Too Much Too Young
Politics Unpacked
Anna Covell
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 28 October 2022
⏱️ 37 minutes
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With Rishi Sunak becoming prime minister at 42, Patrick Maguire asks: Are MPs really getting younger? And does age matter in politics? He's joined by broadcaster Joan Bakewell, former Lib Dem leader Vince Cable, politics professor Tim Bale and Alexander Curtis, who was one of the youngest mayors in British history.
Plus columnists Melanie Reid and James Forsyth discuss 'Rishinomics', a possible deal with France over channel migrants, and whether Twitter has been good or bad for our national conversation.
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| 0:58.9 | Hello, you're listening to the Times Red Box Politics podcast with me, Pashit Maguire, |
| 1:04.4 | for the final time next week. Matt is back on Monday. But before then, one more show from me. |
| 1:10.4 | Today we're talking age in politics. How young is two young? And is it time for more age and |
| 1:16.0 | experience? But first, today's columnist panel. It's a cracker today from James Forsyth and Melanie Reed. |
| 1:21.8 | The columnist with four male. James Forsyth and Melanie Reed on Times Radio. |
| 1:33.0 | Yes, it's a Friday, so it's time to speak to two of our very favorite columnist, Melanie Reed, |
| 1:37.2 | Morning Melanie. Morning Patrick. And James Forsyth, good morning James. Morning, how are you? |
| 1:43.1 | Very well, James. How are you? Yeah, not too bad. Tired after this busy week in British politics, |
| 1:48.0 | I'm sure. I could always think this from 1997 to 2007, the big issue in British politics was |
| 1:54.4 | you know, the Blair Brown relationship, how to treat the debt of foundation hospitals, |
| 1:59.4 | who whose balance it should appear on. And yet since 2014, it's been just nonstop kind of |
| 2:06.0 | box set style driver. As you said in your column last week, we'll talk about this week's column, |
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