Episodes
Peter Kellner, former President of YouGov and a Visiting Scholar at Carnegie Europe, talks to Paul Adamson about the UK Labour Party's prospects in the 2024 General Election, the role of polling and focus groups, and Labour's evolving stance on EU-UK relations.
Published 10/04/23
Richard Gowan, UN Director at the International Crisis Group in New York, talks to Paul Adamson about the UN General Assembly and why it matters.
Published 09/17/23
Peter Foster, Public Policy Editor at the Financial Times, talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'What Went Wrong With Brexit - And What We Can Do About It'.
Published 09/06/23
The author and journalist Ben Judah talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'This Is Europe - The Way We Live Now'.
Published 07/11/23
Michael Heseltine, former Deputy Prime Minister of the UK and now President of the European Movement in the UK, talks to Paul Adamson about Britain's future relations with the European Union.
Published 07/01/23
Sir Paul Tucker, Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, talks to Paul Adamson about his latest book 'Global Discord: Values and Power in a Fractured World Order'.
Published 06/21/23
Sunder Katwala, Director of British Future, talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'How to be a Patriot: Why love of country can end our very British culture war'.
Published 06/08/23
Sophia Besch, Europe Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, discusses with Paul Adamson Germany's changing role in domestic, European and global affairs.
Published 05/24/23
Tim Bale, Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London, talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'The Conservative Party After Brexit: Turmoil and Transformation'.
Published 05/09/23
Stefaan De Rynck, former adviser to EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'Inside The Deal: How The EU Got Brexit Done'.
Published 04/26/23
Rafael Behr, writer, broadcaster and columnist at The Guardian, talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'Politics: A Survivor's Guide - How To Stay Engaged Without Getting Enraged'.
Published 04/20/23
Brian Cox, scientist, broadcaster and Professor of Particle Physics at the University of Manchester, talks to Paul Adamson about the UK's science base, participation in Horizon Europe and speaking out about Brexit.
Published 03/15/23
Stefanie Bolzen, North America Editor at WELT and WELT am Sonntag, talks to Paul Adamson about her ten years covering UK politics in London and her first impressions of US politics having recenty arrived in Washington DC.
Published 03/09/23
Michiel van Hulten, Director of Transparency International EU, talks to Paul Adamson about 'Qatargate' and its impact on the reputation of the European Parliament.
Published 02/28/23
Cathy Ashton, the EU's first High Representative for Foreign and Policy Security, 2009-2014, talks to Paul Adamson about her new memoir 'And Then What?: Inside Stories of 21st-Century Diplomacy'.
Published 02/02/23
Anton Spisak, Senior Fellow at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, talks to Paul Adamson about his recent paper "Fixing Brexit: A New Agenda for a New Partnership with the European Union".
Published 01/26/23
Marina Hyde, columnist at The Guardian, talks to Paul Adamson about her new collection "What Just Happened? Despatches from Turbulent Times".
Published 01/18/23
Dominic Grieve, former Attorney General of England and Wales and former MP, talks to Paul Adamson about the UK Conservative Party's euroscepticism, UK-EU relations and Britain's place in the world.
Published 12/14/22
Ditte Juul Jørgensen, Director General of the Directorate-General for Energy at the European Commission, talks to Paul Adamson about the new urgency in EU energy policy following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Published 12/08/22
Stanley Pignal, who writes the 'Charlemagne' column at 'The Economist', reflects on the changing EU scene after a ten-year career absence from Brussels.
Published 11/24/22
Michael Cockerell, the distinguished political documentary-maker and journalist, talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'Unmasking our Leaders - Confessions of a Political Documentary-Maker'.
Published 11/10/22
Howard Goodall, the award-winning composer, music historian, writer and broadcaster, talks to Paul Adamson about the catastrophic impact of Brexit on the creative sector.
Published 10/25/22
Dr Hannah White, Director of the Institute for Government think tank, talks to Paul Adamson about how the British Prime Minister Liz Truss has lost trust.
Published 10/13/22
Brendan Carr, Senior Republican on the US Federal Communications Commission, talks to Paul Adamson about making US tech companies pay for 5G roll out and curbing Chinese tech industry influence.
Published 09/26/22
Jonathan Freedland, columnist at The Guardian and presenter of BBC Radio 4's 'The Long View', talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'The Escape Artist - The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World'.
Published 09/07/22