Armando Iannucci, Ian Hislop: the accountability crisis in politics | Westminster Reimagined
Daily Politics from the New Statesman
The New Statesman
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 26 July 2021
⏱️ 32 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
The legendary writer, satirist and broadcaster Armando Iannucci joins the New Statesman podcast to co-host four special episodes. In these shows, Armando explores areas of British politics that he believes are broken, and is joined by guests from inside and outside the Westminster machine to discuss how politics could be better.
In episode one, Armando and Anoosh Chakelian examine the issue of accountability in politics. Why are resignations so rare and can anything be done to hold a shameless Government to account?
They are joined by special guests Ian Hislop, the editor of Private Eye, and Jill Rutter, a former senior civil servant to discuss why Matt Hancock had to go, memorable resignations from history and how the current government have managed to cling on to jobs in the face of pressure.
They also look at what needs to change to bring back accountability to British politics.
These special episodes will be published weekly in the New Statesman Podcast feed. Watch video from the recording on the New Statesman’s YouTube channel.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hi, it's Enouche here. We're doing something a bit different on the podcast for the next few weeks. |
| 0:05.0 | Steven, Alva and I have been delighted to record some special episodes with a very exciting guest co-host. |
| 0:11.0 | The legendary writer, broadcaster and creator of brilliant TV comedies, |
| 0:15.0 | including a particular favourite with our audience, the thick of it, Armando Yonucci. |
| 0:21.0 | We'll be running these special episodes for the next four weeks, |
| 0:24.0 | as well as our regularly scheduled episodes on Friday mornings. |
| 0:28.0 | And just a reminder, the subscribers to the New Statesman magazine |
| 0:31.0 | and website can get early access to all our podcast episodes. |
| 0:34.0 | We published them without the ads in our subscriber only feed a day early. |
| 0:39.0 | You can subscribe from just £1 a week at NewStatesman.com forward slash subscribe 12. |
| 0:46.0 | Right, on with the podcast. |
| 0:49.0 | Hello, I'm Enouche. And I'm Armando. |
| 0:59.0 | And in this special episode of the New Statesman podcast, |
| 1:02.0 | we'll be joined by the private-eye editor Ian Hislock and former senior civil servant |
| 1:06.0 | and think tanker Jill Rutter to discuss accountability in British politics. |
| 1:19.0 | Hello, Armando. Welcome to the team. |
| 1:24.0 | Thank you very much. I don't know what it says about me |
| 1:28.0 | that I choose to take advantage of our newfound freedoms by sitting in a small room, |
| 1:34.0 | analysing changes in political discourse, |
| 1:37.0 | but I hope to make that as fun as clubbing. |
| 1:40.0 | That's commitment. |
| 1:42.0 | We're putting together four special episodes, |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The New Statesman, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of The New Statesman and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.