Episodes

  • The Tory manifesto, and universities in crisis

    The Tory manifesto, and universities in crisis
    Jun 12 2024

    Assistant editor Emily Lawford introduces Prospect’s election panel—the ultimate group chat of politics nerds from across the spectrum. One of the team, former Number 10 speechwriter Phil Collins, joins to give his take on the Tory manifesto and much more.


    After, Ellen unpacks the crisis in universities with professor of academic history Glen O’Hara, who explains why they are in such trouble and what it means for students.


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    41 mins
  • Rafael Behr: The farce of our electoral politics

    Rafael Behr: The farce of our electoral politics
    Jun 5 2024
    As the election campaign whirrs on—media circus in tow—Prospect’s senior editor Alona Ferber is joined by Guardian columnist and author Rafael Behr to look beyond the Westminster bubble and ask: what does the Punch-and-Judy nature of our politics mean for the country, and our democracy?

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    28 mins
  • Election kick-off! Sunak, Starmer—and South Africa’s historic vote

    Election kick-off! Sunak, Starmer—and South Africa’s historic vote
    May 29 2024

    On today’s podcast, Ellen Halliday is joined by legendary British pollster Peter Kellner to discuss Sunak’s soggy start and Labour’s “no mistakes” tactics. And calling in from Cape Town, Peter Fabricius, a leading political journalist for the Daily Maverick, explains why the ruling ANC could lose its majority for the first time since 1994—and what the outcome could mean for the South Africa in the world.


    Read Kellner's column and Fabricius’s feature here.




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    29 mins
  • Priyamvada Gopal: What do the Gaza student protests mean for universities?

    Priyamvada Gopal: What do the Gaza student protests mean for universities?
    May 22 2024

    As a series of encampments have sprung up at universities around the world, what do the Gaza protests tell us about freedom of speech at these often-embattled institutions? Author and Cambridge professor Priyamvada Gopal joins Ellen Halliday to dive beyond the headlines on this divisive story.


    Read Priymavada's piece here.


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    26 mins
  • Prospect Lives: A question of identity

    Prospect Lives: A question of identity
    May 16 2024
    This month, our writers are mulling over questions of identity: Sheila regrets her lifelong habit of judging people by appearances while sex-worker and author Tilly Lawless considers the solidarity that exists between sex-workers and trans-women. OCD sufferer Sarah Collins feels destabilised by her recent birthday, while Anglican Priest Alice Goodman is forced into a new role by her health: that of a hospital patient.

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    33 mins
  • Britain’s opioid crisis?

    Britain’s opioid crisis?
    May 15 2024
    The United States has been ravaged by synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, and a few months ago, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that a similar disaster might be coming for Europe. Is he right? Freelance journalist Ella Glover joins Prospect’s deputy editor Ellen Halliday to discuss who is really at risk from nitazenes—a category of synthetic opioids linked to an increasing numbers of deaths in Britain—and how prepared the UK is to protect them.

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    24 mins
  • Local election special, with Peter Kellner

    Local election special, with Peter Kellner
    May 8 2024

    The local elections went very badly for the Tories and pretty well for Labour—but what can the results really tell us about the upcoming general election? Prospect columnist and pollster Peter Kellner joins deputy editor Ellen Halliday to explain why Sunak is overselling the odds of a hung parliament, why Sadiq Khan underperformed in London and why Reform could still be the Conservatives’ biggest headache.


    Read Peter’s latest column here.


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    22 mins
  • Prospect Lives: A decision that changes everything...

    Prospect Lives: A decision that changes everything...
    May 2 2024
    This month, Jason Thomas-Fournillier, Prospect’s Displaced life writer makes a reappearance to reveal some truly exciting news about his story of seeking asylum in the UK.

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    32 mins