The Rest Is Politics

Join Alastair and Rory as they discuss lame ducks, Amnesty International’s Ukraine report, politicians’ holidays, energy prices, fuel poverty, George Canning, Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan, the wildfires and US Climate Bill, Boris Johnson’s dancing, and The Rest Is Politics bingo.Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up.Instagram:@restispoliticsTwitter:@RestIsPoliticsEmail:restispolitics@gmail.comProducer: Dom JohnsonExec Producer: Jack Davenport

Join Alastair and Rory for the latest episode of TRIP: Question Time, where they answer your questions on Bhutan's Gross Domestic Happiness, Scottish Unionism, political biographies, cannibalism, and more.Show notes:Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln - Doris Kearns GoodwinDe Gaulle - Aidan CrawleyThe Years of Lyndon Johnson - Robert CaroThe Power Broker -Robert CaroInstagram:@restispoliticsTwitter:@RestIsPoliticsEmail:restispolitics@gmail.comEditor: James HodgsonProducer: Dom JohnsonExec Producer: Jack Davenport

In a special episode of The Rest Is Politics, Alastair and Rory are joined by former Foreign Secretary and former Leader of the Conservative Party, William Hague.They discuss the future for Boris Johnson, William’s days facing Tony Blair in the Commons, packing the House of Lords, Putin’s offer to build a gas pipeline to the UK, the Hong Kong handover, Brexit, leaving politics on a high, education, vaccines, and reasons to be optimistic.Show notes:The Great Firewall: Wie China das Internet verändert (German language podcast)Instagram:@restispoliticsTwitter:@RestIsPoliticsEmail:restispolitics@gmail.comProducer: Dom JohnsonExec Producer: Jack Davenport

Join Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart as they discuss al-Qaeda, Kosovo, Kenya, Tunisia, the 'age of impunity', Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit, working for Truss and Sunak, terrorism, and resignation honours.Instagram:@restispoliticsTwitter:@RestIsPoliticsEmail:restispolitics@gmail.comShow notes:The Holocaust: A New History - Laurence ReesBoris Johnson is planning to fill the Lords with his cronies and legitimise bribery - Gordon Brown (The Guardian)Which prime minister is being described here? - Robert Saunders (Twitter)Producer: Dom JohnsonExec Producer: Jack Davenport

May's downfall, Blair-Brown, Celtic vs. Rangers in Belfast, remaining hopeful, charter cities, climate change, carbon emissions, and wildfires.Join Alastair and Rory as they answer all your questions on the above and more in the latest Question Time episode of The Rest Is Politics.Reading list:The Brexit revolutionaries have barely begun, Britain need to wake up fast (The Sovereign Individual) - Alastair CampbellThe Tories are upping their attack on our democracy, under cover of the leadership contest - Gina Miller (The Guardian)The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy - Mariana MazzucatoInstagram:@restispoliticsTwitter:@RestIsPoliticsEmail:restispolitics@gmail.comProducer: Dom JohnsonExec Producer: Jack Davenport

Join Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart as they discuss the Tory leadership race, the life and legacy of David Trimble, Mario Draghi's resignation, charter cities, famine in Africa, populism, and Marilyn Monroe's poetry.Instagram:@restispoliticsTwitter:@RestIsPoliticsEmail:restispolitics@gmail.comShow notes:The Irish Diaries (1994–2003) - Alastair CampbellDavid Trimble Channel 4 Clip (Twitter)Italy’s loss of Mario Draghi is a warning to progressives across Europe – and to the EU - Lorenzo Marsili (The Guardian)The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age -James Dale Davidson + William Rees-MoggWould-be Tory leaders aren’t facing up to dire state of the NHS - Polly Toynbee (The Guardian)Producer: Dom JohnsonExec Producer: Jack Davenport