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The Rest Is Politics
The Rest Is Politics
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Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart break down current affairs in the UK and abroad. The Rest Is Politics, analyses the latest international news,... more

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Episodes

Trump vs. the World: Global Trade War

What happens next? Is this the start of a global recession? How should allies hit back? Join Rory and Alastair as... more

04 Apr 2025 · 51 minutes
Question Time: India’s moment, Qatargate, and do young brits want a dictator?

How should Starmer respond to the 27% of young people who would prefer to live in a dictatorship? Could India... more

02 Apr 2025 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Trump, Vance, and How the US Invades Greenland

America vs. the Arctic - is this the end for NATO? Should Marine Le Pen still be allowed to run... more

01 Apr 2025 · 57 minutes
Question Time: Adolescence, Mexico at a crossroads, and Carney’s Canadian momentum

How has Mexico responded to Donald Trump? Will new Netflix show Adolescence really move the dial on youth violence? How... more

28 Mar 2025 · 44 minutes
Spring Statement Verdict with Economist Paul Johnson (Extract)

This episode is available in FULL to members of TRIP Plus. Sign up now at therestispolitics.com Has Rachel Reeves played it... more

27 Mar 2025 · 9 minutes
Trump's 'Bomb Yemen' Group Chat

Is America now conducting ‘stag do diplomacy’? Is Turkey still a democracy? What will Rachel Reeves do in her Spring... more

26 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Question Time: Trump, Putin, and the Future of Ukraine

How likely is an all-out win for Putin? What do Saudi Arabia and UAE think about Trump? What is behind... more

20 Mar 2025 · 44 minutes
Labour’s War on Welfare, Trump’s Tariff Secret, and Britain’s Fight for Farming

What sort of deal-maker is Trump? Are Labour Serious About Social Justice? And, can MPs afford to lose the farmers... more

19 Mar 2025 · 1 hour,
Question Time: Farage vs. Reform, Musk, and how to ‘out-Trump’ Trump

What’s going on inside Reform UK? Should Europe expel Hungary from the EU? Is there anything socialist left about Labour? Join... more

13 Mar 2025 · 57 minutes
Revenge on the West: Putin and Xi’s Plan For Trump

Why does the West obsess over Trump but ignore China’s long game? How are Xi and Putin playing America’s chaos... more

12 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Question Time: Starmer’s Enemy Within

Is Labour so focused on the red wall and Reform that they risk losing people at the other end of... more

07 Mar 2025 · 52 minutes
JD VANCE VS. THE UK

How much damage has JD Vance done to US-UK relations? If not the UK, which country was he referring to... more

06 Mar 2025 · 47 minutes
The Four Outcomes For Ukraine

How should the world move on from the Oval Office debacle? Should Trump's state visit go ahead? And, what are... more

05 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
TRUMP VS. ZELENSKY: OVAL OFFICE SHOWDOWN

What does Trump’s dramatic outburst at Zelensky mean for Ukraine and the world? Was this an orchestrated ambush by JD... more

28 Feb 2025 · 52 minutes
Question Time: How will Europe defend itself?

Should the UK impose a ‘War Levy’ on VAT to raise immediate funds for defence? How much independence does Starmer have... more

28 Feb 2025 · 52 minutes
Aid vs Defence: A Livestream Special

Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled plans to increase defence spending by 2027 - redirecting funds from foreign aid. What does... more

26 Feb 2025 · 34 minutes
Germany's Fight Against the Far Right

Has Trump already become a strategic adversary to Europe? Will Starmer’s White House visit be his ‘Love Actually’ moment? How... more

26 Feb 2025 · 58 minutes
Question Time: Why The US Needs A Leader Of The Opposition

How dangerous is Europe's exclusion from Ukraine peace talks? Is there anything to be learnt from the USAID cuts? And... more

20 Feb 2025 · 46 minutes
Europe vs. America: Crisis in the West

What can Europe do to protect itself against the Trump administration? Will Germany’s historic anti-far right ‘firewall’ collapse? Will Ukraine... more

