
The Rest Is Politics
Goalhanger
Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart break down current affairs in the UK and abroad.
The Rest Is Politics analyses the latest international news, provides debate on global issues, and reveals secrets from Westminster, whilst bringing back the lost art of disagreeing agreeably. With insider perspectives and expert analysis, The Rest Is Politics is the go-to podcast for anyone seeking intelligent, e…
Episodes
- Why Nuclear War Is More Likely Than You Think (with Carlo Rovelli)
Sep 24, 2026
- 574. Germany’s Political Disaster and Can the Lib Dems Fight Back?
Sep 23, 2026
- 573. Burnham and Carney vs. Trump, and the Diana Dispute
Sep 22, 2026
- The Greatest Threat Humans Just Can’t Stomach with Yuval Noah Harari
Sep 17, 2026
- 572. Trump’s Next Middle East Crisis and Reform’s £72m Megadonation
Sep 16, 2026
- 571. Rory and Alastair Challenge Ed Miliband on Israel-Palestine
Sep 15, 2026
- "Our Generation Was Lied To": Two Gen Z MPs on Fixing Politics
Sep 10, 2026
- 570. Why Trump Acts Like a Russian Asset and Miliband’s West Bank Sanctions
Sep 9, 2026
- 569. Farage’s Foreign Funding Scandal and Germany’s Far-Right Breakthrough
Sep 8, 2026
- Becoming Burnham: The Manchester Arena Call, Westminster Plotting, and Keir vs Andy
Sep 3, 2026
- 568. MAGA's Plan to Make Britain Look Broken and Iceland's 'Brexit' Moment
Sep 2, 2026
- 567. Who Really Benefits from AI and Will Data Centres Decide the Midterms?
Sep 1, 2026
- Becoming Burnham: People Pleasing, The Shadow Years and Losing to Jeremy Corbyn
Aug 27, 2026
- 566. Carney vs. Trump and Alastair’s Advice for Burnham’s First PMQs
Aug 26, 2026
- 565. Zelenskyy’s Corruption Problem and Is History Repeating Itself in Germany?
Aug 25, 2026
- Becoming Burnham: Thatcher, Hillsborough, and the Anger that Shaped Him | Part 1
Aug 20, 2026
- 564. Burnham’s Media Machine and West Bank Settler Impunity
Aug 19, 2026
- 563. Britain’s Afghanistan Shame and the Jason Arday Tragedy
Aug 18, 2026
- Will Climate Action Go Backwards Under Burnham?
Aug 13, 2026
- 562. The Right’s War With Itself and Burnham’s Prisons Challenge
Aug 12, 2026
- 561. How Trump’s Chaos Keeps Splintering the World Order
Aug 11, 2026
- The Truth About Climate Migration – It's More Complicated Than You Think
Aug 6, 2026
- 560. Trump's Hamas Disarmament 'Deal' and Europe's FIFA Boycott
Aug 5, 2026
- 559. Who Really Benefits from the Ceuta Migration Crisis?
Aug 4, 2026
- Data Centres vs. Drinking Water: What Matters To Us Most?
Jul 30, 2026
- 558. The 'Cockroach' Uprising and Should We Stop Data Centres?
Jul 29, 2026
- 557. Can Burnham Deliver Britain's Biggest Change in Generations?
Jul 28, 2026
- Britain's Ticking Time Bomb: The Food Security Crisis
Jul 23, 2026
- 556. The US-China AI Arms Race and Badenoch vs. Rory’s Centrism
Jul 22, 2026
- 555. Burnham’s Cabinet Purge and the Rough Sleeping Pledge
Jul 21, 2026
- The Secret Security Threat The Government Don’t Want Us To Know
Jul 16, 2026
- 554. Burnham’s Worldview, Trump's Ceasefire Collapse, and Advising Count Binface
Jul 15, 2026
- 553. Farage in Meltdown and The Killing of Ann Widdecombe
Jul 14, 2026
- 552. Trump's Red Card Saga and Germany's Far-Right Machine
Jul 8, 2026
- 551. Will Farage’s Trumpian Resignation Stunt Backfire?
Jul 7, 2026
- 550. Will Farage's Extreme Wealth Be His Downfall?
Jul 2, 2026
- 549. Mamdani’s Wrecking Ball and the Rise of Anti-Migrant Vigilantes
Jul 1, 2026
- 548. Burnham vs. Westminster and Trump’s Next Target
Jun 30, 2026
- 547. The Truth About Russian Oil, Net Zero, and North Sea Drilling
Jun 24, 2026
- 546. Keir Starmer Resigns: What Happens Next?
Jun 22, 2026
- 545. Burnham Beats Reform: Britain’s Next Prime Minister?
Jun 19, 2026
- 544. How Trump Is Weaponising AI and Martial Arts at the White House
Jun 17, 2026
- 543. The Disaster Britain Still Can't Escape and Trump’s Iran ‘Deal’
Jun 16, 2026
- 542. Starmer Loses His Defence Secretary: What Next?
Jun 11, 2026
- 541. Trump’s World Cup Mess and Kushner’s Albania Deal
Jun 10, 2026
- 540. The Untold Iran Crisis, Henry Nowak, and Farage’s Politics of Rage
Jun 9, 2026
- 539. Embezzlement, the Mandelson Texts, and Hasan Piker's UK Ban
Jun 3, 2026
- 538. The Pope’s AI Warning and Alastair Reacts to Blair’s Attack
Jun 2, 2026
- Who Funds Reform? The Missing Millions
May 28, 2026
- 537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband
May 27, 2026