Politics Unpacked

The Other King's Speech

As the government sets out its plans for the year ahead in 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>, Matt is joined by impressionist Jon Culshaw to imagine some alternative measures King Charles could have announced. Plus: A taster of the <a href="https://podfollow.com/1712827143/episode/85fec6addd8644b26fc1ec33db01600f117957f1/view" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">second episode of How To Win An Election</a>, the new podcast which sees electoral masterminds Peter Mandelson, Polly Mackenzie and Daniel Finkelstein join Matt to find out how to write an election-winning policy. 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.