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Reform slips to third in the polls
Oct 17, 2026
42m 54s
Burnham's Brexit reversal
Oct 15, 2026
33m 26s
The Green Party is in crisis
Oct 12, 2026
37m 04s
Reform clears its own officials over donations sting
Oct 10, 2026
33m 05s
Labour holds Starmer’s seat
Oct 9, 2026
17m 42s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/17/26 |  Reform slips to third in the polls | Reform falls behind Labour and the Tories for the first time since the general election, how animals shape our voting patterns and 100 years of Winnie-the-Pooh.Anoosh Chakelian and Will Dunn round up the stories of the week.READ: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/bursting-the-bubble/2026/10/our-mania-for-animals-warps-politics-priorities-and-personal-liveshttps://www.newstatesman.com/politics/the-sketch/2026/10/tiktoks-irreverent-slop-was-made-for-nigel-faragehttps://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2026/10/in-praise-of-winnie-the-poohs-idlenessLISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 42m 54s | ||||||
| 10/15/26 |  Burnham's Brexit reversal | Ten years after the Brexit referendum, a British Prime Minister has said out loud what much of the country has concluded: Brexit did more harm than good.Andy Burnham has told his party that no credible ten-year plan for Britain can avoid the Europe question, and has since declined to rule out rejoining the EU in Labour’s next manifesto.Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Tom McTague and Ethan Croft to discuss.LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 33m 26s | ||||||
| 10/12/26 |  The Green Party is in crisis | It’s been a tumultuous time for the Green Party. Their controversial “Zionism is racism vote” and leader Zack Polanski’s defeat in a by-election in North London has led to turmoil within the party.Meanwhile, is the long-suffering Tory party finally experiencing a “Kemi-bounce”?And how about the Lib Dems? Is leader Ed Davey facing a coup?Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Megan Kenyon and Ethan Croft.Correction: Jamie Driscoll was not suspended from the Labour Party. He wasn’t allowed to stand as a candidate and so he left the party.LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 37m 04s | ||||||
| 10/10/26 |  Reform clears its own officials over donations sting | Reform clearing its own officials of breaking party funding law, Kemi Badenoch’s inheritance tax gambit and was Britain really better off in the 1980s?Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Will Dunn for our weekly round up. READ: https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/2026/10/spains-warning-to-andy-burnhamhttps://www.newstatesman.com/politics/the-sketch/2026/10/vegan-sausages-and-loathing-at-green-party-conference https://www.newstatesman.com/business/economics/2026/10/was-britain-really-better-off-in-the-1980sLISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 33m 05s | ||||||
| 10/9/26 |  Labour holds Starmer’s seat | Labour has held the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, with Sagal Abdi-Wali retaining the seat for the party despite a hard-fought contest from Green Party leader Zack Polanski.The result preserves Labour’s long-standing grip on the constituency, and disrupts Polanski’s momentum.Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Megan Kenyon and Ben Walker to discuss.LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 17m 42s | ||||||
| 10/5/26 |  The Green Party’s Zionism reckoning | At the Green Party conference, party members backed a motion to describe Zionism as racism.Zack Polanski, currently campaigning in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, missed the controversial vote, which called for Israel to be replaced by a single Palestinian state.Is this a watershed moment for the Green Party?Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Megan Kenyon.LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 26m 13s | ||||||
