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Are the Tories stuck in a 'doom loop'?
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07/14/23 • 31 min
Miranda Green is joined by FT columnists Stephen Bush and Robert Shrimsley to ask whether there’s any way out of the economic and political "doom loop" afflicting Rishi Sunak’s government. Plus, the FT’s political editor George Parker discusses UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s plans to boost growth. And with three by-elections coming up, the FT’s Anna Gross reports on the mood in Somerset, where the Liberal Democrats hope to win.
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Hunt looks to City of London to bolster UK growth
We are on for a massive defeat: can the Tories prevent the inevitable?
The Conservative crisis of capitalism
Lib Dems look to deepen Tory gloom with west country by-election win
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Presented by Miranda Green. Produced by Anna Dedhar and Audrey Tinline. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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The weight of the UK’s concrete crisis
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09/07/23 • 27 min
As hundreds of schoolchildren are forced out of their classrooms by unsafe buildings, the FT’s Whitehall editor Lucy Fisher is joined by chief political commentator Robert Shrimsley and columnist Stephen Bush to discuss the government’s handling of the crumbling concrete crisis. Plus, the FT’s William Wallis is in Birmingham to assess the damage to the city’s services as the country’s biggest local authority declares itself bankrupt, and Lucy, Stephen and Robert consider the winners and losers in Keir Starmer’s reshuffle.
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Rishi Sunak defends record over crumbling concrete in England’s schools
Sunak’s problem is that Britain has stopped listening to the Tories
Local government audit is a serious mess
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Audrey Tinline. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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The Post Office scandal: who foots the bill?
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01/12/24 • 27 min
Who should foot the bill – both financial and political – for the Post Office scandal? Hundreds of sub-postmasters who were wrongly convicted of theft and false accounting on the basis of faulty data now face pay-outs and exoneration. Lucy Fisher is joined by the FT’s Rafe Uddin, who has been reporting from the Post Office inquiry, to ask who should pay the compensation bill, and who should shoulder the blame for the biggest miscarriage of justice in modern British history. Plus, Political Fix regulars Robert Shrimsley and George Parker dissect Keir Starmer’s new plan for supervised toothbrushing in schools and a crackdown on junk food, to consider whether Labour will run a ‘nanny state’.
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Fujitsu could face ‘financial sanctions’ over Post Office scandal
Fujitsu won contracts on Sunak’s watch despite Post Office scandal
The bitter technological lesson of the Post Office scandal
Why Starmer will not tread lightly on voters’ lives
Keir Starmer rejects claim Labour seeking to create ‘nanny state’ on child health
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Audrey Tinline. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Original music and audio mix by Breen Turner. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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Cabinet fightback: the revolt over spending
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10/18/24 • 37 min
Rachel Reeves’s plans for a tough spending round later this month have sparked a fierce revolt among a raft of cabinet ministers. But will their protests make a difference? Host Lucy Fisher is joined by Political Fix regulars Robert Shrimsley and George Parker to discuss. They also hear from the FT’s chief features writer Henry Mance about the cash-strapped and crumbling English justice system. Plus, the panel considers whether Labour’s investment summit was a success and who is shaping up to win the Tory leadership contest.
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Read Henry’s report here: How the English courts reached breaking point
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves face down cabinet revolt over spending cuts
Rachel Reeves looking at sweeping inheritance tax changes in Budget
UK innovation will be undermined by science department Budget squeeze, industry leaders warn
Robert Jenrick vs Kemi Badenoch: meet the next Conservative leader
David Lammy to raise human rights and support for Russia on China trip
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Tamara Kormornick. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. Andrew Giorgiades and Rod Fitzgerald were the studio engineers. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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Tory turmoil: Sunak stumbles towards end of year
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12/15/23 • 27 min
As politicians and political hacks limp towards the end of a long year in Westminster, Lucy Fisher is joined by the FT’s Robert Shrimsley and Miranda Green to assess the turmoil engulfing Sunak’s Tory party. The PM has won an important battle, but faces more strife in the new year. Also, the FT’s climate reporter Kenza Bryan has been in Dubai and sums up what, if anything, the COP28 mega-gathering really achieved and appraises the UK’s performance at the summit.
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Sunak’s Rwanda fight is really a battle for control of the Conservatives
Rwanda vote exposes Tory divisions despite Rishi Sunak’s win
Countries reach ‘historic’ COP28 deal to transition from fossil fuels
Ex-Tory MP faces 35-day suspension for giving impression he was ‘for sale’
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Audrey Tinline. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. Broadcast engineer is Rod Fitzgerald. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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Labour's Jewish problem and Brexit economics
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04/30/16 • 26 min
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Behind the Money is back!
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05/23/22 • 1 min
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Inflation pain: who will UK voters blame?
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06/23/23 • 27 min
Soaring interest rates are alarming mortgage holders and could derail the UK government’s strategy for re-election. This week Lucy Fisher is joined by regular FT panellists Stephen Bush and George Parker to assess the political fallout from the latest rate rise. Plus the FT’s economics editor Chris Giles considers whether the Bank of England deserves criticism, while consumer editor Claer Barrett assesses the damage to Britons’ finances.
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Central banks’ battle with inflation enters new phase of ‘pain’
Ever tougher for Tories and Bank of England to avoid public blame in meme age
The Bank of England’s credibility is still on the line
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Anna Dedhar and Audrey Tinline. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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04/27/19 • 33 min
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‘Let’s be more normal’ – and rival Tory strategies
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10/04/24 • 37 min
Who’s up and who’s down in the Tory leadership race after the four-day beauty parade at the party’s conference in Birmingham? Host Lucy Fisher and Political Fix regulars George Parker and Stephen Bush assess the four contenders’ performances, as Conservative MPs prepare to whittle down the field to two next week. The panel are also joined by the FT’s public policy editor Peter Foster to discuss Sir Keir Starmer’s first step on the road to resetting UK-EU relations. Plus, the group discusses the latest twist in freebiegate.
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Tories embrace life in opposition at party conference
Conservatives should pick James Cleverly. Here’s why they won’t
Keir Starmer to repay £6,000 for gifts including Taylor Swift tickets
Keir Starmer looks for post-Brexit ‘reset’ in meeting with EU leaders
US and G7 warn Israel against strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Clare Williamson. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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Political Fix currently has 514 episodes available.
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