Michael Gove in-conversation with Professor Anand Menon

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🗓️ 6 December 2024

⏱️ 75 minutes

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On this special episode of the UK in a Changing Europe podcast, we have a live recording of Michael Gove's in-conversation event with Professor Anand Menon Anand at Bush House on 13 November 2024 as part of UKICE's 'Unlocked' series. Michael Gove has been a key player in British politics during one of its most turbulent periods. A cabinet veteran, he was chosen to be a minister by four out of five Conservative prime ministers during their 14 years in government (with the exception of Liz Truss). Alongside his long ministerial career, Gove is well-known for being a leading figure in the Leave campaign during the 2016 Brexit referendum. Following his decision to stand down in the 2024 election, he has recently taken up the role of Editor at The Spectator. As he transitions from politician to journalist, hear firsthand about his lengthy career in the cabinet, as well as his reflections on both Brexit and on what has been going on with British politics. You can also watch the full video recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy-yK18zS-s

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0:00.0	Welcome to Michael Gove editor of The Spectator.
0:09.0	Are you getting used to that title now?
0:12.0	Thank you very much, gentlemen. Thank you, yes.
0:15.0	Michael is of course a former Conservative MP for Surrey Heath from 2005 to 2024.
0:20.0	I'm not going to list all your cabinet positions
0:21.6	because we've only got an hour and a quarter
0:23.6	and it would take too long.
0:24.6	You were a co-convener of the official leave campaign,
0:27.6	a journalist before going into politics,
0:30.6	and now, as I said, you've gone back into journalism.
0:32.6	We'll talk a little bit about that towards the end.
0:35.6	To start off with, let's start with what everyone's talking about at the moment, which is the
0:39.6	US election.
0:40.6	Yes.
0:41.6	You'd said that if you had, if you'd been an American citizen, you'd have voted for Kamala Harris.
0:46.7	Why?
0:47.7	Well, I now think actually that that would have been a mistake.
0:51.7	I am one of those people who has been, and I think I'm going to instantly alienate
0:56.2	at least 90% of the audience now.
0:58.2	I'm one of those people who has been impressed
1:00.5	by some of the early decisions
1:01.6	that Donald Trump has made.
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