Realpolitik Podcast

Due to real-life commitments, Richard and Gavin are going to take a couple of weeks off.

In this week’s Realpolitik podcast with Gavin Whenman and Richard Holloway:

• Hillary Clinton’s daring Bosnian mission.
• Carla Bruni and Prime Minister’s Questions rolled into one glorious, glamorous whole.
• The embryonic question rears its ugly, underdeveloped head.
• The Constitutional Renewal Bill could mean the death of Parliament.
• An alternative to the Alternative Vote.
• Ten per cent teachers and the army.

The podcast was recorded on Friday 28th March 2008 and if you want to contact us our email address is realpolitikpodcast@gmail.com.

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In this week’s Realpolitik podcast with Gavin Whenman and Richard Holloway:

• Tories surge ahead in the polls, both nationally and in London, with worrying (for Ken) second choice preferences.
• Jo Swinson calls for Parliament to be on Youtube (and listen out for the baby in this part).
• The Iraq War five years on.
• PMQs, China and Tibet.
• Obama’s speech on race - good for America, bad for him?

The podcast was recorded on Thursday 20th March 2008 and if you want to contact us our email address is realpolitikpodcast@gmail.com.

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In this week’s Realpolitik podcast with Gavin Whenman and Richard Holloway:

• Alistair Darling’s first Budget and Balls’ outburst.
• Jacqui Smith announces how ID Cards will roll out (watch Taking Liberties!) and Dizzy’s critique.
• Clegg wants to cut the slash the number of MPs following his weekend conference speech.
• Tories lose another MP.
• Mixed polls for all the parties.

The podcast was recorded on Thursday 13th March 2008 and if you want to contact us our email address is realpolitikpodcast@gmail.com.

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In this week’s specially numbered edition of the Realpolitik podcast with Richard Holloway and Gavin Whenman:

• The EU Treaty referendum vote and Lib Dem resignations, with Iain Dale’s advice to Chris Huhne.
• Twitter talk.
• Mayor of London’s race advisor quits.
• The Proms and Hodge.
• Conservatives’ new ad campaign and a new kind of politics.

The podcast was recorded on Wednesday 5th March 2008 and if you want to contact us our email address is realpolitikpodcast@gmail.com.

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Unfortunately, due to recording /editing difficulties (i.e. audio files that are almost completely unusable!), this week’s Realpolitik won’t be coming out and as we’re both busy for the weekend there isn’t time to record a new one. All being well, there’ll be a new Realpolitik (16b) next week.

In this week’s Realpolitik podcast with Gavin Whenman and Richard Holloway:

• The nationalisation of Northern Rock comes a cropper, with the LibDems possibly withdrawing their support.
• Is the Speaker doomed?
• Blair for EU President!
• Dutch DNA data goes missing in the UK.
• UK helps the US extraordinary rendition programme.
• New poll and public apathy.

The podcast was recorded on Thursday 21st February 2008 and if you want to contact us our email address is realpolitikpodcast@gmail.com. Next week we’ll also be recording on Thursday. Until then!

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In this week’s Realpolitik podcast with Gavin Whenman and Richard Holloway:

• Every child in school will become a number, not a name.
• ISPs and “illegal” downloads.
• The Archbishop faces the music and sparks a debate on Sharia law in Britain. But how much of it was him, and how much the media?
• Can you hear the mosquito, ’cause it might be banned.
• What did Clegg say to the FT about the Conservatives?
• Lib Dem MPs might rebel on the EU referendum question.
• Alistair Darling’s non-doms climb-down.
• High culture and the beautiful Burnham. Was he a lamb to the slaughter?
• Will we ever get a written constitution?

The podcast was recorded on Wednesday 13th February 2008 and if you want to contact us our email address is realpolitikpodcast@gmail.com.

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In this week’s new look Realpolitik podcast, with Richard and Gavin:

• At Prime Minister’s Questions, the surveillance society, Sadiq Khan and Brown’s general lack of competence at the weekly show.
• Caroline Flint’s council housing ideas.
• Super Amazing Tuesday in the US solves bugger all for the Democrats and a little bit for the Republicans.
• Juries once again under attack.

The podcast was recorded on Wednesday 6th February 2008 and if you want to contact us our email address is realpolitikpodcast@gmail.com. The new album art and banner comes courtesy of the wonderful Sarah Trentham.

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In this week’s Realpolitik podcast with Gavin and Richard:

• Derek Conway MP will step down after his Lib Dem opponent, Duncan Borrowman, reports him to the police.
• Brown and Cameron clash at PMQs over stop and search powers, as Richard believes the lack of volunteering may be a cause of crime.
• Edwards and Giuliani quit the race for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations.
• No student loan without ID cards and proportional representation rejected on the day Hain quit.
• The EU Reform Treaty gets two silly challenges.

The podcast was recorded on Wednesday 30th January 2008 and if you want to contact us our email address is realpolitikpodcast@gmail.com.

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