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“This podcast is a real missed opportunity. The momentum and hype it had in the beginning could have been converted into long-form, thoughtful discussions about how to reform our politics. Taking a different theme or policy area each week and giving the Labour and Conservative approach to solving...”Read full review »
patrickmlavery via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/22/24
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“Wide range of subjects Well discussed & disagreeing agreeable most of the time, though Alistair would benefit from being less competitive / childish which I find rather irksome”
valparky via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/22/24
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“Lots of great discussion here by two sharp minds who have spent many years at the centre of British politics. I’m a fan.
The show, however, is let down by one thing only, Alastair’s utter inability to be anything other than tribal. Rory speaks with nuance and is quite happy to see both sides...”Read full review »
The__K via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/21/24
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“Tomorrow I’ll be 77, however don’t stop reading because I’m an old guy. I’ve always been interested in and followed politics. I swing towards the left but was not unduly concerned, prior Mr Johnson, if the Tories were in power and the grown ups were in charge. Since Brexit and Johnson the...”Read full review »
Baldie60 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/20/24
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“Always balanced and informative this podcast has hugely helped improve my knowledge on the inner workings of politics. Still don’t want to get involved though!”
el-gordo via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/17/24
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“It is amazing how you two lefties manage to let your listeners know pretty much in every podcast (no matter what the subject matter) how despicable you think Johnson and Truss are. We have got the message and frankly this trope is now incredibly tedious and boring.”
outraged from Tunbridge Wells via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/16/24
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“This podcast is absolute rubbish”
Chris caird via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/12/24
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“The dynamic of this podcast is flawed. I believe it was originally designed to be - right vs left, con vs lab, blue vs red (hence the artwork) but it has descended into being two left wing political commentators agreeing with eachother about everything. On the rare occasion Rory does disagree...”Read full review »
jamietoole via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/10/24
“Lag is the only thing I need to do fix it up to get it fixed soon as I have to restart my phone and fix it and I can get a fix of it and I can’t fix it”
mdgzotw via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/08/24
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“Free state podcast the other side of the coin”
wonnay via Apple Podcasts ·
Ireland ·
04/06/24
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“Thoroughly enjoy the podcast and look forward to their takes each week!
HOWEVER, these ads are getting out of hand - three back to back ads continuously is pretty frustrating and off-putting (especially when i’m not near my phone to skip forward).
I know that these ads are what provide for the...”Read full review »
Xlnkfvhgn via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/06/24
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“This has to be in my top 3 - what an insight & how open & honest they both were.
Could have listened to this conversation all afternoon.
Really impressive especially In their honesty. Also reminding us of all those foreign nationals brave enough to put their lives on the line.
My...”Read full review »
Debsluvchoo via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/04/24
“You’re getting a 4-star review to balance Rory’s sexism (3-stars) with Alastair’s feminism (5-stars).
The latest was Rory’s reaction to Rachel Reeves’s Mais lecture. Why does Rishi Sunak’s simplistic party conference speech with its decidedly small-bore goals get Rory’s respect while RR’s...”Read full review »
Hadassah Irit via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/30/24
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“Thank you so much for this weeks leading with Anthony what an inspiration he is and so wise , he has given me hope and reassured me about Kia.”
291959 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/28/24
“Good show, I enjoy the format and listening to these two discuss politics. Alastair however is so unbelievably bias, that he can’t see anything but Labour good, Tori bad. It doesnt feel like a balanced view of politics. Rory feels more balanced.”
Bias Alastair via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/27/24
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“I usually enjoy the podcast but Rory was offensively condescending about the Shadow Chancellor’s speech today. He even concluded with the remarks that we shall wait to see what the ’grown up’ economists say. It is so easy to snipe from the sidelines when he will never be called upon to rectify...”Read full review »
TIEITM via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/27/24
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“One of the best of Leading podcasts.A truly amazing man of the arts .Inspiring ideas about culture which we need for the schools of today.Hope Kier Starmer heard Anthony Gormley analysis of his character,very good and correct in my view .”
selina dix via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/27/24
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“… if you want to listen to Alistair Campbell blathering on about his latest paranoid clap-trap conspiracy theories.”
Voodoo thursday via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/26/24
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“I listened to 6 podcasts to give the show a fair go but found both presenters to be unwilling to move beyond their own privileged, pretentious and frankly sneering positions. It is no wonder politics within the UK is so unpleasant with commentary such as this.”
dairy famer bob via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/21/24
“It is sad that politics in parliament has become more important than looking after our country. Rory and Alistair entertainingly share a belief that it should the other way round.”
Alan8848 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/17/24
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“Listening to Alistair talk about Biden is nauseating. Why can’t politicians just tell the truth is it literally too much to ask? No wonder the world is going to pot with people like him “leading” the country past and present.”
BeHumbleQwer via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/14/24
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“As an American, I enjoy this podcast due to my interest in international politics, as well as for the balance it provides for my own political viewpoints.
However, @Rory, don’t downplay the SOTU and Joe Biden’s lack of mistakes. Specifically, his gaffe of calling a young, aspiring American...”Read full review »
Archibald_D via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/14/24
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“Loved the pod but as we get closer to a general election, Alister cannot resist pushing his party and demonising the Tories. Whilst I agree they have made awful mistakes they must have done something well. I had to stop listening to Leading with Sadik as Alister wouldn’t let him do what Alister...”Read full review »
cgtjjfs via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/13/24
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“Alistair and Rory’s obsequiousness towards America is grotesque.”
