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13 May

366. Sir Jeremy Hunt

Iain Dale interviews former Conservative foreign secretary and chancellor Sir Jeremy Hunt, live in Fowey.

13 May

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58 min
15 Apr

362. Paul Bessell

Iain Dale interviews author Paul Bessel about his new book FINDING DAD, a memoir-investigation into the life of Paul’s father, Peter Bessel: a Liberal MP (1964-1970), close friend of Jeremy Thorpe, later a key prosecution witness in the 1979 Thorpe conspiracy-to-murder trial. Bessel explains why he delayed writing for decades, what triggered the book, and how fearful he was of uncovering painful truths in his parents’ archives. The conversation traces Peter Bessel’s rise as a respected Cornish MP, his later financial collapse, a dramatic disappearance in 1974 that left his family suddenly impoverished, and the complicated, sometimes clandestine life he led (including secret “work” Bessel suspects may have involved US national security).

15 Apr

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59 min
8 Apr

361. Carl Cashman

Ian Dale interviews Carl Cashman, Lib Dem leader on Liverpool City Council, about his reputation as the 'UK's hottest politician', his upbringing in Prescot, being raised largely by his grandparents, later meeting his biological father at 22, and how class, accent, and confidence shaped him.

8 Apr

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1hr 12min
20 May

367. Sarah Vine

Iain Dale interviews Mail columnist Sarah Vine, live in Fowey.

20 May

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57 min
30 Apr

364. Mary Beard

Iain Dale interviews the wonderful Mary Beard about her new book TALKING CLASSICS: THE SHOCK OF THE OLD.

30 Apr

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49 min
14/08/2023

Globetrotting from Scotland to China

This week Michael & David are joined by Iain Martin, publisher and founder of Reaction. They discuss the state of Scotland's economy with the prospect of another independence referendum on the horizon, whether the Bank of England is getting a grip on inflation in the UK, as well as the impact of global migration and the importance of China to the world economy.

14/08/2023

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35 min
18/08/2021

Boris Johnson criticised from both sides of political divide over Afghanistan

Boris Johnson criticised from both sides of political divide over Afghanistan

18/08/2021

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2h 16m
04/09/2019

If you're a Conservative, what do you think of what's happening to your party?

If you're a Conservative, what do you think of what's happening to your party now?

04/09/2019

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1hr 31min
14/11/2022

If Trump is the answer, what is the question?

This week David & Michael are joined by Helen Thomas of Blondemoney, and they analyse the fallout from the US Mid-term elections.

14/11/2022

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28 min
12/02/2024

A screeching U-turn on the road to net zero

David & Michael speak to Robert Lea, the industrial editor at The Times, who has been a financial and business journalist for the past three decades. As we head towards a general election, and a likely change of government, Labour makes a U-turn on its £28bn green pledge, so what now for the UK's industrial strategy and climate credentials in the wider world?

12/02/2024

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28 min

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