How Labour Could Reverse Brexit
The prime minister has been increasingly critical of Brexit this week, and says he wants a closer relationship with the EU - without rejoining key parts of the club.But will Labour inevitably have to ...
4 Dec 202540min
How To Survive A Tax-Raising Budget
Was the Budget aimed at short-term political survival, or did it form part of a coherent electoral strategy?Sally, Polly, Danny (and Hugo) discuss Rachel Reeves' statement - does it make it more likel...
27 Nov 202538min
How To Make Your MPs Like You
Can Keir Starmer persuade his backbenchers to back his tough new migration reforms - and stop them openly plotting his downfall?We discuss how prime ministers have tried to keep their MPs on side, Ale...
20 Nov 202538min
How To Plot Against A Prime Minister
Keir Starmer has vowed to fight any plot to oust him - but has Downing Street's briefing operation against the plotters actually made his downfall more likely?Sally, Pollly, Danny and Hugo discuss the...
13 Nov 202538min
How Rachel Reeves Will Have To Resign
Danny says if Rachel Reeves raises income tax she will have to resign - and will make all political promises in the future worthless. Do the other political masterminds (and Hugo) agree?We also discus...
6 Nov 202539min
How...The Elections Were Won And Lost: Hague & The Tories in 2001
We're joined by William Hague for the latest in our series looking at how the biggest elections in recent political history were won - and how they were lost.We go inside the Tory campaign, in which H...
30 Okt 202555min
How To Raise Taxes
Rachel Reeves is thinking about increasing taxes - perhaps even breaking Labour's manifesto commitment not to raise income tax.The political masterminds discuss what that would mean for the government...
23 Okt 202539min
How To Lose An Election, Really Badly
As well as knowing how to win an election, the team have plenty of experience of losing them too. For this episode, recorded in front of an audience at the Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature...
16 Okt 202545min
