Podcast appearances and mentions of Neil Kinnock

Deborah Mattinson joined the House of Lords as a Labour peer in February. Her involvement in politics began when she worked alongside Peter Mandelson and Philip Gould to create Labour's Shadow Communications Agency for Neil Kinnock. In 1992 she co-founded Opinion Leader Research, and she went on to advise Tony Blair ahead of the 1997 election and later became Gordon Brown's chief pollster. In 2021 she was appointed Director of Strategy for Keir Starmer, a position she held until stepping down following last year's landslide victory. On the podcast, Deborah tells Katy Balls about growing up as a Labour supporter with a father active in local Tory politics, the work hard/play hard culture of advertising in the 1980s and how to decipher what voters really think during focus groups. They also talk about the differences between the 1987, ‘92, and ‘97 campaigns, the ‘Hero voters' that were key to Labour's electoral success in 2024 and how Labour can best tackle the threat from Reform today. With experience working with Labour spanning four decades, they touch on the Labour giants she worked with, including Alf (now Lord) Dubs, Peter (now Ambassador – also Lord) Mandelson and, more recently, the Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Produced by Patrick Gibbons.

Deborah Mattinson joined the House of Lords as a Labour peer in February. Her involvement in politics began when she worked alongside Peter Mandelson and Philip Gould to create Labour's Shadow Communications Agency for Neil Kinnock. In 1992 she co-founded Opinion Leader Research, and she went on to advise Tony Blair ahead of the 1997 election and later became Gordon Brown's chief pollster. In 2021 she was appointed Director of Strategy for Keir Starmer, a position she held until stepping down following last year's landslide victory. On the podcast, Deborah tells Katy Balls about growing up as a Labour supporter with a father active in local Tory politics, the work hard/play hard culture of advertising in the 1980s and how to decipher what voters really think during focus groups. They also talk about the differences between the 1987, ‘92, and ‘97 campaigns, the ‘Hero voters' that were key to Labour's electoral success in 2024 and how Labour can best tackle the threat from Reform today. With experience working with Labour spanning four decades, they touch on the Labour giants she worked with, including Alf (now Lord) Dubs, Peter (now Ambassador – also Lord) Mandelson and, more recently, the Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Produced by Patrick Gibbons.

Former leader of the Labour party Neil Kinnock, Lord Kinnock, is the latest guest on Lord Speaker's Corner.‘I guess that's what gave me my politics basically. The idea that many people working together could produce and provide at the level of quality that would've been absolutely impossible for the individual or the family.' Lord Kinnock speaks about growing up in south Wales and what drew him to politics, his early years as an MP and the Labour party of the late 80s and early 90s. He also speaks about his regrets from his time as leader, plus how politics and public discourse has changed today: ‘I don't want deference. Deference is not part of my makeup and I don't want anybody else to show it. But respect, accommodation, compassion, those instincts are fundamental to human beings, and they're too often being discarded or suppressed.'Lord Kinnock also explains that he wished he had challenged the President of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), Arthur Scargill, more forcefully about the need to ballot its members: 'I told Scargill at the beginning of April 1984 that without a ballot, the strike would not succeed. And I said it publicly, I just wish that I'd said it more publicly (even), and repeatedly over the subsequent months as a way of simply telling the truth to men and their families who were showing superhuman loyalty to the cause and whose loyalty was being abused by someone who had a very peculiar, very odd interpretation of what he thought of as his socialist mission, which was misplaced and misleading and assisted in tragedy. I've said before that Scargill and Thatcher deserved each other. Nobody else did.'The former Labour leader also gives a rare insight into private discussions between himself and Shadow Chancellor John Smith in preparation for the 1992 general election. Watch or listen to the full episode to find out more.See more from the series https://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/house-of-lords-podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're welcoming a new political mastermind to the podcast this week - Sally Morgan has been a Labour insider since the days of Neil Kinnock and went on to be Tony Blair's right-hand woman in Downing Street, at his side for some of the biggest moments in recent political history.She joins Polly, Danny and Hugo to discuss leaders who can tell jokes and those who can't, Liz Truss calling Britain a failed state, and whether anyone knows how to save the transatlantic relationship.Send questions, comments and voicenotes to: howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're welcoming a new political mastermind to the podcast this week - Sally Morgan has been a Labour insider since the days of Neil Kinnock and went on to be Tony Blair's right-hand woman in Downing Street, at his side for some of the biggest moments in recent political history.She joins Polly, Danny and Hugo to discuss leaders who can tell jokes and those who can't, Liz Truss calling Britain a failed state, and whether anyone knows how to save the transatlantic relationship.Send questions, comments and voicenotes to: howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is it really five years and 1,500 editions since we launched The Bunker? It is! For this special episode, Labour legend and former leader Neil Kinnock joins us to talk about the story Labour should be telling… what his battles against Thatcherism can teach Starmer about fighting the rising right wing… the dangers of a radicalised Conservative Party… and how to hit Reform UK where it hurts. With Andrew Harrison and Alex von Tunzelmann.  • Support us on Patreon for early episodes and more • We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/bunker for £100 sponsored credit.  www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Andrew Harrison. Audio production by Tom Taylor. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Managing Editor Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Send us a textThis month's episode explores James Graham's award-winning play Labour Of Love and we find out how the Crescent Theatre Birmingham's upcoming production of the show has been a real 'labour of love' in more ways than one...Our Studio Guest is actor Katie Merriman. Katie spills the beans on her life and loves in amateur theatre and talks about her role as straight-talking Labour constituency agent Jean Whittaker in Labour of Love.We also go behind the scenes of the production to find out more about the use of video in theatre and how video footage plays a crucial role in the show. Director and producer Rod Natkiel shares his experience and thoughts on creating and using video in theatre.

