{"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-b4e2-2e2dd1e37fc5/653289b31304700012b3e47a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Introducing: How To Win An Election","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0ebd1a8cbe463c3cf145/1697810696104-c07bdb1f90dc4080f0cb84e1822dcb74.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Introducing: How To Win An Election.</p><p><br></p><p>As the next General Election approaches, Matt Chorley is joined by three of the sharpest, funniest and best-connected strategists who know a thing or two about winning (and losing).</p><p><br></p><p>Peter Mandelson was Labour’s director of communications for Neil Kinnock in 1987 and 1992; New Labour’s architect and later cabinet minister in 1997, 2001 and 2005; and Gordon Brown’s right-hand man in 2010.</p><p><br></p><p>Daniel Finkelstein advised the SDP’s David Owen in 1987, worked for John Major in the run-up to 1987; for William Hague ahead of 2001; and advised David Cameron before 2010 and 2015.</p><p><br></p><p>Polly Mackenzie was a Lib Dem policy expert, working for Charles Kennedy in their record-breaking 2005 election; for Nick Clegg in 2010, and after five coalition years in No 10, was there for the 2015 wipeout too.</p><p><br></p><p>How To Win An Election will be your guide through the twists and turns of a tumultuous campaign every Tuesday. Follow the podcast now to never miss an episode.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://podfollow.com/how-to-win-an-election\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://podfollow.com/how-to-win-an-election</a></p>","author_name":"Times Radio"}