The Other King's Speech
Politics Unpacked
Anna Covell
4.1 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 7 November 2023
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
As the government sets out its plans for the year ahead in the King's Speech, Matt is joined by impressionist Jon Culshaw to imagine some alternative measures King Charles could have announced.
Plus: A taster of the second episode of How To Win An Election, the new podcast which sees electoral masterminds Peter Mandelson, Polly Mackenzie and Daniel Finkelstein join Matt to find out how to write an election-winning policy.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of Red Box is brought to you in association with SSE, a leading clean energy champion, |
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| 1:02.8 | Hello, this is the Red Box Podcast. |
| 1:09.2 | I'm Matt surely bringing the rest of my Times radio show. |
| 1:11.4 | You can listen live, Monday to Friday to Friday 10 till one on your DAB |
| 1:15.0 | radio on your smart speaker or download the Times Radio app coming up today is King's Speech Day. A big moment for both the King and of course the |
| 1:25.5 | Prime Minister the first time the King's delivered the King's speech as the |
| 1:28.6 | King although obviously he is the Prince of Wales he did stand in for the late Queen |
| 1:32.4 | early last year, but is also |
| 1:33.4 | which is soon at King's speech. The next time the Conservatives lay out their |
| 1:37.3 | policies like this, it will be in an election manifesto. At a moment we'll hear |
| 1:41.1 | from our political letter Kate McCann taking us through the politics of the King's speech, and the King of Impressions, John Colshaw, imagines what he might really want to say. |
| 1:50.0 | But first, as it's a Tuesday, it must be a how to win an election day. |
| 1:54.0 | Peter Madison, Daniel Finkelstein and Polly Mackenzie |
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