The Rest is Politics
Two men who’ve been at the heart of the political world - former Downing Street Director of Communications and Strategy Alastair Campbell and cabinet minister Rory Stewart - join forces from across the political divide. The Rest Is Politics lifts the lid on the secrets of Westminster, offering an insider’s view on politics at home and abroad, while bringing back the lost art of disagreeing agreeably.
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Dr Ernest Bennie RIP … a tribute to the kindly Scottish psychiatrist who saved my life
Olympian legend Kelly Holmes, my friend and fellow mental health campaigner, was crying on TV last night, when an email popped into my inbox which had me joining her in tears. Perhaps it was her own emotional state, as she told the story on ITV of how she had stayed...
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New LINK IN BIO is new podcast episode @restispolitics on the Javid Sunak resignations and the fall out for the worst PM in history, and the continuing damage he is doing to the country
Ahead of recording latest episode @restispolitics which will be in your feed tomorrow LINK IN BIO to my chat with @rorystewartuk for @menshealthuk … we do talk things we cover on the podcast, like why we despise Johnson, but also lots we don’t talk about, like the impact of politics of mental health, his, mine and that of those who go into it. Fair to say he was scarred by the experience and is frank in the telling of it
In the grounds of Gunnersbury Park Museum. Top quality tree porn site. Here just six out of hundreds of Tree of the Day medal contenders. The winner wins because I had a nice little rest in its shade while bathing in its beauty. So what if my suit got a bit greenified?
We may not yet have found the Alternative PM for @channel4 #makemeprimeminister though we are making progress. And the trees were looking fab down in Parliament Sq. Tree of the Day the one by Lloyd George and as we are in tennis season a good doubles win over near Cromwell …