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The Goggleboxification of British politics, Liz Truss’s bonkers new book and Andy Burnham’s pickle over gherkin prices.Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Oli Dugmore to discuss the stories of the week.READ: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/10/andy-burnham-must-re ...  Show more

John Healey has delivered his first Budget as Chancellor, promising "breathing space" for households and businesses as the war in the Middle East drives up energy and borrowing costs.Anoosh Chakelian is joined first by journalist and economist Duncan Weldon, to discuss the econom ...  Show more

The raw sewage being pumped into rivers and seas in England has become a seismic election issue. The musician turned environmentalist Feargal Sharkey joins the FT’s Lucy Fisher, George Parker and Robert Shrimsley to assess how we got here, while the FT’s infrastructure corresp ...

The state of our rivers is set to be one of the discussion points of the election and time’s ticking on Thames Water’s request for a 56 per cent increase in customers’ bills. As Ofwat mulls that one, it might ask how a company which leaks raw sewage into our rivers managed to rac ...  Show more

Should Labour create an anti-corruption department if it wins the next election? How great a threat does AI pose to elections in 2024? Is soft power as important as Britain thinks it is? Listen to Rory and Alastair answer all these questions and more in this week's Question Time ...  Show more