Must we live in a world where everyone decides we want AI-generated friends to make AI-generated stories (which are fake), or AI-enabled kitchen appliances? When you actually dig into this stuff, it turns out everyone knows it sucks and we hate it. Today's guest is friend of the show Jason Koebler of 404 Media, who has done the legwork to examine just how stupid it is. Plus, we talk about Elon Musk's new fixation on the UK, and that strangely sexual, AI-generated video of anthropomorphic animal cops that [Neil Kinnock voice] the Labour Party published? Check out Jason's work at 404 Media here! Get access to more Trashfuture episodes each week on our Patreon! *POPES/LAGOON SHIRTS STILL AVAILABLE!* We've got some extras of our recent shirts that can be purchased online and will ship immediately! Get them here: https://trashfuture.co.uk/collections/all *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's UK Tour here: https://miloedwards.co.uk/live-shows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

Over a Chequers banquet of sole in shrimp sauce, fillet of beef, and caramelized oranges, Margaret Thatcher and Mikhail Gorbachev met for the first time on 16th December, 1984.  While their ideologies were worlds apart, Thatcher appreciated Gorbachev's frankness and imagination. The Soviet leader, meanwhile, seemed equally captivated by Thatcher's unapologetic firmness and sharp intellect. Their rapport formed the foundation of a relationship that would influence global politics profoundly, with Thatcher famously declaring the Russian "a man we can do business with". In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explore the rest of the Gorbachevs' holiday itinerary; explain how Neil Kinnock killed the vibes; and reveal what Denis and Raisa got up to while their spouses were deep in conversation…  Further Reading: • ‘Gorbachev and Thatcher: The Chequers meeting that melted the Cold War ice' (The Times, 2022): https://www.thetimes.com/article/e9c5616c-2942-11ed-9092-6adde03bf612 • 'Political leadership in the Cold War's ending: Thatcher and the turn to engagement with the Soviet Union' (British Politics and Policy at LSE, 2020): https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/thatcher-end-of-cold-war/ • ‘Margaret Thatcher would 'do business with' Mikhail Gorbachev - Daily Mail' (BBC News, 1984): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhl680YRT6g Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was the year of the Sky revolution in football but for Jon Holmes it was also the end of Gary Lineker's career in England as he prepared to move to Japan and ultimately into the television studio.  Leeds United won the last First Division and their manager Howard Wilkinson was the last English manager to win the championship.  It was the year that saw an unfancied Denmark team win the Euros and John Major return to Downing Street by beating Neil Kinnock.  It was a year that provided Paddy Barclay, Colin Shindler and Jon Holmes with much to discuss.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on the Mark Levin Show, back in the 1980's Joe Biden stole the words from RFK and Neil Kinnock, and it cost him his Presidential candidacy. Today, we have Kamala Harris doing the same thing. Harris is accused of plagiarizing her first book. However, the majority of Americans might not hear about it because the media is covering it up. Most Americans are getting their election news from ABC, CBS and/or NBC. This plagiarism shows you how unethical and immoral she is. Also, Harris wants indigenous people's day to replace Columbus Day. This is another way for Harris to trash America and push her Marxist agenda. Later, can you think of any reason why there shouldn't be requirements for voter ID to prove that you are an American citizen? Can you think of any reason why a non-citizen should be permitted to be on a voter list for a state, thereby being capable of voting? The DOJ is suing Gov Glenn Youngkin for fulfilling his role and assuring that only legal citizens are able to vote on November 5th. Also, Kamala Harris is sharpening her teeth. Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, and her campaign have decided she can't win on substance or policy. So, she is on the attack against Donald Trump. Harris is trying to cast Trump as the enemy from within while trashing Trump for saying the enemy from within. They are fear-mongering and they keep dehumanizing their political opponents. Finally, Israel has, by itself, changed the nature of the Middle East. If Israel hadn't defied the demands of this pathetic Biden-Harris-Blinken regime they wouldn't have gone into Rafah and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar wouldn't be dead today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Monday's Mark Levin Show, back in the 1980's Joe Biden stole the words from RFK and Neil Kinnock, and it cost him his Presidential candidacy. Today, we have Kamala Harris doing the same thing. Harris is accused of plagiarizing her first book. However, the majority of Americans might not hear about it because the media is covering it up. Most Americans are getting their election news from ABC, CBS and/or NBC. This plagiarism shows you how unethical and immoral she is. Also, Harris wants indigenous people's day to replace Columbus Day. This is another way for Harris to trash America and push her Marxist agenda. Later, what has Harris done for the Black community and specifically young Black men? Nothing! Harris is trying to reach out to them with proposals on marijuana. This stereotype is disgusting. Afterward, Bill Clinton said that Laken Riley's Death "probably wouldn't have happened" if all immigrants were vetted. This is the reality - they are not vetting these people. God knows who's coming in. We haven't even felt the effects of this open border yet and Harris and no intention of closing it. Finally, Gabe Evans calls in to discuss his run for Colorado's 8th Congressional District. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's Centre for European Reform podcast Charles Grant, director of the CER, and Neil Kinnock, leader of the Labour party 1983 - 1992, European commissioner 1995 - 2004 and member of the house of Lords since 2005, join podcast host, Octavia Hughes, to discuss what Labour's landslide victory will mean for UK-EU relations. They debate whether the success of Reform UK will dampen Keir Starmer's ambitions for Europe, make suggestions to improve security and trade ties and explain the importance of the current geopolitical context. Produced by Octavia Hughes

Vi har to klipp som forteller hvem Joe Biden er og forklarer hvorfor han klamrer seg til makten. Biden stilte også som president i 1987. Den gang måtte han trekke seg fordi det ble avslørt at han hadde plagiert den britiske Labour-lederen Neil Kinnock. Falskhet og løgner har vært Bidens varemerke. I tillegg har han et såkalt "mean streak", han er hevngjerrig, og simpel: Han kvier seg ikke for å bruke statlige organ som skattevesenet for å hevne seg på eksen til kona Jill. Greg Stephenson heter mannen som fikk oppleve hvor simpel Joe kunne være. Når han leser og ser om prosessene mot Trump forstår at det er samme oppførsel. Denne mannen har såkalt liberale medier dekket for helt siden 2020, fordi de sammen med Demokratene hater Trump. Men de seiler med lik i lasta. Når Biden blir tvunget til å gå av vil det være Demokratenes Watergate. Den gang forsvarte de pressefriheten, idag forfølger de pressefriheten. Deres nederlag kommer til å ha konsekvenser langt utenfor USA.

