Question Time: Missing refugees, the best type of MPs, and are universities left wing?
The Rest Is Politics
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🗓️ 2 February 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Are academics generally left-leaning? Should the theatrical nature of PMQs be reformed? What makes an MP 'talented'? Listen to hear these questions answered, plus positive stories about politicians, cultural recommendations, what makes an MP 'talented', and the relevance of vocational education.
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| 1:15.6 | Welcome to the rest of Politex's Question Time with me, Rory Stewart. |
| 1:28.5 | And me, Anastakamble. Very good. Where'd you want to start? |
| 1:32.1 | Well, okay, I think this is a good one to start with Kevin Montgomery, |
| 1:35.8 | because this is something I think you've been tweeting about. Babis, the ex-primister of the |
| 1:39.6 | Czech Republic, has played a nasty and populist campaign, but it looks as though he's been beaten by |
| 1:44.9 | Pavel, an ex-nato general, is this a good result for Europe, Alastair? I think it is. We talked |
| 1:50.5 | about this a few weeks ago. He's won, and he's won convincingly, and I think it is. Babis is the |
| 1:56.0 | arch populist. Pavel, we shall see, but certainly he was the one projecting himself as a, you know, |
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