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Politics Unpacked

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the the politics of the day - and the stuff that's even more important - with the brightest brains from the Times and Sunday Times.You can listen to Hugo on DAB, smart speaker or app 10am-1pm Monday to Friday. If you like what you hear, then read more at http://www.thetimes.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PMQs: No, I'M Prime Minister

67 hours 22 mins; September 04, 2024

Go For Degrowth?

45 mins; September 03, 2024

Starmer's Back-To-School Plans

50 mins; September 02, 2024

Conference Clangers

45 mins; August 30, 2024

Does Starmer Have A Union Problem?

46 mins; August 29, 2024

The Fall of Kabul 3 Years On

42 mins; August 28, 2024

Starmer's Woes Garden

47 mins; August 27, 2024

The Making Of A Political Documentary

44 mins; August 26, 2024

When Sport Gets Political

44 mins; August 23, 2024

Politics On The Stage

45 mins; August 22, 2024

The Obama Effect

47 mins; August 21, 2024

What Makes An Election Anthem?

49 mins; August 20, 2024

Politicians vs Social Media

46 mins; August 19, 2024

Vlad to Be Here

45 mins; August 16, 2024

The Beginning Of The End For Putin?

45 mins; August 15, 2024

The Politics Of Your Plate

44 mins; August 14, 2024

Rebuilding After The Riots

47 mins; August 13, 2024

Stories From The Frontline

51 mins; August 12, 2024

How Scandal Brought Down A President

46 mins; August 09, 2024

The Deepfake Election That Wasn't

44 mins; August 08, 2024

The Worst Vice President Of All Time

37 mins; August 07, 2024

The Free Speech Debate

48 mins; August 06, 2024

Can Starmer Stop The Riots?

48 mins; August 05, 2024

Mission Impossible: Save The NHS

47 mins; August 02, 2024

Mission Impossible: Smashing The Class Ceiling

48 mins; August 01, 2024

Mission Impossible: Keir, Crime Fighter?

48 mins; July 31, 2024

Mission Impossible: Energy Superpower

42 mins; July 30, 2024

Mission Impossible: Go For Growth

49 mins; July 29, 2024

The Impressionists Are Back

51 mins; July 26, 2024

The Tory Olympics

48 mins; July 25, 2024

PMQs: Keir's First One

65 hours 36 mins; July 24, 2024

SpAd School

37 mins; July 23, 2024

10 Years Of Red Box

54 mins; July 22, 2024

Has Keir Starmer Killed Comedy?

46 mins; July 19, 2024

Quad Goals

47 mins; July 18, 2024

1945 All Over Again

45 mins; July 17, 2024

Stand And Deliver

29 mins; July 16, 2024

Biden's Brain & Starmer’s Face

51 mins; July 12, 2024

What Dog Should Keir Starmer Get?

36 mins; July 11, 2024

Starmer Goes Global

48 mins; July 10, 2024

How To Keep Order! In The Commons

36 mins; July 09, 2024

The Exit Interviews: Our Survival Guide For New MPs

52 mins; July 08, 2024

Sunak Out, Starmer In

25 mins; July 05, 2024

The Political Editors: The Election

50 mins; July 03, 2024

Keir Starmer's Umbrella

38 mins; July 02, 2024

Kings Of Swing: Dimbleby, Vine, Snow & Kanagasooriam

52 mins; July 01, 2024

Are You Ready To Be PM?

28 mins; June 28, 2024

Focus Group: Hate Labour, But Voting Labour

53 mins; June 27, 2024

Tracking The Leaders On Tour

51 mins; June 26, 2024

What's Next For The Tories?

28 mins; June 25, 2024

The Exit Interviews: Craig Mackinlay

49 mins; June 24, 2024

The Pictures That Define The Election

39 mins; June 21, 2024

Focus Group: Why I'm Still Voting Tory

47 mins; June 20, 2024

Disunited Election: The Seats To Watch

46 mins; June 19, 2024

Is It Time To Ban Opinion Polls?

39 mins; June 18, 2024

The Exit Interviews: Dame Andrea Leadsom

60 hours 52 mins; June 17, 2024

There's Someone In Reception

39 mins; June 14, 2024

Focus Group: Weak Tea

42 mins; June 13, 2024

Why Politics Is Broken

46 mins; June 12, 2024

The Secret Life Of A Minister

33 mins; June 11, 2024

The Exit Interviews: Brandon Lewis

60 hours 0 mins; June 10, 2024

Dominic Sandbrook's Favourite Elections

40 mins; June 07, 2024

Focus Group: Donald Trump Of The UK

46 mins; June 06, 2024

The Debate Unpacked: Absolute Garbage

51 mins; June 05, 2024

The Rest Is Rory Stewart

35 mins; June 04, 2024

The Exit Interviews: Robert Halfon

54 mins; June 03, 2024

Election First Impressions

49 mins; May 24, 2024

The Farage-Free Election

31 mins; May 23, 2024

PMQs: Second Half of the Year?

46 mins; May 22, 2024

Inside Keir Starmer's Brain

37 mins; May 21, 2024

The Exit Interviews: Sir Bob Neil

51 mins; May 20, 2024

Secrets Of The Whips Office

50 mins; May 17, 2024

How To Hold The Line

50 mins; May 16, 2024

PMQs: Goodnight Sweetheart

64 hours 45 mins; May 15, 2024

Why Is Food Still So Expensive?

35 mins; May 14, 2024

The Exit Interviews: Edward Timpson

62 hours 51 mins; May 13, 2024

The Prime Minister That Never Was

48 mins; May 10, 2024

Focus Group: It's Like He's Evil

49 mins; May 09, 2024

PMQs: Dover And Out

66 hours 17 mins; May 08, 2024

Did Liz Truss Really Screw Your Mortgage?

40 mins; May 07, 2024

The Exit Interview: Craig Whittaker

55 mins; May 06, 2024

Losing Is Becoming A Habit

36 mins; May 03, 2024

Hello From The Other Side: Thatcher's Rise To Power

48 mins; May 02, 2024

PMQs: Stop Banging The Furniture

66 hours 22 mins; May 01, 2024

Inside The Plot To Bring Down Sunak

36 mins; April 30, 2024

The Exit Interviews: Caroline Lucas

56 mins; April 29, 2024

Three-Way Trump-Off

55 mins; April 26, 2024

Could The Tories Disappear?

46 mins; April 25, 2024

Deputy PMQs: Pint-Sized Loser

65 hours 43 mins; April 24, 2024

Keir Starmer's Flagging

39 mins; April 23, 2024

The Exit Interviews: Mike Freer

44 mins; April 22, 2024

The Brexit Interview: Tim Shipman

33 mins; April 20, 2024

Why Tories Prefer Dark Chocolate

52 mins; April 19, 2024

The Tory MP, The 3am Call And The Drunk Dog

40 mins; April 18, 2024

PMQs: Lettuce vs Lawyers

67 hours 29 mins; April 17, 2024

10 Minutes To Save Liz Truss

48 mins; April 16, 2024

The Exit Interviews: Henry Smith

45 mins; April 15, 2024

How Parties Waste Money In Elections

45 mins; April 12, 2024

When Were The Good Old Days?

47 mins; April 11, 2024

Classic PMQs Unpacked: He Was The Future Once

48 mins; April 10, 2024

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