BONUS: Have the Conservatives already lost the next election? With Andrew Marr and David Gauke
In a bonus episode of the New Statesman Podcast, we bring you a discussion between Andrew Marr and David Gauke after the local elections earlier this month, in which the Tories did poorly. They talk a...
16 Maj 202315min
The art of the political interview – with Rob Burley
Why is this lying bastard lying to me? That’s the question Jeremy Paxman famously asked when trying to pin down slippery politicians, and it’s the title of Rob Burley’s new book, published on 11 May. ...
15 Maj 202332min
Is Labour heading for a majority after all?
Now all the local ballots have been counted, Anoosh is joined by Freddie Hayward, Rachel Wearmouth and Ben Walker to work out who did well, who did badly, and what the results might tell us about the ...
11 Maj 202328min
Is it time to abolish the monarchy - Recorded live at the Cambridge literary Festival
In this special edition of the New Statesman Podcast we bring you the New Statesman debate, recorded live at the Cambridge Literary Festival, on the motion: “This house believes it is time for Britain...
8 Maj 20231h 22min
A bad night for the Conservatives at the local elections
As the first results from the English local elections come in, Rachel Wearmouth, Freddie Hayward and Ben Walker look at what they mean for the main parties. They talk about where the Conservatives are...
5 Maj 202326min
Are the Tories failing children?
What’s it like to be a child today? Anoosh Chakelian, Rachel Cunliffe and Zoë Grünewald discuss the New Statesman's recent interview with Rachel de Souza, the children’s commissioner for England – who...
1 Maj 202330min
The writer at the centre of the Diane Abbott row
Diane Abbott, the former shadow home secretary and ally of Jeremy Corbyn, has been suspended as a Labour MP after she claimed Jewish people cannot be victims of racism, in a letter to the Observerresp...
27 Apr 202320min
Is Rishi Sunak reviving the Tories? Live at the Cambridge Literary Festival
In a special episode of the New Statesman Podcast recorded live at the Cambridge Literary Festival, Anoosh Chakelian, Freddie Hayward and Ben Walker discuss Dominic Raab’s resignation and what it mean...
24 Apr 202353min
