5 Mar 2026
509. Labour’s Polanski Problem and the Student Loans Scandal (Question Time)Does the Gorton and Denton by-election result suggest Labour has been underestimating the threat of the Green Party? Is the UK's tuition fee system less like a loan and more like a punishing graduate tax? As America retreats from the world stage under Trump, could the UK seize the moment to reassert itself as a cultural superpower?
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.
2 Mar 2026
178. Gavin Newsom: The Next President Of The United States?What happened on a ridiculous midnight phone call between Donald Trump and the Governor of California? Why does Gavin Newsom believe the President will be crushed in the mid-terms? What is Newsom’s tactic for trolling Trump? Will Newsom run for president in 2028?
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.
130. The Prime Minister of Australia: Trump, China, and Social Media (Anthony Albanese)
What is the impact of Trump and China on the Australian election on 3rd May? How has the Australian government taken on social media companies to protect young users? How did Prime Minister A... Continue
Alastair Campbell’s diary: Why Mark Carney is one of the luckiest politicians alive
It could well be that just days apart Burnley get promoted back to the Premier League and Carney, the first Canadian prime minister ever to have visited Turf Moor, wins the election... Continue
396. Question Time: It’s over for Kemi Badenoch
Why is politics still so elitist? What story is Kemi Badenoch trying to sell? And, how can Dutton escape Trump comparisons? Join Alastair and Rory as they answer all of these questions and mo... Continue
395. Trump, Xi, and how China outsmarted America
Does Trump want to turn America into China? How come politicians - including those on the right - want to nationalise steel in the UK? Are we witnessing a seismic change in German politics?Th... Continue
394. How We Trolled the Trolls: Putin, Trump, and Musk (with Anthony Scaramucci)
Has Elon Musk paid for fans to defend him on social media? What percentage of Twitter responses to Rory Stewart, Alastair Campbell, and Anthony Scaramucci are fake bots? How can information o... Continue
129. Trump’s America: Fear, Polarisation, and The Future (Ezra Klein)
How does a society defined by liberty and revolution become so easy to censor? Is polarisation something that has been done to us as an active political strategy or did we do this to ourselve... Continue
393. Question Time: America’s last ally, Japan in crisis, and Netanyahu on the brink?
Why were two Labour MPs denied entry to Israel? What led to the impeachment of South Korea’s president? Is there a decline in blue-collar MPs?Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all of th... Continue
Alastair Campbell’s diary: Vive la France, à bas JD Vance!
If Trump and his vice-president have a genius for anything, it’s global media dominance... Continue