The Rest Is Politics: Putin in person, Russian influence, and Blair vs Bono
The Rest Is History
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🗓️ 2 March 2022
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
What's Vladimir Putin like to deal with in person? In our new podcast "The Rest Is Politics", Tony Blair's former spokesperson Alastair Campbell and former Tory MP and cabinet minister Rory Stewart dive into the latest on Ukraine, give their insight into the most effective next steps for NATO, explain how Russian money has affected British politics, and discuss celebrity activism.
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| 0:00.0 | Thank you for listening to the Rest Is History. |
| 0:02.4 | Now Christmas is coming, and if you want to give a friend or a loved one a six-month or |
| 0:06.9 | year-long membership of the Rest Is History Club, just head to RestIsHistoryPod.com. |
| 0:12.6 | They will then receive bonus episodes, early access, ad-free listening and access to our |
| 0:17.6 | exclusive chat room community. |
| 0:20.2 | Buy your gift at restishistorypod.com and make somebody's Christmas. |
| 0:30.4 | Hello, something new for you today on the Rest Is History Feed, because we're giving you |
| 0:34.2 | a chance to try out a new podcast, a sister podcast, called The Rest Is Politics, catchy |
| 0:40.6 | title. |
| 0:41.8 | It's hosted by Alistair Campbell, who used to be the spin doctor for Tom Holland's hero, |
| 0:47.0 | Tony Blair, and the former conservative MP and cabinet minister Roy Stewart, who used |
| 0:53.1 | to be at university with me. |
| 0:55.4 | And they are going to be getting into current events and politics from Britain and across |
| 0:59.4 | the world. |
| 1:00.4 | Now obviously, as you might imagine, the first episode is dominated by Ukraine, with insights |
| 1:05.3 | from having actually met and dealt with Vladimir Putin when he was still welcome in |
| 1:09.7 | the capitals of the West. |
| 1:12.0 | You can find a link to the full episode in the show notes or just search for The Rest Is |
| 1:17.0 | Politics, wherever you listen to us, The Rest Is History. |
| 1:21.0 | Enjoy. |
| 1:22.0 | Hello, I'm Roy Stewart. |
| 1:31.5 | And I'm Alistair Campbell. |
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