453. Trump’s Far Right Allies in Germany: Is History Repeating Itself?
26 September 2025
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11 August 2025
What was it like to be handed the reins to the economy following the Liz Truss mini-budget collapse? How did Jeremy Hunt feel fighting an election that he knew the Conservatives would lose? How would Thatcher have dealt with Trump?
Alastair and Rory are joined by former Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to answer all this and more.
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the episode #147 in my spotify podcast app was the same as #146. Something must have gone wrong.
it did/ a glitch … if you download the version on my website should work … annoying