The Political Editors: Steven Swinford
Politics Unpacked
Anna Covell
4.1 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 30 August 2023
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
The Times' current Political Editor Steven Swinford has been in the job for a turbulent three years, straddling three prime ministers and at least 42 ministerial resignations. He tells Matt about covering partygate, Tories squaring up to each other, a serene Liz Truss as her premiership exploded, and sacking the chancellor via tweet.
The Political Editors is half a century of politics told by the people who wrote the first draft of history for the Times.
Plus: Columnists Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton on whether Britain is still a Christian country, Alice changing her mind about Britain's strictest headteacher, and building the perfect shed.
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| 1:12.0 | Monday to Friday, 10-till-one, on your DAB radio, on your smart speaker or download the Times Radio app. |
| 1:19.0 | Coming up on today's episode, it's the final part of the political editors. |
| 1:24.0 | We began with Watergate, we end with Partigate Steven Swinford, current political editor. |
| 1:29.0 | It's really good to chat with him, he really lists a lid on that some very recent political history. |
| 1:34.0 | So that's coming up in just a moment. But first, as we always do, we take a look at the news with today's columnist panel. |
| 1:41.0 | The columnists with you, Alan Bert, Alice Thompson and Robert Crampton on Times Radio. |
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