Electoral Dysfunction

Does Kemi Badenoch need to work harder to get the public to understand what she’s about and what she stands for? Ruth’s got some advice for the new Conservative leader after her first few weeks in the...

29 Nov 202434min

In the week farmers descended on Westminster, Beth, Ruth and Harriet ask just how difficult these protests are for the government. They question whether the chancellor could roll back on her budget co...

22 Nov 202445min

As well as this week's usual Electoral Dysfunction, Beth, Ruth and Harriet can be found on a another podcast for one week only.They debate what should lead the news on Tortoise's The News Meeting with...

15 Nov 20242min

MPs are about to get their first chance to debate and vote on an assisted dying bill for almost a decade. It'll be about a proposed law for England and Wales.     Ruth, Beth and Harriet discuss the hu...

14 Nov 202446min

Beth, Ruth and Harriet work out what Donald Trump’s second presidency will mean for the UK as they debrief the American election.   They heard from one of Theresa May’s advisors who had to deal with T...

7 Nov 202450min

Kemi Badenoch is the new leader of the Conservative Party.  How will she rebuild the party? How controversial will she be as leader of the opposition? And what does she mean when she says it's time to...

2 Nov 202424min

Is this the budget we were promised by Labour? And where will the fallout be for the government in the days and weeks to come? On the day after the first Labour budget in nearly 15 years - and the fir...

31 Okt 202448min

In the week that Donald Trump filed a legal case against the Labour Party for alleged “blatant election interference” - Beth, Ruth and Harriet ask whether we should turn a blind eye to the drama, or w...

25 Okt 202452min