Iain Dale speaks on his LBC show to former Labour leader Lord Kinnock. They discuss the election campaign, whether Keir Starmer is ready, the betting scandal, the future of the Labour Party and his own experience fighting elections. Neil also takes calls from LBC listeners.

Iain and Jacqui discuss the latest in betting scandals, Iain's hour with Neil Kinnock, Farage's comments about the Ukraine war, Julian Assange leaving the UK, banning conversion therapy, the England team's performance and loads more besides.

Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock takes your calls & has Farage blown it?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, UnHerd political editor Tom McTague and former Conservative adviser Charlie Rowley.

How did the loss of industry in the 1980s affect David Blunkett's politics? What was his experience growing up blind in Sheffield? How did Neil Kinnock and Tony Blair compare? Rory and Alastair are joined by David Blunkett to discuss all this and more in the first part of this double-header special. TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestispolitics. TRIP FIRST 100 DAYS TOUR: To buy tickets for our October Election Tour, just head to www.therestispolitics.com Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @RestIsPolitics Email: restispolitics@gmail.com Podcast Editor: Nathan Copelin Video Editor: Teo Ayodeji-Ansell Social Producer: Jess Kidson Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas Producer: Nicole Maslen Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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It's been 30 years since the sudden death of Labour leader John Smith, a man many expected would go on to be prime minister. Matt hears from some of the people who knew him best, including the recollections of Tony Blair, Margaret Beckett and Neil Kinnock.Plus: Columnists India Knight and James Marriott discuss Dominic Cumming's idea for a new political party, James' trip to a pro-Palestinian protest, and the ethics behind the hit show Baby Reindeer.Columnists (02:48)The Prime Minister That Never Was (23:19) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Richie Venton on Starmer and Swinney's claims to be "Centre Left." What does that mean for working class people when 1 the Labour right winger, Neil Kinnock says Starmer "has gone too far," and 2 Swinney's inclusion of Kate Forbes and her economic and social views, into his Cabinet...  

Lord Neil Kinnock - Labour leader from 1983 to 1992, Thatcher's biggest rival in her pomp, joins Lewis in the studio for a sit down chat to talk about his political life, from the 1950s to Harold Wilson, his interactions with Jeremy Corbyn and his hopes, (or whether he has any doubts), about Sir Keir Starmer.Editor: Tom HughesSenior Producer: Gabriel RadusProducer: Laura FitzPatrickInterview Producer: Alex BarnettSocial Media Editor: Rory SymonVideo Production: Shane Fennelly & Arvind BadewalYou can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents"!The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/

