Tony Blair | Classic Episode

Jimmy's Jobs of the Future

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🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Tony Blair on AI, Work, and What Governments Get Wrong (Award-Winning Interview) This episode of Jimmy’s Jobs of the Future - featuring former Prime Minister Tony Blair - was recently named Best Interview at the Political Podcast Awards, so we’re revisiting the conversation with a fresh edit. Jimmy and Tony discuss how artificial intelligence could reshape government and the economy, why the UK now has significantly more people out of work than before the pandemic, and how leaders can keep up with rapid technological change. Tony also reflects on life after Downing Street, building his global institute, and the challenges of turning big decisions into real change inside government. A wide-ranging conversation about leadership, technology, and the future of work. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:40 What does a former Prime Minister actually do? 03:00 Why getting things done in government is harder than it looks 05:00 AI and the biggest technological revolution of the century 11:00 Will AI replace jobs? 14:00 Why more people in the UK aren’t working 17:00 Technology, government and innovation 20:00 Why business leaders should go into government 28:00 Building organisations after politics 34:00 Ambition, leadership and career advice 37:00 Quickfire questions ********** Follow us on socials! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimmysjobs Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jimmysjobsofthefuture Twitter / X: https://www.twitter.com/JimmyM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-mcloughlin-obe/ Want to come on the show? hello@jobsofthefuture.co Sponsor the show or Partner with us: sunny@jobsofthefuture.co Check out our clips channel here! ⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/@JimmysJobsClips Credits: Host / Exec Producer: Jimmy McLoughlin OBE Producer: Sunny Winter https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunnywinter/ Junior Producer: Thuy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:01.7	Today we are revisiting a classic episode with Sir Tony Blair. It recently won interview of the
1:07.8	year at the Political Podcast Awards and it feels more relevant today than
1:12.7	ever before. It was recorded in December 24, just after Donald Trump had won his second term
1:18.8	as US president. This episode is brought to you by Octopus Energy. Tony, welcome to Jimmy's
1:26.1	jobs in the future. Thank you very much, Jimmy.
1:28.3	What is the job of a former Prime Minister?
1:33.3	And that's the question I've never been asked before.
1:37.3	So you stump me.
1:39.3	I think it's whatever you decide you want to make it.
1:45.0	But I think the strange thing is about politics, especially when you're in government,
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