How To Win An Election

Author: Times Radio

The Times brings together some of the most experienced strategists in British politics to discuss what's really going on behind the big stories, and elections taking place here and around the world.Daniel Finkelstein, Sally Morgan and Polly Mackenzie join Hugo Rifkind for an intelligent, adversarial and witty conversation every week.Follow the podcast now to never miss an episode.Send questions, comments and voicenotes to: howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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How To Survive A Tax-Raising Budget
Thursday, 27 November, 2025

Was the Budget aimed at short-term political survival, or did it form part of a coherent electoral strategy?Sally, Polly, Danny (and Hugo) discuss Rachel Reeves' statement - does it make it more likely that she and the prime minister will stay in their jobs, but more likely to lose the next election? What could she have learned from Gordon Brown's budgets? And does Kemi Badenoch's success in the Commons chamber mean anything in the world outside?Send your questions, comment, voicenotes and weird food suggestions for Polly to howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.