Show 361. Alex Massie

The Political Party

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4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

One of our most gifted political writers reflects on the death of Alex Salmond and the current state of Scottish politics.

This is engrossing from the very first second.

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2024

6 November: Exeter, Phoenix

8 November: Tunbridge Wells, Trinity Theatre

14 November: Basingstoke, The Haymarket

15 November: Colchester Arts Centre

20 November: York, The Crescent

21 November: Chorley, Little Theatre

27 November: Chipping Norton Theatre

28 November: Leicester, Y Theatre

29 November: Eastleigh, The Berry

31 November: Faversham, The Alexander Centre

6 December: London, Bloomsbury Theatre - EXTRA DATE

14 December: London, Bloomsbury Theatre - EXTRA DATE

2025

29 January: Norwich, Playhouse - EXTRA DATE

2 February: Salford, Lowry

4 February: Leeds, City Varieties

5 February: Sheffield, The Leadmill

6 February: Chelmsford Theatre

7 February: Bedford, The Quarry Theatre

12 February: Bath, Komedia

13 February: Southend, Palace Theatre

16 February: Cambridge, The Junction

20 February: Nottingham, Lakeside Arts

23 February: Brighton, Komedoa

25 February: Cardiff, Glee Club

26 February: Bury St Edmunds, Theatre Royal

28 February: Chelmsford Theatre - EXTRA DATE

2 March: Bristol, Tobacco Factory

4 March: Colchester Arts Centre - EXTRA DATE

6 March: Birmingham, Glee Club - EXTRA DATE

7 March: Maidenhead, Norden Farm - EXTRA DATE

11 March: Aberdeen, Lemon Tree

12 March: Glasgow, Glee Club

27 March: Oxford, Glee Club - EXTRA DATE

28 March: Nottingham, Lakeside Arts Centre - EXTRA DATE

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0:37.5	That's Rich Beyond My Wildest Dreams, the new podcast from Euro-Millians by the National Lottery. Hello and welcome to the political party. Today's guest is Alex Massey,
0:59.6	fantastic journalist and podcaster writes brilliant articles for the Times as well as for his own
1:05.6	substack I've put a link to his substack here and a link where you can subscribe to
1:09.7	his podcast which is absolutely superb the The Ponzanby and Massey podcast that he does with Bernard Ponzanby,
1:17.5	a fantastic podcast about Scottish politics and they are two, just insightful, very, very smart people have these great conversations
1:27.8	about topical, Scottish political issues.
1:31.0	So hit the link there and subscribe to that and because it's a great
1:34.4	listen thank you to everyone who's come to see me on tour so far it is a just a
1:40.1	pleasure being out there on the road in the coming weeks on the 6th of November I'm in Exeter on the 8th
1:46.7	Tombridge Wells on the 14th basing stoke the 15th Colchester on the 20th, York, 21st, Chorley, 22nd, Salford.
1:55.0	Oh no, that's been moved.
1:57.0	That's now in February, forgive me.
1:59.0	27th of November, Chipping Norton, 28th of November, Leicester, 29th of November, Eastley, and the 31st of November,
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