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Is politics just a game to today's leaders? | Westminster Reimagined
Is politics just a game to today's leaders? | Westminster Reimagined
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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
May 11, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
The renowned satirist and broadcaster Armando Iannucci returns to the New Statesman Podcast to co-host five more special episodes. In these shows Iannucci, explores the parts of British public life that he believes are broken, and he will be joined by guests from both inside and outside Westminster to discuss how politics could be better.In this episode, Iannucci and Anoosh Chakelian examine whether Westminster politics has just become a game to most politicians. They are joined by special guests James Graham, writer of the political plays This House, Brexit: The Uncivil War and Labour of Love, and Chris Hanretty, a professor at Royal Holloway University who studies pork barrel politics.They discuss whether how the whipping operation in parliament reduces politics to point scoring, how the government is getting more blatant about only distributing money to its own MPs’ seats, and whether blowing the lid on whipping tactics will actually change anything.Podcast listeners can subscribe to the New Statesman for just £1 a week for 12 weeks using our special offer. Just visit newstatesman.com/podcastoffer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
May 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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