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Advice for Political Leaders

Advice for Political Leaders

FromPolitics Without The Boring Bits


Advice for Political Leaders

FromPolitics Without The Boring Bits

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
May 27, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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Tim Montgomerie is joined by Jenni Russell, Philip Webster and Hugo Rifkind.Jenni gives advice to David Cameron:Cameron needs to become a radical dynamic insurgent, not the calm patrician chairman he is now. He must fight internationally to get companies like Amazon and Google to pay proper tax, change the rules on benefit and housing so recent arrivals can't claim, raise the minimum wage and enforce it, and restrict the right of people from the EU's poorest countries to work here.Phil gives advice to Nigel Farage:Nigel. Having achieved your much vaunted tremor you now need to level with your party and voters. Otherwise a year from now there will be a lot of disillusioned people.Hugo gives advice to Nick Clegg:Nick, your only hope is absolute honesty. Start explaining what you've done in government, why you did it, and what else you'd have liked to do but couldn't. Most of all, start talking about future coalitions. Don't fall into the trap of merely sitting around, wistfully dreaming of what... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
May 27, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Politics without the boring bits: Matt Chorley presents the best interviews, analysis and panel discussions from his Times Radio show. Listen to Times Radio live on DAB, smart speaker or app 10am-1pm Monday to Friday. If you like what you hear, then read more at http://www.thetimes.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.