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The Rest Is Politics

207. Question Time: Fighting British corruption, Japan's economic conundrum, and a Premier League team in Belfast

The Rest Is Politics

Goalhanger

News, Politics, Government

4.511.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Should Labour create an anti-corruption department if it wins the next election? How great a threat does AI pose to elections in 2024? Is soft power as important as Britain thinks it is? Listen to Rory and Alastair answer all these questions and more in this week's Question Time. TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestispolitics. Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @RestIsPolitics Email: restispolitics@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:54.6

Well I think we should start on new year resolution given that this is our new year recording

0:59.8

Robbie Meix what should each main UK party leader have as a New Year's resolution?

1:05.6

Okay, Rushi Sunak, start doing the job. Kiasarma, more courage.

1:10.8

Very good, I like those two.

1:13.0

Another way of framing it is given that we both think that Kiestam is going to be the next

1:17.2

Prime Minister.

1:18.8

Rishi Sunet do all the things that you actually care about and believe in because you're not going to win the next

1:24.0

election so this is an opportunity to not worry about the politics and just get on with doing the

1:28.4

right stuff and Kie Kestama given that you're going to be the next Prime Minister come up with some pretty

1:32.4

clear bold ideas.

1:33.6

Well, my big problem with that is that I think to fight a campaign, you have to have two mindsets running alongside each other.

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