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Politics Unpacked

What The Voters Thought This Year

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News, Politics, News & Politics

4.11.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Every month former Number 10 pollster James Johnson joins Matt for the Times Radio Focus Group. They look at why the parties find focus groups so useful, and how the views of crucial swing voters have changed as we head into an election year.


Plus: A taster of the latest episode of How to Win an Election, where political masterminds Peter Mandelson, Polly Mackenzie and Daniel Finkelstein discuss how to write jokes for politicians and how to avoid becoming the punchline. 


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1:04.6

now with my big fat face on the logo on today's episode every month we carry out

1:09.2

a focus group exactly like the political parties to take the temperature of Britain.

1:14.0

So today we take a look at a year in focus groups with former number 10 pollster James Johnson.

1:19.2

A really fascinating dive into how the language they use about Rishi Sinac and Kiyastama has changed.

1:26.3

Before that, a little teaser of this week's episode of the How to Win an election podcast,

1:32.4

Peter Madison, Daniel Finkelstein and

1:34.2

Polly Mackenzie on the art of jokes and if you like what you're here you can join me

1:39.2

for politics about the bill ring bits live on Times radio on your D. A.B radio on your smart speaker

1:44.8

or download the Times Radio app. That's Politics without the boring bits,

1:48.9

weekdays from 10.

1:50.3

A big night in Westminster as Ritchie Sunak invited lobby journalist in for drinks.

1:59.0

He only stayed for half an hour though so I don't know maybe had a helicopter to catch.

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