The State of It

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Real reporting from the coalface of British politics.Join The Times and The Sunday Times’s political heavyweights Steven Swinford, Ben Riley-Smith, Patri...

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How bad are the Mandelson files for Starmer? contributed by Lukas · Mar 12
Oil and trouble for the British economy contributed by Lukas · Mar 10
How Starmer's Iran response alienates everybody contributed by Lukas · Mar 3
The end of the Labour party as a going concern in electoral politics? contributed by Lukas · Feb 27
Ukraine extra: burner phones and lost children contributed by Lukas · Feb 26
A by-election reckoning — and unexploded bombs everywhere contributed by Lukas · Feb 24
Gabriel Pogrund speaks out on Labour Together scandal contributed by Lukas · Feb 17
Wes Streeting bottles it and Labour's left grabs the steering wheel contributed by Lukas · Feb 10
Bonus episode: Epstein tried to befriend me contributed by Lukas · Feb 4
How the Mandelson scandal threatens Starmer contributed by Lukas · Feb 3
Bonus episode: Flying to China with the PM contributed by Lukas · Jan 28
Lose this by-election and all hell breaks loose contributed by Lukas · Jan 27
Widespread bafflement and anger contributed by Lukas · Jan 20
No one likes us, we don't care contributed by Lukas · Jan 13
Starmer, Farage and your monthly bills contributed by Lukas · Jan 6
Get ready for a wild year in Westminster contributed by Lukas · Dec 30, 2025
The State of It's Christmas Awards contributed by Lukas · Dec 23, 2025
Who will move first: Streeting or Burnham? contributed by Lukas · Dec 16, 2025
Angela Rayner's main character energy contributed by Lukas · Dec 9, 2025
The stench of decay coming from Downing Street contributed by Lukas · Dec 2, 2025
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Real reporting from the coalface of British politics.Join The Times and The Sunday Times’s political heavyweights Steven Swinford, Ben Riley-Smith, Patrick Maguire and Lara Spirit as they dig deep into the latest tea room tip offs, reveal insider conversations and bring analysis, authority and insight.No party loyalty. No spin. Not hosted by some old politicians. Taking you into the real bu...

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As of 2026-07-18, The State of It ranks #186 on Apple Podcasts in the United Kingdom, and appears on charts in 1 country.

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom #186
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First charted2025-10-02
Best ever#6 on Apple Podcasts (United Kingdom) · 2025-10-03
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