Political Fix
Episodes
Article 50 is triggered and the Great Repeal Bill arrives
01 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With George Parker, James Blitz and Kate Allan. plus Henry Newman from Open Europe. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
The attack on Westminster and Northern Ireland after Martin McGuinness
24 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With Robert Shrimsley, Jim Pickard, Vincent Boland and Miranda Green, Presented by Jonathan Derbyshire Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
Scotland's indyref2 and May vs. Hammond
18 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With Chris Giles, James Blitz, Mure Dickie and Kate Allen. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Budget unravels and the break up of the UK
11 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With the FT's George Parker, Sarah O'Connor, Henry Mance and Vincent Boland. Presented by Sebastian Payne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
Spring Budget 2017 special
08 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With Martin Wolf of the FT, political commentator Miranda Green and Rupert Harrison of BlackRock, former chief of staff to George Osborne. Presented b...
The Lords get a little difficult, and Ukip's civil war
04 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With James Blitz, Jim Pickard and Henry Mance of the FT, political commentator Miranda Green and John Denham, professor of English identity and politi...
The Stoke and Copeland by-elections and where they leave the parties now
25 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With the FT's George Parker, Jim Pickard, Andy Bounds and Miranda Green. Presented by Jonathan Derbyshire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...
Tony Blair's speech and the scene in Stoke and Copeland
18 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With Kate Allen and Andy Bounds of the FT and political commentator John McTernan. Presented by Sebastian Payne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Article 50 moves forward and the coup attempt against John Bercow
10 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With Jim Pickard, Miranda Green, Robert Shrimsley and Henry Mance. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
A big week for Brexit and the Lib Dem fight-back
04 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With George Parker, Philip Stephens, Henry Mance and Miranda Green of the Financial Times. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
Theresa May goes to Washington and Labour's by-election challenges
28 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With Janan Ganesh, Gideon Rachman and Andrew Bounds from the Financial Times, plus Matt Singh of Number Crunch Politics. Presented by Sebastian Payne....
The Supreme Court decision on Article 50
24 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With the FT's legal correspondent Jane Croft and legal commentator David Allen Green. Presented by Sebastian Payne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...
May's big Brexit moment and Trump's arrival on the world stage
21 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With George Parker, Philip Stephens, Jim Pickard and Brooke Masters of the Financial Times. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...
NHS trouble for May and Corbyn trips on immigration
14 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With the FT's Philip Stephens, Robert Shrimsley, Jim Pickard and Kate Allen. Presented by Sebastian Payne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
Goodbye Sir Ivan, hello Sir Tim
07 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With Alex Barker, James Blitz and Daniel Dombey of the Financial Times. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
2016 politics review
24 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With Gillian Tett, Martin Wolf, George Parker and Henry Mance. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...
Mrs May goes to Brussels and the Southern rail strike
17 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With George Parker, James Blitz and Robert Wright. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Brexit arrives in the Supreme Court and the Commons
10 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With George Parker, Philip Stephens, David Allen Green and Jane Croft. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
The Lib Dems seize Richmond Park and the rise of Paul Nuttall
03 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With George Parker, Jim Pickard and Miranda Green from the Financial Times, plus Marcus Roberts from YouGov. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on A...
Autumn Statement 2016 special
24 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Discussion with George Parker, the FT political editor; Stephanie Flanders, chief market strategist for JP Morgan Asset Management, and Rupert Harriso...
A difficult week of Brexit and dealing with 'fake news'
19 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With Janan Ganesh, George Parker, Robert Shirmsley, David Bond and Renee Kaplan of the Financial Times. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast....
The Trump effect on British foreign policy
12 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With Roula Khalaf, Philip Stephens, Janan Ganesh and James Blitz of the Financial Times. Presented by Jonathan Derbyshire. Hosted on Acast. See acast....
Inside US election night
09 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
FT reporters discuss how the election night unfolded from the inside, what the pollsters missed, and how the markets moved. Plus a look at the way fis...
