RORY STEWART on why “Politics is bad for you”

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🗓️ 15 December 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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What psychodrama is driving No Deal? Can the Tory Party be rescued from its embrace of nationalist unreason? And what is Boris Johnson like to work for? Former Cabinet Minister and power-walker Rory Stewart joins us Ayesha Hazarika, Arthur Snell and Andrew Harrison for this week’s panel edition. “Churchill desperately cared about detail… but I couldn’t get Boris to engage in the Foreign Office at all.” – Rory Stewart “Boris’ Brexit Deal is all about the drama, not the detail.” – Ayesha Hazarika “International politics is about local wisdom. On Iraq, Labour was too centralised and bureaucratic.” – Rory Stewart “We’ll still be negotiating with the EU by 2040” - Arthur Snell “Politics was deeply damaging for my mind, soul, and body… Ultimately, politics is bad for you.” – Rory Stewart Presented and produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers Jelena Sofronijevic and Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:21.5	whatever is in Forrest Johnson's head at the very last minute.
1:24.1	Plus we've got a very special guest on today's show, former Conservative MP diplomat author and
1:28.9	Wanderer of the Hindu Kush, Rory Stewart gives us his take on global Britain and life after Parliament.
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1:49.7	All that more on today's bunker. Welcome back to the weekly panel edition of the bunker.
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