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| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 237 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | PoliticsNews | |||

This week The Rundown is coming live from Liverpool, where the team have been at the Labour party conference, Andy Burnham’s first since he took over as leader of the party.
Later in the episode is a fantastic interview with one of his Cabinet minis... more
This week on The Rundown features a fascinating interview with former veterans minister Johnny Mercer, who has just published a bombshell new book - No Way to Run a Country - about his time in politics, and what he sees as the broken system at the he... more
After a pair of record-breaking donations to Reform UK, host Alain Tolhurst looks at the role of big money in politics, the influence it can bring, why campaigners want to see caps on the amount people can give to parties, and where the pushback agai... more
This week The Rundown takes a look at another political party as it heads into its annual conference, this time the Greens, looking at whether after a huge surge in membership and popularity under new leader Zack Polanski their support might be plate... more
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What on earth is that banging noise the whole way through!
There’s such a glut of political podcasts but this one is well worth a listen! Very Interesting discussions and wide ranging choice of guests.
This really isn’t very good at all. There are simply too many podcasts, and most I’ve tried aren’t worth subscribing to. I won’t visit this one again. And Sarah Vine: really? A case of ego outstripping ability by quite some distance. She must have a fiercely tenacious agent.
Why oh why must the host speak do ridiculously fast ?
PH always has a great range of interesting guests, and provides an entertaining and informative rundown on the political news agenda. Will be listening every Thursday!
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The show provides a concise, debate-driven tour of Westminster with a rotating guest roster that leans into party politics, policy debates, and governance challenges. Episodes typically spot themes like leadership transitions, parliamentary strategy, policy reform, and sector-specific issues (hospitality, online safety, local journalism), often pairing insiders, researchers, and journalists to unpack current events. A standout aspect is the breadth of guests—from former ministers and MPs to policy researchers and industry advocates—creating a mix of inside-warm insider perspectives and issue-driven analysis that helps listeners understand complex political dynamics and their real-world implications. The format appears to combine sharp polit... more
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