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The New Statesman | UK politics and culture

Reporting and analysis to help you understand the forces shaping the world - with Andrew Marr, Hannah Barnes, Kate Lamble and Tom Gatti, plus New Statesman writers and expert contributors.WEEKLY SCHEDULEMonday: CultureTom Gatti explores what cultural moments reveal about society and the world.Wednesday: InsightOne story, zoomed out to help you understand the forces shaping the world. Hosted by Kate Lamble.Thursday: PoliticsAndrew Marr and Hannah Barnes are joined by regulars Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, plus New Statesman writers and guests, to provide expert analysis of the latest in UK politics.Friday: You Ask UsOur weekly listener questions show, with Andrew Marr, Hannah Barnes and New Statesman writers.Submit your questions at https://www.newstatesman.com/youaskus--New Statesman subscribers can listen ad-free on the New Statesman app.Get your first two months' subscription for just £2 at https://www.newstatesman.com/save Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Nicholas Harris reports from the new Labour seat of Southport, which was rocked by riots three months ago. There he found anger and resentment towards migrants. A listener asks if Reform UK now pose as much of a threat to Labour as they do to the Conservatives.Plus Rachel Cunliffe joins Hannah Barnes and Nicholas Harris to answer a listener who asks whether Donald Trump's win is good news for new Leader of the Opposition, Kemi Badenoch.🙋‍♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit yours at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailhttps://morningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at https://www.newstatesman.com/save Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

08/11/2024 • 24:37

Class? Gender? Economy? What did the Democrats get wrong, what did Trump get right, and how will the UK respond to this?Hannah Barnes is joined by senior editors George Eaton and Katie Stallard as the dust settles on the US election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

07/11/2024 • 30:06

The US has headed to the polls and we want to ask what’s at stake - what will a Trump or Harris victory mean for America, international diplomacy, even your finances. Kate Lamble is joined by senior editor Katie Stallard and New Statesman columnists Jill Filipovic and Sohrab Ahmari. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

05/11/2024 • 40:43

What was behind the Washington Post's shock decision not to endorse a presidential candidate? It's owner, Jeff Bezos, has cited reasons of impartiality and a perception of bias. Others have suggested that the decision was financially motivated, made out of fear of losing support and contracts from a Trump government.Tom Gatti is joined by Alison Phillips, former editor of the Daily Mirror, to discuss the impact of this choice and also what drives the handful of men who have controlled our media throughout history.Read more from Alison Phillips on the New Statesman here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

04/11/2024 • 26:43

David Gauke reveals his pick for the Tory leadership “not without reservations”. As Labour deliver “hard decisions” in their first budget in 14 years, a listener asks if Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are reliving Nick Clegg’s 2011.David Gauke, who served with Nick Clegg in government, gives his take.He joins Rachel Cunliffe and Hannah Barnes on our weekly listener questions episode, in which they also discuss the Conservative leadership election and David Gauke reveals who he, reluctantly, voted for.📚 READWhy Tory centrists are hopeless at leadership electionshttps://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024/10/why-tory-centrists-are-hopeless-leadership-electionsWould Kemi Badenoch be worth the risk for the Conservatives?https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2024/10/would-kemi-badenoch-be-worth-the-risk-for-conservatives🙋‍♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit yours at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailhttps://morningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at https://www.newstatesman.com/save Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

01/11/2024 • 27:15

The first Labour budget in 14 years is "refreshing" but risky, say the IFS.Rachel Reeves has delivered her maiden budget in the House of Commons. As expected, thanks to leaks and pre-briefing over the preceding week or so, the Chancellor is raising employers' National Insurance, changing capital gains and inheritance tax, and increasing stamp duty. Andrew Marr and George Eaton join Hannah Barnes on the New Statesman podcast to analyse the politics of the Labour budget. They are also joined by Ben Zaranko from the IFS to review the economics.📚 READLabour has laid a trap for the Torieshttps://www.newstatesman.com/politics/labour/2024/10/how-labour-aims-to-trap-the-tories🙋‍♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit yours at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailhttps://morningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at https://www.newstatesman.com/save Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

31/10/2024 • 26:09

One week from the US Presidential Elections, the race remains tight. There’s been renewed focus on Trump’s political rallies. At Madison Square Garden in New York Trump spoke to tens of thousands about the enemy from within, others who appeared likened Kamala Harris to a prostitute with pimp handlers, called her the antichrist and described Puerto Rico an island of garbage.The rally drew comparisons to a fascist event held in the same arena on the eve of the Second World War in 1939. Are these comparisons accurate, and if so, what does this mean for the future of the Republican party and American conservatism?Kate Lamble is joined by New Statesman writers Freddie Hayward, Sarah Churchwell, and Sohrab Ahmari. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

