The Rest Is Politics
Episodes
11. Putin’s blanket, election fallout, and China in Africa
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Beergate, local elections, Tower Hamlets, Northern Ireland, Putin, Chinese foreign policy, Oxbridge, and porridge talk. Join Rory and Alastair for di...
10. Bad politics, local elections, and toxic debates
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell work out a plan for improving the quality of debate in Westminster. They also wonder what it would take for the ele...
9. Biggest snakes, Basic Instinct, and meeting Miley
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Defeating populism, the way to win a leadership contest, and Boris Johnson meeting Miley Cyrus. Join Alastair and Rory from Scotland in our first eve...
8. Rwanda, Religion and the Return of Trump
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Alastair and Rory for this week's pod, where they discuss Patel's plans to send refugees to Rwanda from Britain, the role of religion in politics...
7. Partygate fines, political partners, and voting at 15?
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's pod Alastair and Rory discuss the police fines that Johnson and Sunak have received for their roles in Partygate, the current political sit...
6. Globalism, Scottish Nationalism, and Rory's new job
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Could this be the final ever episode of The Rest Is Politics after Rory's revelation last Friday, 1st April? Hopefully not! After more terrible news f...
5. Tribal politics, anonymous sources, and Malcolm Tucker
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do the Royal family and the Commonwealth still have a place in the modern world? Alastair and Rory discuss Rwanda and countries recovering from war, w...
4. Iraq, brave opposition, and powerful Chancellors
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As Rory returns from a tour of Iraq with a landmine charity, what lessons can be learned from the country since the occupation, and how could they be ...
3. Zelenskyy's humanity, Lebvedev's parties, and Eton
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who is winning the communications landscape in Ukraine? Alastair and Rory discuss the importance of soft power, the sacrifices needed to free European...
The Rest Is History: Young Putin, the KGB and the Soviet Union
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our most recent episode, Alastair mentioned our sister podcast, The Rest Is History, and its recent mini-series on the Soviet Union, its fall, Puti...
2. Lying, vanity and friendship in politics
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the second episode of The Rest Is Politics with Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell! With Ukrainian refugees struggling to claim asylum in ...
1. Putin in person, Russian money in British politics, and Bono vs Blair
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What's Vladimir Putin like to deal with in person? On the first episode of "The Rest Is Politics", Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart tackle the lates...