| 10/1/26 |  Is Burnham brave or naive? | At this week’s Labour conference, Andy Burnham announced bigger and bolder policy ambitions than anyone expected. Was this too big a swing? Or the grand vision the country needs?Elsewhere, next Thursday, there is a by-election happening in Holborn and St Pancras, the seat vacated by Keir Starmer.Oli Dugmore is joined by business editor Will Dunn and political correspondent Megan Kenyon to discuss.LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 38m 19s | ||||||
| 9/29/26 |  Burnham delivers packed conference speech | Labour Conference 2026 draws to a close with Andy Burnham's speech.The PM's announcements included scrapping the triple lock pension, electoral reform, a new help-to-buy scheme, Great British Grid, an end to the public ownership ban on water companies and a range of options for our relationship with Europe which he will be looking into.Anoosh Chakelian is at the Labour Conference and is joined by Ethan Croft and Ailbhe Rea to discuss.LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 21m 08s | ||||||
| 9/28/26 |  Has Andy Burnham reached his peak? | The Chancellor gives his conference speech just four weeks before his first budget and Andy Burnham proposes a national care service in England. Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea and Ethan Croft bring you the latest from the Labour Conference. LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 24m 07s | ||||||
| 9/26/26 |  Is Ed Davey too nice? | The rise of balaclava Britain, Kemi Badenoch’s billionaire baloney and Donald Trump’s AI rebrand. Anoosh Chakelian and Will Dunn discuss the stories of the week.📚 READ: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/09/ed-davey-has-a-superpower-immunity-from-embarrassmenthttps://www.newstatesman.com/politics/bursting-the-bubble/2026/09/the-rise-of-balaclava-britain https://www.newstatesman.com/business/economics/2026/09/kemi-badenochs-billionaire-baloney LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 33m 39s | ||||||
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| 9/24/26 |  Has power changed Andy Burnham? | For this week’s New Statesman, our Politics Show stars have been busy interviewing some key players in the past year of Labour turmoil.Ailbhe Rea, our Political Editor, had a fascinating encounter with the MP and former chief secretary to the Prime Minister, the Starmer loyalist Darren Jones. And speaking of Andy Burnham, Tom McTague, our Editor-in-Chief, has been busy profiling the Prime Minister himself…LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 55m 37s | ||||||
| 9/19/26 |  Will AI kill us all? | Are tech companies turning apocalypse into profit?In 2022, we were all having fun with a new chatbot called ChatGPT. Meanwhile, ministers and civil servants of the British government were imagining how it might go horribly wrong. Four years ago, AI experts were concerned about what people might do using their technology. Today, they fear what the technology is doing on its own, without being asked.Tom McTague is joined by Will Dunn to discuss his cover story.READ: https://www.newstatesman.com/business/2026/09/will-ai-kill-us-all LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 1h 08m 55s | ||||||
| 9/17/26 |  Burnham's political donations headache | Reform UK received two £36 million donations from crypto billionaire Ben Delo. This has sent shockwaves through Westminster and thrown the question of political finance reform into sharp relief.Labour is caught in an uncomfortable bind - appalled by the scale of Reform's fundraising, but reluctant to cap donations in a way that could threaten trade union funding and destabilise its own finances. LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 32m 26s | ||||||
