84. Denmark's former PM on the power of centrist politics, fighting misogyny, and joining the Kinnock empire (Helle Thorning-Schmidt)

Leading

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Politics, Government, News

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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How can we unite the extreme right and extreme left? What impact can small countries have on global politics? How was the former Danish Prime Minister influenced by New Labour? Rory and Alastair are joined by Denmark's former Prime Minister, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, to discuss all this and more. 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. TRIP TOUR: To buy tickets for our October Tour, just head to www.therestispolitics.com Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @RestIsPolitics Email: [email protected] Podcast Editor: Chris Sawyer Video Editor: Teo Ayodeji-Ansell Social Producer: Jess Kidson Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas Producer: Nicole Maslen 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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0:13.0	Hello and welcome to the Restis Politics.
0:20.0	Hello and welcome to the Restis Politics Campbell and we have a former Prime Minister
0:28.9	from Denmark and I've had quite a few friends on this interview slot, As As Rory, but I think this is the first friend I've had with whom I've spent family holidays where we've had to endure these appalling,
0:43.0	all a never-ending concerts by our children.
0:46.0	So Helen, I will declare right at the start,
0:48.0	is a close friend.
0:50.0	Yeah, we're friends. Yeah, and she's also well known in Denmark for obvious reasons having been a Prime Minister,
0:56.2	but also a big part of British politics because she married into the Kinnock Clan,
1:01.2	married Stephen, an MP and therefore in-law of Neil and sadly
1:08.5	departed Glenys Kinnock. I think I first met you Ella when you were quite a junior sort of age to the Social Democrats
1:16.6	in the European Parliament in Denmark and then like within a few years you were the Prime Minister.
1:20.9	I know.
1:21.9	So first of all, thank you for having me.
1:24.0	Both of you. It's great to be here. We're looking forward to it. No, I think we made each other back in
1:30.1	I want to say 92, 93, where I came over to have Christmas with the Kinnock and obviously you guys were there with the kids and everyone was so pissed so you had to pick me up in the airport because you weren't drinking a drop.
1:44.7	Yeah, yeah that's right.
1:46.7	So this is the first time I met you I didn't know who you were at all so that was the first
1:50.5	Christmas we had together.
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