Faith In Politics?
Politics Unpacked
Anna Covell
4.1 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 16 October 2023
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Should politicians do God, and does religion still matter in politics? Matt discusses the role of faith in public life and the Israel-Gaza conflict with the broadcaster Edward Stourton.
Plus: Columnists Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester on whether it's right to go to a protest alongside bad actors, covid's ghost children, and why the Austrian "Beer Party", which started as a joke, has surged to third in the Viennese polls.
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| 1:24.8 | About faith, about faith in politics, and at a time when faith and the conflicts between faith |
| 1:30.9 | have been played out in the worst possible ways. A really, really interesting conversation |
| 1:34.7 | coming up with amongst others, Edward Storston, the BBC journalist who spent a lot of time |
| 1:38.5 | thinking about this and wanting it about it, and his new book starts coming up in just a moment. |
| 1:42.0 | Before that, as we always do, it's time for these two. |
| 1:44.3 | The columnists with Libby Raichy, Libby Purvis and Rachel Silvesta on Times Radio. |
| 1:55.7 | And we say very good morning to Rachel Silvesta. Hello Rachel. |
| 1:57.8 | Hi Matt. |
| 1:58.7 | And we say Libby Purvis, not Libby Raichy. Good morning. |
| 2:02.8 | Good morning Libby, how are you? |
| 2:04.8 | I've got a cough, I shall cough sometimes, but it's all right, I'm not ill. |
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