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Join Matt Chorley as he guides you through what really matters in British politics. Formerly the Red Box podcast, he brings together the best interviews, smartest analysis and funniest panel discussions from his Times Radio show, Politics Without The Boring Bits.
Listen 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/
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Classic PMQs Unpacked: Weak, Weak, Weak
Matt Chorley and Patrick Maguire give the "Unpacked" treatment to a classic PMQs, with John Major and Tony Blair going head-to-head in January 1997, challenging each other over the leadership of their respective parties.
Plus: Columnists Robert Crompton and Jane Merrick discuss a potential Labour government's nightmare in-tray, whether school bullies prosper, and why Alan Titchmarsh had his trousers censored in North Korea.
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Classic PMQs (26:50)
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Tim Martin: Brexit, Boris and Sticky Carpets
Matt's off to the pub... to meet Wetherspoons boss Sir Tim Martin and talk about Brexit, Boris Johnson and whether the lunchtime pint is alive and well.
Then Matt hears how Steve Bray, Stop Brexit Man, has been silenced.
Plus: A taster of the latest episode of How to Win an Election, where political masterminds Peter Mandelson, Polly Mackenzie and Daniel Finkelstein discuss how to write a manifesto.
How To Win Taster (01:03)
Steve Bray silenced (06:30)
Tim Martin (11:20)
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The Exit Interviews: Robin Walker
Matt Chorley sits down with MPs leaving Parliament at the next election to find out about their highs and lows, their best and worst bosses, and the lessons they've learned from politics.
Conservative MP Robin Walker tells Matt why growing up with an MP in the family didn't prepare him for life in Parliament, why being Brexit minister for Theresa May was such a difficult job, and joining the queue to call for Boris Johnson to resign.
PLUS: Columnists Libby Purves and Sir Trevor Phillips discuss China's cyber-threat, why both parties have tied themselves in knots over key policies, and why Libby's column has upset people in Scotland.
Columnist Panel (03:09)
The Exit Interviews (22:58)
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If Tanni Grey-Thompson Ruled The World
Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson tells Matt what she would do if she ruled the world - and says she would pick Madonna to be in charge or her rail policy.
Plus: Times Red Box Editor Lara Spirit has been back in the Times archive for her A-Z of Parliament - this week looking at the man who coined the phrases "the mother of all parliaments" and "flogging a dead horse" -
The MPs Who Don't Exist
Our new exclusive polling shows that both Labour and the Tories have some well-known frontbench spokespeople; the bad news is that some of them don't exist. Matt explores why fake politicians can poll better than real ones.
Plus: Columnists India Knight and James Marriott discuss whether anyone cares if politicians have done drugs, why it's good to rub people the wrong way, and what makes political theatre worth watching.
Columnists: (02:50)
The Big Thing: (23:23)
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It's Not Just The Economy, Stupid
Matt sits down with US political scientist Lynn Vavreck, author of 'The Message Matters', to find out whether the Clinton-era cliche - 'It's the economy, stupid' - really holds true.
Plus: Columnists Manveen Rana and Matthew Parris discuss the Tory mood after a poll for The Times had the party at its lowest level of support since Liz Truss' mini-budget, banging tables at the 1922 committee, and whether shampoo is a scam.
Columnists (03:01)
It's Not Just The Economy, Stupid (21:31)
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