24 min listen
How To Hold The Line
ratings:
Length:
50 minutes
Released:
May 16, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Heading into an election campaign, politicians can be asked to explain their party's position on absolutely anything - but it's not always easy to remember exactly what that is. Matt is joined by a panel of former spin doctors to find out how MPs are given the lines to take, and what happens when they forget them.Plus: Manveen Rana and Matt Deegan discuss whether Keir Starmer's six pledges have made Labour's policy positions clear, whether the covid inquiry is worth £300k per day, and why radio's popularity is so enduring.Columnist Panel (03:59) How To Hold The Line (24:45) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
May 16, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Did You Read? Intervention, the coalition and squirrels: Is Britain still a super power? Is the coalition in danger of becoming a success? Do squirrels ever need wrestling from trees?Tim Montgomerie puts these and other questions to Matthew Parris, Alice Thomson and David Aaronovitch.Subscribe in iTunes:... by Politics Without The Boring Bits