28 Aug 2025
442. Question Time: Trump’s Plot To Cancel The MidtermsIs Trump edging the U.S. toward military rule? Can Gaza survive famine amid total collapse? Will Ukraine resist Putin if Western backing falters?
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.
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25 Aug 2025
150. Nicola Sturgeon: What Really Happened In The Scottish Referendum (Part 2)How did the media and Westminster impact the Scottish Referendum? Why are spin rooms "utterly pointless" in Nicola's view? Is misogyny in politics as bad as it used to be, or getting worse due to social media?
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.
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Alastair Campbell’s diary: Trump isn’t World King, he’s a narcissist
The president's trip to Scotland proves there's a real harm in not holding his actions to account... Continue
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 ... Continue
Can Zelensky survive a war abroad while fighting enemies at home? What does Epstein’s circle reveal about power, secrets and how justice really works? And, is addiction a personal failure o...
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432. Trump, Starmer, and Gaza: Is The Tide Turning Against Israel?
Will the West turn the tide on Gaza or is it too little, too late? What are the pictures Netanyahu doesn't want Trump to see? Are Israel's aid drops purely performative? Join Rory and Alasta... Continue
Alastair Campbell’s diary: My date with Ghislaine Maxwell
If you had said to me then she might end up attached to a powerful man, able to build and exploit connections wherever he found them, I could well have seen how it may happen... Continue
145. Gary Stevenson: Masculinity, Money, and the Myth of Meritocracy (Part 2)
How did Gary become a multimillionaire by the age of 25? How big a difference can a wealth tax make on regular people's lives? Have centrist politics failed on the economy? Rory and Alastair... Continue
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