The Article 50 ruling and Mark Carney stays in London
05 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With George Parker, Martin Wolf, Chris Giles, David Allen Green and Jane Croft of the Financial Times. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. ...
US election countdown: The final push
03 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
As Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump criss-cross the same few battleground states in the run up to election day on Tuesday, FT reporters discuss the pi...
Britain's economy after Brexit and Heathrow takes off
28 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With Martin Wolf and Janan Ganesh of the Financial Times, plus political adviser Julian Glover and Rupert Harrison of BlackRock. Presented by Sebastia...
US election countdown: After the vote
27 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
As the presidential campaign draws to a close, the FT's Courtney Weaver and Shawn Donnan discuss what to expect in the days after the election, from p...
100 days of May and the implosion of Ukip
22 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With George Parker and Robert Shrimsley of the Financial Times, plus Matthew Goodwin, senior fellow at Chatham House. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Ho...
US election countdown: The final debate
20 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The FT's Demetri Sevastopulo and Sam Fleming break down the big moments of the final debate, from Putin's puppets to "bad hombres", and more. Sign up ...
Brexit: Has Theresa May given away too much or too little? Plus, Labour returns
15 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With George Parker and James Blitz of the Financial Times, Marcus Roberts of YouGov and political commentator Ayesha Hazarika. Presented by Sebastian ...
US election countdown: Trump's October surprise
13 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
How will voters and the rest of the Republican party respond to the latest scandals to hit Donald Trump's campaign? The FT's Sam Fleming and Courtney ...
Theresa May targets the elite, and has business any clarity on Brexit?
08 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With George Parker, Gideon Rachman, Sarah Gordon and Daniel Dombey of the Financial Times. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
US election countdown: Veteran voters and Ohio
06 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Can Donald Trump shore up the US veteran vote in spite of his rhetoric? Will the state of Ohio carry the weight it has in previous elections? The FT's...
Theresa's Tory conference challenges and Whitehall's plan for Brexit
01 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With George Parker, Janan Ganesh, Sarah Gordon and James Blitz of the Financial Times. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
US election countdown: Apathy in North Carolina and the Florida ground game
29 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Will apathy for Hillary Clinton among black voters in North Carolina help Donald Trump in the southern state? How are the Republican and Democratic gr...
What next for Labour and whither George Osborne?
24 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With George Parker, Robert Shrimsley and Jim Pickard of the FT and John McTernan, political strategist and former Tony Blair aide. Presented by Sebast...
US election countdown: Terror and race come to the fore
23 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Bombings in New York and New Jersey, and riots in North Carolina have thrust issues of national security, the use of force by police and race into the...
Green light for Hinkley and political exit for Cameron
17 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With George Parker, Philip Stephens and Jim Pickard of the Financial Times. Presented by Sebastian Payne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...
US election countdown: Medical watch and a tamed Trump
15 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Has Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway successfully tamed the Republican candidate? Will Hillary Clinton's comments on Trump's "deplorable" suppo...
Tricky Brexit decisions and the return of grammar schools
10 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With George Parker, Chris Giles, Miranda Green and Helen Warrell of the Financial Times. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...
US election countdown: A trip to the Mexican border
09 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Why has immigration become such a sticking point in the presidential election at a time when fewer and fewer Mexicans are coming to the US? The FT's D...
Theresa May's Brexit decisions and Ukip leadership race
02 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With Henry Mance and James Blitz of the Financial Times. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nigel Farage goes to America and Joseph Chamberlain's legacy
27 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With Gideon Rachman, Robert Shrimsley, Giles Wilkes and Alan Beattie of the Financial Times. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast....
Britain's Olympic success and Labour's new defence policies
20 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With Janan Ganesh, Gideon Rachman, Sam Jones, Roger Blitz and Peter Chapman from the Financial Times. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. S...
Problems with railways and the devolution revolution
12 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With Robert Wright, Andrew Bounds and Henry Mance of the Financial Times, plus rail commentator Christian Wolmar. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted...
