
About this podcast
Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. Each episode of Political Thinking features an in-depth conversation with someone who is shaping our politics. The people who run our country (and those who want to), campaigners, business and union leaders, and people who run other countries. All of them join Nick in the studio, not for a news-y interrogation, but for an extended and relaxed conversation, delving into their past and how it shaped their…
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Political Thinking with Nick Robinson
About this podcast
Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. Each episode of Political Thinking features an in-depth conversation with someone who is shaping our politics. The people who run our country (and those who want to), campaigners, business and union leaders, and people who run other countries. All of them join Nick in the studio, not for a news-y interrogation, but for an extended and relaxed conversation, delving into their past and how it shaped their…
Recent episodes
- "It's not a purge!" Kemi Badenoch on forging a future for her party23 Jul · 36 min
- 'Our donors are brave people': Reform's Robert Jenrick on wealth, power, and the establishment17 Jul · 39 min
- We've got a plan: Louise Haigh on her journey back to power9 Jul · 42 min
- The Treasury was in denial: John Healey on why he resigned as defence secretary6 Jul · 29 min
- What went wrong for Starmer: Morgan McSweeney gives his side of the story2 Jul · 1 h 05 min
- 'A bad start even before he starts' - Welsh First Minister on why trouble's brewing with Burnham26 Jun · 34 min
- From Downing Street... to California Governor? Former Tory adviser Steve Hilton on making the Golden State great again19 Jun · 32 min
- 'We need some daydreaming': lawyer Theodor Meron on surviving the Holocaust, and issuing Netanyahu’s arrest warrant12 Jun · 31 min
- Why Starmer will survive: The Attorney General on human rights, small boats, and his ‘dogged’ friend the Prime Minister5 Jun · 36 min
- “Inequalities don’t happen by accident” Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson on trans rights, Islamophobia, and why equality still matters29 May · 36 min