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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.

Why Politics Isn't A Family Affair

41 mins; April 09, 2024

The Exit Interviews: Paul Scully

49 mins; April 08, 2024

Border Politics

47 mins; April 05, 2024

The Handover of Power

42 mins; April 04, 2024

Classic PMQs Unpacked: Just Another Relaunch

42 mins; April 03, 2024

Should The Left Leave Labour?

37 mins; April 02, 2024

Focus Group: Caretaker Of The Untruths

45 mins; March 29, 2024

Classic PMQs Unpacked: Weak, Weak, Weak

58 mins; March 27, 2024

Tim Martin: Brexit, Boris and Sticky Carpets

35 mins; March 26, 2024

The Exit Interviews: Robin Walker

49 mins; March 25, 2024

The MPs Who Don't Exist

49 mins; March 22, 2024

It's Not Just The Economy, Stupid

44 mins; March 21, 2024

PMQs Unpacked: Geoff Norcott Rates The Jokes

65 hours 37 mins; March 20, 2024

What's The One Thing Sunak Could Do?

29 mins; March 19, 2024

The Exit Interviews: William Wragg

51 mins; March 18, 2024

Does The Feelgood Factor Matter?

48 mins; March 15, 2024

Could Cameron Join the GOATs?

47 mins; March 14, 2024

PMQs: A Racist’s Refund

67 hours 26 mins; March 13, 2024

Too Easy To Sack Your MP?

33 mins; March 12, 2024

The Exit Interviews: Mark Drakeford

49 mins; March 11, 2024

The Secrets Of Political Advertising

51 mins; March 08, 2024

Rachel Reeves' First Budget

50 mins; March 07, 2024

The Budget: Losing A Few Pounds

40 mins; March 06, 2024

The Only Poll That Counts

38 mins; March 05, 2024

The Exit Interviews: Stephen Hammond

55 mins; March 04, 2024

Inside The Downing St Handover

47 mins; March 01, 2024

Focus Group: Time For Reform?

48 mins; February 29, 2024

PMQs: Tin-Foil Hat Brigade

69 hours 16 mins; February 28, 2024

50 Years Of Labour Victories, But Mostly Defeats

34 mins; February 27, 2024

The Exit Interviews: Nickie Aiken

53 mins; February 26, 2024

Your Best Political Impressions

51 mins; February 23, 2024

Can Lindsay Hoyle Survive?

47 mins; February 22, 2024

PMQs: What Was The Point In That?

61 hours 18 mins; February 21, 2024

The Neverending Backstory

42 mins; February 20, 2024

The Exit Interviews: Dehenna Davison

42 mins; February 19, 2024

What Do The By-Elections Mean?

31 mins; February 16, 2024

Sturgeon's Successor

49 mins; February 15, 2024

What's The Point Of PMQs?

47 mins; February 14, 2024

Why Are Young Men Turning Right?

31 mins; February 13, 2024

Why Is Keir Starmer Love Bombing Joe Biden?

49 mins; February 12, 2024

Do We Expect Too Much Of Our MPs?

49 mins; February 09, 2024

Quitting The Cabinet For Not Being Up To The Job

44 mins; February 08, 2024

PMQs: Of All The Weeks

77 hours 53 mins; February 07, 2024

Focus Group: None Of The Above

34 mins; February 06, 2024

The Exit Interviews: Steve Brine

56 mins; February 05, 2024

Barmy Barometers

47 mins; February 02, 2024

Europe's Turn To The Right

51 mins; February 01, 2024

PMQs: Poor Phil

64 hours 26 mins; January 31, 2024

What Is A Conservative?

36 mins; January 30, 2024

The Exit Interviews: Harriet Harman

65 hours 43 mins; January 29, 2024

Take Back Control (Of Words)

44 mins; January 26, 2024

Anti-Tory Tactics

50 mins; January 25, 2024

PMQs: Complete S***t show

65 hours 18 mins; January 24, 2024

Reasons To Be Cheerful

27 mins; January 23, 2024

The Exit Interviews: Robert Goodwill

50 mins; January 22, 2024

Death of a Census?

50 mins; January 19, 2024

Happy Birthday, Schools!

50 mins; January 18, 2024

PMQs: Al Murray Rates The Jokes

69 hours 47 mins; January 17, 2024

Is The UK Ready For Trump The Sequel?

33 mins; January 16, 2024

The Exit Interviews: Charles Walker

60 hours 1 min; January 15, 2024

Political Antiques Roadshow

45 mins; January 12, 2024

Focus Group: The Guy Just Makes Me Cringe

52 mins; January 11, 2024

PMQs: New Year, New Nonsense

60 hours 24 mins; January 10, 2024

Did Sturgeon Kill Independence?

48 mins; January 09, 2024

The Exit Interviews: Chloe Smith

52 mins; January 08, 2024

The TV Debates Debate

48 mins; January 05, 2024

Let Rishi Be Rishi

49 mins; January 04, 2024

The TikTok Election?

36 mins; January 03, 2024

The Exit Interviews: Mhairi Black

45 mins; January 02, 2024

What Election Year Is It?

50 mins; January 01, 2024

Lineker - Football vs Politics

31 mins; December 29, 2023

How To Make A Party Political Broadcast

36 mins; December 28, 2023

The Museum Of Political Fiascos

26 mins; December 27, 2023

The Art Of The Political Lunch

36 mins; December 26, 2023

Matt & Mariella's Selection Box

19 mins; December 25, 2023

The Political Editors: Steven Swinford

26 mins; December 23, 2023

The Political Editors: Francis Elliott

26 mins; December 23, 2023

The Political Editors: Roland Watson

25 mins; December 23, 2023

The Political Editors: Philip Webster

24 mins; December 23, 2023

The Political Editors: Sir Peter Riddell

23 mins; December 23, 2023

The Political Editors: Julian Haviland

24 mins; December 23, 2023

The Political Editors: Fred Emery

25 mins; December 23, 2023

Keirnocchio: When You Wish Upon A Starmer

39 mins; December 22, 2023

Politics Without The Boring Quiz 2023

47 mins; December 21, 2023

Titchmarsh on Starmer

36 mins; December 20, 2023

What The Voters Thought This Year

39 mins; December 19, 2023

Five Essential Election Lessons

39 mins; December 18, 2023

100 Years Of Political Spin

48 mins; December 15, 2023

Is Rishi Sunak 'Tetchy'?

48 mins; December 14, 2023

PMQs Unpacked: Political Tittle-Tattle

63 hours 25 mins; December 13, 2023

Where Have Boris Johnson's Voters Gone?

37 mins; December 12, 2023

Rishi Sunak's Nightmare Before Christmas

49 mins; December 11, 2023

Ian Hislop's Wild Year

49 mins; December 08, 2023

Rishi Sunak's Worst Week

28 mins; December 07, 2023

The Trial of Boris Johnson

55 mins; December 06, 2023

Local Journalism In Crisis

45 mins; December 05, 2023

Labour's First Prime Minister

44 mins; December 04, 2023

And Finally... With Trevor McDonald

48 mins; December 01, 2023

From Child Refugee To Top Lawyer

44 mins; November 30, 2023

PMQs Unpacked: Dad Joke Delivery

67 hours 45 mins; November 29, 2023

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