These Times - How George Osborne’s All-In Bet On China Went Wrong
In the wake of revelations about Chinese spy activity in Westminster, Tom and Helen explore the recent history of British-Chinese relations, from Hong Kong, to espionage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
18 Sep 202358min
These Times - Rory Stewart's Divided Soul: An Interview with the Man Who Still Wants to be PM
In this special episode, Tom McTague sits down with Rory Stewart to chat about populism and spycraft, John le Carré and Lawrence of Arabia, and his prospective route to Number 10. Hosted on Acast. See...
13 Sep 20231h 5min
These Times - How Worried Should We Be About Saudi Arabia?
In this episode, Tom and Helen explore Saudi Arabia - a place at once futuristic and authoritarian. From Aramco Oil to Cristiano Ronaldo, we discuss the ways in which the Kingdom in the Middle East is...
11 Sep 202358min
These Times - Africa's Coup Belt
In this episode, Tom and Helen explore the African Coup's, from Gabon to Niger, and discuss what the turmoil across the Sahel reveals about today's world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...
4 Sep 202351min
These Times - The Strange Legacy of Tony Blair
In this episode, we turn to Britain's abiding political presence - Tony Blair. From his early beginnings in British politics, to The Tony Blair Institute, Tom and Helen ask whether we are entering a n...
28 Aug 20231h
These Times - Thatcher’s Legacy: An Interview with Charles Moore
In this episode, Tom sits down with former editor of The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator, and Margaret Thatcher's biographer to talk about the romance of Ms. Thatcher, and her influential legacy on ...
23 Aug 202348min
These Times - From Bruges to Brexit
In this week's episode, Tom and Helen journey back 35 years to explore the forces surrounding Margaret Thatcher's speech in Bruges and how it set the future of British politics in motion. Hosted on Ac...
21 Aug 202349min
These Times - The 1970s Strike Back with Dominic Sandbrook
In this episode, Tom and Helen sit down with Dominic Sandbrook to discuss the 1970s - from energy shocks to Stars Wars' new age spirituality and bin-bags lining the streets during the winter of discon...
14 Aug 202357min
