The problem with this Labour government is…
The Two Matts
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4.4 • 523 Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2025
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
The Matts are joined by New European political editor James Ball to step back and reflect on why Keir Starmer’s government is conspicuously failing to excite and unite a British public desperate for change after so many years of Tory rule. They have their theories. Is there an easy(-ish) answer? And who should they really be worried about if it’s not Reform? In the second half, the Matts take a look at the new documentary into the life of Leni Riefenstahl, filmmaker to the Nazis, and ask what her post-war rehabilitation tells us about the intersection of culture and politics.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi there, this is Matt Kelly, the editor-in-chief of the New European newspaper and one half of the |
| 0:05.9 | two mats podcast. Just before we get into the podcast, I want to run past you a proposal. I know that many |
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| 1:04.5 | Hello and happy Thursday. |
| 1:05.6 | Happy Thursday, one and all. |
| 1:09.5 | Welcome to the two mats podcast brought to you by the wonderful subscribers of the new European. |
| 1:10.1 | God love them. |
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| 1:15.4 | We are delighted to be joined by the New Europeans political editor James Ball. |
| 1:19.6 | Hello, James. |
| 1:20.4 | The one I only James Ball. |
| 1:21.5 | Hi. |
| 1:22.0 | And we thought the reason James is here, besides, it's always a joy to have James on the show. |
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