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257. Diane Abbott, Nigel Farage, and how to plan a campaign

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Alastair Campbell Episodes Around May 30, 2024

242. Scotland in crisis, how to get an opposition MP to defect, and can Britain defend itself?

243. Question Time: The worst political cliches, US voter suppression, and is the left-leaning media too 'worthy'?

244. How to buy the White House

245. Are we really heading for a hung parliament?

246. What Britain thinks: Is the monarchy our greatest soft power asset?

247. Robert F Kennedy Jr: Donald Trump's Vice President?

248. Battle lines are drawn: defections, defence, and David Gauke

249. Question Time: Political honeymoons - how quickly could the public turn on Keir Starmer?

250. TRIP US: Why Trump won't go to jail

251. The Infected Blood Scandal

252. SUNAK CALLS GENERAL ELECTION

253. TRIP US: Donald Trump vs. Keir Starmer: The end of the special relationship?

254. Question Time: Is Biden alienating young voters?

255. Is Labour's lead narrowing?

256. Question Time: Will the podcast dynamic change after the election?

257. Diane Abbott, Nigel Farage, and how to plan a campaign

258. DONALD TRUMP FOUND GUILTY

259. Can Trump still run for president?

260. The return of Nigel Farage: does it matter?

261. Sunak vs Starmer: Who won?

262. Modi loses his majority, Sunak takes on the Treasury, and Welsh Labour in crisis

263. TRIP US: Donald Trump, Silicon Valley and Wall Street: Big Money's Deal with the Devil

264. Rishi Sunak’s defining moment

265. Starmer vs Sunak - Round 2: Who won ‘The Battle For Number 10’?

266. Labour vs Conservatives: What do their manifestos reveal?

267. TRIP US: If Trump wins, what actually happens to America?

268. The Tories' 'taxtopia' attack, Macron's gamble, and the politics of football

269. Question Time: Orban in person, Biden's fragility, and the subtle art of focus groups

270. Will Israel go to war with Hezbollah?

271. TRIP US: Biden really losing Hispanic and Black voters?

272. Sunak’s betting scandal, Farage in trouble, and will Rory vote Green?

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