7 Aug 2025
435. Question Time: The Migrant Return Plan, Colombia’s Drug Cartels, and Will Rory Join Corbyn’s New Party?Can Starmer’s deal with Macron really fix the Channel crisis? Is Colombia’s fragile peace falling apart amid a booming drug trade? And, could AI replace mental health support lines?
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.
4 Aug 2025
146. The Rise and Fall of The Conservative Party: Jeremy Hunt (Part 1)How did Jeremy Hunt lose the Conservative leadership race to Boris Johnson? What does the longest serving Health Minister think will fix the NHS? What does Jeremy Hunt really think of Kemi Badenoch’s leadership?
Every Monday, Rory and Alastair interrogate, converse with, and interview some of the world’s biggest names – from both inside and outside of politics – about life, leadership, or leading the way in their chosen field.
431. Question Tine: Netanyahu’s Survival, Deadly Clashes in Syria, and Japan’s Deep State
Is Netanyahu escalating conflict to distract from scandal? How is toxic masculinity taking hold among young men? Is Japan’s youth driving a new wave of nationalism? Join Rory and Alastair ... Continue
431. Question Time: Netanyahu’s Survival, Deadly Clashes in Syria, and Japan’s “Deep State”
Is Netanyahu escalating conflict to distract from scandal? How is toxic masculinity taking hold among young men? Is Japan’s youth driving a new wave of nationalism? Join Rory and Alastair ... Continue
430. Murdoch, Epstein, and AI Billionaires: Is Trump Losing Control?
What did Alastair make of Jeffrey Epstein when he met him? Just how dangerous is AI in an unregulated world of tech bro billionaires? Why do Rory and Alastair disagree on votes for 16 year-ol... Continue
Alastair Campbell’s diary: Notes from Brixton prison
The problem with Britain’s justice system is that incarceration is more than a punishment – it destroys lives... Continue
144. Gary Stevenson: From Teenage Drug Dealer to Millionaire Trader (Part 1)
How did Gary Stevenson go from being expelled for drug dealing, to one of the most successful traders in London? How does class and privilege play into the world of finance in the UK? What... Continue
The Real JD Vance: How Trump Ditched Ideology (Part 5)
Does Trump already see himself as America’s king? Have he and Vance swapped ideology for a medieval approach to politics? Will reality finally catch up with the MAGA coalition? Join Rory a... Continue
429. Question Time: Gaza, Genocide, and Global Hypocrisy
Has the West lost its moral voice on Gaza? Can Britain and France rebuild trust on migration after Brexit? And, where are today’s Bob Geldofs — and why won’t they speak up? Join Rory a... Continue