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Anoosh Chakelian and the New Statesman team discuss the latest in British politics

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33:16

Has history overlooked the enslaved who fought for...

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2025/09/20

The abolition of the slave trade and of slavery itself in the 19th Century is generally understood to have been instigated by European and American abolitionists. However, has history overlooked how the enslaved themselves resisted their oppressors? Author and politics tutor at Oxford University, Sudhir Hazareesingh, has explored these stories of resistance in his new book Daring to be Free. Sudhir Hazareesingh discusses his findings with Tanjil Rashid.

31:47

The US has bought Britain

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2025/09/19

The US dollar is about to flood Britain. American firms have pledged £150bn worth of investment in the UK, the government celebrates this as part of a wider plan to deepen economic ties with the US. But is there a bigger cost? As the pound flows back across the Atlantic, are we slowly but surely becoming American? Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Andrew Marr and Will Dunn.

26:55

Your Party meltdown

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2025/09/18

Donald Trump and Keir Starmer have just finished their joint press conference from Chequers, drawing a close to the US president’s state visit. Andrew Marr and Will Dunn will be joining Anoosh tomorrow on the podcast to discuss what these deals mean for Britain as dollars and pounds wash across the Atlantic Ocean - but today we’re looking at something else frothy, the meltdown of Your Party. Rachel Cunliffe is joined by Megan Kenyon and Ethan Croft.

46:04

Can Zohran Mamdani save the American left?

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2025/09/17

Zohran Mamdani has upended New York City politics – and potentially revitalised the American left. Born in Uganda, raised in Manhattan - the socialist mayoral candidate has captivated voters with his viral social media videos and progressive policies. He became the democratic nominee this June, beating political veteran and former governor of New York - Andrew Cuomo - in a tightly fought primary. If he wins in November this would be the highest office an avowed socialist has ever held in US

37:58

Trump, Starmer and Mandelson don't walk into a banquet

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2025/09/17

Trump is arriving in the UK today for his much anticipated state visit. Rachel Cunliffe and Will Lloyd look at how it might play out in the aftermath of the emergency debate which took place in parliament this afternoon concerning the appointment of Peter Mandelson.

32:27

Tommy Robinson's protests & Danny Kruger's defection

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2025/09/15

This weekend more than 110,000 people from across the country took part in a far-right protest in central London organised by the activist Tommy Robinson - in his words, to “Unite the Kingdom”. This is thought to be the largest nationalist event in decades. St George’s flags flooded the streets, speakers including Katie Hopkins and Elon Musk were projected to the crowds, and an overwhelming anti-muslim narrative shrouded the event. Rachel Cunliffe is joined by Will Lloyd and George Monaghan.

16:24

Are politicians LARPing? | Listener questions

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2025/09/14

Are the Greens ‘anarchists’? Has British politics become Americanised? And why was Theresa May prime minister? Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Rachel Cunliffe to answer listener questions and explain LARPing to Andrew Marr.

58:58

Where does JK Rowling get the time to obsess about...

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2025/09/14

In power for nearly a decade, Nicola Sturgeon is Scotland’s longest-serving First Minister. She reshaped Scottish politics, leading the SNP through moments of crisis and opportunity, from the 2014 independence referendum to the Covid-19 pandemic. Since stepping down in 2023, Sturgeon has remained a powerful and sometimes polarising figure in public life. She reflects on this in her new memoir, Frankly. She joins Anoosh Chakelian to discuss nationalism in Scotland, the shadow of Alex Salmond, and

24:12

Political violence becomes mainstream in the US

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2025/09/12

Earlier this week the prominent right-wing activist, and close Trump-ally, Charlie Kirk was shot during a public appearance in Utah. Graphic videos of the shooting immediately circulated online and his death was soon confirmed by Donald Trump. While many politicians across the spectrum have denounced the killing of Charlie Kirk - Trump has blamed what he calls “radical left political violence” and vowed to go after the organisations he deems responsible. A suspect was named and arrested earlier

19:27

Starmer's mess

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2025/09/11

Following the disarray caused by Angela Rayner’s resignation and the sacking of Peter Mandelson, Keir Starmer’s latest reset is a mess. His newly reshuffled cabinet appears to be largely a response to the very real threat of Nigel Farage. It seems, to his critics, that the Prime Minister is drawn to Reform’s magnetic force to the right. But what does this mean for the direction of our country and its governing party? Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Andrew Marr and George Eaton.

