Political Thinking with Nick Robinson

BBC Radio 4

Nick Robinson has a conversation with, not an interrogation of, the people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.

  • 50 minutes 24 seconds
    The Nick Clegg One

    Nick Robinson speaks to Sir Nick Clegg about life as Mark Zuckerberg's right hand man at Meta and the transition from Westminster to Silicon Valley.

    He responds to challenges on regulation of social media companies and issues a warning about the political power of Elon Musk.

    Producer: Daniel Kraemer

    6 December 2024, 5:00 am
  • 48 minutes 47 seconds
    The Husam Zomlot One

    The Head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK reflects on a childhood in a Gaza refugee camp and how hope is what keeps him going.

    Update: This episode has been edited to remove a brief exchange suggesting that an interim finding by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) found it plausible that genocide had been committed in Gaza. The ICJ actually decided that the Palestinians had a plausible right to be protected from genocide and we’re happy to make that clear.

    29 November 2024, 6:00 am
  • 38 minutes 4 seconds
    The Daisy Cooper One

    The Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats reflects on her journey from campaigning as a child against nuclear weapons and scratchy jumpers, to being at the heart of the third-largest party in parliament.

    Producer: Daniel Kraemer

    22 November 2024, 6:00 am
  • 43 minutes 30 seconds
    The Mark Rowley One

    The Metropolitan Police Commissioner reflects on the decision to rejoin the UK's largest police force when it was in crisis.

    Sir Mark Rowley sits down with Nick Robinson to outline the challenges the Met faces under his leadership, as well as how he decided as a teenager that policing was his mission.

    Producer: Daniel Kraemer

    14 November 2024, 5:00 am
  • 41 minutes 13 seconds
    The Darren Jones One

    The Chief Secretary to the Treasury sits down with Nick to chart his rise to the heart of Starmer's government.

    How did a Bristol boy, whose parents sometimes went without meals to ensure he had food, end up at the Chancellor's side, in charge of the purse-strings of the government?

    Producer: Daniel Kraemer

    8 November 2024, 6:00 am
  • 38 minutes 18 seconds
    The Rupert Soames CBI One

    How did Churchill's grandson end up at the top of British industry?

    Rupert Soames - Chair of the Confederation of British Industry - sits down with Nick Robinson to talk about this Labour government's first budget, which he claims did not offer enough "bang for the buck"

    Producer: Daniel Kraemer

    31 October 2024, 6:51 pm
  • 48 minutes 13 seconds
    The Kemi Badenoch for Leader One

    What shaped the views and principles that Kemi Badenoch hopes will help her win the race to become next leader of the Conservative Party?

    Nick Robinson sits down with the former Business Secretary near the end of her party's leadership contest.

    Producer: Daniel Kraemer

    22 October 2024, 4:30 pm
  • 43 minutes 27 seconds
    The Matt Goodwin One

    The academic and author Matt Goodwin sat down with Nick Robinson in the aftermath of the riots that spread across the UK in the summer, to discuss whether there are 'legitimate grievences' that lay behind the violence, or just 'hate-fuelled mob violence sparked by misinformation.

    18 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 44 minutes 26 seconds
    The Tzipi Hotovely One

    The Israeli Ambassador sits down with Nick Robinson on the week of the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack. They discuss what lies behind her worldview, the mindset of Israelis and the actions of her government.

    11 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 36 minutes 42 seconds
    The John Swinney One

    The First Minister of Scotland sits down with Nick to reflect on his reluctant path to power.

    Producer: Daniel Kraemer

    4 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 43 minutes 34 seconds
    The Wes Streeting Health Secretary One

    The Health Secretary sits down with Nick Robinson at the end of the Labour conference in Liverpool.

    Wes Streeting reflects on how his family role-models led him to become a political fighter, rebukes those who criticise him for being too gloomy about the NHS, and reveals why an Oasis classic was his kareoke song of choice at the previous night's party.

    Producer: Daniel Kraemer

    26 September 2024, 5:00 am
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