30/10/2024 • 27:54

A new film from Steve McQueen is about to hit cinema screens: Blitz. Set during the devastating German bombing raids of 1940 to 1941, it follows Saiorse Ronan as east end mum Rita, and her son George, played by Elliot Heffernan, as they travel across London searching for each other.In some ways, it’s a new look at history, Rita’s son is mixed race – and issues of race, class, and gender are present throughout McQueen’s film.But Blitz also takes its place in a long tradition: almost 80 years on from the end of the Second World War, Britain’s role in both world wars still dominates British culture and retains a central place in our national psyche, and our politics. Why is this?Tom Gatti is joined by journalist and academic Gary Younge and historian David Edgerton.Read Gary's piece: The myths of Blitz spiritGet access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at https://www.newstatesman.com/save Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28/10/2024 • 27:31

Andrew Marr, Hannah Barnes and Rachel Cunliffe hear from a focus group of voters in a marginal Kent constituency, to get their views on Labour's first three months in government. They reveal why they're struggling to trust "posh" Keir Starmer, whether they regret their vote, and which public figure they would love to see in parliament.This focus group was arranged by Public First.📚 READThe 100 days that shook Labourhttps://www.newstatesman.com/cover-story/2024/10/andrew-marr-100-days-that-shook-labour-keir-starmer🙋‍♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit yours at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailhttps://morningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at https://www.newstatesman.com/save Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

25/10/2024 • 22:28

Ben Zaranko, senior research economist from the Institute for Fiscal Studies, takes us through the numbers ahead of next week's budget, and the New Statesman's political editor Andrew Marr takes us through the politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24/10/2024 • 20:55

We’re just two weeks from the 2024 US Presidential election. Donald Trump is up against Kamala Harris. Polls are vanishingly close. They suggest Harris has a 53% chance of moving into the Oval office. But after years of incorrect predictions, can they be trusted?In this episode of Insight, Kate Lamble speaks with Scott Keeter from Pew Research centre as well as the New Statesman's data journalist Ben Walker about what can be gleaned from the polls, and if they are more trustworthy than the past two election cycles. Later on in the programme we hear from the New Statesman's Megan Gibson and Katie Stallard about what, or rather who, doomed Harris from the start. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

23/10/2024 • 25:24

Donald Trump has reshaped American politics. But who shaped him? A new film has some answers.The Apprentice, written by Gabriel Sherman and directed by Ali Abasi, charts the rise of a young Trump (Sebastian Stan) under the caustic tutelage of bulldog lawyer Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong). Megan Gibson interviews writer Gabriel Sherman to discuss the creative challenges of putting Trump on screen, and Tom Gatti speaks to New Statesman film critic David Sexton to explore whether star Sebastian Stan is right that “the first three-dimensional portrayal” of Trump has done the presidential candidate a favour.This is the first episode of a new weekly series, Culture from the New Statesman, hosted by Tom Gatti. We would love your feedback on our new episodes, and on the New Statesman podcast in general. Please email your comments to podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk📚 READ The Apprentice: a grotesque, compelling Trump satirehttps://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2024/10/the-apprentice-review-grotesque-compelling-donald-trump-satire🙋‍♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailhttps://morningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at https://www.newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcasthttps://www.youtube.com/@NewStatesman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21/10/2024 • 27:58

With "normal" James Cleverly out of the Tory leadership race, a listener asks if a Badenoch or Jenrick leadership would split the Conservative party in two.Andrew Marr, Hannah Barnes and Rachel Cunliffe answer listener questions in our weekly episode, You Ask Us - published every Friday.Also in this episode: do journalists talk about Westminster gossip too much? Our own gossipy journalists give their answer!📚 READ Would Kemi Badenoch be worth the risk for the Conservatives?https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2024/10/would-kemi-badenoch-be-worth-the-risk-for-conservatives🙋‍♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit yours at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailhttps://morningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at https://www.newstatesman.com/save Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18/10/2024 • 17:44

The health secretary Wes Streeting has suggested this week that weight loss injections should be used to get Britain back to work. Is this a good idea? And what does it miss from the root of the problem?Hannah Barnes is joined by political editor Andrew Marr and business editor Will Dunn.Read: Wes Streeting can’t solve unemployment with weight-loss drugs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17/10/2024 • 23:56

This is a deeply personal, deeply divisive issue; and today a private members bill to permit assisted dying in the UK is being presented to the House of Commons. Politicians will have a free vote on the issue later this year. The New Statesman this week asks whether the UK and its care system is ready for such a law. In this episode we speak to those who've lost loved ones and are left with questions about whether an assisted death would have been better, as well as palliative care experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

