Glastonbury's political hangover rages on
July 1, 2025
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July 1, 2025
Glastonbury's political hangover rages on
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34:18This episodeGlastonbury's political hangover rages on
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<p>With some calling for the Director-General of the BBC to resign, Somerset police launching a criminal investigation and the US Deputy Secretary of State revoking visas, the political fireworks at this year's Glastonbury were even more sensational than the pyramid stage's. But what was it like on the ground?</p><br /><p>In this edition of the New Statesman culture podcast, Kate Mossman is joined by colleagues Finn McRedmond, Will Lloyd and Nick Harris to discuss it all. Also in the show, Will has strong views on journalist Sarah Vine's bestselling memoir <em>How Not To Be a Political Wife</em>.</p><br /><p>READ</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2025/06/let-kneecap-and-bob-vylan-speak-freely" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Let Kneecap and Bob Vylan speak freely</a> - Finn McRedmond</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2025/06/whats-wrong-with-sarah-vine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What’s wrong with Sarah Vine?</a> - Will Lloyd</p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><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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