Political Fix special: Live at the FT Weekend Festival
Political Fix
Financial Times
4.2 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 5 September 2023
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
FT Whitehall editor Lucy Fisher hosts a panel of Michael Gove, secretary of state for levelling up, FT deputy opinion editor Miranda Green and Stephen Bush, FT columnist and writer of the Inside Politics newsletter. They discuss government policy on education, housing, the environment and next year’s electoral prospects.
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Executive producer, Manuela Saragosa. Sound design and original music by Breen Turner. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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| 0:37.6 | Hello political fix listeners, it's Lucy Fisher, the FT's Whitehall Editor here. |
| 0:43.0 | On Saturday just past, we staged a live version of the podcast at the FT Weekend Festival. |
| 0:48.8 | For those of you who couldn't make it in person, we recorded it. |
| 0:52.4 | So sit back, here goes. |
| 1:03.6 | Well hello and welcome, I'm Lucy Fisher, the Whitehall Editor at the Financial Times, |
| 1:09.1 | and the host of the Politics Podcast political fix. Delighted to be here with you today, |
| 1:15.2 | hosting this special live edition, we've got a brilliant panel lined up. |
| 1:20.8 | Michael Gove is, of course, our special guest today, the Secretary of State for levelling |
| 1:24.7 | up housing and communities. I think I just mixed up the order there, didn't I? |
| 1:28.4 | No, no, perfect. |
| 1:29.3 | It's all right. And Michael, I make this your sixth job in Cabinet, having served as |
| 1:34.2 | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Environment Secretary, Justice Secretary, |
| 1:38.4 | Chief Whip and Education Secretary. The MP for Sorry Heath for 18 years, |
| 1:44.4 | Michael has been, I think it's fair to say, a key survivor across multiple administrations, |
| 1:50.0 | and a huge proponent and architect of reform. So we'll get a chance to talk about some of that |
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