Theresa May's method, and diplomatic Brexit pitfalls
05 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With the FT's Sarah Gordon, Gideon Rachman, Henry Mance and Arthur Beesley. presented by Jonathan Derbyshire Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
Brexit abroad and Hinkley Point
30 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With the FT's Janan Ganesh, Tony Barber, Kiran Stacey and Nick Butler. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
Theresa May and Brexit, plus Jeremy Corbyn vs Owen Smith
23 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With Philip Stephens, Jim Pickard and James Blitz of the FT and Marcus Roberts, from the pollster YouGov. Presented by George Parker. Hosted on Acast....
Theresa May's first days as prime minister, plus Labour's leadership struggle
16 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With Robert Shrimsley and Philip Stephens of the FT, John McTernan, former adviser to Tony Blair, and Emma Burnell, a commentator on the Labour party...
US election countdown: Trump eyes his running mate
14 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
How will Donald Trump and his expected running mate Mike Pence, the governor of Indiana, reconcile their differences on immigration, abortion and trad...
Theresa May, Brexit Britain's prime minster
11 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea Leadsom dropped out of the Tory leadership contest on Monday, anointing Theresa May as the next prime minister — and overshadowing the launch...
Theresa May vs. Andrea Leadsom, plus the impact of Chilcot
08 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With Martin Wolf, Philip Stephens, Roula Khalaf and James Blitz from the Financial Times. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
Brexit Britain - the political storm
01 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With Robert Shrimsley, James Blitz, Philip Stephens and Jim Pickard of the FT, Iain Martin, author and political commentator, and Marcus Roberts, for...
Brexit Britain - what happens next
24 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With Gideon Rachman, Janan Ganesh, Chris Giles and Sarah Gordon. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...
US election countdown: Trump attempts a presidential pivot
23 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump showed signs of a shift in campaign strategy this week, firing his embattled campaign manager, Corey Le...
Jo Cox MP - a tribute
18 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With Jim Pickard, Robert Shrimsley and James Blitz, plus Labour MP Alison McGovern. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
US election countdown: National security in the spotlight
16 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The White House candidates each fought to promise greater safety for citizens, with pledges to defeat Isis and scale back access to weapons for those ...
The day after Brexit
10 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A special podcast on what will happen if Britain votes to leave the EU. With Chris Giles, George Parker, Peter Spiegel and Sarah Gordon. Presented by ...
US election countdown: Sanders won't back down
09 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What is motivating Bernie Sanders to stay in an already decided primary race? How did Hillary clinch the Democratic nomination, eight years after conc...
Momentum for Brexit and fixing migration in the U.K.
04 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With Martin Wolf, Janan Ganesh and Lisa Pollack from the Financial Times - plus Labour commentator Ayesha Hazarika. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Host...
Immigration vs. economics
27 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With Jim Pickard, Robert Shrimsley and John Burn-Murdoch from the Financial Times, plus Matt Singh from Number Crunch Politics. Presented by Sebastian...
US election countdown: Emailgate returns, and Sanders continues to fight
26 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Will another report criticising Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server haunt her presidential campaign? Why is Bernie Sanders sticking out th...
The Queen's Speech and Borismania
21 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With George Parker, Gideon Rachman, Henry Mance and James Blitz of the Financial Times. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
US election countdown: Can Donald Trump get the female vote?
19 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
How will Donald Trump's treatment of women affect his race to the White House? Will the Republican establishment come around on their candidate now th...
Week two of the EU referendum campaign
14 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With Sarah Gordon, Jonathan Ford and James Blitz from the Financial Times, plus political commentator Iain Martin. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hoste...
US election countdown: Trump and the GOP attempt to make nice
12 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What will it take for House speaker Paul Ryan and the Republican establishment to fully endorse Donald Trump? How will Hillary Clinton tackle Mr Trump...
2016 local and regional elections special
06 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With the FT's George Parker, Philip Stephens and Jim Pickard, plus Labour commentator John McTernan. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. Se...
