26 Mar 2026
515. Starmer’s Foreign Aid Betrayal, Islamophobia & Australia’s Far Right (Question Time)Are the UK government’s aid cuts more extreme than those made under austerity and Trump? What can Britain learn from South Australia's landslide against the far-right? Have the Tories & Reform adopted a strategy of Islamophobia?
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.
23 Mar 2026
181. Ai Weiwei: China, Censorship, and Dissidence Through ArtWhy was Ai Weiwei kidnapped and held prisoner by the Chinese government? How did the 2008 Sichuan earthquake radicalise him into taking aim at the authorities through art? What’s behind Ai Weiwei’s belief that there is a serious censorship issue in the West?
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.
136. Ed Miliband: Farage, Starmer and The Fight for Net Zero (Part 2)
How did Ed Miliband recover from Labour’s 2015 defeat and decide to remain in politics? Can the Energy Secretary win the argument for Net Zero against the likes of Tony Blair and Nigel Fara... Continue
409. Question Time: Trump’s Golden Dome, Gaza’s Global Outcry and Starmer’s Prison Gamble
How should global leaders deal with Trump? Why have the UK, France and Canada chosen now to speak out against Israel? Are young women being taken for granted, politically? Join Rory and Alas... Continue
Alastair Campbell’s diary: The corrupt state desperate for EU membership
Unfortunately for Edi Rama, Albania’s prime minister, the country's place in the EU will be secured not by optics, but by its democratic credentials and right now, those are being tested... Continue
Alastair Campbell’s diary: The country desperate for EU membership
Unfortunately for Edi Rama, Albania’s prime minister, the country's place in the EU will be secured not by optics, but by its democratic credentials and right now, those are being tested... Continue
408. Broken Britain: Farage’s Plot to Outflank Labour
Is Reform UK’s growing appeal a product of Farage’s populism, or Labour’s failure to articulate a gripping national story? What’s behind Trump’s South African ‘white genocide’ c... Continue
135. Ed Miliband: Blair, Brown, and Battling his Brother (Part 1)
How did Ed Miliband’s childhood being raised by survivors of the Holocaust shape his politics? How did his role mediating between Blair and Brown earn Ed the moniker ‘Emissary from planet... Continue
407. Question Time: The U-turn Starmer Can’t Avoid
Just how extreme will Merz’s immigration curb get? Can the Labour Party still identify as centre-right? And should the men guilty of felling the Sycamore tree be sent to prison? Join Ror... Continue
Alastair Campbell’s diary: Labour must reverse the winter fuel allowance cuts
Of all the things that the Labour government has done, this is the one that has done the most political damage... Continue