16/10/2024 • 29:41

The NHS is facing the most difficult period in its history. Just days into office, the new government declared the official position of the Department for Health and Social Care is that the NHS is “broken”. While there’s evidence NHS productivity has been growing at a faster rate than other public sectors over the last decade, major barriers still remain. The latest Office for National Statistics figures show NHS productivity in 2021/2022 was still 6.6% below pre-pandemic levels. Emerging trends reveal productivity in healthcare is a complex issue with no single solution. In this episode host Emma Haslett is joined by PwC’s Health Services Sector Leader Julian Hunt, CEO of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sir Jim Mackey and CEO of The King’s Fund Sarah Woolnough. They discuss the impact of the pandemic, the role of digital solutions and the importance of including staff and patients as new systems are introduced and changes are made. This New Statesman podcast episode is sponsored by PwC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12/10/2024 • 26:37

Andrew Marr sits down for an exclusive interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. And later on in the episode the team discuss what we might have missed from Labour's first 100 days in power.Sign up to the New Statesman's daily politics newsletter: Morning Call Submit a question for a future episode: You Ask Us Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11/10/2024 • 23:24

Power shifts inside Number 10, a Tory leadership shock twist, and Sturgeon reviews Johnson’s book.**follow in your podcast app so you never miss an episode**Keir Starmer has made changes at the top of his Number 10 team. Sue Gray has been ousted as chief of staff and replaced by the Labour campaign supremo Morgan McSweeney. George Eaton and Rachel Cunliffe join Hannah Barnes to explore what this means - including what exactly a chief of staff does, and who Morgan McSweeney is.A shock twist in the Tory leadership race saw James Cleverly defeated leaving Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick as front-runners to replace Rishi Sunak. Was this a disastrous miscalculation by “camp Cleverly”? And Nicola Sturgeon, former First Minister of Scotland, reviews Boris Johnson’s memoir, “Unleashed”, calling it “gut-wrenching” and “craven”.Mentioned in this episode: What is “the grid”?https://pod.fo/e/1e70c5 Nicola Sturgeon video interviewhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58jB3BSeQE4The two sides of Boris Johnson: Nicola Sturgeon reviews “Unleashed”https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/book-of-the-day/2024/10/the-two-sides-of-boris-johnson-unleashed-review-nicola-sturgeonMorgan McSweeney, the permanent insurgenthttps://www.newstatesman.com/politics/labour/2024/10/morgan-mcsweeney-permanent-insurgentMore linksAsk a question: https://newstatesman.com/youaskusSign up for our FREE daily politics email: https://morningcall.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10/10/2024 • 37:11

Right now the Republic National Committee is involved in around 120 legal cases across the US connected to the upcoming 2024 elections. It's predicted that we won't know the results of the election for days after the vote. And when we do it might very well be challenged. This is set to be the most litigious election in US history.So what does this mean practically? And is the scene being set for more political violence?Read more from Jill FilipovicRead more from Katie Stallard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

09/10/2024 • 37:17

"If we don't like it, we should demand it changes," one listener writes in.Rachel Cunliffe is joined by Andrew Marr and George Eaton to answer listener questions, including if Andrew stands by his comments from February that Starmer would be radical, and whether Lebanon has a right to self-defence.Sign up to the New Statesman's daily politics newsletter: Morning Call Submit a question for a future episode: You Ask Us Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

04/10/2024 • 17:07

And why is democracy a low priority for American voters?Rachel Cunliffe is joined by Andrew Marr, George Eaton, and Katie Stallard.Sign up to the New Statesman's daily politics newsletter: Morning Call Submit a question for a future episode: You Ask Us Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

03/10/2024 • 27:57

On the 7th October Sharone Lifschitz's parents were taken as hostages by Hamas. One year later her father, along with almost 100 other hostages, have not returned and the entire region stands at a crossroads.Tens of thousands have been killed and millions displaced by the ensuing conflict as Israel have conducted air strikes, first on Gaza, currently on Lebanon and Yemen.How did this conflict escalate so drastically? On this episode of the podcast Sharone Lifschitz and Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies, join from London, and speaking from Beirut we hear from journalist Hanna Davis and Yalda Hakim, lead world news presenter at Sky News.This episode was recorded prior to Iran's missile attack on Israel on the 1st October. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

02/10/2024 • 33:36

In a 2022 poll, a majority of Americans said they believe their government was corrupt and rigged, and more than a quarter believed it might soon be necessary to take up arms against it.Conspiracy theories have ripped across America’s political landscape for decades, but in the last 10 years the divide between fact and fiction has become almost indistinguishable at times. So how did we get here?Hannah Barnes, associate editor, is joined by journalist and broadcaster Gabriel Gatehouse.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

26/09/2024 • 40:25

"A very dark speech, very serious, very closely argued, but there was passion there, but the passion was anger" - Andrew Marr reacts after Keir Starmer's speech at Labour party conference, the first Labour prime minister to do so in 15 years.We also hear from David Blunkett, Wes Streeting MP, Baroness Taylor, and Henry Tufnell MP, on the key takeaways from the party's time in Liverpool. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24/09/2024 • 21:43

