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 Esther McVey One
Fri 15 Mar 2019
The former Cabinet Minister on backing May's deal next week and the PM's 'dignified' exit
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The Gavin Williamson One
Fri 8 Mar 2019
The Defence Secretary on Brexit, speaking plain Yorkshire and why he kept a tarantula.
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The Tobias Ellwood One
Fri 1 Mar 2019
The Defence Minister on fighting a 'no-deal' Brexit and confronting terrorism
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The Luciana Berger One
Fri 22 Feb 2019
The Independent MP on leaving Labour, facing anti-Semitism and forging a new politics
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The Gloria De Piero One
Fri 15 Feb 2019
The Labour MP on escaping poverty and why her party cannot ignore people who voted Leave.
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The Jonathan Ashworth One
Fri 8 Feb 2019
The Shadow Health Secretary on his Dad's alcoholism and his fears over Brexit
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The Sir Graham Brady One
Fri 1 Feb 2019
The Chairman of the 1922 Committee on delaying Article 50 and where he keeps his safe.
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The David Miliband One
Fri 25 Jan 2019
David discusses Davos, his refugee parents, another referendum and where he feels at home
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The Nick Boles One
Fri 18 Jan 2019
The Tory MP on blocking 'no-deal', why he may be de-selected and living every moment.
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The Personal is Political One
Fri 4 Jan 2019
Nick reflects on what personal interviews reveal about the state of today's politics
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The David Gauke One
Fri 21 Dec 2018
The Justice Secretary on slaying unicorns and why he might quit the Cabinet over No Deal.
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The Hilary Benn One
Fri 14 Dec 2018
The Brexit Committee Chair on being a 'Benn but not a Bennite' (in more ways than one)
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The Justine Greening One
Fri 7 Dec 2018
The former cabinet minister on resigning, the class ceiling and another referendum.
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The James Brokenshire One
Thu 29 Nov 2018
The Communities Secretary on his voiceover work, surviving cancer and delivering Brexit.
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The Diane Abbott One
Fri 23 Nov 2018
The Shadow Home Secretary on why Brexit will happen and dealing with online abuse.
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The Damian Hinds One
Fri 9 Nov 2018
The Education Secretary on 'buckling up' ahead of Brexit & getting more cash for schools.
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The Shaun Bailey One
Fri 2 Nov 2018
The Tory mayoral candidate for London on fighting his way out of an estate.
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The John McDonnell One
Fri 26 Oct 2018
The Shadow Chancellor explains why he became a Marxist not a priest.
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The Amber Rudd One
Fri 19 Oct 2018
The former Home Secretary on why she wants her old job back and life on the silver screen
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The Sir John Major One
Thu 11 Oct 2018
The former PM on why Universal Credit needs to change and the perils of Brexit.
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The David Davis One
Fri 5 Oct 2018
The former Brexit Secretary on his Communist grandad & how sugar made him a Eurosceptic.
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The Andy Burnham One
Fri 28 Sep 2018
The Mayor of Greater Manchester on life up North and why he lost to Jeremy Corbyn.
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The Vince Cable One
Fri 21 Sep 2018
The LibDem leader discusses spasms, racism and the problems faced by liberalism
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The Len McCluskey One
Fri 14 Sep 2018
The Unite leader on why he wouldn't weep if Tony Blair left Labour and his favourite poem
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The Tony Blair One
Fri 7 Sep 2018
Tony Blair tells Nick why he's not sure if moderates can "take back" the Labour Party
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Political Thinking returns next week
Fri 31 Aug 2018
Nick Robinson looks forward to a momentous autumn.
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Bonus podcast: Could the PM have a Brummie accent?
Fri 24 Aug 2018
Chris Mason's "Archive on 4" about the accents of politics and the politics of accents.
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Bonus podcast: Corbyn鈥檚 Labour Episode 3
Fri 17 Aug 2018
Iain Watson presents the final episode of Radio 4's 鈥楾he Long March of Corbyn鈥檚 Labour鈥�.
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Bonus podcast: Corbyn鈥檚 Labour Episode 2
Fri 10 Aug 2018
George Parker presents episode two in Radio 4's 鈥楾he Long March of Corbyn鈥檚 Labour鈥�.
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