Politics Unpacked

The Politics of Vegetables

British horticulture is at a crisis point, with millions of pounds worth of crops rotting in the ground every year. Matt asks how our politicians can help the industry flourish and speaks to some green-fingered politicos. Plus: Columnists Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester look at what's in and what's out of the <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/what-can-we-expect-from-the-first-king-s-speech-in-70-years-j72djq2hj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">King's Speech</a>, why more kids than ever are <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/wfh-parents-blamed-for-letting-children-skip-school-v652trhqg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">missing from school</a>, and James Marriott talks about his strange evening watching philosopher <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/james-marriott-my-long-night-with-jordan-peterson-kdwld2ps6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jordan Peterson speak at the O2 in London.</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.