By now, surely everyone in Westminster knows how to get ready for government — but have enough considered how to prepare for opposition?In this week's episode, host Aggie Chambre tackles the conundrum of how to prepare for the one job in politics no one wants. She speaks to former opposition leader Neil Kinnock about his time in charge, including the advice his children gave Tony Blair's kids. Conservative peer George Young, who has been around since 1974, talks about all the times his party has gone from government to opposition. Tories Robert Buckland and Charles Walker consider what their fellow MPs are thinking about life after polling day as they teeter on the edge of opposition.Labour MP Diana Johnson, who has spent the last 14 years on the opposition benches, explains how best to make an impact while you're out of government. Academic Nigel Fletcher runs through the history of the formalization of opposition — dating all the way back to 1937. And Cath Haddon from the Institute for Government tells Aggie the hardest thing about going from government to opposition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bombing kills more than 100 Iranians at Soleimani's grave. Trump's foreign policy decisions were right. Poll: 4 in 10 Americans say foreign policy should be top priority. Biden's Ukraine policy failed. Flashback to Biden's 1987 plagiarism of UK politician Neil Kinnock. Buck pans Ferrari movie. Buck takes call to end the show.Follow Clay & Buck on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/clayandbuckSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bombing kills more than 100 Iranians at Soleimani's grave. Trump's foreign policy decisions were right. Poll: 4 in 10 Americans say foreign policy should be top priority. Biden's Ukraine policy failed. Flashback to Biden's 1987 plagiarism of UK politician Neil Kinnock. Buck pans Ferrari movie. Buck takes call to end the show.Follow Clay & Buck on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/clayandbuckSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bombing kills more than 100 Iranians at Soleimani's grave. Trump's foreign policy decisions were right. Poll: 4 in 10 Americans say foreign policy should be top priority. Biden's Ukraine policy failed. Flashback to Biden's 1987 plagiarism of UK politician Neil Kinnock. Buck pans Ferrari movie. Buck takes call to end the show.Follow Clay & Buck on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/clayandbuckSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Political Editors is half a century of politics told by the people who wrote the first draft of history for the Times.Over the festive period we're re-releasing the entire series.The fourth episode features, Philip Webster, political editor of the Times for 18 years and a colossus of the Blair and Brown eras who survived nine editors at the paper. He tells Matt about writing the story that killed Tony Blair's dreams of joining the Euro, getting stuck on Margaret Thatcher's battle bus, and what happened when he was locked up in Africa with Neil Kinnock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the week U.K Home Secretary Suella Braverman was finally sacked, host Aggie Chambre asks what you actually have to do to get fired from the government — and what the calculations are for the leaders doing the firing. Neil Kinnock, the former Labour leader, recalls his "underhand" sacking of two junior ministers, while Cleo Watson, a former deputy chief of staff at Downing Street, reveals the secrets of the reshuffle whiteboard. Former Education Secretary Nicky Morgan tells Aggie what really happened when she was sacked by Theresa May in 2016, and the "awkward" conversation that followed. And May's ex-chief of staff Gavin Barwell lifts the lid on what it's like to sack a minister — in this case Gavin Williamson — embroiled in scandal.Former Chief Whip Wendy Morton talks through her approach to sacking people, while former minister Matt Warman reveals what it was like being sacked by Morton. And Tory MP Paul Bristow — who was sacked as a government aide last month — explains why he has no regrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introducing: How To Win An Election.As the next General Election approaches, Matt Chorley is joined by three of the sharpest, funniest and best-connected strategists who know a thing or two about winning (and losing).Peter Mandelson was Labour's director of communications for Neil Kinnock in 1987 and 1992; New Labour's architect and later cabinet minister in 1997, 2001 and 2005; and Gordon Brown's right-hand man in 2010.Daniel Finkelstein advised the SDP's David Owen in 1987, worked for John Major in the run-up to 1987; for William Hague ahead of 2001; and advised David Cameron before 2010 and 2015.Polly Mackenzie was a Lib Dem policy expert, working for Charles Kennedy in their record-breaking 2005 election; for Nick Clegg in 2010, and after five coalition years in No 10, was there for the 2015 wipeout too.How To Win An Election will be your guide through the twists and turns of a tumultuous campaign every Tuesday. Follow the podcast now to never miss an episode.https://podfollow.com/how-to-win-an-election Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Labour Party leader Keir Starmer dragging his party onto the center ground, host Aggie Chambre asks what remains of the left in Britain — and what the future may hold for this increasingly marginalized group.She hears from three Labour MPs in the left-wing socialist campaign group, all former members of Jeremy Corbyn's shadow Cabinet. Dawn Butler, Clive Lewis and Ian Lavery describe a widespread sense of nervousness at being at odds with the leadership following what Lavery calls a "purge" of the Labour left.Corbyn himself urges left-wing Labour MPs to speak up, telling them that “being silent is never an option."Labour grandees Peter Mandelson and Neil Kinnock insist Starmer was right to marginalize the left of the party, to make Labour electable again.And Novara Media journalist Ash Sarkar insists there may yet be a powerful future for the left, sitting outside the Labour Party if necessary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"A plan to turn the page and say, in a cry of defiance to all those who now write our country off: Britain must, Britain can, Britain will get its future back." Zo sloot Keir Starmer zijn speech af op het jaarlijkse congres van de Labour Partij. Een speech die begon, zoals wel vaker de laatste jaren, met een interruptie door een activist, die de Labour-leider met glitter bestrooide. Een roerig begin van een speech op een verder vlak Labourcongres. Keir Starmer zette wel eindelijk wat concrete plannen uiteen: in vijf jaar 1,5 miljoen huizen bouwen in nieuwe 'Labour Towns'. Een einde aan dertien jaar achteruitgang onder de Tories, en een duidelijke, definitieve breuk met de idealen van voorganger Jeremy Corbyn. Macht, in plaats van protest, is waar Labour volgens Starmer op moet mikken.  Sinds het eerste congres dat Lia bijwoonde, onder Neil Kinnock in Blackpool, is er veel veranderd. De congressen zijn saaier geworden, tammer, en de sprekers minder indrukwekkend. Toch is deze editie ook de moeite waard om te bespreken, want de lijn van Keir Starmer, waarmee hij de volgende verkiezingen hoopt te winnen, wordt steeds duidelijker.  Heb je een vraag voor Lia? Stuur 'm via WhatsApp naar 06 2813 5013.  Over Van Bekhovens Britten In van Bekhovens Britten praten Lia van Bekhoven en Connor Clerx elke week over de grootste nieuwsonderwerpen en de belangrijkste ontwikkelingen in het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Van Brexit naar binnenlandse politiek, van de Royals tot de tabloids. Waarom fascineert het VK Nederlanders meer dan zo veel andere Europese landen? Welke rol speelt het vooralsnog Verenigd Koninkrijk in Europa, nu het woord Brexit uit het Britse leven lijkt verbannen, maar de gevolgen van de beslissing om uit de EU te stappen iedere dag duidelijker worden? De Britse monarchie, en daarmee de staat, staat voor grote veranderingen na de dood van Queen Elisabeth en de op handen kroning van haar zoon Charles. De populariteit van het Koningshuis staat op een dieptepunt. Hoe verandert de Britse monarchie onder koning Charles, en welke gevolgen heeft dat voor de Gemenebest? In Van Bekhovens Britten analyseren Lia en Connor een Koninkrijk met tanende welvaart, invloed en macht. De Conservatieve Partij levert al dertien jaar de premier, komt daar na Rishi Sunak een einde aan? Hoe zou het VK er onder Keir Starmer van Labour uitzien? En hoe gaan de ‘gewone' Britten, voor zover die bestaan, daar mee om?  Al deze vragen en meer komen aan bod in Van Bekhovens Britten. Een kritische blik op het Verenigd Koninkrijk, waar het een race tussen Noord-Ierland en Schotland lijkt te worden wie zich het eerst af kan scheiden van het VK. Hoe lang blijft het Koninkrijk verenigd? Na ruim 45 jaar onder de Britten heeft Lia van Bekhoven een unieke kijk op het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Als inwoner, maar zeker geen anglofiel, heeft ze een scherpe blik op het nieuws, de politiek, de monarchie en het dagelijkse leven aan de overkant van de Noordzee. Elke woensdag krijg je een nieuwe podcast over het leven van Van Bekhovens Britten in je podcastapp. Scherpe analyses, diepgang waar op de radio geen tijd voor is en een flinke portie humor. Abonneer en mis geen aflevering. Over Lia Lia van Bekhoven is correspondent Verenigd Koninkrijk voor onder andere BNR Nieuwsradio, VRT, Knack en Elsevier en is regelmatig in talkshows te zien als duider van het nieuws uit het VK. Ze woont sinds 1976 in Londen, en is naast correspondent voor radio, televisie en geschreven media ook auteur van de boeken Mama gaat uit dansen, het erfgoed van Diana, prinses van Wales (1997), Land van de gespleten God, Noord-Ierland en de troubles (2000), In Londen, 9 wandelingen door de Britse hoofdstad (2009) en Klein-Brittannië (2022). Over Connor Connor Clerx is presentator en podcastmaker bij BNR Nieuwsradio. Hij werkt sinds 2017 voor BNR en is regelmatig te horen in De Ochtendspits, Boekestijn en de Wijk en BNR Breekt.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's Centre for European Reform podcast Charles Grant, Director of the CER, and Neil Kinnock, leader of the Labour party 1983 - 1992, European commissioner 1995 - 2004 and member of the house of Lords since 2005, join podcast host, Octavia Hughes, to discuss a European strategy for Labour. They set out the steps the party should take to foster a better relationship and consider how European governments view the British. They consider whether a much closer economic relationship could be viable and conclude by asking when – if ever – the UK could rejoin the EU. Produced by Octavia Hughes Music by Edward Hipkins

