Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. Each episode of Political Thinking features an in-depth conversation with someone who is shaping our politics. The people who run our country (and those who want to), campaigners, business and union leaders, and people who run other countries. All of them join Nick in the studio, not for a news-y interrogation, but for an extended and relaxed conversation, delving into their past and how it shaped their worldview. New episodes drop on Fridays on BBC Sounds. You can also watch them on BBC Two at 12:30pm on Fridays or on BBC iPlayer. And you can listen on BBC Radio 4 on Saturdays at 17:30.
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Episodes
Showing 20 of 33- What went wrong for Starmer: Morgan McSweeney gives his side of the story7/2/20261 hr 5 min
- 'A bad start even before he starts' - Welsh First Minister on why trouble's brewing with Burnham6/26/202634 min
- 20/06/20266/19/202632 min
- 'We need some daydreaming': lawyer Theodor Meron on surviving the Holocaust, and issuing Netanyahu’s arrest warrant6/12/202631 min
- Why Starmer will survive: The Attorney General on human rights, small boats, and his ‘dogged’ friend the Prime Minister6/5/202636 min
- “Inequalities don’t happen by accident” Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson on trans rights, Islamophobia, and why equality still matters5/29/202636 min
- 'What the hell are we doing?' Wes Streeting on his promise to young people, resigning from government, and wanting to be PM5/21/202653 min
- Why the Prime Minister has to go: Miatta Fahnbulleh on being the first minister to break with Starmer5/15/202649 min
- 'It's been a whirlwind': Zack Polanski on storytelling, Zionism and Zackonomics3/20/202654 min
- From Sky boss to Number 10: Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith3/13/202640 min
- 'We cannot have chaos': Emily Thornberry on the law of war and Labour's struggles3/6/202642 min
- 'This is Iran's Berlin Wall moment': Omid Djalili, comedian and actor2/27/202647 min
- 'We're appeasing the tech bros': Beeban Kidron, from film-maker to lawmaker2/20/202648 min
- Nigel Farage: 'Broken Britain', national identity and lessons from Trump2/13/202653 min
- How to tell England’s story: James Graham, playwright2/6/202643 min
- From boxing to politics: Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv1/30/202635 min
- David Lammy: The old world order isn't coming back1/23/202651 min
- David Lammy: The old world order isn't coming back1/23/202651 min
- The union leader who agrees with the Tory leader: Daniel Kebede1/16/202644 min
- John Swinney: Trump, Independence and Scottish Troops in Ukraine1/9/202642 min