? Let us know by tweeting @TheNewEuropean Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 20, 2022•48 min
In this week's episode, Matt Withers and Eleanor Longman-Rood remember the years preceding the Truss era before discussing the new Netflix series The Empress that's being touted as Germany's answer to The Crown and a new exhibit at London's Imperial War Museum. Then, The New European 's Clár Ní Chonghaile joins the podcast to answer the question of what on earth is wrong with Suella Braverman and the strange brand of cruelty she brings to the government. Plus, Thérèse Coffey and Jacob Rees-Mogg ...
Oct 13, 2022•39 min
Steve Richards from the Rock & Roll Politics podcast joins the team to explain why Liz Truss may not get any of her radical agenda through the Commons. Plus, how to tell if you’re part of the Anti-Growth Coalition and discussion of the new Spanish series The Girls At The Back and Elon Musk’s revived Twitter bid. Finally, Suella Braverman enters the Hall of Shame Enjoyed this episode? Let us know by tweeting @TheNewEuropean. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 8 min
In this week’s new-format episode, there’s a deep-dive into the economy’s deep-dive as former Financial Times editor Lionel Barber tells Kwasi Kwarteng and Liz Truss where they went wrong. And Steve Anglesey is joined by new co-hosts Eleanor Longman-Rood and Matt Withers to talk This England - the new Boris Johnson Covid drama - and German doner kebabs. Plus the team puts more bad politicians in the Hall of Shame Enjoyed this episode? Let us know by tweeting @TheNewEuropean. Hosted on Acast. See...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr
In this week’s episode, host Steve Anglesey asks whether the ongoing droughts in continental Europe are the new normal. The New European writer Clár Ní Chonghaile shares worrying predictions of what the future will hold unless we act now. And Labour historian and author Francis Beckett joins to discuss the party's Brexit stance and its upcoming conference. Finally, Ann Widdecombe, Liz Truss and Andrew Bridgen all feature in the Hall of Shame this week. Enjoyed this episode? Let us know by tweeti...
Sep 22, 2022•48 min
In this week’s episode, host Steve Anglesey dissects the week in politics as normal service is paused after the death of Queen Elizabeth II and, it seems, abnormal service resumes as bankers come out on top in the latest instalment of the cost-of-living crisis. Then, The New European columnist Bonnie Greer joins the podcast to discuss how, through an accident of timing, she will always be linked to King Charles, the international reaction to the death of Queen Elizabeth II and why Princess Anne ...
Sep 15, 2022•47 min
