# The Politics Show

A podcast by The New Statesman. Helping you make sense of politics – every week. Anoosh Chakelian and the New Statesman team bring you sharp reporting, clear analysis and thoughtful conversations to help you understand what’s really going on in Westminster and beyond. The New Statesman is Britain’s leading source of news and commentary on politics and culture with a progressive perspective. On The Politics Show, our journalists and expert guests cut through the noise of the headlines to explain the forces shaping our world. From the battles inside the Labour Party to the future of the Conservatives, from the rise of Reform UK to the debates that dominate Parliament, we provide the clarity you need to follow UK politics. -- START HERE: ▶︎ Kemi Badenoch isn't working | Cover Story with Tom McTague ▶︎ Do billionaires really benefit the UK? ▶︎ One year of Labour rule: can things still only get better? -- LISTEN AD-FREE: 📱Download and subscribe in the New Statesman app to enjoy all our episodes without the ads. -- MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN: ❓ Ask a question - we answer them on the podcast every Friday ⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter in your inbox every morning ✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing…

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## Latest episodes

- [Should we scrap the Budget?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/ed76adb13233) (2026-10-26, 27 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6adf6deb205c41f21ff42312/media.mp3
- [Martin Lewis is "on speed dial to Number 10"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/a0f3c33f8961) (2026-10-24, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6adb67f3ca668e65a485ed7f/media.mp3
- [Labour split over Jackdaw](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/aa1e4273264d) (2026-10-22, 21 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6ada0957ca668e65a485ed7e/media.mp3
- [US midterms: Where are the key battlegrounds?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/dc9dcd51849c) (2026-10-21, 21 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6ad8dcdeca668e65a485ed7d/media.mp3
- [Can Reform weather the scandals?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/aa9dce33599a) (2026-10-19, 29 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6ad626705233d43389241c03/media.mp3
- [Reform slips to third in the polls](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/775e11d22553) (2026-10-17, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6ad0ac46475166cf900c4128/media.mp3
- [Burnham's Brexit reversal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/70996aef227f) (2026-10-15, 34 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6ad0e402344dfeb109cd0af7/media.mp3
- [The Green Party is in crisis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/80bbb10f98bb) (2026-10-12, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6accf82df037ed060a933f95/media.mp3
- [Reform clears its own officials over donations sting](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/fe5db2b7eeee) (2026-10-10, 34 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6ac7b75176e77cd48f1e12da/media.mp3
- [Labour holds Starmer’s seat](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/702d3bb2727c) (2026-10-09, 18 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6ac86b12cb1175664593810b/media.mp3
- [The Green Party’s Zionism reckoning](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/7a9513a90c3d) (2026-10-05, 27 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6ac3bc761bea30ceae1a5eb9/media.mp3
- [Is Burnham brave or naive?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/65fab86477c8) (2026-10-01, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6abe80c044f42446e6b3f872/media.mp3
- [Burnham delivers packed conference speech](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/e5ef73e5e49a) (2026-09-29, 22 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6abbf69d9bd7ba1a0c81504e/media.mp3
- [Has Andy Burnham reached his peak?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/0dcf36bcde92) (2026-09-28, 25 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6abaa3567136b795eb4b44bb/media.mp3
- [Is Ed Davey too nice?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/b979a5ff2146) (2026-09-26, 34 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6ab64a1154456ff81f606e9b/media.mp3
- [Has power changed Andy Burnham?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/37324d8fcb09) (2026-09-24, 56 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6ab54a8a19af986eea5c0d19/media.mp3
- [Will AI kill us all?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/17e4ba59a9a6) (2026-09-19, 69 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6aacfae8e89724c024e66bc0/media.mp3
- [Burnham's political donations headache](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/ff4f081023ab) (2026-09-17, 33 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6aabfe4659c87418532fc359/media.mp3
- [Farage’s fan club doesn’t care about scandal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/3799829fbe11) (2026-09-12, 29 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6aa2c2f711d9c482aec093c3/media.mp3
- [Ed Miliband resets relations with Israel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/ba9e657459bf) (2026-09-10, 65 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6aa2d0e73c79a3da9b18aa88/media.mp3
- [Andy Burnham can’t explain the economy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/fcf06a136296) (2026-09-05, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a9a9df76ff90a571f0d4f2d/media.mp3
- [Burnham vs Badenoch: PMQs, round one](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/3afb5f79c9e2) (2026-09-03, 63 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a998c570eda32b3837e93a4/media.mp3
