Why the non-dom scandal shows Rishi Sunak is bad at politics
As Rishi Sunak comes under investigation by the government’s standards watchdog, Ailbhe Rea and Anoosh Chakelian discuss the fallout from the revelations about the Chancellor and the tax affairs of hi...
12 Apr 202226min
Are voters moving to Labour or to nowhere?
Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea are joined by the senior data journalist Ben Walker to mark the launch of State of the Nation, the New Statesman’s new data site for understanding Britain in numbers, m...
8 Apr 202223min
How Russia abuses Britain’s legal system, with the activist Vladimir Ashurkov
As the EU and UK debate further sanctions on Russia after evidence of massacres by Russian forces in Bucha, north of Kyiv, Ailbhe Rea speaks to the exiled opposition campaigner Vladimir Ashurkov.They ...
5 Apr 202221min
Has the Spring Statement deflated Rishi Sunak?
As the fallout from Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement continues, New Statesman Political Editor Andrew Marr joins Ailbhe Rea to discuss why it was received quite so badly and whether it has ruined the Ch...
1 Apr 202221min
What is “Britishness” – and does it still matter? With Gary Younge, Jeremy Deller and Jason Cowley
This special episode of the New Statesman Podcast marks “A Dream of Britain”, the New Statesman’s latest issue. It is guest edited by Michael Sheen and explores class, culture and identity in Britain ...
29 Mar 202232min
Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement shows he's still a high-tax Chancellor
Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea discuss Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement as the Office for Budget Responsibility warns the UK is about to face the biggest rise in the cost of living since records began....
24 Mar 202223min
Bonus episode: Michael Sheen on class, culture and Britishness
Ahead of his guest-edited issue of the New Statesman, the actor and campaigner Michael Sheen speaks to Anoosh Chakelian for a special episode of the New Statesman podcast. Titled "A Dream of Britain",...
23 Mar 202230min
P&O Ferries uses "slave labour on the high seas", says Karl Turner MP
P&O Ferries caused outrage last week (17 March) when it sacked 800 crew members to replace them with “cheap agency workers from eastern Europe” overnight. Anoosh Chakelian is joined by the Labour MP f...
22 Mar 202222min
