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Cummings, Culture Wars and July 19th from 2021-06-17T07:45:27
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing:
❶ What kind of impact will Dominic Cummings’s renewed criticism have on the popularity and credibility of the government?
❷ How m...
Vaccinating The World and Sausage Imports from 2021-06-09T23:50:44
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing:
❶ Should wealthier countries do more to fight COVID? And when will the whole world be vaccinated?
❷ Does the UK Government still ...
Dominic Cummings’ Testimony and Eliminating Hate from Social Media from 2021-05-27T04:10:12
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing:
❶ After Dominic Cummings’ 7-hour testimony, we’re asking Is the PM incompetent? Should the Health Secretary resign? How many additional...
The Indian Variant, Amber Lists and Summer Holidays from 2021-05-20T04:51:54
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing:
❶ Will the Indian variant prevent the final unlocking on the 21st June?
❷ Why can’t we go to amber list countries in Europe for ou...
The Online Harms Bill, Last Week’s Election and Banks Tackling Climate Change? from 2021-05-13T05:16:53
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing:
❶ Can Labour recover from its dreadful performance in last week’s elections?
❷ How will the Online Harms Bill protect vulnerable ...
Staying COVID Safe and a Summer Abroad? from 2021-05-05T22:57:08
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing:
❶ Is there any chance we can be COVID safe in the UK with the pandemic still raging across the rest of the world?
❷ What prospects...
Redecorating Downing Street, Racism on Social Media and India's Battle with COVID from 2021-04-29T05:02:34
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing:
❶ How damaged is the Prime Minister by the disclosures that he borrowed money from the Tory party to finance the redecoration of his Do...
Mercer’s Resignation, Sturgeon’s Independence and George Floyd’s Justice from 2021-04-22T04:55:37
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing three big topics:
❶ Why did Johnny Mercer resign as minister in charge of improving the lives of veterans?
❷ How will the First Mi...
Preventing the Third Wave and Changing Lobbying Rules? from 2021-04-15T05:12:18
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing two important topics:
❶ How do we prevent a third COVID19 wave?
❷ How should lobbying rules be changed after the David Cameron - Gr...
The Speed of our Recovery, New Asylum Laws and Vaccine Peace? from 2021-03-25T05:31:51
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing:
❶ What will our economic recovery look like? How quick will it be?
❷ Has peace broken out in the vaccine war between the UK and E...
Safer Streets, Everyday Sexism, and a Longer Wait from 2021-03-18T06:31:57
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing:
❶ How do we make our streets and homes safer for women?
❷ Has the #MeToo movement led to a reduction in sexism?
❸ Why are th...
The Royal Debate, Nurses’ Pay and EU Relations from 2021-03-11T05:58:57
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing:
❶ Is there racism in the Royal family? Is there racism in the tabloid press?
❷ Are relations with the European Union only going ...
The Budget and the Battle within the SNP from 2021-03-04T00:28:42
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing two big topics:
❶ Is Rishi Sunak’s current splurge in spending, and proposed tax increases a few years later, the right recipe to fix B...
Our Pace out of Lockdown, and an Escape to the Sun? from 2021-02-25T00:15:50
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing:
❶ Is the Prime Minister’s route out of lockdown too fast or too slow?
❷ Will we be able to escape to the sun this summer?
❸ ...
Learnings from Israel, Vaccine ‘Passports’ and Long Haul Prison Stays? from 2021-02-18T00:10:32
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing:
❶ What can we learn from Israel on how and when to ease lockdown?
❷ Will we need vaccine ‘passports’ to go to the pub in the UK?<...
Northern Ireland, Cladding, and Easing Lockdown from 2021-02-11T05:43:14
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing:
❶ When will it be safe to ease lockdown and relax social distancing measures?
❷ Has the Northern Ireland protocol started a proce...
COVID19: One Year On from 2021-02-04T00:19:04
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re reflecting on the way out of the COVID19 crisis, and discussing how life will, possibly, change forever. Also:
❶ Are we winning against the virus? ...
Vaccine Supplies, New Strains and School Timetables from 2021-01-28T00:24:39
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing:
❶ Has the Prime Minister really done everything he could to protect us from the virus?
❷ Will schools reopen on March 8th?
❸...
Biden’s America, the ‘Special Relationship’ and Trump’s Legacy from 2021-01-21T00:13:30
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing:
❶ What does the end of Trump and the beginning of Biden mean for America?
❷ What are the prospects of a UK-US free trade deal?
Lockdown Restrictions, #AskVallance and Trump's Impeachment from 2021-01-14T05:35:37
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing:
❶ Is lockdown working in driving down the rate of infection?
❷ When will schools reopen?
❸ What does Trump's impeachment m...
Trouble in America, Crisis in the NHS&Lockdown 3.0 from 2021-01-07T05:24:14
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing:
❶ How serious is the assault on democracy in America?
❷ Why didn’t Boris Johnson lock down earlier?
❸ How concerned should w...
Vaccines, the Virus and Johnson's Dinner with Von Der Leyen from 2020-12-10T07:13:42
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing:
❶ After that fish supper between Boris Johnson and Ursula Von Der Leyen - will we have a deal or no deal?
❷ How quickly will the...
V for Vaccine Day. Who gets it first? What happens next? What are the challenges? from 2020-12-02T23:58:17
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing:
❶ Who in the UK will get the vaccine first?
❷ What does the world will look like when enough of us are vaccinated?
❸ What ar...
Spending Review Summary, New Tiers and a Looming Economic Crisis? from 2020-11-26T00:03:10
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re discussing:
❶ The looming economic crisis with former Chancellor Ken Clarke
❷ The Spending Review 2020 with Chief Secretary to the Treasury S...