Www.compton via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/13/24
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“There these two go again complaining about a lack of democracy - coming from them both who have done more to subvert democracy recently than anyone else, esp Campbell, by doing everything they could to get the Brexit vote reversed. Typical of the left wing ‘we know what’s best for you’ attitude...”Read full review »
outraged from Tunbridge Wells via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/13/24
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“No flying on a dead planet”
Gisbert the hasher via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/12/24
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“Started out quite promisingly but ended up the usual left wing, political class, anti- ‘populist’ (read, what the majority want) rubbish.
Time to call it a day!”
Centre of centre via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/12/24
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“This used to be quite even handed but it lately seems like Campbell is basically saying that the Tories are the root of all evil, without any achievements at all, and Stewart is a touch too weak to push back.
It results in a podcast which doesn’t fairly give both sides of the argument and...”Read full review »
AJD_1 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/10/24
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“Gave this five stars when it started, but sad to say it’s become increasingly stale. Two nice enough chaps, and Rory sometimes says something interesting/unexpected, but you can normally predict the script just from the rundown of topics at the start…what is advertised as one Tory and one Labour...”Read full review »
Name2157 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/09/24
“Mean one-sided over-simplified biased coverage of George Galloway. Alistair did have a hand in misselling the Iraq War to the British public, and Galloway has a long history of criticising that. This podcast attacked the individual rather than reporting on what the voters chose: to protest...”Read full review »
StuPiper via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/06/24
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“Campbell conned the UK intro a war, what self respecting person would listen to his drivel?”
noelemdondsbd via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/02/24
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“I find this podcast increasingly hard listening. Alastair is increasingly tribal and has an inability to see a balanced point of view. From my perspective, I want balanced arguments from two people who used to be in government. Unfortunately this is lacking and more”
speckledhen1992 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/01/24
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“I feel like the show talks about subjects in a detailed manner but sometimes doesn’t quite nail the overarching problems. Of course these guys are politicians and their viewpoints are clearly in service of their respective agendas even when it seems there’s divergence from the parties views....”Read full review »
Lfa1979 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/01/24
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“I sometime listen to this after The Newsagents, these two are tone deaf to their legacy and mistakes.”
PrestonDetective via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/29/24
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“2 old pompous has-beens discussing the taste and smell of each other’s farts.”
sanderphil via Apple Podcasts ·
New Zealand ·
02/29/24
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“Thank you for going on Sam Harris’s podcast twice. You are an absolutely delightful and thoughtful, provoking guest. I hope you get a chance to come on there again to talk about the subjects you were hoping to get to cover a little bit of that you spoke about early on the second episode. where...”Read full review »
Me-ness via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/29/24
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“There’s nothing more annoying and disingenuous than giggling during a sober debate. Save the giggles for the humorous bits.”
yetanothereviewer via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/28/24
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“I like to listen to a variety of opinions and this podcast is a great example of left wing thinking. Two middle/upper class toffs patting each other on the back as they look down upon the thoughts, concerns and opinions of the lower classes. They constantly ignore facts and even contradict...”Read full review »
Danielanthony via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/28/24
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“I’ve been a subscriber to the podcast for getting on for a couple of years. In the past I’ve found it quite informative and entertaining but I’m increasingly finding it less so. The main problem is that they agree too much on issues and “disagree agreeably” much less so. Even when they do have a...”Read full review »
jklopdvy via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/28/24
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“Hello you two, what’s this about subscribers only? It’s unfair”
joyaround the world via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/28/24
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“Dear both,
Amélie Oudéa-Castéra was gently (and wisely) moved aside and is no longer minister for education (since 8 Feb -remained only in her post for 28 days). Yet, she has kept the role of minister for sports / Olympic games so we will carry on talking about her, no doubt.
Thank you again for...”Read full review »
Julian Marshall via Apple Podcasts ·
France ·
02/24/24
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“Smug, irritating, a bit of an echo chamber. A real insight into a single point of view, shared by both presenters.
I listen every week.”
TomWG1990 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/22/24
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“I agree that the podcast is well presented and informative but I think both presenters are underegging their privilege and connections. In today’s episode, Alastair says that he doesn’t feel like he’s connected to the political elite - but he reviews speeches for Keir Starmer and worked for Tony...”Read full review »
celbalrai via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/22/24
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“Great Podcast if you want a break from the American news. It’s also nice hearing world news like in the days past.”
Dragonwings121 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/22/24
“The courts in the US are NOT political!!! If judges or prosecutors try to prosecute for political reasons, they can’t. They to not have the power to prosecute. Only grand juries can indict someone. The grand juries in the US, and all juries in the US, are composed of randomly selected...”Read full review »
Peony4440 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/21/24
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“Such an informative discussion, tackling the challenging issues of the day in an enjoyable and insightful debate. They also get fascinating guests on their show. PS I love Rory’s book and may even give Alistair’s book a listen now too. Thanks chaps, keep it up :)”
Mimi Luke via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/19/24
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“I’m afraid I’m starting to switch off from your broadcast.
I feel your opinions are now sounding scripted and packaged.
Everyone has got opinions looking for a market, the best selling ones however have a journey behind them that the listener is invited to take.
I’m afraid but all I’ve seen in...”Read full review »
Giorgio_ne via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/15/24
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“I clicked into a free download of one of these podcasts and only listened to part of one, and now I’ve been charged nearly $60 for a subscription that I didn’t want - how do I get a refund for this?”
DB_Aus via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
02/14/24
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