{"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-e0024facd926/642ef0abfe706300117e019a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The New Statesman political editors’ reunion: covering Westminster from Thatcher to Sunak","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>In this special podcast, nine political editors and writers come together to discuss working at the&nbsp;<em>New Statesman</em>, covering everything from the rise and fall of Thatcher and New Labour through to the coalition government and the recent period of Conservative hegemony.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We hear from Patrick Wintour, Sarah Baxter, Steve Richards, Jackie Ashley, Rafael Behr, Mehdi Hasan, Helen Lewis, Stephen Bush and their chair, the current political editor Andrew Marr.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Together, they discuss what made working at the&nbsp;<em>New Statesman</em>&nbsp;unique and the magazine’s evolution over the years – through the Blair-Brown years, 9/11, Brexit and Corbyn – as well as the key moments in their careers and the influence of social media.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This podcast was recorded for a special 110th&nbsp;anniversary edition of the&nbsp;<em>New Statesman</em>, out on 13 April. An abridged version of this conversation will also appear in print and online.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}