Political Thinking with Nick Robinson Podcast
Nick Robinson has a conversation with, not an interrogation of, the people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.
Episodes to download
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The Keir Starmer Opposition Leader One
Fri 26 Nov 2021
The Labour leader on family matters and what he thinks of Boris
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The Nick Carter One
Fri 1 Oct 2021
The Chief of the Defence Staff discusses the lessons learned in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The Rachel Reeves One
Fri 24 Sep 2021
The Shadow Chancellor on Labour鈥檚 economic plans and playing aggressive chess
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The Sajid Javid Health Secretary One
Fri 17 Sep 2021
The Health Secretary on the reshuffle and health inequalities after the pandemic
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The Jeffrey Donaldson One
Fri 10 Sep 2021
The DUP leader on his fears for the future and the beauty of the Mournes
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The Tom Tugendhat Afghanistan One
Fri 3 Sep 2021
The Foreign Affairs Select Committee Chair on shame, Afghanistan and Global Britain
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The Oliver Dowden One
Fri 25 Jun 2021
The Culture Secretary on culture wars, suburbia and St. Trinian鈥檚
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The Alok Sharma One
Fri 18 Jun 2021
The COP26 President on the 鈥榙ecisive decade鈥�, Swampy and being Mr Boring
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The Ed Miliband Reunion One
Fri 4 Jun 2021
The former Labour leader on thinking 鈥榖ig鈥� and charging his electric car
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The Christina McAnea One
Fri 28 May 2021
The Unison General Secretary on Red Clydeside, negotiation and Labour
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The Kate Forbes One
Fri 21 May 2021
The Scottish Finance Secretary on her faith and another referendum
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The Rachel de Souza One
Fri 14 May 2021
The Children鈥檚 Commissioner on schools, online safety and Aristotle
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The Len McCluskey Election Special One
Fri 7 May 2021
The Unite General Secretary on Hartlepool, Starmer鈥檚 鈥榝ailure鈥� and football
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The Jonathan Reynolds One
Fri 30 Apr 2021
The Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary on Labour, autism and Sunderland FC
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The Justin Welby One
Fri 23 Apr 2021
The Archbishop of Canterbury explains why he gets involved in politics
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The Alistair Carmichael One
Fri 16 Apr 2021
The longest-serving LibDem MP on island life, beef farming and the perils of nationalism
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The Jeane Freeman One
Thu 8 Apr 2021
Scotland鈥檚 Health Secretary on her journey from communism via Labour to the SNP
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The Nadhim Zahawi One
Thu 1 Apr 2021
The vaccines minister on fleeing Iraq, losing and making money, and Shakespeare
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The Kwasi Kwarteng One
Fri 29 Jan 2021
The new Business Secretary on deregulation, his 鈥楽unday鈥� name, and views of Empire
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The Michelle O'Neill One
Thu 21 Jan 2021
Northern Ireland鈥檚 Deputy First Minister on Joe Biden and her Irish Republican childhood
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The Mark Sedwill One
Fri 15 Jan 2021
The former Cabinet Secretary on handling crises and speaking frankly to the PM
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The Jake Berry One
Fri 18 Dec 2020
The Tory MP on a year of heartbreak and his ambitions for the North
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The Kate Green One
Fri 11 Dec 2020
The Shadow Education Secretary on abolishing Eton and reforming the honours system.
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The Steve Rotheram One
Fri 4 Dec 2020
The Liverpool Metro Mayor dicusses covid, Hillsborough and class politics
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The Kemi Badenoch One
Fri 27 Nov 2020
The Equalities Minister on racial inequality and loving Mrs Thatcher
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The Si芒n Berry One
Fri 2 Oct 2020
The Green Party co-leader on loving wildlife and the future of Green politic
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The Simon Coveney One
Fri 25 Sep 2020
The Irish Foreign Minister on his Anglo-Irish roots and hopes for a Brexit deal
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The George Eustice One
Fri 18 Sep 2020
The Environment Secretary on Cornwall, Brexit and the price of fish fingers.
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