I first saw Eddie Marsan in "Puss in Boots" in Chipping Norton in a Christmas Show circa 1990 (in a period of an acting career that many Actors often describe as being their 'wilderness years!') and then more recently I saw him again in a "BAFTA Retrospective" of his extraordinary career to date, hosted by  renowned journalist & broadcaster, Miranda Sawyer. Funnily enough,  Chipping Norton & "Puss in Boots" didn't actually come up during the BAFTA retrospective but suffice it to say, many of his subsequent TV & film 'Absolute Bangers' certainly did!Eddie Marsan is a real coup for "The Good Listening To Show". He is a personal hero of mine - a wonderful, wise, enigmatic & generous actor indeed who I always very much look forward to watching.You can also Watch/Listen to Eddie Marsan's episode on Vimeo here:https://vimeo.com/chrisgrimes/eddiemarsanThis is a great conversation suffused with much wisdom and many top-tips for aspiring Actors on topics such as how to better manage and overcome rejection (which very definitely comes with the territory of the job) with a sense of calm, resilience, objectivity & perspective. And also he reveals his "never more than 2 weeks apart" formula for surviving a long and happy marriage, with his family positioned front-and-centre in everything that he does. Eddie also richly credits, as he did during the BAFTA Retrospective, his Acting Teacher of old, John Osborne Hughes, founder of The Spiritual Psychology of Acting. The conversation also takes a philosophical turn as we dissect the 'Power of Paradox', a concept inspired by Lao Tzu's "Daodiching" and musings of a Swedish philosopher. Eddie shares his thoughts on societal binaryism, delves into the impact of acting legends like Philip Seymour Hoffman and Toby Jones on his own craft as an actor, and discusses Neil Kinnock's stirring speech at the Labour Party Conference in 1985. This thought-provoking discourse is packed with insights that will make you see the world and its paradoxes from a different perspective.We also step into more personal aspects of Eddie's life, exploring his strong affinity to his working-class roots and how they've influenced his life and career. Eddie talks about his love for Tottenham Football Club and music, and praises the new generation's open-mindedness towards gender and sexuality. We also touch upon his favourite films, his quirky-fact of a curious but harmless medical condition, and the wisdom & philosophy that  he lives by. Eddie Marsan is best known for portraying intense working-class blokes in both indie and blockbuster films. In a long & varied career to date (and it's not over yet!) Marsan has cemented his reputation as being the British counterpart to US Actor Paul Giamatti, with his unconventional looks and fearless performances keeping him perpetually in demand.Tune in next week for more stories of 'Distinction & Genius' from The Good Listening To Show 'Clearing'. If you would like to be my Guest too then you can find out HOW via the different 'series strands' at 'The Good Listening To Show' website. Show Website: https://www.thegoodlisteningtoshow.com You can email me about the Show: chris@secondcurve.uk Twitter thatchrisgrimes LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-grimes-actor-broadcaster-facilitator-coach/ FaceBook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/842056403204860 Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW wherever you get your Podcasts :) Thanks for listening!

