Alison McGovern: "people want respect and dignity"
Today on the podcast we're bringing you a conversation from the New Statesman's Path to Power conference which looked inside the Labour Party machine as it gears up for the next election.In this sessi...
1 Huhti 202426min
How would a general election shift if all UK residents, not just citizens, could vote?
This is an episode we like to call “You Ask Us”. Our first question from James who says: "How would the results of a general election change if all British residents were allowed to vote, not just Bri...
29 Maalis 202418min
"Turning up to a gun fight with a wooden spoon": should the UK be tougher on China?
Earlier this week the UK government accused China of stealing 40 million UK registered voters’ names and addresses. The breach occurred in 2021 and 2022, in which time GCHQ has ascertained that China ...
28 Maalis 202417min
The UK's social care system is failing all of us
Each one of us in the UK is likely to be or become a carer at some point in our lives. Women have a 50:50 chance of caring by the time they are 46 and men by the time they reach the age of 57.But the ...
25 Maalis 202429min
Is Vaughan Gething’s victory politically significant?
This is an episode we like to call “You Ask Us”.Our first question from Adam in Cardiff who says: "Does it matter who was elected in the Welsh Labour leadership election? It seems that both candidates...
22 Maalis 202413min
Labour's economic plans: 'Bidenomics' without the money?
Stability, investment, and reform - these are the three pillars for growth set out by Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her Mais Lecture to business and finance leaders earlier this week.“In a changi...
21 Maalis 202416min
Why are female politicians still taken less seriously?
Why are women still taken less seriously than men? Alona Ferber, senior editor at the New Statesman, is joined by Mary Ann Seighart, journalist, former assistant editor of The Times, visiting professo...
18 Maalis 202438min
How does the whip system work? + Are Tory voters dying out?
Ben Walker shares exclusive analysis on the impact of a dying electorate.In our weekly listener questions episode, Rachel Cunliffe is joined by Freddie Hayward and Ben Walker to answer two questions f...
15 Maalis 202414min
