{"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-e0024facd926/65db41d7c112a30018c0b5f0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Chumocracy is tearing Britain apart","description":"<p>From opaque contract awards, to cosy relationships between politicians and business elites, the idea of a ‘chumocracy’ has long been making headlines and raising eyebrows.&nbsp;But just how endemic is the issue? And how does it affect the functioning of the state?</p><p><br></p><p>Harry Clarke-Ezzidio, policy correspondent at the New Statesman, is joined by business editor, Will Dunn, to explore the links between peers and politicians, and the awarding of government money.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Read Will's cover story: <a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2024/01/the-rotten-state\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The rotten state</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}