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“The incessant background music and the presenter Sascha Sullivan are a turn off, I’m afraid. Her flippancy and lack of understanding of UK politics and assumed centrality of Australian politics to UK politics is just daft. Bring back Aggie Chambre! And also the episode description and content...”Read full review »
cantevenleavereview666 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/15/24
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“I was sad when Ailbhe left but the show has continued from strength to strength, love the focus on the lives and views of ordinary people across the UK. Most other shows are recorded in ivory towers. Highly recommend.”
Ufihigjvjdhsjfkvigkfjxkvvk via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
02/27/24
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“I enjoy this podcast”
alisonrhodes via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/18/24
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“Fabulous review by Aggie. Thank you. If ever there was a case for joined up thinking this is it. Everyone seems to agree the goal of “reduce crime, safer aspirational society and positive cost benefit position”. So it shouldn’t even be a political question. How about Labour doing something really...”Read full review »
Red-Onion via Apple Podcasts ·
Sweden ·
12/18/23
“Thought the focus group episode “revenge of the blob” was interesting and did represent a lot of what I’ve experienced in the civil service. However some of the comments (never seen anyone sacked, there’s a specific knack to succeeding in interviews) are equally applicable to large organisations...”Read full review »
SteveMilnes via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/16/23
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“Wonderful podcast. Fascinating topics and well researched and conducted
The episode about bullying was brilliant and important for everyone to listen to. Its time there was a MeToo movement for bullying victims”
Patmartin via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/08/23
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“Fascinating episode about insidious influence of IEA. So true that spokespeople for them seem to appear at a moment’s notice.”
Händelfanatic via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/08/23
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“I wish Nicole had not gone since her departure it’s collapsing and the person at helm is not the right fit he seems clueless this is not about race he just not got leadership qualities
I welcome the day Nicole is vindicated as she was greatest of leaders And the press are disgusting in the way...”Read full review »
lovealways# via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/22/23
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“As I rarely listen to BBC or ITV “News” programmes anymore as they are almost always biased towards the “New Elite’s” views or pro-Woke or Anti-Brexit, I’d forgotten how annoying I found Robert Preston’s ludicrously slow delivery of words. That added to the fact he was one of the great promoters...”Read full review »
Oakham Darloboy via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/17/23
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“I just enjoy the episodes of the podcast so much.
Very well presented and consistently interesting with regard to the chosen topics.
Thanks”
PineGroveCharlie via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/15/23
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“Good- phone recorded interviews when presenters are out and about do make for hard listening though- very hard to follow/sound quality poor when not in a studio”
MAC231081 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/28/23
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“Yea but how can you tell us, you’ve been contacted by someone from the foreign office in an elevator and then not follow up on it! ^^”
Pandekten-Schlingel via Apple Podcasts ·
Switzerland ·
07/10/23
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“Interesting episodes. One thought - he’s certainly changed his mind (or flip flopped?), but in 2019 if he thought he might one day be PM, he must have imagined there’d be a bit of cash for policies to go with it. A year, even 9 months ago he might have hoped the treasury would have a few billion...”Read full review »
politics-sucks via Apple Podcasts ·
Netherlands ·
06/30/23
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“Interesting interviews - great political content - geographical knowledge not quite so good!”
Yellbairn via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/04/23
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“I have just been trying to listen to what could well be an excellent podcast but gave up because the continual background music. Why is this necessary ? How does it enhance the listening experience ? I found it impossible at times to follow the speech because and in the end just gave up. Utterly...”Read full review »
jgfdrghiufhh via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/13/23
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“What a great interview. Well done Aggie. Delicately balanced and Fiona felt comfortable to share intriguing anecdotes with you.”
Duetto67 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/12/23
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“Brilliant interview with Fiona Hill”
JasN4 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/10/23
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“I like your podcast but had to give up because of the incessant background music/sounds. Kept thinking it would stop, perhaps after the headlines, but it went on and on…. Very disturbing, pity…”
retemak via Apple Podcasts ·
Turkey ·
03/05/23
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“What’s with the plinky plonk? Just use your lovely voice and tell us what you want us to know.”
Lexie 77 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/03/23
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“As a Brit living in the USA I love this podcast because it reminds me how thankful i am not to be living in the post Brexit apocalypse.”
Ivan-1105AD via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/26/23
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“Genuinely new, interesting insight, not just a news round up, very good!”
