The wipe out scenario haunting the Conservatives
In 1993 the Canadian Conservative party went into the election in power but lost all but two of its seats. A party called Reform came to dominate right wing politics, and went on to merge with the Con...
20 Jun 202427min
The TikTok election wars
It’s being described as the UK’s first TikTok election - so can a flying pig, Cilla Black, and Nigel Farage have the power to change the result on the night?This podcast was brought to you thanks to t...
19 Jun 202428min
The Green vote: every colour of the rainbow?
Who’s voting Green in this election? There’s the fruit bowl analogy - mangos, melons and figs (we’ll explain) - and, more unkindly, the carpark. With sky-high levels of disenchantment driving support,...
18 Jun 202425min
The new science of ageing and the quest to live forever
The super-rich are trialling innumerable whacky theories to radically extend their lives, from not eating after 11pm to taking hundreds of supplements a day and even blood transfusions from their chil...
17 Jun 202428min
Could the 'blue wall' fall?
Surrey has always been a bastion of support for the Conservatives but this election the Liberal Democrats believe they stand a chance of taking some of the truest of blue seats. So, what’s changed? We...
16 Jun 202427min
Planet Hope: Solving hidden hunger with Felix Brooks-Church
This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times in partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative, hosted by The Story as a bonus weekly series each Sunday.Amidst a population of 8 billion, ...
15 Jun 202443min
The UK economy’s broken. Can Labour fix it?
As Election Day looms, the one thing everyone can agree on is that the British economy is in a pretty parlous state. So, what's Labour offereing to get Britain out of its stagflation doom-loop, and wi...
13 Jun 202432min
Football’s civil war: Man City vs Premier League
Abu Dhabi-owned Manchester City, England's top club, has launched unprecedented legal action against the Premier League - the league it plays in. With such vast sums at stake, what does it mean for th...
12 Jun 202426min