Philip Webster was political editor at the Times for 18 years, a colossus of the Blair and Brown eras who survived nine editors at the paper. He tells Matt about writing the story that killed Tony Blair's dreams of joining the Euro, getting stuck on Margaret Thatcher's battle bus, and what happened when he was locked up in Africa with Neil Kinnock.The Political Editors is half a century of politics told by the people who wrote the first draft of history for the Times.Plus: Manveen Rana and Matthew Holehouse discuss what the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin means for Russia, the Conservative MPs rounding on the immovable Nadine Dorries, and which portraits ministers are hanging on their office walls. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Labour-leider Keir Starmer heeft het op het eerste oog goed voor elkaar. Al maanden ligt de oppositiepartij fors voor in de peilingen. Toch gedraagt Labour zich zo nerveus en onzeker alsof juist zij, en niet de Conservatieven, de underdog zijn bij de volgende verkiezingen.  Niet Labours beleidsplannen, maar de angst, die valt op. Angst om te verliezen lijkt de grootste drijfveer voor de partij. Is dat waarom we maar zo weinig horen over de plannen van een eventueel kabinet Starmer? Als je naar de peilingen kijkt zou je kunnen denken: dit kan bijna niet misgaan. Maar dat dacht de partijj in 1992 ook, en toen verloor Neil Kinnock de verkiezingen. Wie is Keir Starmer eigenlijk echt, en wat is hij van plan met het Verenigd Koninkrijk?  Ook in deze aflevering van Van Bekhovens Britten: Zo verdeeld als de Britten zijn over bijna alles in het leven, zo eensgezind zijn ze over een mysterieuze brand die een scheve, antieke pub in de as legde. Hoe Crooked House, een antieke, bijzonder scheve pub op het Noord-West-Engelse platteland aan zijn einde kwam, doet denken aan Midsomer Murders, zonder de lijken. De brand zou opzettelijk zijn aangestoken en de pub moet steen voor steen herbouwd. Gaat het ook gebeuren? Heb je een vraag voor Lia? Of, doe eens gek, misschien zelfs wel voor Connor? Stuur dan een whatsapp (spraak)bericht naar Van Bekhovens Britten via 06 28 13 5013 Over Van Bekhovens Britten In van Bekhovens Britten praten Lia van Bekhoven en Connor Clerx elke week over de grootste nieuwsonderwerpen en de belangrijkste ontwikkelingen in het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Van Brexit naar binnenlandse politiek, van de Royals tot de tabloids. Waarom fascineert het VK Nederlanders meer dan zo veel andere Europese landen? Welke rol speelt het vooralsnog Verenigd Koninkrijk in Europa, nu het woord Brexit uit het Britse leven lijkt verbannen, maar de gevolgen van de beslissing om uit de EU te stappen iedere dag duidelijker worden? De Britse monarchie, en daarmee de staat, staat voor grote veranderingen na de dood van Queen Elisabeth en de op handen kroning van haar zoon Charles. De populariteit van het Koningshuis staat op een dieptepunt. Hoe verandert de Britse monarchie onder koning Charles, en welke gevolgen heeft dat voor de Gemenebest? In Van Bekhovens Britten analyseren Lia en Connor een Koninkrijk met tanende welvaart, invloed en macht. De Conservatieve Partij levert al dertien jaar de premier, komt daar na Rishi Sunak een einde aan? Hoe zou het VK er onder Keir Starmer van Labour uitzien? En hoe gaan de ‘gewone' Britten, voor zover die bestaan, daar mee om?  Al deze vragen en meer komen aan bod in Van Bekhovens Britten. Een kritische blik op het Verenigd Koninkrijk, waar het een race tussen Noord-Ierland en Schotland lijkt te worden wie zich het eerst af kan scheiden van het VK. Hoe lang blijft het Koninkrijk verenigd? Na ruim 45 jaar onder de Britten heeft Lia van Bekhoven een unieke kijk op het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Als inwoner, maar zeker geen anglofiel, heeft ze een scherpe blik op het nieuws, de politiek, de monarchie en het dagelijkse leven aan de overkant van de Noordzee. Elke woensdag krijg je een nieuwe podcast over het leven van Van Bekhovens Britten in je podcastapp. Scherpe analyses, diepgang waar op de radio geen tijd voor is en een flinke portie humor. Abonneer en mis geen aflevering. Over Lia Lia van Bekhoven is correspondent Verenigd Koninkrijk voor onder andere BNR Nieuwsradio, VRT, Knack en Elsevier en is regelmatig in talkshows te zien als duider van het nieuws uit het VK. Ze woont sinds 1976 in Londen, en is naast correspondent voor radio, televisie en geschreven media ook auteur van de boeken Mama gaat uit dansen, het erfgoed van Diana, prinses van Wales (1997), Land van de gespleten God, Noord-Ierland en de troubles (2000), In Londen, 9 wandelingen door de Britse hoofdstad (2009) en Klein-Brittannië (2022). Over Connor Connor Clerx is presentator en podcastmaker bij BNR Nieuwsradio. Hij werkt sinds 2017 voor BNR en is regelmatig te horen in De Ochtendspits, Boekestijn en de Wijk en BNR Breekt.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this penultimate episode in a new series, interviewer Chloe Fox talks to former Labour leader, Neil Kinnock, about politics, longevity and why everybody has something to contribute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neil Kinnock has a lesson or two for Keir Starmer. Kinnock led Labour after its crushing 1983 election defeat, facing down the hard left and restoring the party's credibility. He says a hung parliament would be “hideous”, but if Starmer doesn't get a majority, he should rule alone – without a coalition. His judgment on the Tories? A “drunken sailor” would look steady compared to Boris Johnson and Liz Truss. Hosted by Caroline Hepker, Yuan Potts and Lizzy Burden. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labour's shock General Election loss in 1992 still haunts the party – and nobody wants to tempt fate by mentioning 1997's landslide victory either. Will the next Election be a '92, a '97 or something else entirely? Steve Richards of the Rock & Roll Politics podcast explains what lay behind Neil Kinnock's defeat and the trauma it inflicted on Labour; how it created the control freakery of the New Labour era; and what it all means for Keir Starmer.  Listen to Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards on all platforms: https://kite.link/RNRP  Written and presented by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producer Kasia Tomasiewicz. Lead producer Jacob Jarvis. Bunker music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. Group Editor Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Ailbhe Rea takes you inside the weird and wonderful world of the House of Lords, and explores the increasingly bitter battles over its future.Paralympic gold medallist and crossbench peer Tanni Grey-Thompson lifts the lid on what life in the Lords is really like, and Ailbhe has a rare meeting with an endangered species: a hereditary peer, the Earl of Caithness, in his natural habitat.John McFall, the Lord Speaker, takes us on a guided tour of the grand building itself — and explains how it actually works — while POLITICO's very own Esther Webber explains the joys of covering the second chamber as a journalist.Jess Sargeant from the Institute of Government provides a whistlestop tour of efforts to reform the Lords down the decades — some more successful than others.And we look at the internal debate within the Labour Party over former PM Gordon Brown's recommendation to abolish the House of Lords altogether. Henry Stannard, who worked closely with Brown on his commission, defends the plans, while Labour grandees Neil Kinnock and David Blunkett take radically different points of view. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He is credited with reestablishing the Labour Party as a mainstream, centrist political force after a period of hard-left internal conflict. Sound familiar? The former leader of the Labour Party speaks to James about his Welsh upbringing, enduring marriage and political philosophy.