Niky_Noodles via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/18/23
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“Keep em coming”
ardwark via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/25/22
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“Always interesting and invaluable pods 👍 the lobby and Sunak episodes shine a light on things other political programs don’t cover. Keep up the good work 💯”
Crimebrook via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/06/22
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“Ailbhe is such a brilliant host”
Koniecjaj via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/06/22
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“My new favorite podcast. I am an Anglophile living in Los Angeles, and I never completely understood how parliament works. This podcast is fantastic!! Informative and super funny. A great entertaining way to understand both current events and history.”
twellisz via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/25/22
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“The great thing about this show is that it respects Westminster politics enough to think deeply about it—yes, on the level of recent events but also examining the system that creates and reports them. The host also has a way of obtaining and featuring delicious quotes from his guests. These deep...”Read full review »
Mia N Wolfe via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/05/22
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“Normally an excellent and insightful podcast, however this week’s episode with Tom Watson definitely’ pulled its punches’
In a wide ranging interview covering his political career, he was not about his prominent role in Operation Midland for which he was heavily criticised”
Tommy from the Lane via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/01/22
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“Really enjoy the podcast. It’s good to explore issues rather than just a 3 minute slot on the radio. And really good to have an alternative to interviews that are about the gotcha. And a fantastic start from Aibhe - looking forward to hearing more from her.”
Alban Rover via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/11/22
“Always enjoy this pod, but can we have some more female guests? Season 2 has been a pretty all-male affair so far….
Big fan otherwise, particularly enjoyed the Johnny Mercer episode”
LizP135798642 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/04/22
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“Jack Blanchard is a great presenter and this is rapidly becoming a podcast I want to listen to regularly.”
Andrew265 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/19/22
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“Better than most politics podcasts”
DavidLundy via Apple Podcasts ·
Belgium ·
12/20/21
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“Love this podcast. I look forward to it every Friday and really miss it when it’s not on. Well done team.”
TGTBOM via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/26/21
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“I have enjoyed previous episodes of this podcast but the interview with Lee Cain fails to properly scrutinise or question his crucial and influential role at the heart of the Johnson operation from the Brexit campaign to No 10. Instead we get two old journalist chums chewing the cud and Cain is...”Read full review »
FJ Runstead via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/01/21
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“A real pleasure to listen to, with the well paced voice, clarity, music, and so forth.
The narrative of every episode is well constructed, with great guest opinions, and insights… into Westminster centric politics. Which is what you’re looking for with this podcast.
Insights from the EU, are...”Read full review »
Katjushka Malson via Apple Podcasts ·
Belgium ·
09/26/21
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“This was an absolute cracker of a podcast….a fine sweep thru German & European history since the Iron chancellor. The second half( post WW2, & again rightly skimming Nazism which has been done to death) covering Adenauer Brandt Schmidt and Kohl was insightful & set in context. The...”Read full review »
pokey marley via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/24/21
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“No real analysis on politicians….just an excuse to throw rocks at current PM host obviously doesn’t like….with help of similarly biased guests. Some episodes are ok….but mostly poor fodder sadly”
aw194 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/04/21
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“It’s an easy way in English politics”
Maggie_todorov via Apple Podcasts ·
Bulgaria ·
05/16/21
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“As a journalist from Australia and a keen observer of UK politics,I love Jack’s insight and laidback but incisive interview style.
Listening is now an important part of my Friday routine -wouldn’t miss it!
Absolutely my favourite podcast.
Georgina”
australia georgina via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
05/14/21
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“Really interesting and different podcast with good and different angles. Excellent”
davidd62 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/06/21
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“Really enjoying this new podcast from Politico, presented by the excellent Jack Blanchard. It’s approach of exploring the themes behind the stories and events dominating the headlines makes for a refreshing addition to the UK politics podcast scene.”
daruma* via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/27/21
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“Thoughtful, well presented and imaginative views.”
Donman Expat via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/19/21
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“Jack Blanchard is one of the most considered and cleverest journalists out there. He is also a warm personality and this comes across in his podcasts where he uses his intelligence and warmth to present a topic where you think you know the basics with a new and inspiring interpretation that...”Read full review »
ChrisFerrariboy via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/15/21
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“Thoroughly enjoying this so far - not a news podcast but segways current events with excellent research and interesting commentary.”
wilsjen2203 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/13/21
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“It reminded me how fun politics can sometimes be”
Ylondon56 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/05/21
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“Very interesting and enlightening. Love the comment about LibDem leader elections!”
tonyfitz1959 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/31/21
“If you were a fan of Jack’s newsletters, or missed them entirely, you’re likely to enjoy his foray into the world of podcasting.
The pilot forayed from Ancient Rome to Renaissance Marseille, while S1E1 was very much on home territory, but each left the listener with a better understanding of the...”Read full review »
MancInVanc via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/30/21
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“It’s strange to hear Jack Blanchard’s voice because I usually listen to Playbook being read by Amazon Polly while... (I’ll stop there 😂)
Always worth listening too”
Bob,NotBob via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/30/21
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