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The Rest Is Politics

90. NHS in crisis, the Blair-Brown years, and Mandela on Gaddafi

The Rest Is Politics

Goalhanger

News, Politics, Government

4.511.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In our first podcast of 2023, Rory and Alastair discuss the NHS in crisis and how government investment needs to be coupled with structural reform. There's also a look back at Alastair's diaries during the transfer of power from Tony Blair to Gordon Brown, and an analysis of newly-released documents from the National Archives. Show notes: Ian Kennedy, 'The NHS Dream is Dying', The New European, 08.12.22 John Burn-Murdoch, Data Scientist Johann Hari, Chasing the Scream Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening, join the TRIP Plus Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up. Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @RestIsPolitics Email: restispolitics@gmail.com Producers: Dom Johnson + Nicole Maslen Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by Airbnb.

0:07.0

Now, I'm actually a big fan of Airbnb.

0:09.0

I've used it as a guest, and I've also used it as a host.

0:12.0

You'll remember I've talked previously about that.

0:14.0

I just got back from the U.S.

0:15.0

where my wife and family had been staying in an Airbnb.

0:18.0

And since then, I've been using an Airbnb actually in London

0:21.0

moving into my house coming back from Jordan.

0:24.0

And then I think it's one of the examples

0:25.0

the way in which technology has transformed life.

0:28.0

It makes it just much, much easier for somebody

0:31.0

to rent out a room or a house and much easier for you to find them

0:34.0

and take advantage of that.

0:35.0

And I think it puts spaces to use much more efficiently.

0:38.0

So maybe you've stayed in an Airbnb before

0:40.0

thought this actually seems pretty doable.

0:42.0

Maybe my place could be an Airbnb.

0:44.0

It'd be simple starting the spare room or your whole place

0:46.0

when you're away.

0:47.0

Maybe you're planning along weekend with friends or family

0:49.0

this autumn.

0:50.0

While you're away, you could Airbnb your place

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