All week, people in politics have been asking whether the next general election is going to be a similar result to 1992 - when Labour were expected to win but lost, or like 1997 when Labour won in a landslide victory. Who better to ask than former Labour leader Neil Kinnock?In a wide-ranging chat, Neil talks about the challenge of facing Margaret Thatcher at PMQs, sharing funny tweets with Keir Starmer, how he feels about the trans-debate given his grandson has transitioned, and what Labour need to do to win the next election. Plus columnist Iain Martin and former head of Channel 4 News Dorothy Byrne on the rumoured comebacks of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, Iain's defence of Brexit and commemorating political moments with blue plaques. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How the housing dream was betrayed, and how to fix it. Council houses fit for the wartime generation gave way to a “home-owning democracy”, but we priced the young out of home ownership and refused to build the properties they need. How did Britain screw up housing so badly? From prefabs to Poulson to Thatcher's Right to Buy and NIMBYism, Ros Taylor finds out how Britain's approach to housing went so very wrong. Along the way, Neil Kinnock remembers the cockroaches that infested his childhood home and what it meant to finally be treated with dignity. And Ros discovers what could be the future of housing. “Through benefits, taxpayers are paying the mortgages of hundreds of thousands of private landlords who can jack up rent at will.” – Ros Taylor “The revenue from Right To Buy went to the Treasury, not towards building new houses. It made about £47bn from Right To Buy.” – Jules Birch “My mother would say, Come in Neil, your dinner's on the table and it's getting dirty.” – Neil Kinnock “Council housing was irredeemably tainted by what happened in the 60s and 70s.” – Lynsey Hanley “The average Englishman and Englishwoman dreams of his or her own home and garden.” – Mass Observation “Council housing was no longer something to aspire to… it was now a place of last resort.” – Ros Taylor Follow Jam Tomorrow on Twitter Written and presented by Ros Taylor. Produced by Jade Bailey. Voiceovers by Imogen Robertson. Original music by Dubstar. Lead producer: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Jam Tomorrow is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last year, to mark 300 years since Robert Walpole became Prime Minister, Matt Chorley learnt about every PM through history each week. This year, Nigel Fletcher from the Centre for Opposition Studies has gone through every Leader of the Opposition and as a festive treat you'll be able to listen to each episode on the podcast this weekIn this episode, Robert Carr, Michael Foot, Neil Kinnock and John Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this best of All Talk from 2022, Iain speaks to Tony Blackburn, Andrew Adonis, Shelagh Fogarty, Martin Stanford, Neil Kinnock, Steve Allen, Nick Robinson, Shola Mos Shogbamimu, Harvey Proctor & Simon Wooley

durée : 01:51:30 - Les Nuits de France Culture - par : Albane Penaranda - En 2002, les "Grandes traversée" proposaient cinq documentaires sur Margaret Thatcher, Premier ministre du Royaume-Uni de 1979 à 1990. Le dernier épisode de la série s'intitule "La Chute" et évoque la fin de la carrière politique de la "Dame de fer". Le cinquième épisode de La Grande traversée que Judith Perrignon consacrait à Margaret Thatcher en 2020 s'intéressait aux circonstances dans lesquelles elle fut contrainte de quitter le pouvoir en 1990 et à ce que furent les dernières années de sa vie. On se penchait également sur les motifs de la fronde, menée contre elle au sein même de son cabinet et du Parti Conservateur, qui l'avaient expulsée du 10 Downing Street où elle avait passé plus de onze années. Se voyant davantage d'avenir sans elle qu'avec elle, bon nombre de ceux qui l'avaient propulsée au pourvoir en 1979 lui reprochaient alors de multiplier les mesures impopulaires, comme la Poll Tax, et sa réticence à une plus forte implication de la Grande-Bretagne dans l'Union Européenne. Ce qui était aussi souligné dans ce documentaire, y compris par certains de ses plus fidèles soutiens, c'était l'exaspération et la lassitude qu'avait fait naître dans son propre camp un Premier Ministre absolument convaincu de son infaillibilité. Hubert Védrine, qui fut le Ministre des Affaires étrangères français de 1997 à 2002, se souvient de son caractère : Elle avait une énorme autorité, un vrai leadership et elle tranchait, ce n'est pas quelqu'un qui hésitait. Elle est combative, elle est énergique, dynamique, toujours très courtoise. Elle parle un très bon anglais, très articulé très construit intellectuellement. Sa position sur L'Europe : Je ne pense pas qu'il y ait de lien entre le thatchérisme de l'époque, qui découle d'une vision purement comptable on va dire. Elle veut que l'Europe rapporte autant à la Grande-Bretagne que ce qu'elle lui coûte. "I want my money back" c'est sa position de base, qui est maintenant très majoritaire dans l'Europe de 2020, mais ce n'est pas à cause de Thatcher. On ne peut pas mélanger les époques. Elle a une position britannique classique sauf qu'elle l'exprime carrément, sans détour. Charles Powell, qui fut l'un des principaux conseillers en politique étrangère de Margaret Thatcher, reconnait qu'elle "était extrêmement favorable au marché unique" mais méfiante sur certains points, dont la réunification de l'Allemagne : Elle était de cette génération qui a grandi dans les années 30, dans l'ombre de la montée du nazisme en Allemagne et cela a façonné certaines choses, en particulier sa vision de l'Allemagne. Elle savait très bien que celle-ci n'était plus le même pays que dans les années 30, mais elle n'a jamais pu se défaire de la crainte de voir l'Allemagne retomber un jour dans ses anciens travers. Le caractère et la vision du monde de la "Dame de Fer" sont évoqués par Neil Kinnock, Hubert Védrine, Charles Moore, Charles Powell, Kenneth Clarke, David Lodge, Danny Morrison et , Sean Murray qui analysent ses relations avec les grands puissants du monde des années 80, qui allait voir l'implosion de l'URSS. Pour finir, la voix irlandaise de Sean Murray, qui se souvenait de Bobby Sands, martyre du conflit en Irlande du Nord rappelait que le jour des funérailles de Margaret Thatcher on faisait la fête dans certaines rues de Grande-Bretagne, en particulier dans les régions minières. Par Judith Perrignon Réalisation : Gaël Gillon Margaret Thatcher - Episode 5/5 :  La chute (1ère diffusion le 31/07/2020) Indexation web : Documentation Sonore de Radio France

