{"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-e0024facd926/69fe219d-aab6-4fd4-9ee1-4d9c77ca185a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Grade A While the Sun Shined","description":"<p>On this week's New Statesman Podcast, Stephen Bush and Ailbhe Rea discuss the rest of the UK following Scotland in receiving a controversial set of A-level results. Then, in You Ask Us, they take some listener feedback on Priti Patel and ask what makes her a good political operator.</p><p><br></p><p>If you are a&nbsp;<strong>New Statesman</strong>&nbsp;digital subscriber you can get advert free access to this podcast by visiting&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.newstatesman.com/nssubscribers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">newstatesman.com/nssubscribers</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Send us your You Ask Us questions at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://youaskus.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">youaskus.co.uk</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>If you haven't signed up yet, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.newstatesman.com/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">newstatesman.com/subscribe</a>&nbsp;to purchase your subscription.</p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}