| 9/12/26 |  Farage’s fan club doesn’t care about scandal | The fallout from Reform’s latest scandal, John Healey’s first major speech as Chancellor and Ukraine’s plan to tax porn stars.Anoosh Chakelian and Will Dunn discuss the stories of the week.Read: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/09/the-gospel-according-to-nigel-paul-farageLISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 28m 28s | ||||||
| 9/10/26 |  Ed Miliband resets relations with Israel | Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has unveiled the biggest reset in UK relations with Israel for decades, and, in typical fashion, is putting his stamp on his new role.Meanwhile, the scandal surrounding Reform and their finances continues, with the Met Police announcing they are launching a criminal investigation.Pippa Bailey is joined by Ailbhe Rea, and guest Ben Judah, to discuss.LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 1h 04m 50s | ||||||
| 9/5/26 | economypolitics+3 | Will Dunn | £420 toothbrushLabour+1 | Britain | Andy Burnhameconomy+5 | — | 36m 28s | ||
| 9/3/26 | Prime Minister's Questionspolitics+3 | Ailbhe ReaTom McTague | The New Statesman | — | Andy BurnhamKemi Badenoch+3 | — | 1h 02m 30s | ||
| 9/2/26 | historic buildingsclimate change+3 | Dame Caroline Dinenage MPTor Burrows | House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee | — | UKhistoric buildings+3 | Grosvenor | 22m 57s | ||
| 8/29/26 | election partyUkrainian jam session+3 | — | Vanity Fair | — | Farage FestAndy Burnham+5 | — | 28m 00s | ||
| 8/27/26 | Green partyZack Polanski+3 | Ailbhe ReaMegan Kenyon | Green partyNew Statesman | — | Zack PolanskiGreen party+3 | — | 36m 34s | ||
| 8/24/26 | politicsenergy policy+4 | Ailbhe Rea | LabourNew Statesman | North SeaRosebank+1 | Andy BurnhamNorth Sea+5 | — | 30m 10s | ||
| 8/22/26 | wealthclimate change+3 | — | New Statesman | UKMississippi | UKMississippi+6 | — | 29m 03s | ||
| 8/20/26 | politicselections+3 | Ailbhe Rea | New StatesmanAcast | — | Andy Burnhamearly election+3 | — | 30m 38s | ||
| 8/19/26 | waste managementrecycling+4 | Toby Perkins MPKarl Smyth | Environmental Audit Select Committee | — | unrecyclable wastelandfill+4 | enfinium | 20m 33s | ||
| 8/17/26 | welfare statepolitics+4 | Ailbhe Rea | ReformAcast | — | Reformwelfare cuts+5 | New Statesman | 37m 31s | ||
| 7/20/26 | politicsleadership+3 | Andy BurnhamAilbhe Rea | New Statesman | No 10Buckingham Palace+1 | Keir StarmerAndy Burnham+5 | — | 32m 56s | ||
| 7/18/26 | Keir Starmerpolitical career+3 | Tom McTague | New Statesman | — | Keir StarmerPrime Minister+3 | — | 50m 34s | ||
| 7/16/26 | Keir StarmerAndy Burnham+4 | Andy BurnhamAilbhe Rea | New Statesman | — | Keir StarmerAndy Burnham+5 | — | 41m 16s | ||
| 7/14/26 | cybersecuritycritical national infrastructure+5 | Matt Western MPChris Parker | Fortinet UKJoint Committee on National Security Strategy+5 | — | cyberattacksinfrastructure protection+5 | Fortinet | 22m 03s | ||
| 7/9/26 | by-electionpolitics+5 | Ailbhe ReaEthan Croft | LabourLib Dems+3 | — | Nigel Farageby-election+6 | — | 56m 01s | ||
| 7/4/26 | politicscurrent events+3 | — | New Statesman | DavosTasmania | Nigel FarageDavos+3 | — | 27m 13s | ||
| 7/2/26 | politicsLabour party+4 | Anoosh ChakelianTom McTague | Labour party | — | Andy BurnhamLabour party+5 | — | 53m 41s | ||
| 6/29/26 | leadershiplocal government+3 | Andy Burnham | WhitehallNew Statesman | Downing StreetGreater Manchester | Andy Burnhamleadership plan+3 | — | 23m 10s | ||
| 6/27/26 | general electionpolitics+4 | Anoosh | — | — | general electionKeir Starmer+5 | — | 41m 48s | ||
| 6/25/26 | politicsby-elections+4 | Ailbhe ReaTom McTague | Avanti West CoastNew Statesman | — | Andy BurnhamKeir Starmer+4 | — | 1h 06m 54s | ||
| 6/12/26 | politicsgovernment+3 | Wes Streeting | LabourNew Statesman+1 | — | Wes StreetingKeir Starmer+4 | — | 29m 57s | ||
