Quizmas special: Political Fix’s 2025 nerd-out!
Political Fix
Financial Times
4.2 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 19 December 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Can you name all the Labour frontbenchers who resigned or were sacked during the past year? Why was Peter Mandelson delayed from returning to the UK after being sacked as US ambassador? And who will be crowned Political Fix’s Wonk-in-Chief? Find out as host George Parker puts the entire podcast panel - Miranda Green, Stephen Bush, Robert Shrimsley, Jim Pickard and Anna Gross - through their paces in this big, fat, fiendishly difficult end-of-year quiz. The panellists also highlight their most memorable moment of 2025 and unveil their wildest predictions for the year ahead. Plus, discover who scooped all the chocolate coins in the studio to win the annual Political Fix stockpicks portfolio prize.
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| 0:00.0 | That would be correct. |
| 0:04.1 | Be visited by three ghosts. |
| 0:07.6 | Hat, tattoos and fancy dress. Humbug. |
| 0:10.3 | Hi George. Hello, how are you? |
| 0:12.5 | I'm very well, thank you. |
| 0:14.9 | Shrimmers, where's your hat? |
| 0:16.4 | It's here, I've definitely got it. |
| 0:17.9 | Look at these little sweeties and things. |
| 0:20.7 | Yeah, yeah, yeah, exactly. What about Shimmers? Shrimmers is not wearing a festive hat. He's been offered one. I'd like somebody to open that bloody wine. I want a glass of wine. Okay, ready when you are behind the screen, everyone? Okay, let's go. Ready to go? Ho-ho. |
| 0:43.8 | Hello and welcome to this special Christmas quiz edition of Political Fix from the Financial Times. |
| 0:48.4 | With me, George Parker, and the entire Political Fix panel. |
| 0:50.7 | We've got Robert Shrim Slay. |
| 0:52.1 | Oh, good. |
| 0:53.5 | Are they all going to be like that? |
| 0:54.4 | Not as good as that one. |
| 0:55.6 | Miranda Wintergreen. |
| 0:56.9 | Poor, poor. |
| 0:58.1 | Stephen Holly Bush? |
| 0:58.9 | Yeah. |
| 1:00.1 | That's all right, isn't it? |
| 1:01.7 | How about Santa Gross? |
| 1:02.4 | Anna Gross? Pretty good. |
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