Politics Unpacked

Barmy Barometers

Can lipstick, packed lunches and pants tell us about the health of the economy? Matt is joined by The Times' Science Editor Tom Whipple to test the theories and judge whether the times we're living in are good or bad.  Plus: Columnists India Knight and James Marriott discuss whether the Tories latest <a href="https://twitter.com/conservatives/status/1753090739515371890?s=48" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">attack ad</a> comparing Keir Starmer to JFK is a success, whether <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/elites-pious-posturing-is-no-help-to-the-poor-pgmpkp0nt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">private schools </a>mean it when they go woke and which MPs could make it as a <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/minister-who-couldnt-afford-his-mortgage-hopes-to-forge-a-tv-career-n0wpq3007" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">telly presenter.</a> Columnist Panel: (02:50)Barmy Barometers (19:26) 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.