{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6b2fc9ba-b9b7-4b7a-b980-e0024facd926/4b487d28-3a8b-47ac-96ca-947ae9a0afe5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"NS#235: Brexit's Nigel Farage Problem","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/61b9f7ba7bc5dd00128e3564.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Helen and Stephen discuss Theresa May's dislike of parliamentary scrutiny and Labour's use of opposition day debates. Then we hear what Stephen learned about Brexit on his recent trip to Poland. Finally, they answer a rather topical question: should former politicians like Tony Blair and Hillary Clinton just go away?</p><p>Send us your questions and thoughts for future episodes on Twitter via&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/ns_podcasts\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(7, 130, 193);\">@ns_podcasts</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/helenlewis\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(7, 130, 193);\">@helenlewis</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/stephenkb\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(7, 130, 193);\">@stephenkb</a>.</p><p>Get tickets for the&nbsp;<em>SRSLY&nbsp;</em>podcast live show&nbsp;<a href=\"http://srslypod.com/londonpodfest\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(7, 130, 193);\">here</a>&nbsp;and listen to the first episode of the&nbsp;<em>New Statesman</em>'s new culture podcast,&nbsp;<em>The Back Half</em>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/1-emojis-foo-fighters-and-urban-legends/id1281934174?i=1000392206091&amp;mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(7, 130, 193);\">here</a>.</p><p><strong>Further reading:</strong></p><p><a href=\"http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/09/angela-rayners-tuition-fees-victory-reminds-us-dup-has-its-own-agenda\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(7, 130, 193);\">Stephen on Angela Rayner's tuition fees vote.</a></p><p><a href=\"http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/longform/a17158/george-osborne-revenge/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(7, 130, 193);\">The&nbsp;Esquire profile of George Osborne.</a></p><p><a href=\"http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/09/being-told-hate-tony-blair-makes-me-feel-useful-idiot-right\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(7, 130, 193);\">Helen's piece about Tony Blair.</a></p><p><a href=\"https://art19.com/shows/pod-save-america/episodes/de80ea4b-8d9f-4e8a-b1bd-57558c26be76\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(7, 130, 193);\">Hillary Clinton on the Pod Save America podcast.</a></p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}