57. The Week Everything Changed
In a special bonus episode Rory and Alastair discuss whether the writing is already on the wall for Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng, how Starmer found his voice and revived Labour, and what the future ho...
29 Sep 202242min
56. Question Time: Prison reform, lobbying, and Alastair on Strictly
Should MPs be drug tested? Does the UK have a corruption problem? How could we radically reform prisons? Alastair and Rory join each other in person this week to answer these questions and many more. ...
29 Sep 202227min
55. The Kamikwaze budget, Iranian protests, and Italian 'post-fascists'
It's been a quiet week in UK politics... On today's (in person) episode Rory and Alastair discuss Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-budget, Liz Truss and her quest for growth, the protests in Iran and the far ri...
28 Sep 202249min
54. Albanian PM Edi Rama on Putin, Macron, and combating corruption
Alastair and Rory are joined by Edi Rama, the Prime Minister of Albania, to talk Putin, Merkel, Macron, the European Union, small boats, cyber attacks from Iran, and much, much more. Tune in to hear h...
23 Sep 202256min
53. Question Time: Blair-Brown, the Special Relationship, and official apologies
Who would you cast to play yourself in a film? Rory and Alastair give their answers to this question and many more in today's Question Time episode. Plus the rarity of political apologies, friendship ...
22 Sep 202231min
52. The Queen's funeral, United Nations, and fracking
Join Alastair and Rory as they discuss Queen Elizabeth II's funeral, Liz Truss' visit to the UN, the pros and cons of fracking and the drastic fall in value of the British Pound. Plus Biden's growing ...
21 Sep 202258min
51. Mark Drakeford on Labour success, Tory PMs, and Welsh nationalism
Alastair and Rory are joined by Mark Drakeford, First Minister of Wales and Leader of Welsh Labour, to talk Boris Johnson, devolution, Welsh nationalism, Scotland, the secret of Labour’s century of su...
16 Sep 202248min
50. Question Time: King Charles III, Scottish accents, and left vs. right
What's the true definition of right-wing and left-wing? Alastair and Rory debate what defines the two sides of the political spectrum, who their favourite comedians are, and why neither of them have a...
15 Sep 202230min
