{"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-e0024facd926/6ad0ac46475166cf900c4128?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Reform slips to third in the polls","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/1792060505727-c10be973-44b0-4dc4-948a-86319eab2146.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Reform falls behind Labour and the Tories for the first time since the general election, how animals shape our voting patterns and 100 years of Winnie-the-Pooh.</p><p><br></p><p>Anoosh Chakelian and Will Dunn round up the stories of the week.</p><p><br></p><p>READ: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/bursting-the-bubble/2026/10/our-mania-for-animals-warps-politics-priorities-and-personal-lives</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/the-sketch/2026/10/tiktoks-irreverent-slop-was-made-for-nigel-farage</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2026/10/in-praise-of-winnie-the-poohs-idleness</p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}