Episodios

  • 61 - Five months is a long time in politics

    61 - Five months is a long time in politics
    May 22 2025
    We're back! It's a new year (OK, it's five months into a new year), and Nigel and Sarah have a lot to discuss - from the Conservative Party in the UK slipping to 4th place in the polls to the surprise defeat of opposition parties in Australia and Canada. What does the triumph of Reform UK in the English local elections mean for the Conservative and Labour Parties? What is the "Trump effect"? And will Nigel manage to wrap up the podcast on time without having to do endless retakes? Tune in and find out. Presented by Nigel Fletcher and Sarah Southern Produced by the Centre for Opposition Studies Theme Music by Tom Hector
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    40 m
  • 60 - Farewell 2024 - OppositionCast review of the year

    60 - Farewell 2024 - OppositionCast review of the year
    Dec 24 2024
    As 2024 draws to a close, Nigel and Sarah present our festive special, looking back on a major year for opposition parties and elections. Amid the Christmas wrapping and mince pies, they look at the moments, campaigns and leaders of the year. Nigel also heads to the pub to catch up with the editor of the Times Diary for some reflections on the more light-hearted stories 2024 has brought. Produced by the Centre for Opposition Studies Presented by Nigel Fletcher and Sarah Southern Theme Music by Tom Hector
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    1 h y 2 m
  • 59 - First impressions and noisy farmers

    59 - First impressions and noisy farmers
    Dec 17 2024
    As a new Leader of the Opposition, it's important to make a good first impression - and commentators have been quick to give their initial verdicts on Kemi Badenoch. But how did previous opposition leaders present themselves in their very first public statements in the job? Nigel gets back in his TARDIS to find out. Meanwhile, Sarah has abandoned impartiality and been out supporting the (rather noisy) farmers protests in Westminster. Will the issue resonate with the public? And what are we to make of a recent poll showing Reform UK ahead of Labour? Produced by the Centre for Opposition Studies Presented by Nigel Fletcher Theme Music by Tom Hector
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    1 h y 11 m
  • 58 - Accepting the result

    58 - Accepting the result
    Nov 18 2024
    As the dust settles after Donald Trump's victory in the US Presidential election, our transatlantic election podcasting reaches its finale. Sarah joins us from New York, having been in California for polling day, and gives us her take on how the result went down in Kamala Harris's home state. Back in London, Nigel runs through the Shadow Cabinet appointments that have now been made by new Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and considers the serious challenges they face. Produced by the Centre for Opposition Studies Presented by Nigel Fletcher and Sarah Southern Theme Music by Tom Hector
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    58 m
  • 57 - From London to LA

    57 - From London to LA
    Nov 4 2024
    We have a result! The long Conservative leadership contest comes to an end with the election of Kemi Badenoch, who takes over as the new Leader of His Majesty's Opposition. Once again, Nigel Fletcher was in the room where it happened. On the other side of the Atlantic, the US Presidential Election reaches its climax, and Sarah has travelled to Los Angeles in California for election day. She gives her latest insight on the election campaign, including encountering a crowd of Trump supporters in New York. Will we have another result this week, or is it going to take a bit longer to know who will win the White House? Produced by the Centre for Opposition Studies Presented by Nigel Fletcher and Sarah Southern Theme Music by Tom Hector
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    50 m
  • 56 - In the room where it happens

    56 - In the room where it happens
    Oct 11 2024
    Plot twist! We're back with an extra episode after the final MPs' ballot in the Conservative leadership election produced a shock result that few commentators or politicians saw coming. Nigel was in Committee Room 14 of the House of Commons as the result was read out and talks to Sarah about what might have happened... Produced by the Centre for Opposition Studies Presented by Nigel Fletcher and Sarah Southern Theme Music by Tom Hector
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    30 m
  • 55 - Gray days and Tory blues

    55 - Gray days and Tory blues
    Oct 7 2024
    With the sudden resignation at the weekend of the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff, Sue Gray, what does the turmoil in Number 10 says about how well Labour prepared for government? And with the party conference season wrapping up last week with the Conservatives in Birmingham, Nigel and Sarah discuss the leadership speeches from the final four candidates, before MPs whittle them down to the final two this week. Plus all the latest on the US election trail from Sarah in Washington DC. Produced by the Centre for Opposition Studies Presented by Nigel Fletcher and Sarah Southern Theme Music by Tom Hector
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    1 h y 25 m
  • 54 - Landslides and downpours

    54 - Landslides and downpours
    Sep 27 2024
    With the Labour Party back in government after 14 years of opposition, Nigel heads up to Liverpool to the party's conference fringe and finds a surprisingly subdued mood, accompanied by dark clouds and driving rain. We hear analysis from polling guru John Curtice on the outcome of this year's General Election, discussion of the culture wars with More in Common's Luke Tryl, and discussion of the state of the Labour Party and its many new MPs with journalist Michael Crick. Produced by the Centre for Opposition Studies Presented by Nigel Fletcher Theme Music by Tom Hector
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    1 h
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