Not Another One

The NAO team is joined by George Eaton to debate whether this week's fiscal event revealed a steady hand on the tiller or a government too cautious to meet the UK's challanges. If there are solutions, on welfare, defence and social care, where are they? Plus: will Andy Burnham's "conversation" about the EU be productive or are negotiations going to run into the same problems Britain encountered during the Brexit crisis? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For a special edition this week, Tim and Miranda are joined by Tom Tugendhat MP, Conservative shadow foreign secretary, to explore the origins of demonstrations that turned violent in Paris and beyond. Why target schools? And is this eruption of anger and violence from the dispossessed a sign of what to expect in the approaching battle for the French presidency? Plus: was conference season just a nostalgia-fest? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Steve Richards back for this episode, the team discuss the standing of the parties as they go into the autumn and what could be a difficult winter. Is the Prime Minister’s tendency to speak his mind on podcasts and in public appearances evidence of his special skill as a communicator or a problem for Number 10? Will his attempt to start a national conversation on Brexit and the voting system work? Plus, what lies in store for the Lib Dems as they flirt with removing another leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tory party was in good heart at its conference this week. Is this merely what is left of the faithful whistling to keep their spirits up or can their leader’s relative popularity carry them back to a position where they become the dominant party on the right? Plus, the team discuss the Green Party vote on Zionism and the 7th of October anniversary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joined by special guest John McTernan, the NAO team debates the ambitions of the PM's big, bold conference speech. Was the rapturous response from Labour activists a good or bad sign? Will the substance follow? Plus: a new start for unionists taking the fight to the SNP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The team debates the mutterings of discontent from the Lib Dem Brighton conference and the weirdly static polling for all five plus UK parties. What might shake it up and who might get squeezed? Plus, President Trump unleashes a broadside on regulating AI against a backdrop of tricky midterms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With this week’s guest Professor Anand Menon, Director of UK in a Changing Europe, our team assess the impact of the mega donations handed to Nigel Farage. Will Reform use it effectively and how will the other parties respond? Does it kill off the possibility of an early general election? Plus, the team explore Andy Burnham’s attempted reset with the EU. Support NAO on Patreon here. https://www.patreon.com/cw/Notanotheronepolitics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a torrid few weeks, the team hears Tim Montgomerie explain his decision to resign membership of Nigel Farage's party. We discuss the schism on the right of British politics and ask whether it is a gift to Labour. With a special return appearance from Steve Richards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Sir Keir Starmer’s shock resignation triggering a by-election in Holborn and St Pancras, North London, the team debate the new electoral threat to Labour from the “eco-populist” left. With special guest Thangam Debbonaire, ousted from her Bristol seat by the Greens at the last general election and now in the House of Lords. Plus: is Badenoch’s new Tory front bench a better line-up? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It has been a long hot summer. The team debates how party politics impacts the national mood on energy and climate policies. Will heat and wildfires push us farther apart or could the PM manage an argument in favour of national resilience, on energy, defence and even welfare? Plus: what to expect when parliament returns. Support NAO on Patreon here. https://www.patreon.com/cw/Notanotheronepolitics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The NAO team returns after a short break to find that Tim, suspended from Reform, has become the story. Meanwhile, manic Manc Andy Burnham tries to prevail through positivity. Will it work? Does any of it address the pressing challanges? Plus: NAO plans and another holiday wine recommendation. Support NAO on Patreon here. https://www.patreon.com/cw/Notanotheronepolitics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our latest summer episode, featuring special guest and broadcaster Trevor Phillips, the team discuss whether the country is really on the slide. Or is everything going to be okay? Should there be, as the optimistic new Prime Minister says, “hope in every heart”? After this episode, the team will take a very short summer break and be back in the next few weeks for more conversation about British politics. Support NAO on Patreon here. https://www.patreon.com/cw/Notanotheronepolitics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Together with summer special guest Anand Menon, the team debates a flurry of policy speeches from the new PM as well as where the bounce for Labour leaves the prospects for an early general election. Plus: what will the Clacton by-election contest mean for Nigel Farage? Support NAO on Patreon here. https://www.patreon.com/cw/Notanotheronepolitics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our team debates the surprise decision to appoint John Healey as Chancellor and the dramatic clear-out of Starmer loyalists. What are the biggest wins and the biggest mistakes? Plus, with special guest and Labour Party insider John McTernan, we discuss how much support the new Prime Minister must rebuild to secure victory. Support NAO on Patreon and enjoy ad-free listening here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Notanotheronepolitics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As our first special guest on NAO, John McTernan makes the case for a soft-left duopoly in Downing Street and we all disagree all over again on net zero policy - even more fiercely. We debate Badenoch's decision to "purge" Gavin Barwell and whether party leaders are wise to set policy tests. Plus: the implications for access to our politicians of Ann Widdecombe's dreadful murder. Support NAO on Patreon here. https://www.patreon.com/cw/Notanotheronepolitics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's special Q&A edition, the team grapples with the Farage question. What would happen to Reform without its leader? And what will an incoming Burnham cabinet imply for opposition parties? And what did we get wrong in the last two years? Plus: Steve promises to pop back in future episodes and NAO looks forward to summer special guests. Support NAO on Patreon here. https://www.patreon.com/cw/Notanotheronepolitics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this week's three-part "Tapas" edition, the team serves up a debate on the PM-in-waiting's first big speech, chews over the rows behind Starmer's Defence Investment Plan, and looks at the fight for the right as Farage and Badenoch jostle in Burnham's shadow. Plus: an announcement. Support NAO on Patreon here. https://www.patreon.com/cw/Notanotheronepolitics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The new MP for Makerfield took his seat in the Commons on Monday. By the middle of next month he will almost certainly be prime minister. Does he have a programme for government? Has he had enough time to prepare for the mountainous challenges ahead? Do the wider electorate know enough about their next prime minister? For everyone’s sake, the answers need to be yes. Here at least are the answers from our team. Support NAO on Patreon here. https://www.patreon.com/cw/Notanotheronepolitics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The ascent of the new MP for Makerfield looks unstoppable this weekend. With the parties of the right divided, and the limitations of the 2024 Labour manifesto putting restrictions on Andy Burnham's ability to deliver real change, the NAO team explore the likely new PM's options. Not least, will he call an early general election? Can he win back voters and rebuild a coalition of interests on the left? Support the work of NAO on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/Notanotheronepolitics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second part of our mini-series marking ten years since the referendum, the team tussles over the impact on the UK economy and the UK's rollercoaster politics. Plus: Makerfield predictions and the launch of the NAO Patreon, a way for listeners to support the continuing work of this podcast. To support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Notanotheronepolitics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.