We're coming to you from Liverpool where Rachel Reeves has just delivered her keynote speech at this year's Labour Party Conference. There were lots of smiles in the Chancellor's speech as well as the commitment to the tough economic decisions that she has to make, but has she managed to turn the page on Labour's rough beginning in government?Hannah Barnes hears from Andrew Marr, Rachel Cunliffe, and Andy Burnham, and after the break she speaks to the New Statesman's Nicholas Harris about his trip to the very first Reform conference in Birmingham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

23/09/2024 • 29:42

Labour Party Conference is just around the corner and the party needs to tell a story about the bigger picture for their time in government, but could this get lost amongst the smaller stories cropping up around free clothes and the chief of staff's pay?Hannah Barnes, associate editor, is joined in the studio by Andrew Marr, political editor, and George Eaton, senior editor.Sign up to the New Statesman's daily politics newsletter: Morning Call Submit a question for a future episode: You Ask Us Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20/09/2024 • 17:30

Conference season is underway and Ed Davey sat down with the New Statesman's Rachel Cunliffe to set out his party's ambitions to become the party of opposition.We also hear from Wes Streeting and the political battle for NHS reform.Hannah Barnes is joined in the studio by Andrew Marr, political editor, and Rachel Cunliffe, associate political editor.Ed Davey: “The Conservatives are in our sights”Wes Streeting: “I don’t want to be the fun police” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

19/09/2024 • 24:33

Will Dunn meets the political pranksters who sent Liz Truss fleeing in rage.**Follow on your podcast app to get new episodes as soon as they're released**From films detailing Conservative hypocrisy projected on Parliament buildings, to remote-controlled lettuce banners unfurling over the head of the former Prime Minister, Led By Donkeys have been a regular fixture of political activism over the past decade.Now with a Labour government in place after 14 years of Tory rule, will the group - with their predominantly progressive politics - change their approach?The New Statesman's Will Dunn meets Led By Donkeys in this extended interview.Led By Donkeys: Adventures in Art, Activism and Accountability is published by Thames & Hudson and available now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

16/09/2024 • 38:38

Freddie Hayward rejoins the podcast in his new role as US correspondent to answer listener questions on the weird world of US politics. **Hit 'follow' on your podcast app to get new episodes first**He speaks to Hannah Barnes and Rachel Cunliffe to discuss how Keir Starmer’s commitment to “tough choices” compares with the Kamala Harris campaign, and how US election campaigns use the vast amounts of money they receive in donations.–Read more: Robert F Kennedy Jr and the end of the partyhttps://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024/08/robert-f-kennedy-tulsi-gabbardKamala Harris wants to make America nice againhttps://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/2024/08/cnn-interview-kamala-harris–Submit a question:We answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting on this episode on Spotify, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskusBecome a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at https://www.newstatesman.com/saveSign up for our daily politics emailReceive a daily dose of politics coverage straight to your inbox every morning in our newsletter, Morning Call. Sign up for free here: https://morningcall.substack.comWatch the New Statesman podcastFind all episodes on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@newstatesman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13/09/2024 • 24:57

“She’s done an awful lot of damage to morale,” says Andrew Marr.Hit “Follow” in your podcast app to get new episodes as soon as they publishChancellor Rachel Reeves secured a victory in Parliament for her proposed changes to the Winter Fuel allowance. But the move has divided the Labour party, angered voters, and possibly tarnished Keir Starmer’s authority. Is this a sign Rachel Reeves “is not very good at politics”? Andrew Marr and George Eaton join Hannah Barnes on this episode of the New Statesman podcast.They also discuss Keir Starmer’s relationships with the trade unions following his speech at the TUC this week, and Freddie Hayward joins from the US to discuss the response to the Trump/Harris presidential debate.–Read more: Rachel Reeves’ great gamble, by George Eatonhttps://www.newstatesman.com/cover-story/2024/09/rachel-reeves-great-gambleWorkers’ rights or growth: another tough choice for Labour, by Andrew Marrhttps://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2024/09/workers-rights-or-growth-another-tough-choice-for-labourKamala Harris made Trump look like a loser, by Freddie Haywardhttps://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/2024/09/kamala-harris-donald-trump-debate-loser–Submit a question:We answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting on this episode on Spotify, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskusBecome a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at https://www.newstatesman.com/saveSign up for our daily politics emailReceive a daily dose of politics coverage straight to your inbox every morning in our newsletter, Morning Call. Sign up for free here: https://morningcall.substack.comWatch the New Statesman podcastFind all episodes on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@newstatesman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12/09/2024 • 32:12

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