Auntie's Agony
The Politics Show
The New Statesman
4.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2021
⏱️ 51 minutes
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On today's episode of the New Statesman Podcast, Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea are joined by the NS's Special Correspondent, Harry Lambert, to discuss his cover feature on the future of the BBC. Then, in You Ask Us, they take your question about whether Keir Starmer's big speech had real policy substance or was just a sop to the commentariat.
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| 0:56.2 | Hi, I'm Anouche. |
| 0:57.2 | I'm Alfa. |
| 0:58.2 | And I'm Stephen. |
| 0:59.2 | And on today's New Statement Podcast, we're joined by special correspondent Harry Lambert |
| 1:04.2 | to talk about the future of the BBC. |
| 1:06.2 | And you ask us, who was Keir Starmer's speech actually for? |
| 1:14.2 | We're delighted to be joined today by Harry Lambert, our special correspondent. |
| 1:18.2 | And I think it's your New Statement Podcast debut, isn't it, Harry? |
| 1:21.2 | I do think I had an appearance in about 2015. |
| 1:25.2 | OK, in your previous incarnation. |
| 1:27.2 | And my previous incarnation as a former New Statement writer. |
| 1:31.2 | Right, OK. Well, thanks for coming back. |
| 1:33.2 | You've written the cover story of our magazine this week about the BBC. |
| 1:37.2 | Why did you choose that subject? |
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