US election countdown: Fast forward to the general race
06 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
How would Hillary Clinton have to change course to compete with Donald Trump in the general election? Who can Donald Trump pick as a running mate to e...
Labour's Jewish problem and Brexit economics
30 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With Martin Wolf, Robert Shrimsley and James Blitz from the Financial Times, plus Andrew Lilico from Economists for Britain. Presented by Sebastian Pa...
US election countdown: Trump and Clinton make their moves
29 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Did Donald Trump pick up any votes with his foreign policy speech? Will Bernie Sanders drop out of the Democratic primary race? The FT's Demetri Sevas...
Barack Obama visits Britain and the march of academies
23 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With Roula Khalaf, Philip Stephens, Gonzalo Vina and Isabel Berwick of the Financial Times. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...
The EU referendum campaign begins
16 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With Janan Ganesh, Sarah Gordon and Jim Pickard of the Financial Times, plus Labour commentator Ayesha Hazarika. Presented by Sebastian Payne. Hosted ...
Impact of the Panama Papers and how young voters could mean Brexit
09 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With Jo Maugham QC, Suzanne Evans of Ukip and Marcus Roberts of YouGov, plus George Parker and Henry Mance of the Financial Times. Presented by Sebast...
The British steel crisis and the national living wage
01 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Vince Cable, the former business secretary, joins Kiran Stacey, Martin Wolf and Martin Sandbu of the Financial Times to discuss whether there is a...
The political impact of Brussels and the return of the Tory wars
26 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Roula Khalaf, Gideon Rachman, George Parker and Janan Ganesh of the Financial Times discuss how the Brussels terrorist attacks will affect global poli...
Budget 2016 special
17 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie Flanders, former BBC economics editor and chief market strategist at JP Morgan, plus Rupert Harrison, former chief of staff to George Osborn...
Brexit royalty and Tony Blair's shadow
12 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
George Parker and Sarah Gordon of the Financial Times, plus Marcus Roberts from YouGov, discuss whether the Queen is a Eurosceptic and why Tony Blair ...
Ed Balls on global politics and fear in the Brexit campaign
05 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Gideon Rachman, Janan Ganesh and George Parker of the Financial Times, plus former shadow chancellor Ed Balls, discuss whether political leaders are f...
British sovereignty and a lack of Labour
27 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Philip Stephens of the Financial Times, plus Ayesha Hazarika and Andrew Gimson, discuss whether the Eurosceptics or Europhiles are right about British...
EU referendum special: the deal, Boris Johnson and Michael Gove
22 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
George Parker, Philip Stephens and Janan Ganesh of the Financial Times discuss the deal David Cameron brought back from Brussels on Britain's membersh...
Who's right in the junior doctor's strike and the EU referendum on Fleet Street
13 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Shrimsley, Henry Mance, Sarah Neville and Emily Cadman of the Financial Times discuss what has been happening in Westminster this week — incl...
Britain and Europe: Cameron's deal, and are we better in or out?
06 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Philip Stephens, Janan Ganesh and Kate Allen of the Financial Times, plus Rob Oxley of Vote Leave and Lucy Thomas of Stronger In, discuss the latest d...
The latest Google tax saga and how Jeremy Corbyn is helping Ukip
30 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
John Gapper, Vanessa Houlder and Janan Ganesh of the Financial Times, plus Ayesha Hazarika , discuss the latest developments in Westminster this week ...
The highs and lows of Cameron's EU negotiations and why Labour lost the election
23 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
George Parker, Philip Stephens, Janan Ganesh and Jim Pickard of the Financial Times, plus Matt Singh from Number Crunch Politics, discuss the latest d...
The Tory EU wars begin and Scotland's economic woes
16 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
George Parker, Kate Allan, Chris Giles and Kiran Stacey of the Financial Times discuss what has been happening in Westminster this week — including...
Will Europe sink the Tories and Corbyn's first reshuffle
09 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Janan Ganesh, John McTernan, George Parker and Jim Pickard discuss what has been happening in Westminster this week — including David Cameron's dec...