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.
138. The Anxious Generation: How Silicon Valley Has Rewired Our Brains (Jonathan Haidt)
What are the biggest lies we're being told about social media? How does unregulated social media help Trump and authoritarian regimes? How do you beat an addiction to your phone? Jonathan H... Continue
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: A new magazine for new times
The New World will hopefully outlast the new world trends, traits and personalities currently doing so much damage in so many ways... Continue
411. Question Time: Gaza’s Aid Blocked, Trump’s Power Tested & Dominic Cummings’ Big Mistake
What was the most significant event of geopolitics in the last 30 years? Are Dominic Cummings' comments about the "broken" Westminster model valid? And, should politicians be clued up on popu... Continue
410. China, Russia, and Cyberwarfare: Is the UK preparing for the wrong war?
Is Labour exaggerating the threat from Russia and missing the real risks? Does the world beyond the West now prefer China over the US? What does Poland’s new pro-Trump president mean for Uk... Continue
137. Jacinda Ardern: Why I Stepped Down as Prime Minister of New Zealand
How should New Zealand navigate their complex web of alliances as the relationship between China and the US deteriorates? Jacinda Ardern was considered a beacon of hope when she came to offic... Continue
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
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