Political Fix
Financial Times
The Financial Times takes you into the corridors of power to unwrap, analyse and debate British politics with a regular lineup of FT correspondents and informed commentators. New episodes available every Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 30, 2016 • 23min
The latest Google tax saga and how Jeremy Corbyn is helping Ukip
John Gapper, Vanessa Houlder and Janan Ganesh of the Financial Times, plus Ayesha Hazarika , discuss the latest developments in Westminster this week — including the political fallout of Google's £130m tax bill: was it a big success or a giveaway? — and whether Labour is losing its working class voters under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership. Presented by George Parker, political editor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 23, 2016 • 23min
The highs and lows of Cameron's EU negotiations and why Labour lost the election
George Parker, Philip Stephens, Janan Ganesh and Jim Pickard of the Financial Times, plus Matt Singh from Number Crunch Politics, discuss the latest developments in Westminster this week — including a post-mortem on why Labour lost the general election, how the pollsters got it wrong and how David Cameron is attempting to get a better deal for Britain in the EU. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 16, 2016 • 21min
The Tory EU wars begin and Scotland's economic woes
George Parker, Kate Allan, Chris Giles and Kiran Stacey of the Financial Times discuss what has been happening in Westminster this week — including the Tories' latest manoeuvres on the EU referendum and how Scotland and the SNP are coping with plummeting oil prices. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 9, 2016 • 22min
Will Europe sink the Tories and Corbyn's first reshuffle
Janan Ganesh, John McTernan, George Parker and Jim Pickard discuss what has been happening in Westminster this week — including David Cameron's decision to allow ministers a free vote in the EU referendum and whether Jeremy Corbyn's position has been strengthened in his first shadow cabinet reshuffle. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