19 Feb 2025 · 1 hour,
Syria, al-Sharaa, and the future of the Middle East

What does al-Sharaa's rise to power mean for Syria? Given his surprise takeover, how will today’s CIA analysts be changing... more

15 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Question Time: Buying Gaza, Macron’s AI Stunt, and Europe on a Knife’s Edge

How does Trump’s controversial plan impact Middle Eastern relations? Can President Macron combat AI deep fakes in France? How does... more

13 Feb 2025 · 38 minutes
Starmer’s Silver Bullet and Trump’s War on the Poor

Will Musk’s Washington power grab increase global poverty? Has Keir Starmer lost control of his cabinet? Is now the perfect... more

12 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Question Time: China’s DeepSeek, Ambassador Mandelson, and misogyny in politics

What’s the danger of China’s DeepSeek? Why are male and female politicians still treated differently? Are politicians right to appease... more

07 Feb 2025 · 48 minutes
Trump's Plan for Gaza

What exactly does Trump mean by "taking over" Gaza? How have others reacted to Trump's proposals? How serious is he? Join... more

06 Feb 2025 · 1 hour,
Rory vs JD Vance, recording from Damascus, and Trump’s tariffs

Why are Rory and Alastair in Damascus? What’s going on with JD Vance? Has there been a twist in the... more

05 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Question Time: Why do dictators bother with sham elections?

What stops billionaires spending their money in their lifetime? How can you stay engaged with politics without sacrificing mental health?... more

30 Jan 2025 · 52 minutes
Trump's Mafia World Order

How many ‘early warning signs of fascism’ are we seeing in the US? Has Trump delivered a fatal blow to... more

29 Jan 2025 · 55 minutes
Question Time: America’s waning power, Alastair vs. Meta, and the existential threat of depopulation

Musk, Zuckerberg, and Trump – who’s controlling who? Does populist isolationism actually make a country weaker? Could Farage actually be... more

23 Jan 2025 · 39 minutes
The Return of Donald J. Trump

What did the inauguration tell us about how extreme Trump 2.0 is going to be? What is Netanyahu’s endgame for... more

22 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Question Time: Labour’s education error and Blair’s mistake on mental health

Why are students protesting in Serbia? Is Labour right to scrap financial support for Latin in state schools? What does... more

16 Jan 2025 · 46 minutes
Gaza, Israel, and Ceasefire

How can Gaza be rebuilt after any ceasefire is agreed? What are the ‘six deadly sins’ of the liberal centre?... more

15 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Question Time: Assad’s People - Syria, Torture, and Justice

Are the media ignoring what’s happening in Gaza? Should the UK be boycotting the cricket in Afghanistan? And, how worried... more

09 Jan 2025 · 43 minutes
Starmer vs. Musk: Why the richest man in the world turned against the Prime Minister

What's behind Musk's spiral into the far right? Is Robert Jenrick veering into Enoch Powell territory? Is Austria on the... more

08 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Question Time: Political translators, Boris Johnson, and politicians to watch in 2025

What are Rory and Alastair's funny translation stories? Could Boris Johnson ever have a comeback? And are there any... more

02 Jan 2025 · 39 minutes
Political New Year's resolutions, Elon Musk, and what happens next in Taiwan?

What should Labour’s new year resolution be? How worried should we be about Elon Musk? Could China move on Taiwan... more

01 Jan 2025 · 57 minutes
Georgia, Russia, and the fight for democracy - An interview with the President of Georgia

Will Georgia’s President accept the inauguration of her successor on the 29th of December? If she does, will Georgia be... more

27 Dec 2024 · 51 minutes
355. How to start a campaign, Gisele Pelicot, and the biggest surprise of 2024

Why has the environment fallen off the political agenda? What events caught geopolitical experts off guard in 2024? And, what... more

26 Dec 2024 · 46 minutes
Nigel Farage, dad-dancing populists, and the worst politician of the year

Who was the worst politician of the year? What was the biggest political moment of 2024? What was the most... more

25 Dec 2024 · 40 minutes
Question Time: Celeb politicians, Chinese spies, and Ireland vs. Israel

Why is Israel shutting its embassy in Ireland? Who is the alleged Chinese spy linked to Prince Andrew? Will the... more

