{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/92a301e1-443b-435f-b4e2-2e2dd1e37fc5/64ca493bd6095c0011a54e99?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Art of Political Drinking","description":"<p>Join Matt for a pint in Westminster's Red Lion pub. He talks to Gordon Brown's former spin doctor Charlie Whelan about how he inadvertently killed Tony Blair's dream of Britain joining the Euro with a spritzer in his hand, while Ben Wright talks us through which prime minister loved a drink the best.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus: Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton eat some insects and discuss&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/uk-supermarket-plastic-carrier-bag-charge-fee-drop-usage-2023-lpgjwd83v\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the plastic bag tax</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/if-we-want-to-roam-we-must-do-it-responsibly-kcwz62bbv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">wild camping in Dartmoor</a>, and debate&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/MattChorley/status/1686471679512367104\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">brown sauce vs ketchup</a>.</p>","author_name":"Times Radio"}