Top advisers to our significant political leaders analyse the successes and failures of today's politics, sharing their experiences of working in Whitehall. Kirsty Buchanan worked with Theresa May as PM, and Liz Truss when she was Secretary of State. Frankie Leach advised Jeremy Corbyn when he was Labour Leader. Journalist and broadcaster Calum Macdonald manages their in-tray of talking points, U-turns and crises. From parties in Westminster to the tactics of SpAds, this is your exclusive insight into how politics is done and how politicians work.
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2
Episodic
English
10 Oct, 2022
USA
Calum Macdonald
Yes
Calum and Kirsty with a bonus episode after a reshuffle that sees David Cameron back in government Support the podcast by becoming a member at: https://plus.acast.com/s/whitehallsources. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Calum and Kirsty are joined by Max Wilson, who spent over five years working for the Labour Party in several different roles including as Head of Campaigns for the Parliamentary Labour Party’s (PLP) Political Services Unit and as Senior Political Adviser in the Leader of the Opposition’s Office (LOTO). We discuss the ins and outs of the responses to the Pro-Palestine marches. Also on the podcast - Sarah South who was an adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron reviews the King's Speech and when the General Election might be called. And Kirsty spotted some economic data that we wanted to unpack. Simon French, the Chief Economist & Head of Research at Panmure Gordon - who previously worked in the Cabinet Office - puts it into context. Support the podcast by becoming a member at: https://plus.acast.com/s/whitehallsources. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Calum and Kirsty are joined by Max Wilson from Whitehouse Communications. Max spent over five years working for the Labour Party in several different roles including as Head of Campaigns for the Parliamentary Labour Party’s (PLP) Political Services Unit and as Senior Political Adviser in the Leader of the Opposition’s Office (LOTO). We discuss Sir Keir Starmer's speech on the Middle East and whether he's managing to maintain grip and authority on the Labour party. Support the podcast by becoming a member at: https://plus.acast.com/s/whitehallsources. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Calum and Kirsty are joined by Alex Thomas, - Programme Director at the Institute for Government and Former Principal Private Secretary to the Head of the Civil Service to discuss the Covid Inquiry hearing evidence from Dominic Cummings. Alex was also a witness at the inquiry so shares his experience. Support the podcast by becoming a member at: https://plus.acast.com/s/whitehallsources. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Calum and Kirsty are joined by Scarlett Maguire from JL Partners, a leading polling company, for a forensic look at Rishi Sunak's first year as Prime Minister. Plus, how Labour are in a mess over their approach to the Israel-Hamas conflict. Support the podcast by becoming a member at: https://plus.acast.com/s/whitehallsources. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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