Are the media ignoring what’s happening in Gaza? Should the UK be boycotting the cricket in Afghanistan? And, how worried should we be about democratic backsliding in Georgia and Venezuela?

Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more in today's Question Time.

TRIP Plus:

Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestispolitics.

The Rest Is Politics is powered by Fuse Energy, a green electricity supplier powering homes across England, Scotland & Wales. Use referral code POLITICS after signing up for your chance to win a TRIP merch bundle. Learn more at GetFuse.com/Politics

Instagram: @restispolitics

Twitter: @RestIsPolitics

Email: restispolitics@gmail.com

Assistant Producer: India Dunkley + Evan Green

Video Editor: Vasco Andrade

Social Producer: Jess Kidson

Producers: Nicole Maslen + Fiona Douglas

Senior Producer: Dom Johnson

Head of Content: Tom Whiter

Exec Producers: Tony Pastor, Jack Davenport

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode details and artwork are published by the show’s own feed. Sentinel plays short cited excerpts and links every episode back to its publisher.

← All episodes from Alastair Campbell

360. Question Time: Assad’s People - Syria, Torture, and Justice

Search the Record

Alastair Campbell Episodes Around January 9, 2025

345. TRIP US: The Golden Age of Corruption

346. The Battle for Syria

347. Question Time: Biden’s Pardon is Unforgivable

348. Syria, Afghanistan, and The Rest Is Classified

349. The Fall of Assad: What's next for Syria?

350. Assad in Moscow, Trump meets Zelensky, and Farage’s secret strategy

351. Question Time: Geopolitics in Crisis

352. How to solve the small boats crisis

353. Question Time: Celeb politicians, Chinese spies, and Ireland vs. Israel

354. Nigel Farage, dad-dancing populists, and the worst politician of the year

355. How to start a campaign, Gisele Pelicot, and the biggest surprise of 2024

356. Georgia, Russia, and the fight for democracy - An interview with the President of Georgia

357. Political New Year's resolutions, Elon Musk, and what happens next in Taiwan?

358. Question Time: Political translators, Boris Johnson, and politicians to watch in 2025

359. Starmer vs. Musk: Why the richest man in the world turned against the Prime Minister

360. Question Time: Assad’s People - Syria, Torture, and Justice

361. Gaza, Israel, and Ceasefire

362. Question Time: Labour’s education error and Blair’s mistake on mental health

363. The Return of Donald J. Trump

364. Question Time: America’s waning power, Alastair vs. Meta, and the existential threat of depopulation

365. Trump's Mafia World Order

366. Question Time: Why do dictators bother with sham elections?

367. Rory vs JD Vance, recording from Damascus, and Trump’s tariffs

368. Trump's Plan for Gaza

369. Question Time: China’s DeepSeek, Ambassador Mandelson, and misogyny in politics

370. Starmer’s Silver Bullet and Trump’s War on the Poor

371. Question Time: Buying Gaza, Macron’s AI Stunt, and Europe on a Knife’s Edge

372. Syria, al-Sharaa, and the future of the Middle East

373. Europe vs. America: Crisis in the West

374. Question Time: Why The US Needs A Leader Of The Opposition

375. Germany's Fight Against the Far Right

Summary