158 episodes
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson BBC
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4.7 • 2.1K Ratings
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Nick Robinson talks about what’s really going on in British politics.
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The Jonathan Reynolds One
The Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary on Labour’s ‘vast’ challenge, having an autistic child and why he would like to run Sunderland FC
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The Justin Welby One
The Archbishop of Canterbury on being involved in politics, how leaders today are more moral than their predecessors, the need for reconciliation, and why he likes The West Wing
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The Alistair Carmichael One
The longest-serving LibDem MP on the benefits of island life, why beef farming in Shetland shouldn’t be stopped by fears over global warming, working with Tories, and the perils of nationalism
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The Jeane Freeman One
Scotland’s Health Secretary on her journey from communism via Labour to the SNP; why she says Alex Salmond is not fit to hold office; and what went wrong in Scotland’s care homes over covid
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The Nadhim Zahawi One
The vaccines minister on fleeing Iraq, losing and making money, the role of entrepreneurs in vaccine development, and Shakespeare.
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The Kwasi Kwarteng One
The new Business Secretary on whether he’s changed his mind on Thatcherite economics, his ‘Sunday’ name, views of Empire, and the quality of Nick’s interview research
Customer Reviews
Best podcast in politics
By a distance the best political podcast available. Neutral and unbiased but informative and challenging of everyone. Why can’t other journalists interrogate impartially without betraying their own bias as Nick Robinson manages to do?
Political thinking
Love this podcast but would like to know what’s the pattern or frequency as sometimes it’s weekly and then nothing fir a while...could you at least give a date so can pop in diary.
Kemi is brilliant
Thank god for some common sense.