NS#256: Boris Johnson's Brexit Bungle
Stephen and Anoosh discuss Boris Johnson's disingenuous Brexit intervention. Then they talk about the art of a good political interview. Finally, they answer a listener question: what is the government's plan for the Northern Irish border aft...
February 15, 2018
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Episode 256 · February 15, 2018
NS#256: Boris Johnson's Brexit Bungle
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<p>Stephen and Anoosh discuss Boris Johnson's disingenuous Brexit intervention. Then they talk about a recent trip to see the Labour MP Laura Pidcock in Durham, and the art of a good political interview. Finally, they (try to) answer a very good listener question: what actually is the government's plan for the Northern Irish border after Brexit?</p><p>Send us your questions for future episodes via Twitter <a href="twitter.com/ns_podcasts" target="_blank">@ns_podcasts</a>, <a href="twitter.com/anoosh_c" target="_blank">@anoosh_c</a> or <a href="twitter.com/stephenkb" target="_blank">@stephenkb</a>.</p><br /><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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