The Political Editors: The Election
Politics Unpacked
Anna Covell
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🗓️ 3 July 2024
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Former and Current Political Editors Fred Emery, Roland Watson and Steven Swinford tell Matt about reporting on half a century of elections for The Times. They discuss how election coverage has changed and how the 2024 campaign compares to previous years.
Plus: Robert Crampton and Alice Thomson discuss whether Boris Johnson's appearance on the campaign trail could lead to a late turnaround for the Conservatives, why the next Labour cabinet should avoid engaging in "class warfare" and the children who've lived above Number 10.
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| 0:55.0 | Now everyone's in Einstein, visit Salesforce.com to find out more. Hello, I'm Matt Jolly, and this is Politics Without the Boy, but it's Happy Election Eve. |
| 1:12.0 | Coming up on today's episode, half a century of general elections by the people who cover them. |
| 1:18.0 | Two former Times Political Editors, Frank Emory and Roland Watson joined by the current political editor Stephen Swinford |
| 1:24.8 | to put this election in some historical context. |
| 1:28.2 | In the columnist Robert Crampton and Alice Thompson on Boris Johnson's comeback and what would be like as a child |
| 1:36.1 | to grow up in number 10. And don't forget you can join me on election line from 955 p.m. on Thursday night right the way through |
| 1:45.4 | until 6 a.m. on Friday morning for the general election night live I'll be |
| 1:50.5 | joined by Times political to Kate McCann |
| 1:52.8 | Times Radio's Calla McDonald's is going to be across every single result as it comes in. |
| 1:56.4 | Our in-house poster is James Johnson. |
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