Politics Unpacked

Faith In Politics?

Should politicians do God, and does religion still matter in politics? Matt discusses the role of faith in public life and the Israel-Gaza conflict with the broadcaster Edward Stourton. Plus: Columnists Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester on whether it's right to go to a protest alongside bad actors, <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ghost-children-of-lockdown-deserve-redress-wh35xkxl2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">covid's ghost children</a>, and why the Austrian "Beer Party", which started as a joke, has surged to third in the Viennese polls.  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.