What's past is prologue
History defines our present, our present defines our future. And so this week we look at the lessons finally being accepted from Brexit, plus some lessons for Labour from the 2024 General Election. ...
4 Des 20251h 10min
Sunday School: Oh! What a Lovely War
From Labour's Budget to Corbyn/Sultana's conference ending in acrimony, it's been a big week for the political left. You can buy Mismanaged Decline: What politicians won't tell you about the econo...
30 Nov 20251h 3min
SPOILER ALERT: Unpicking the Budget, with Vicky Pryce
Budget 2025: A world of taxes, benefits and leaks. Mostly leaks. Tune in to find out what Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith make of it all. And they are joined by economic heavyweight Vicky Pryce to ens...
27 Nov 20251h 3min
Sunday School: Backing the USSR + Covid Inquiry Report
Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith, mull the week's news. The second part of the Covid Inquiry issues its report on decision making and is scathing about the toxicity, chaos, and sheer incompetence at the ...
23 Nov 20251h 6min
Crime and Banishment: A broken justice system, and hard Labour for Starmer
In this country, we can get through multiple Prime Ministers in the time it takes for a serious sexual assault allegation to make it to trial. As Keir Starmer battles leadership challenges (Real? I...
20 Nov 20251h 11min
Sunday School: Tax of my tears
Not AGAIN, Labour comms team... After a week that started with a leadership kerfuffle and ended with an income tax volte-face (or was it..?), Naomi Smith and Kenny Campbell try to work out how stic...
16 Nov 202552min
Dial S for Starmer: how NOT to supress a leadership challenge
It takes a very special team to accidentally advertise and fuel a leadership challenge that was not even real yet, but the current team in No.10 is nothing if not special. AND... Is the BBC just anot...
13 Nov 20251h 2min
Sunday School: Trillion Dollar Manbaby
Why is a moral panic gripping the country about a handful of mistaken prisoner releases? How do we lift our gaze to a better horizon? Musk's remuneration package is designed to shock. Why is the T...
9 Nov 20251h 1min
