We’re back with a new season, a new co-host, and a government in crisis
Craft Politics2 Sep 2025

We’re back with a new season, a new co-host, and a government in crisis

It’s back-to-school, back-to-politics, and back to your feeds with Season Two of Craft Politics — now with a brand new format and a new co-host. We’re thrilled to welcome Holly Mumby-Croft, former UK Member of Parliament, to the pod. She’ll join Percy and I each week for our Tuesday Issue Scan episode, adding deep political insight and a healthy counter-weight to Percy... In this episode: 🇬🇧 Labour’s economic mess: Starmer sidelines Reeves, reshuffles advisors, and still can’t land the message 📉 Reform UK leads the polls—now ahead of Labour and the Conservatives combined 🏴 National flag protests, economic confusion, and the risk of a populist summer boil-over 🇨🇦 Canada’s Trump problem continues: no deal, no clarity, and no end in sight 📊 Carney’s super honeymoon: how long can he ride high on sky-high approval ratings? 🇫🇷 Why France’s looming debt crisis could become everyone’s problem 💸 What happens when both the left and the right promise unsustainable spending? 🚨 A special new segment: “Lipstick on a Gerbil” — where we rate the worst political comms moments of the week. This week we look at Angela Rayner’s stamp duty dodge and Stephen Kinnock’s weasel-worded defence And of course: 🍺 Joseph and Percy drink one of BC’s finest Pilsners 🍷 Holly sips Ribena

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