354. Nigel Farage, dad-dancing populists, and the worst politician of the year

The Rest Is Politics

Goalhanger

Politics, Government, News

4.4 • 9.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Who was the worst politician of the year? What was the biggest political moment of 2024? What was the most under-discussed moment of the year? Join Rory and Alastair as they discuss all this, and more. The Rest Is Politics is powered by Fuse Energy, a green electricity supplier powering homes across the UK. Use referral code POLITICS after sign up for a chance to win a signed copy of Rory and Alastair's books with personalised messages. Learn more at getfuse.com/politics ⚡ Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ nordvpn.com/restispolitics It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✅ 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: [email protected] Assistant Producer: India Dunkley Social Producer: Jess Kidson Producer: Nicole Maslen and Fiona Douglas Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to The Restis Politics. Sign up to the Restis Politics Plus. To enjoy ad-free listening, receive a weekly newsletter, join our members chat room and gain early access to live show tickets. Just go to therestispolities.com. That's the restis politics.com.
0:16.8	The Restis Politics is powered by our friends at fuse energy.
0:25.8	And fuse is a green electricity supplier, which means they generate all their energy from renewables. And they're actually offering a new bundle for anyone who switches to fuse.
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0:39.3	And all you're going to do to get it is go to getfuse.com slash politics and use the referral code politics.
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1:50.5	Thank you. Legal Streams Let Criminals in. BeStreamwise.com. Well, happy Christmas and welcome to The Rest is Politics with me, Alistair Campbell.
1:55.5	And me, Rory Stewart, and me still with a croaky voice and you were the beautiful Christmas jumper, Alistair.
2:01.1	Well, I think it's the same one as last year. It's my ABBA, part of my ABBA merch. And just like last year, we're going to go through our UK politician of the year, best and worst, best and worst foreign, speech of the year.
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