Politics Unpacked

Why Are We In Love With The Big State?

The British Social Attitudes Survey has been running for 40 years, and its latest findings show that we expect the state to do more than ever before. Matt is joined by Gillian Prior from the National Centre for Social Research to chart the journey from Thatcherite Britain to post-Covid big state spending. Plus: Columnists Manveen Rana and Matthew Parris discuss whether Rishi Sunak's message on net zero <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rishi-sunaks-green-retreat-wont-pump-up-wavering-voters-polls-find-6f3jhmrw0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">will win over voters</a>, and <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/king-charles-france-senate-macron-visit-2023-m6cfjbrqj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the King's surprisingly warm reception in France</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the the politics of the day - and the stuff that's even more important - with the brightest brains from the Times and Sunday Times. You can listen to Hugo on DAB, smart speaker or app 10am-1pm Monday to Friday. If you like what you hear, then read more at <a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.thetimes.com/</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.