Jeremy Hunt
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first heard May 2026
last heard 3 Jun
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The News Agents · Did Farage incite violence with his call for 'pure cold rage'? · 3 Jun 2026
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And the reason I disagree with it is because I can also give you lots and lots of examples when in politics we've had decisive leaders who've known there is something difficult to do in a democracy.
and have made the argument and have won that argument.
Now, I'm conscious the example I'm going to give... is one that lots of listeners to the podcast will disagree with.
But I'm not talking about the specific policy.
But look at George Osborne's austerity.
He actually made the case there needed to be spending cuts...
When he became Chancellor in 2010, he cut spending by 18%.
That is bigger than any cuts that Margaret Thatcher did.
And was re-elected in 2015.
Look at Michael Gove's school reform.
Sorry, these are all Tory examples, but I could give some...
So, I mean, whether they were the right policies or the wrong policies, I think that in the end, people do respect politicians who are prepared to be courageous.
Now, let me just give a solution on the triple lock, because because I don't.
By the way, one thing about this book is I am positive about Britain's prospects, and I want to try and give a positive solution here.
I am not thinking that it would be realistic for Rachel Reeves or any Labour government to abandon the triple lock for this parliament.
It was a manifesto commitment.
They were elected to keep it for this parliament.
It wouldn't actually save that much money to do it.
But what I would like...
is for all the major parties to agree that they won't put it in their manifesto for the next Parliament.
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