19:13

Mandelson and the friends he keeps

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2025/09/10

This week in part of an ongoing battle for the release of the “Epstein files”, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released a trove of documents related to the pedophile financier. This comprised his will and personal address book - but generating the most controversy is an alleged "birthday book" given to Epstein in 2003 celebrating his fiftieth birthday. The 238-page book contains messages and photos sent by many of Epstein's friends, including Donald Trump and the UK’s ambassador in

32:24

In Britain's broken housing market, does the Renters'...

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2025/09/09

This week the renters’ rights bill returns to the House of Commons for its final debate. But in a country where tenants are spending around 40% of their income on rent, amidst an increasingly inflating housing market - does the bill go far enough? Anoosh Chakelian is joined by the New Statesman's business editor Will Dunn, and director of the Renters' Reform Coalition Tom Darling. Read: Landlords are a brake on growth

31:48

Reform conference: "Farage has accepted the...

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2025/09/08

As Keir Starmer spent the weekend trying to glue his cabinet back together, another was basking in the glow of the NEC spotlights and a governmental crisis.

01:24:08

The long and winding road to Brexit | Tom McTague...

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2025/09/06

From the battlefields of Algiers to the corridors of Westminster, Britain’s uneasy relationship with Europe has been shaped by thinkers, politicians, financiers, and strategists. In his new book, Between the Waves, the New Statesman's editor Tom McTague traces a previously uncovered history spanning eight decades of how Britain came to say “no” to Europe.

39:16

Rayner out, Labour moves right | Politics with Rachel...

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2025/09/05

Angela Rayner resigned from government, and stood down as deputy Labour leader, following her failure to pay enough tax on a property in Hove. With this Keir Starmer has reshuffled his top cabinet, where are they headed now? Rachel Cunliffe is joined by Andrew Marr, Tom McTague and Megan Kenyon.

38:49

Should Angela Rayner resign? | Politics with Tom McTague

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2025/09/04

Andrew Marr joins the show to discuss Rayner, Immigration and Graham Linehan's arrest. *** Housing Secretary Angela Rayner is under fire for underpaying Stamp Duty. The right are gleeful but Keir Starmer is standing by his deputy PM. Is he making the right move? Tom McTague is joined by Andrew Marr, Rachel Cunliffe, Megan Kenyon and George Monaghan. They also discuss how Labour must respond to the anti-immigration protests, and the questions around free speech that have been raised by the

47:02

The age of deportation | Cover story with Tanjil Rashid

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2025/09/03

Who gets to belong in Britain? In the past year, the conversation around immigration in Britain - across the political spectrum - has become increasingly vicious. As Tanjil Rashid, the New Statesman’s culture editor, writes for this week’s cover story - we are no longer in “an age of migration”. We have been propelled into something altogether new, “an age of deportation". Read: The age of deportation

28:32

Britain’s booming export: stolen goods | Tom Sasse...

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2025/09/02

How your snatched iPhone feeds a global criminal supply chain. Britain’s exports have declined in many areas over the past few years, but there is one category in which trade is booming. The UK has become a leading exporter of stolen goods. From iPhones snatched by gangs on the streets of London to luxury cars stolen to order, criminal organisations are shipping vast amounts of items all around the world via Britain’s ports. And the authorities cannot keep up. Tom Sasse is public policy

18:12

Keir Starmer's reshuffle reveals his priorities |...

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2025/09/01

Who's in, who's out - and why? * Keir Starmer has reshuffled the treasury team and some key parliamentary staff, creating a new "Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister" role and restructuring the government's communication department. The changes indicate a renewed focus for the government, putting economic issues front-and-centre of operations ahead of the upcoming budget. The moves also suggest a change of direction in some areas, with leading proponents of the disastrous Winter Fuel

37:58

Author Nicola Barker: "we are all weirdos" | Culture...

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2025/08/30

The experimental novelist on finding God, being "a misfit" and her return to writing. -- Nicola Barker is "has broken the mould so many times it's almost beyond repair". She's a post-punk literary anarchist who writes from the peripheries of the UK. Her experiments with narrative form have won her many plaudits, including the Goldsmith's Prize for literary fiction, which the New Statesman partners with. Barker joins Tanjil Rashid on the New Statesman culture podcast to discuss her latest

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