Why Love Actually has ruined politics, with Jonn Elledge
December 19, 2022
30 min
Full
695 of 1,433
December 19, 2022
Why Love Actually has ruined politics, with Jonn Elledge
0:00 / 30:29
Excerpt playback isn’t available for this episode — use the full-episode link.
Search the Record
Moment search isn’t open for this episode yet
When it opens, you’ll be able to type any phrase and jump straight to the second it was said.
The New Statesman Episodes Around December 19, 2022
Episode 695 of 1,433 — walk the feed in the order it was published.
30:29This episodeWhy Love Actually has ruined politics, with Jonn Elledge
Summary
<p>In a special festive edition of the <em>New Statesman</em> <em>Podcast</em>, <em>NS</em> columnist Jonn Elledge speaks to Rachel Cunliffe about the highs and lows of the year, how <em>Love Actually</em> messed up our politicians, and why residents of a town in Sweden spend every Christmas trying to burn a wooden goat.</p><p> </p><p>If you have a question for You Ask Us, go to <a href="http://newstatesman.com/youaskus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/youaskus</a></p><p> </p><p>You can find Jonn Elledge’s books <a href="https://www.headline.co.uk/titles/tom-phillips/conspiracy/9781472286314/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Conspiracy</em></a> and <a href="https://www.headline.co.uk/titles/jonn-elledge-2/the-compendium-of-not-quite-everything/9781472276476/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Compendium of (Not Quite) Everything</em></a> at all good bookshops, and hear him <a href="https://pod.fo/e/133b0c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">talk about <em>Conspiracy</em></a> on the <em>NS</em> podcast.</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>
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.