157. Question Time: Knocking over Liz Truss, Oxbridge dominance, and life under the Taliban

Should MPs be able to vote electronically? Is Oxbridge as dominant as it used to be in British society? Are opinion polls just the junk food of political journalism?Join Rory and Alastair as ... Continue

27 July 2023

Posted by Alastair Campbell

156. Labour on the defensive, Machismo in Spain, and Israel on a knife-edge

What is the existential threat to democracy that's unfolding in Israel? Why is Labour on the policy defensive after defeat in Uxbridge? Is Spain now the most polarised country in Europe? Joi... Continue

26 July 2023

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Vote tactically to get rid of the Tories

Only Keir Starmer or Rishi Sunak can be PM after the next election. If you want to see the back of the Conservatives you need to vote Labour... Continue

26 July 2023

Posted by Alastair Campbell

28: Paul Nurse: The power of genetics, battling politicians, and the fight against cancer

How close are we to finding a cure for cancer? What did the government do wrong - in scientific terms - during the pandemic? Do Labour or the Tories have a proper plan to harness the power of... Continue

24 July 2023

Posted by Alastair Campbell

155. Sunak slides to defeat in Selby and Somerton

How happy should Labour be with Thursday's by-election results? Can Sunak take some solace from holding on in Uxbridge? Will these constituencies be Labour, Tory, and Lib Dem holds at the nex... Continue

21 July 2023

Posted by Alastair Campbell

154. Question Time: Ben Wallace, intellectual PMs, and the fight for the Israeli flag

Will Rory run for London Mayor next year? What will Ben Wallace's political legacy look like? Why are left and right fighting over the Israeli flag?Join Rory and Alastair as they answer the T... Continue

20 July 2023

Posted by Alastair Campbell

153. How radical would Labour be in power?

Would Keir Starmer be radical or conservative as prime minister? Is enough being done to combat the current heatwave affecting much of the world? What should we make of Kemi Badenoch's new tr... Continue

19 July 2023

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Alastair Campbell’s Diary: The Tories’ silence on the climate crisis says it all

Across Europe, only Turkey has a higher respiratory death rate than the UK, but the government doesn’t appear to care... Continue

19 July 2023

Posted by Alastair Campbell

152. The Power of Prigozhin

From a Siberian penal colony to the gold mines of the Central African Republic, who is Yevgeny Prigozhin and how did he become one of the most famous men in Russia today?Following Wagner's ... Continue

18 July 2023

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Alastair Campbell is a writer, communicator and strategist best known for his role as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s spokesman, press secretary and director of communications and strategy. Still active in politics and campaigns in Britain and overseas, he now splits his time between writing, speaking, broadcasting, charities and consultancy.