Starmer, Corbyn, the PLP and The Government's 'Green Industrial Revolution' from 2020-11-19T00:21:12
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re asking:
❶ Was Keir Starmer right or wrong in telling Jeremy Corbyn that he’s not welcome back in the Parliamentary Labour Party?
❷ Are we goi...
Tussle in No10, Lee Cain's Resignation and the PM's relationship with the President-Elect from 2020-11-12T00:40:27
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re asking:
❶ What does the resignation of Lee Cain, the PM's Director of Communications, mean for Dominic Cummings?
❷ Is the vaccine going to sa...
Trump, Biden&the Future of the ‘Special Relationship’ from 2020-11-05T01:56:37
This week on the #Peston Podcast we’re asking:
❶ How far could Donald Trump go to claim victory in the US Presidential elections?
❷ What are the consequences of a potentially long d...
A COVID Christmas, the Upcoming US Elections&Saving UK Arts from 2020-10-29T07:27:18
This week on the Peston Podcast - can this second wave of COVID19 that's building across Europe be dampened? Can it be suppressed in time for Christmas? Will there be a new President in the White H...
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Serco and Track&Trace, Business Lunches&The Return of 'Party Politics' from 2020-10-21T23:04:24
What is Serco's involvement with the Test & Trace system? How effectively do Serco think they’ve been delivering on their brief? Why is the Government picking a fight with Marcus Rashford over free...
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Northern Ireland, 'Circuit Breakers', Track&Trace and Private Contracts from 2020-10-15T00:00:49
Why is Northern Ireland going for a short lockdown and what are the reasons behind the decision? Why does Boris Johnson think going to the pub is more dangerous than going to a restaurant? And what...
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Scotland's New Restrictions, Labour puts the Government on Notice, and the Weirdest Week in US Politics? from 2020-10-07T23:10:37
When will Boris Johnson follow Nicola Sturgeon's lead and close pubs in the North of England? What does Lisa Nandy think of Unite's decision to reduce their funding of the Labour Party? And what im...
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Rising Infections, Looming Unemployment and the US Presidential Debate from 2020-09-30T23:36:09
Why are infection rates rising at different rates across the UK? When will we know if the new COVID restrictions are actually working? Are we facing an unemployment catastrophe? Why are so many Tor...
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Peston, Starmer and Gove from 2020-09-23T23:43:54
On this week's Peston Podcast we're asking whether the Prime Minister has done enough to suppress the virus, will he do enough to protect our jobs, and does he have a rebellion on his hands? Does ...
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The North East Lockdown, the Edge of Furlough and China's Chances of a Cure from 2020-09-16T22:47:25
On this week's Peston Podcast, Robert Jenrick confirms the North East of England will be going into lockdown at midnight on Thursday, we discuss furlough coming to an end at the end of October and ...
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The Rule of Six, a Cancelled Christmas and Youth Offenders? from 2020-09-09T23:32:02
This week we're asking is COVID turning us into a latter-day East Germany, grassing our neighbours up for holding elicit parties of more than 6? Can the PM simultaneously demand we follow social di...
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The Oxford Vaccine, Scotland's potential Quarantine for the English, and BLM in the US Election from 2020-07-15T23:08:02
Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as he talks to Health Secretary Matt Hancock, First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, American civil rights activist Deray Mckesson, Baroness Sayeeda W...
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Sunak's Summer Statement, Indie SAGE and Care Homes from 2020-07-08T23:23:17
Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as he talks to Business Secretary Alok Sharma, former Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of Independent SAGE Sir David King, former Shadow Chancellor Ed Bal...
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Hong Kong, Leicester, and the Second Wave from 2020-07-01T23:52:44
Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as he talks to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth, SAGE member Professor John Edmunds, former Downing St Chief of St...
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COVID19: What happens next? from 2020-06-25T00:09:55
Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston on this week's Peston Podcast as he interviews Health Secretary Matt Hancock, Nobel Prize Winner Sir Paul Nurse, Tory MP Greg Clarke and Cherie Blair.
Children's Education, Government U-Turns and Implicit Bias from 2020-06-18T01:13:37
Join ITV's Political Editor Robert Peston as we talk to Robert Buckland (Justice Secretary), Anne Longfield (The Children's Commissioner for England ), football legend John Barnes, Labour MP Jess P...
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Toppled Statues, Broken Promises and Loos in Zoos from 2020-06-11T00:22:52
This week on The Peston Podcast we're discussing how Boris Johnson has broken his promise to get primary school children back to school by July, why the Government can't stop people pooing in parks...
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Peston, Protests, Lifting Lockdown and the Future of Flying from 2020-06-04T00:02:26
Join Robert Peston as he speaks to Michael O'Leary, the CEO of Ryanair, about what Priti Patel's latest travel quarantine means for the aviation industry and what the future of flying will look lik...
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Explaining Track&Trace, and should Dominic Cummings go? Peston interviews Matt Hancock, James Graham, Amber Rudd and Yvette Cooper from 2020-05-28T06:44:58
Join Peston as he interviews Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock as he explains how his Track and Trace programme will give us some of our freedoms back.
Peston a...
Peston, the Premier League and Preventing a Second Peak from 2020-05-20T23:37:55
Join Robert Peston as he speaks with Anthony Costello, the former Director of the World Health Organisation, about whether testing, tracking and tracing really can make us safe?
Will th...
Robert Peston interviews the Governor of the Bank of England and the Shadow Chancellor #PESTON from 2020-05-14T01:09:37
Join Robert Peston as he speaks to Andrew Bailey, the Governor of the Bank of England, about what the BOE is doing to protect our livelihoods during COVID19, and whether there’s anything the bank c...
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