Neil Kinnock, Baron Kinnock PC is a British former politician. As a member of the Labour Party, he served as a Member of Parliament from 1970 until 1995, first for Bedwellty and then for Islwyn. He was the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1983 until 1992, and Vice-President of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004. Kinnock was considered as being on the soft left of the Labour Party.Born and raised in South Wales, Kinnock was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1970 general election. He became the Labour Party's shadow education minister after the Conservatives won power in the 1979 general election. After the party under Michael Foot suffered a landslide defeat to Margaret Thatcher in the 1983 election, Kinnock was elected Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition. During his tenure as leader, Kinnock proceeded to fight the party's left wing, especially its Militant tendency, and he opposed NUM leader Arthur Scargill's methods in the 1984–85 miners' strike. He led the party during most of the Thatcher administration, which included its third successive election defeat when Thatcher won the 1987 general election. Although Thatcher had won another landslide, Labour regained sufficient seats for Kinnock to remain Leader of the Opposition following the election.Kinnock led the Labour Party to a surprise fourth consecutive defeat at the 1992 general election, despite the party being ahead of John Major's Conservative government in most opinion polls, which had predicted either a narrow Labour victory or a hung parliament. Shortly afterwards, he resigned as Leader of the Labour Party, being succeeded in the ensuing leadership election by John Smith. He left the House of Commons in 1995 to become a European Commissioner. He went on to become the Vice-President of the European Commission under Romano Prodi from 1999–2004, before being elevated to the House of Lords as Baron Kinnock in 2005. Until the summer of 2009, he was also Chairman of the British Council and President of Cardiff University. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's August 27th. This day in 1987, rumors are building that Joe Biden had plagiarized remarks from British politician Neil Kinnock. Soon, reporters would find evidence that Biden used lines directly from Kinnock's remarks, without attribution, in a debate — and other instances of plagiarism would emerge in the coming weeks. Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss how Biden's plagiarism was uncovered, how it sank his 1988 presidential bid, and how his reputation for borrowing phrases has persisted. Sign up for our newsletter! Find out more at thisdaypod.com And don't forget about Oprahdemics, hosted by Kellie, out now from Radiotopia. This Day In Esoteric Political History is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories. If you want to support the show directly, you can do so on our website: ThisDayPod.com Get in touch if you have any ideas for future topics, or just want to say hello. Our website is thisdaypod.com Follow us on social @thisdaypod Our team: Jacob Feldman, Researcher/Producer; Brittani Brown, Producer; Khawla Nakua, Transcripts; music by Teen Daze and Blue Dot Sessions; Audrey Mardavich is our Executive Producer at Radiotopia

#386 Thirty-Eighty Choice - As the latest run at the Leicester Square Theatre comes to an end Richard is impressed with Adrian Chiles' bathroom choices. His guest is comedian and actor Alan Davies. They chat about avocado bidets, being called a S****bubble by Liam Gallagher, setting off Neil Kinnock's burglar alarm, spending a huge amount of money on a chair you might see in an estate agents, how he managed to get the Jonathan Creek gig in spite of intense competition and why he nearly left QI. They also discuss Alan's heart-breaking but brilliantly written memoir about the loss of his mother and the abuse he suffered at the hands of his father as a child.Buy Alan's book here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Just-Ignore-Him-Alan-Davies/dp/1408713314/SUPPORT THE SHOW!Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITE See details of the RHLSTP TOUR DATES See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/rhlstp.

Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock talks Westminster sleaze, Starmer's fighting spirit and tussles with the ultra-left. He and the panel unpack the rot in Government and the decline in standards – which he suggests could undo Johnson in the long run. Neil also reflects on his own time heading up Labour, while addressing what the party needs to do now and for the future. “Keir Starmer is not Kinnock, or John Smith, or Tony Blair. He is in fact Keir Starmer.” – Neil Kinnock “I think that Keir was probably born mature.” – Neil Kinnock “Keir is not a warrior but a consistent relentless fighter, and that's why he's a forensic lawyer. That's why in his case, he says: ‘Don't get mad, get even.'” – Neil Kinnock “Labour leaders most of the time have to manage their parties to an extent that other party leaders don't have to do.” – Neil Kinnock “Compromise for a realistic political leader is like oxygen for human beings.” – Neil Kinnock “If you live in the real world, as you must, a life without compromise is unlivable.” – Neil Kinnock “It's no good Labour leader's whinging about mistreatment from the press.” – Neil Kinnock "Labour has a galaxy of meaningful policies, but no overall mission.” – Neil Kinnock "Blair's fall from esteem was almost Greek in dimension." – Neil Kinnock "Elections are won and lost over years, not weeks." – Neil Kinnock  https://www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Ian Dunt and Ros Taylor. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Producers: Alex Rees, Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Assistant Producer: Elina Ganatra. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of Labour's greatest ever leaders and one of British politics' greatest ever stars returns to thrill and move in equal measure. Neil Kinnock is still blessed with a command of language and sharp wits that very few politicians will ever get near. Reminiscing about being a Labour leader having to expel the hard left draws an irresistible parallel with the present, and Neil shares his analysis of Keir Starmer's leadership and the lessons he learned in making the party more electable. Neil is also a man with immense heart and this show is, at times, deeply emotional. Pour yourself a single malt, you'll be forgiven for tearing up. Buy tickets to The Political Party, live at The Duchess Theatre including the next show with TOM TUGENDHAT on Monday 21 March here: https://www.nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-political-party-with-matt-forde/ Buy tickets to Matt's brand new stand-up show Clowns To The Left Of Me, Jokers to the Right, touring across the UK including at The Bloomsbury Theatre on Saturday 23 April: https://www.mattforde.com/2022tour Forthcoming guests at The Political Party include: 21 March: Tom Tugendhat4 April: James Cleverly11 April: Jacob Rees-Mogg and Rosena Allin-Khan18 April: Rosie Duffield16 May: Lisa Nandy13 June: Gary Neville27 June: David Davis Email the show: politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com Follow Matt on Twitter: @mattforde See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.