The Times Opinion Podcast

Rewiring The State

Matt is working from home today...a rare occasion for him but not for most of us. Stanford...

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Can Starmer Stop The Boats?

Keir Starmer says he'll tackle the problem of small boats crossing the channel with his plan to...

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PMQs Unpacked: Cock Up After Cock Up

It's the last PMQs before the party conferences, with Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer trading blows...

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Would You Like A Referendum On That?

Are referendums the sign of a healthy democracy, or as Thatcher said a "device of dictators and...

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Can Labour Beat The Tories On Defence?

Defence and security is one of the areas where the Conservatives are still more trusted than...

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The Museum of Political Fiascos

Welcome to the grand opening of The Museum of Political Fiascos, where artefacts old and new are...

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Focus Group: It Gets Worse For Sunak

The focus group is back, with swing voters from around England giving us their unvarnished view...

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PMQs Unpacked: Concrete Chaos

It's the first PMQs clash between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer since Parliament returned from the...

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Blair To The Future

Keir Starmer has met with his brand new shadow cabinet for the first time, but does his top team...

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What's Worrying Rishi Sunak?

With MPs back after the summer recess, Matt and Times Radio Political Editor Kate McCann bring...

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The Political Editors: How Reporting Changed

From sending stories by mail to sacking ministers by tweet, 'The Political Editors' series showed...

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The Political Editors: Steven Swinford

The Times' current Political Editor Steven Swinford has been in the job for a turbulent three...

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The Political Editors: Francis Elliott

Francis Elliott became The Times' Political Editor in 2013, covering an extraordinary period that...

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How To Write A Great Political Speech

Sixty years ago Martin Luther King gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, which went onto shape...

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The Political Editors: Roland Watson

After covering the US for the Times in the aftermath of 9/11 - and interviewing President Bush in...

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The Political Editors: Philip Webster

Philip Webster was political editor at the Times for 18 years, a colossus of the Blair and Brown...

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The Political Editors: Sir Peter Riddell

Westminster veteran Sir Peter Riddell tells Matt about his time charting the dramatic end to the...

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The Political Editors: Julian Haviland

Julian Haviland became political editor of the Times in 1981, but his career in journalism began...

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The Political Editors: Fred Emery

The Political Editors is half a century of politics told by the people who wrote the first draft...

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Has Political Correctness Saved Comedy?

Has political correctness come to bury comedy, or to save it? Patrick Maguire speaks to David...

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