19 Dec 2024 · 39 minutes
How to solve the small boats crisis

Will Labour be able to deliver on their promises on immigration? What is the thinking behind some of Trump's cabinet... more

18 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Question Time: Geopolitics in Crisis

Why did the president of South Korea announce martial law this week? What does the result of the Romanian elections... more

12 Dec 2024 · 48 minutes
Assad in Moscow, Trump meets Zelensky, and Farage’s secret strategy

Is there hope for Syria? What’s next for France? And, why does Nigel Farage have a spring in his step? Join... more

11 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 1 minute
The Fall of Assad: What's next for Syria?

Who are the Syrian rebels that have captured the capital? Why has the Assad regime collapsed so quickly? What's... more

08 Dec 2024 · 53 minutes
Syria, Afghanistan, and The Rest Is Classified

It has been thirteen years since Bashar al-Assad triggered a civil war which would kill hundreds of thousands of people and... more

06 Dec 2024 · 16 minutes
347. Question Time: Biden’s Pardon is Unforgivable

Is Starmer right to dismiss the two million people calling for a general election? What are Georgia’s chances of EU... more

05 Dec 2024 · 44 minutes
The Battle for Syria

Who are the Syrian rebels who have attacked Aleppo? Will Keir Starmer's reset be enough to convince the public? Why... more

04 Dec 2024 · 48 minutes
TRIP US: The Golden Age of Corruption

Is the United States entering a new age of corruption? Why are Democrats staying silent? What will be different about... more

29 Nov 2024 · 51 minutes
Question Time: Should MPs vote with their conscience or constituents?

Is there anything wrong with being an isolationist government? How far has ‘woke’ been weaponised by the far-right? Will Rory... more

28 Nov 2024 · 46 minutes
What Happens Next: Israel vs. the International Criminal Court

How has the world responded to the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for top Israeli officials? What does Trump have... more

27 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Question Time: Farmer vs Starmer, courting China, and the purpose of COP

How would Alastair tweak the so-called “tractor-tax” to appease British farmers? Is Keir Starmer spending too much time abroad? And... more

21 Nov 2024 · 45 minutes
Biden vs. Trump: A fight for the future of Ukraine

Is Biden’s move on missiles too little too late for Ukraine? Who will be in Donald Trump’s White House team?... more

20 Nov 2024 · 54 minutes
Question Time: Assisted Dying, Texting Macron, and the Politics of Scandal

Are Alastair and Rory starry-eyed about Australian politics? What have Alastair and Macron been texting about? And, what does the world... more

14 Nov 2024 · 39 minutes
Trump, the Middle East, and Ukraine

How will the president elect deal with the Israel-Gaza conflict? Does the US election result spell doom for Zelensky? What’s... more

13 Nov 2024 · 59 minutes
Trump beyond America: what’s next?

Who will Trump appoint to his cabinet? Did wishful thinking cloud the election? And, what do the next four years... more

09 Nov 2024 · 54 minutes
Trump Returns: What Now?

Did Trump win it or did the Democrats blow it? What are the implications of a second Trump presidency for... more

06 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 27 minutes
8am: TRUMP WINS

Head to The Rest is Politics Youtube channel now for live coverage of the final twists and turns of the... more

06 Nov 2024 · 1 hour,
6am: Trump On The Brink

Head to The Rest is Politics Youtube channel now for live coverage of the final twists and turns of the... more

06 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
11pm: US Election Countdown Begins

Head to The Rest is Politics Youtube channel now for live coverage of the final twists and turns of the... more

05 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Kemi Badenoch, Tory Party Leader

What should we expect from the new leader of the Conservative Party? Does Badenoch spell trouble for Labour? How will... more

03 Nov 2024 · 36 minutes
Rachel Reeves' Budget: How does it affect you?

Is Labour's first budget a success or failure for the new government? How does it compare to previous budgets? Did... more

31 Oct 2024 · 45 minutes
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Did Trump win it or did the Democrats blow it? What are the implications of a second Trump presidency for America and... more