Yes, MPs are weird… but is that a good thing?

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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News, Government, Politics, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Politicians are… weird. While it baffles us relentlessly – could it be a good thing? Sunak forgetting how to use a card machine, Rees-Mogg lounging in the commons and Truss, Truss-ing. The list goes on and on and on. So why are politicians the way they are? Dr. James Weinberg is a political academic at the University of Sheffield and author of Who Enters Politics And Why. He joins Marie Le Conte in The Bunker. “We’ve got this popular human fascination with politicians.” – James Weinberg. “I think it’s highly unlikely that the political environment changes politician’s personalities.” – James Weinberg “If we can change our political environment, I think our politicians have the drivers to do a good job.” – James Weinberg www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Marie Le Conte. Producer: Chris Jones. Audio production: Robin Leeburn. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.0	Hello my name is Marie Lacond. Welcome to the bunker. I'm going to start this
1:08.2	podcast by shamelessly promoting some of my old work. Specifically my first book,
1:12.0	haven't you heard? It's a book that's technically about
1:14.7	political gossip, but really about the role that personalities and personal relationships play in British politics.
1:21.3	While researching it, I was struck by how little academic research there was about the more
1:25.2	informal and human side of Westminster, even though everyone agrees that it matters a lot.
1:30.8	This is why I'm thrilled to be joined today by Dr James Weinberg, a political academic at the University of Sheffield and author of who enters politics and why.
1:38.0	Hi James. Hi Mary, delighted to be here.
1:41.0	Oh, thanks for coming. So first of all, would it have killed you to write your book a few years earlier?
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