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- Today43 min
If Andy Burnham wins, what next?
Tomorrow - the fate of the Labour government, and Keir Starmer's premiership, is in the balance as voters head to the polls in Makerfield for the most consequential by-election in a generation. If Andy Burnham wins, what are his next steps? How will the following days and weeks play out? Will Lloyd is joined by Ailbhe Rea to discuss.
- Today52 min
Frank Cottrell-Boyce fears Britain has lost its childhood
Children's laureate, screenwriter, author of Millions, architect of the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, and father of seven, Frank Cottrell-Boyce joins Oli Dugmore to discuss what childhood means in Britain today. Over two years visiting schools, prisons and asylum hotels, he found a country that has quietly stopped looking after its youngest citizens. He talks about the NEETs crisis, furniture poverty, what summer holidays now mean to children who dread them, and why the most radical thing you can do for a child is sit on a sofa and read to them.
- 2 days ago25 min
Makerfield: What are the polls saying?
On Thursday, Makerfield goes to the polls in the most consequential by-election in a generation. Can Andy Burnham finally gain the parliamentary seat he needs to enter the Labour leadership race? Will Robert Kenyon and Reform stop Burnham's charge to Downing Street and further cement their status as Labour's inevitable successors? Anoosh Chakelian is joined by senior data journalist Ben Walker to discuss.
- 4 days ago43 min
The Makerfield candidates' normal person contest | Will and Anoosh
The Makerfield by-election candidates battle it out to be the most "normal", the travails of journalists from the US to the NS and more crossover between the worlds of AI and politics. Will Dunn and Anoosh Chakelian round up the stories of the week
- 4 days ago44 min
Does travel actually broaden the mind?
"The traveller sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see." Andrea Wulf joins us to discuss her new book The Traveller, about George Forster - the forgotten naturalist who sailed with Captain James Cook at seventeen and came back convinced of something radical: that all human beings are equal. We ask why that idea was so scandalous in the Enlightenment, why Forster has been largely written out of history, and whether travel really does broaden the mind - or whether, as G.K. Chesterton suggested, it might do the opposite.
- 5 days ago
Wes Streeting: Keir Starmer doesn't take responsibility
After the resignations of Defence Secretary John Healey and Armed Forces Minister Al Carns, Wes Streeting joins the Politics Show to reflect on why Keir Starmer is losing support from his loyal ministers. Streeting resigned his own post as Health Secretary in May, and has said he would run in a future race to replace Keir Starmer as Labour leader and Prime Minister. Also in this episode, Tom McTague and Ethan Croft discuss the resignations and what they mean – for the UK's ability to defend itself, and for the future of the government. The interview excerpt featured here is taken from an hour-long conversation with Wes Streeting which will publish next week. READ: John Healey's resignation heralds the end for Keir Starmer, by Andrew Marr
- 1 weeks ago58 min
Mariana Mazzucato wants economists to rethink everything
Mariana Mazzucato is one of the most influential economists of modern times. An avowed progressive, her ideas impact the lives of millions of people, from the United States to sub-Saharan Africa. She was directly consulted in the creation of Biden's CHIPS Act, which is worth $280 billion. The World Bank's Mission 300, is straight out of her book Mission Economy. Oli Dugmore sits down with her to discuss the hope for progressive change in our political and economic systems.
- 1 weeks ago19 min
Makerfield locals have their say
Ahead of the by-election in Makerfield on June 18th, polling expert Scarlett Maguire spoke to voters in the constituency for the New Statesman. This episode is made up of clips from these Makerfield locals. Scarlett spoke to two groups, some who said they would be voting Reform, some who said they would be voting Labour. They shared their concerns about the current state of the UK and its politics, and their opinions on the two main parties and candidates battling it out in Makerfield.
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