Not Another One

As America goes to the midterm polls, NAO special guest Scarlett Maguire, the pollster, joins us to explore volatility in the electorates on both sides of the Atlantic. Why is the public so fed up? Can Burnham's cabinet find a way to placate voters on immigration and the EU? And is the 3-way split on the right here to stay? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The NAO team is joined by George Eaton to debate whether this week's fiscal event revealed a steady hand on the tiller or a government too cautious to meet the UK's challanges. If there are solutions, on welfare, defence and social care, where are they? Plus: will Andy Burnham's "conversation" about the EU be productive or are negotiations going to run into the same problems Britain encountered during the Brexit crisis? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For a special edition this week, Tim and Miranda are joined by Tom Tugendhat MP, Conservative shadow foreign secretary, to explore the origins of demonstrations that turned violent in Paris and beyond. Why target schools? And is this eruption of anger and violence from the dispossessed a sign of what to expect in the approaching battle for the French presidency? Plus: was conference season just a nostalgia-fest? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Steve Richards back for this episode, the team discuss the standing of the parties as they go into the autumn and what could be a difficult winter. Is the Prime Minister’s tendency to speak his mind on podcasts and in public appearances evidence of his special skill as a communicator or a problem for Number 10? Will his attempt to start a national conversation on Brexit and the voting system work? Plus, what lies in store for the Lib Dems as they flirt with removing another leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tory party was in good heart at its conference this week. Is this merely what is left of the faithful whistling to keep their spirits up or can their leader’s relative popularity carry them back to a position where they become the dominant party on the right? Plus, the team discuss the Green Party vote on Zionism and the 7th of October anniversary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.