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Matt Forde's Political Party

Show 183 - Gisela Stuart

Matt Forde's Political Party

The Political Party

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4.72.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2020

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Oh you are in for a treat! This is a masterclass in cool-headed political judgement. Gisela's story is impressive enough anyway - coming to the UK from Germany, winning an unwinnable seat and holding it for 20 years and now sitting in the House of Lords - but it's the way she tells that story which will have you engrossed. You've probably never heard a politician talk about themselves the way Gisela does. This is one of the most honest interviews you'll ever hear. Order Matt's debut book 'Politically Homeless' here: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/2100000262618 Follow Matt on Twitter: @mattforde Follow Gisela on Twitter: @GiselaStuart Email the show: politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com For the latest UK Government advice on coronavirus go to: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

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0:00.0

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0:05.2

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1:08.6

Hello and welcome to the political party. First and foremost, thank you to all of you

1:21.5

that came to the book launch the other night with Alistair Campbell. It was so much fun.

1:26.2

I have fun the highlights of my lockdown. It was brilliant. It was really funny and it

1:31.2

just meant so much that so many of you were there. So thank you if you came to that and

1:34.2

thank you if you bought the book politically homeless, which I may have mentioned on previous

1:38.0

episodes. But it's out now. It's out there. So many of you have tweeted me lovely comments

1:44.8

and pictures of you reading it and stuff. And it's just a really cool thing. So yes,

1:51.8

if you haven't bought it already, I've put a link in the blurb and it's about me going

1:55.7

into politics and funny behind the scenes stories of working in it and a comedic analysis

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