- [How can the UK protect its historic buildings from climate change?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/b2f07777bce9) (2026-09-02, 23 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a97f8bdf5a737121981d163/media.mp3
- [The investigation into “Farage Fest”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/beed825f0b82) (2026-08-29, 28 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a91902246c797d3d131182c/media.mp3
- [Zack Polanski's honeymoon is over](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/a1806572b573) (2026-08-27, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a904ecbaa52823064bfadc2/media.mp3
- [How will Burnham navigate the North Sea?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/4127803dfd9f) (2026-08-24, 31 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a8c66cd2a6798dfc403c7c9/media.mp3
- [Is the UK really poorer than Mississippi?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/301291b126c4) (2026-08-22, 30 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a8822fec28212597b552cb9/media.mp3
- [Will Andy Burnham call an early election?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/aa496f6e348a) (2026-08-20, 31 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a870336ce85e7a1bad31aec/media.mp3
- [What should the UK do with its unrecyclable waste?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/cb266dd0cc10) (2026-08-19, 21 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a847df7284dec39c2e4b416/media.mp3
- [Reform's big benefits gamble](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/d86e95083f15) (2026-08-17, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a83200b1d89b898921d6be0/media.mp3
- [Burnham bounce: Labour overtakes Reform](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/da635aeb21f8) (2026-08-15, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a7ee358fb0089011d995746/media.mp3
- [Farage wins again at Clacton circus](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/c6b92ddb1e5d) (2026-08-14, 18 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a7ebbc785447c583f618874/media.mp3
- [Is Clacton fed up with Farage?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/46762e45440b) (2026-08-12, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a7c988ec391420cf91801a4/media.mp3
- [Are we living under “woke Blue Labour”?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/a8a24232f55c) (2026-08-10, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a79d9dc93157a140978296e/media.mp3
- [Andy Burnham's North Sea drilling dilemma | Weekly roundup](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/dde4754d84ec) (2026-08-08, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a75e497f5fe4fa8b8195e4e/media.mp3
- [Why did Kemi Badenoch allow an ex neo-Nazi to stand?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/8fe563f5724e) (2026-08-06, 30 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a74a786d716d52d9a4ac1f0/media.mp3
- [Is Zack Polanski too "online"?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/70a6c21feafc) (2026-08-03, 32 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a70a38a6fd0928fcca6cf43/media.mp3
- [Chris Philp goes GONZO in the English Channel | Weekly roundup](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/d049163338cf) (2026-08-01, 35 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a6cd31d5a66c39455f61ca5/media.mp3
- [The Burnham comms and policy blitz](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/cf4826854892) (2026-07-30, 73 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a6b6c9fe01c291232c979be/media.mp3
- [Can the UK turn its life sciences strengths into global leadership?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/4bb76bafb344) (2026-07-29, 18 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a69dc2f10315fd296fc08c8/media.mp3
- [Gary Lineker wants to pay more tax. What's stopping him?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/557303efdfa9) (2026-07-25, 33 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a6370078b61280a0083ab95/media.mp3
- [Burnham's cabinet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/b1b46158dd5a) (2026-07-23, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a622843af14e6bf80ad46b6/media.mp3
- [Prime Minister Andy Burnham](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/fc5b965c7e1c) (2026-07-20, 33 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a5e52e8a584e187226fc4be/media.mp3
- [Starmer bows out](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/14e4baabda97) (2026-07-18, 51 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a5a39b617170e7aade3269b/media.mp3
- [The transition begins](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/d8f08f9cb063) (2026-07-16, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a58f115a73a96f6fbdbfa14/media.mp3
- [How can the UK protect its Critical National Infrastructure from cyberattacks?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/84df58dfd921) (2026-07-14, 23 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a54ca3ba96b32a38aedcb3f/media.mp3
- [Farage's Clacton distraction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/e176d79fb6ae) (2026-07-09, 57 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a4fb1fdbac9fe581176369a/media.mp3
- [Nigel Farage has lost his aura](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/b3d865e70391) (2026-07-04, 28 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a47a146f34b8b6dacd65d6d/media.mp3
- ["Startlingly transactional" – Burnham prepares for power](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/0b27b60fafbb) (2026-07-02, 54 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a468f3fc6a271e3daefed1f/media.mp3
- [“Westminster is broken”: Andy Burnham sets out his leadership plan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/630596898/2ec1d775b7a5) (2026-06-29, 24 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a4283a525f9f013ec109c8c/media.mp3

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