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As Britain's hospitals face crisis, Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea discuss what it really means for the NHS to be overwhelmed. Then, in You Ask Us, they take your questions on the food parcel scandal and the most effective routes to tackling poverty.


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On Monday, Keir Starmer made his first big speech of the year, which was widely reported as an excoriating attack on the Prime Minister's flawed response to the Covid crisis. Beyond his comments on the pandemic, though, Starmer was also making a streetwise move to set his party up for strong case in future elections. In this episode of the New Statesman podcast, Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea discuss what Keir Starmer was actually trying to say. Then, in You Ask Us, they take your questions on whether lockdown restrictions need tightening - are the British public really to blame for rising cases, as the Government claims?


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Topics discussed in this episode
Sir Keir Starmer speech
Labour party
Coronavirus / Covid 19
Covid vaccine
Furlough
Lockdown
Family
Council tax
Benefits
Business
UK lockdown restrictions
Hospitals


People mentioned in this episode
Sir Keir Starmer
Boris Johnson
 
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Stephen Bush and Ailbhe Rea discuss the aftermath of the shocking scenes from Washington as a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol building, and what those events mean for changing international norms around politics and the media. Then, in You Ask Us, they look at what impact lockdown scepticism has actually had on UK Government policy.


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Topics in this podcast:
US politics
US election
Protest
Capitol Hill
Pro-Trump riots
Media
CNN
Fox News
BBC
UK politics
UK Government
Conservative Party
Coronavirus
Covid-19
Lockdown


People discussed in this podcast:
Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Nancy Pelosi
Protestors
Boris Johnson
 
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Stephen Bush and Ailbhe Rea sit down for the first time in 2021 to discuss the government's response to the new Covid variation, the inevitability of a new national lockdown, and the political fallout for Boris Johnson. They also take your questions on Labour's uncertain stance on school closures.


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Topics in this podcast:
UK Coronavirus
Covid 19
The NHS
National lockdown restrictions
School closures
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Devolved administrations
Political impact of the crisis for Boris Johnson
Labour
Conservatives
Liberal Democrats


People mentioned this podcast:
Boris Johnson
Nicola Sturgeon
Keir Starmer
Ed Davey
 
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On today's New Statesman Podcast – the last of 2020 – Stephen Bush and Anoosh Chakelian sort through the mess that it is our Christmas plans, and then give you their bespoke guide to dealing the the Yuletide gloom (also featuring a lament for conference seasons of yore).


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On today's New Statesman Podcast, Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea sit down as a trio for the last time this year and go over their moments that defined 2020 – from distant murmurings about a far-flung flu to lockdown in London – and dive into the mailbag for a bumper You Ask Us.


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