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Politics Unpacked

No charm, all offensive

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News & Politics, Politics, News

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Matt Chorley begins a week of daily Red Box podcasts with a special episode recorded at Podcast Live.   


Sam Coates explains why every future PM will tinker with Brexit then Katie Perrior considers the lack of charm in our politicians.   


PLUS David Aronovitch hopes for the death of two party politics and Esther Webber on why we've all turned into parliamentary wonks.



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0:00.0

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0:16.1

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0:25.0

Feel good travel. Hello and welcome to the Red Box

0:37.4

Podcast in The Times. I'm Matt Surely.

0:39.9

As we enter what could and should be a decisive week for Brexit, we're going to bring you an episode

0:44.4

of Red Box every day this week, reported from Westminster and Brussels on what is happening, who is making

0:49.3

the decisions and if everyone is just too tired to do anything.

0:53.0

This first episode is being recorded in front of a particularly attractive and wise audience

0:56.7

at Podcast Live.

0:58.0

Welcome. Welcome to the light in Houston. The Krem de la Kremm a British

1:07.1

political podcast have gathered for a whole day of sitting around saying

1:10.0

nobody knows what's going to happen.

1:11.6

Joining me to explain why the Times really do know what is going on

1:14.6

is Red Box reporter Esther Weber,

1:16.6

who will ask how we all became parliamentary wunks.

1:19.3

Times columnist David Eronovich

1:20.6

on how the two-party system could yet be broken up.

1:23.2

Katie Perio, a red box regular who was Theresa May's Director of Communications for a year on why we need

1:28.1

a new charm offensive in politics.

1:30.3

But first, Sam Coates, Deputy Political Editor of the The Times with some bad news for anyone who thought the end was in sight

1:36.8

Just get it done goes the cry just get out. Well, I've got great news for listeners

1:42.3

Brexit is a maze and you're not going to Well, I've got great news for listeners.

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