The Opinion Brief

Bridging the Politics-Public Opinion Gap with Tim Shipman

The Opinion Brief

Show Notes

For this week’s episode, Tim Shipman, author and Political Editor of The Spectator, joins us to discuss British politics and public opinion. We also reveal what the country made of Rachel Reeves’ petrol station heckle.

In this episode:

The latest voting intention and party leader approval rating headlines. Why can’t those in power deliver what the public wants? An in depth discussion with Tim Shipman. “Not very British!”: did the Chancellor’s response to a heckler land well with the public? ***** Access todays graphs, charts and images: https://www.moreincommon.org.uk/newsletter/the-opinion-brief-podcast/ For more from the podcast: https://linktr.ee/OpinionBriefPod Contact us: [email protected] Read more: https://www.moreincommon.org.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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