From Scotland to Stormont, is Rishi Sunak losing the Union?
Rishi Sunak’s government has decided to block legislation to simplify gender recognition passed by the Scottish Parliament using a mechanism that’s being described as the “nuclear option”. The decisio...
19 Jan 202321min
Why Britain’s economy has never been worse, with Duncan Weldon
Will Dunn, the New Statesman’s business editor, is joined by the journalist and former political adviser Duncan Weldon to discuss how Britain is facing a decline like never before. They talk about the...
16 Jan 202322min
Is Rishi Sunak's anti-strike law a trap for Labour?
After the Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition met across the despatch box for the first time in 2023, Anoosh Chakelian is joined by the New Statesman's Political Editor Andrew Marr and Fre...
12 Jan 202317min
How do the SNP and Welsh Labour compare with the Tories in England?
In a devolution special for the New Statesman Podcast, we take a look at how the NHS crisis - and other political problems - are playing out in Scotland and Wales. Our Scotland editor, Chris Deerin, r...
9 Jan 202339min
Sunak vs Starmer: The battle of the New Year’s speeches
Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer welcomed in 2023 with speeches setting out their priorities for the year and beyond. Anoosh Chakelian, Freddie Hayward and Rachel Cunliffe discuss Sunak’s five pledges and...
5 Jan 202330min
Will Labour change the voting system?
Half of Britain (51 per cent) wants the voting system to change, according to the British Social Attitudes survey, while only 44 per cent want to retain the current system. Most Labour supporters are ...
2 Jan 202316min
From partygate to Trussonomics, 2022 in review
In a special episode of the New Statesman Podcast, Harry Lambert joins Anoosh Chakelian to look back at the year in politics.They cast their minds back to the three prime ministers, two monarchs, one ...
29 Des 202254min
SPOTLIGHT: How connected vehicle data is going to change the world - with Wejo
In the very near future, your car will use data from your mobile device to help you navigate and stay safe. But vehicles already generate useful data. In the first episode of a three-part special part...
28 Des 202219min