| 6/11/26 | outsourcingasylum seekers+3 | — | British government | BelfastBritain+1 | outsourcingprivate companies+3 | — | 47m 09s | ||
| 6/8/26 | by-electionvoter opinions+4 | Scarlett Maguire | New StatesmanReform+1 | MakerfieldUK | Makerfieldby-election+5 | — | 19m 20s | ||
| 6/6/26 | BurnhamismAI optimism+3 | Tom McTague | — | — | BurnhamismAI+4 | — | 39m 16s | ||
| 6/4/26 | by-electionBritish politics+3 | Scarlett MaguireAilbhe Rea | ReformThe New Statesman | Makerfield | MakerfieldAndy Burnham+3 | — | 56m 37s | ||
| 6/1/26 | UK politicsvoting reform+3 | Tom McTague | New Statesman | UK | UK politicsKeir Starmer+3 | — | 26m 41s | ||
| 5/28/26 | Tony BlairLabour Party+3 | Ailbhe Rea | New StatesmanAcast | — | Tony BlairLabour Party+3 | — | 34m 11s | ||
| 5/23/26 | Nigel Faragecrypto+4 | — | NHSReform | — | Nigel Faragecrypto billionaire+5 | — | 38m 19s | ||
| 5/21/26 | British politicsKeir Starmer+3 | Ailbhe ReaTom McTague | New Statesman | — | British politicsKeir Starmer+4 | — | 55m 01s | ||
| 5/18/26 | politicsManchesterism+4 | Tom McTague | The New Statesman | — | Andy BurnhamManchesterism+4 | — | 41m 19s | ||
| 5/8/26 | local electionsLabour Party+4 | Ben WalkerAilbhe Rea+1 | Labour PartyGreen Party+2 | WalesScotland | local election resultsLabour Party+5 | — | 1h 07m 25s | ||
| 5/6/26 | UK electionsLabour Party+5 | — | Labour PartyReform Party+1 | UK | UK electionsLabour Party+5 | — | 27m 53s | ||
| 5/5/26 | eco-populismGreen Party+3 | Zack Polanski | Green PartyNew Statesman | Britain | Zack PolanskiGreen Party+5 | — | 23m 40s | ||
| 5/2/26 | Parliamentpolitics+3 | — | — | — | ParliamentMorgan McSweeney+4 | — | 29m 41s | ||
| 4/30/26 | antisemitismpolitics+4 | Anoosh Chakelian | New StatesmanPeter Mandelson | BritainGolders Green | antisemitismKeir Starmer+5 | — | 47m 11s | ||
| 4/25/26 | politicsscandals+3 | Anoosh Chakelian | — | — | Peter MandelsonJacob Rees-Mogg+3 | — | 28m 07s | ||
| 4/23/26 | Keir StarmerLabour Party+4 | Olly RobbinsTom McTague | Labour PartyNew Statesman | — | Keir StarmerPeter Mandelson+5 | — | 34m 09s | ||
| 4/20/26 | Keir StarmerGulf war+4 | Tom McTagueAilbhe Rea | New Statesman | — | Keir StarmerGulf war+6 | — | 33m 09s | ||
| 4/18/26 | Labour Partypolitical strategy+4 | — | LabourNew Statesman+1 | — | LabourTrump+5 | — | 28m 10s | ||
| 4/16/26 | misogynyyoung women+4 | Scarlett MaguireEmily Lawford | New StatesmanMerlin Strategy | — | young womenmisogyny+4 | — | 27m 22s | ||
| 4/11/26 | TrumpEaster+5 | — | New Statesman | Britain | TrumpEaster+5 | — | 26m 02s | ||
| 4/9/26 | AIBritish politics+4 | Will Dunn | British stateNew Statesman+1 | — | AIBritish state+5 | — | 55m 15s | ||
| 4/6/26 | GreeceIsrael+3 | Yanis Varoufakis | The New Statesman | GreeceIsrael | Yanis VaroufakisGreece+3 | — | 1h 03m 56s | ||
| 4/3/26 | water pollutionsewage spills+3 | Charlie Maynard | Thames Water | Britain | Thames Watersewage spills+3 | — | 31m 18s | ||
| 4/2/26 | Iran conflictUS military options+3 | Ruben Stewart | IISS | IranKharg Island+1 | TrumpIran+5 | — | 31m 46s | ||
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Chart history for The Politics Show
Peaked at #5 in RO, top 10 in 2 of 45 tracked markets, currently #5 in RO.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RO | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #22 | #22 | — |
| HK | — | #26 | #26 | — |
| Ireland | — | #27 | #27 | — |
| IS | — | #30 | #30 | — |
| RO | — | #38 | #38 | — |
| TH | — | #47 | #47 | — |
| PH | — | #51 | #51 | — |
| AR | — | #52 | #52 | — |
| South Korea | — | #53 | #53 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #55 | #55 | — |
| HU | — | #55 | #55 | — |
| SG | — | #56 | #56 | — |
| South Africa | — | #56 | #56 | — |
| AE | — | #57 | #57 | — |
| Italy | — | #59 | #59 | — |
| TW | — | #63 | #63 | — |
| MY | — | #64 | #64 | — |
| CO | — | #69 | #69 | — |
Chart Positions
45 placements across 38 markets.
Chart Positions
45 placements across 38 markets.