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  • Has Farage got a credible plan to stop the boats?

    Has Farage got a credible plan to stop the boats?
    Aug 27 2025
    Nigel Farage has announced his plan that he claims would stop all illegal immigration. It includes leaving the ECHR and sending asylum seekers back to countries even if they face the threat of torture or death. Will it work politically in the short term for Reform and practically if Farage becomes Prime Minister. And how should a Labour government - preoccupied by Reform - respond, not least when voters also have the choice of parties to the left of Keir Starmer? Plus the latest from Steve’s shows at the Edinburgh festival and music choices for the last weeks of summer.

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    42 min
  • What would you do if you became Prime Minister?

    What would you do if you became Prime Minister?
    Aug 22 2025

    In our latest weekend magazine edition, the team are asked to imagine what they would do if “the ball came loose from the back of the scrum” and they won power. Which policies would they prioritise? From boosting housing, to tackling anti-social behaviour, expanding continuous vocational education and training, banning cycling on pavements and mandating the pint-sized bottle of champagne, Tim, Miranda and Iain design their manifestos. Plus, the coming constitutional crisis if Reform does win the election and has no seats in the House of Lords.


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    34 min
  • Why is Starmer's government so unpopular?

    Why is Starmer's government so unpopular?
    Aug 20 2025
    Is it just "the economy stupid" or is there a deeper malaise stoking impatience with Starmer this summer, so soon after his 2024 win? Our team ponders the context wonders and whether or not the failures are all Labour's responsibility.

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    55 min
  • Question Time: the rematch

    Question Time: the rematch
    Aug 15 2025
    With the others away, Tim and Miranda tackle some of the posers for the team that got left out of last week's episode. Keep your questions coming in!

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    42 min
  • What does Lammy's friendship with JD Vance tell us?

    What does Lammy's friendship with JD Vance tell us?
    Aug 13 2025
    The Veep seems an unlikely holidaymaker in the UK but the foreign secretary has been wooing him for a long time. Our team discuss political friendships across the divide, including our own. Plus: Badenoch and Britishness.

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    47 min
  • Question time: Is there too much doom and gloom?

    Question time: Is there too much doom and gloom?
    Aug 8 2025

    In this listeners’ question time episode, the team tackle a wide range of subjects. Is there too much doom and gloom? Is it time for ID cards? Could any government raise income tax? Why has the country forgotten Covid? And a listener asks: who are we? A good question.


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    42 min
  • Has any party got a policy to stop the boats?

    Has any party got a policy to stop the boats?
    Aug 6 2025
    An intense political battle is being fought over August, normally quiet in Westminster. It centres on the small boats and wider migration issues. But amidst the conflicting claims and policy ideas the boats keep on coming. The movement of people is a global crisis at least as challenging as the crash of 2008. Are leaders in Britain and elsewhere even close to meeting it?

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    47 min
  • What is the role of uncertainty in politics?

    What is the role of uncertainty in politics?
    Aug 1 2025
    Is UK politics obsessed with certainty in an uncertain age? The terms of debate often demand that politicians and even the media adopt a fixed position and argue from strong convictions. This weekend's episode explores the virtues of doubt and pragmatism during a period of tumult.

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    34 min