Matt Forde's Political Party

Show 392. Christopher Snowdon

Matt Forde's Political Party

Show Notes

What is lifestyle economics and why does it matter?

The IEA's Christopher Snowdon is a fun-loving political thinker and explains his opposition to puritanism, why we should have more freedom and what that would mean for our policies on smoking, alcohol, gambling and the very existence of the NHS.

Also... what are ultra-processed foods and are they necessarily bad?

THE POLITICAL PARTY LIVE 9 March: Zack Polanski 30 March: Lisa Nandy 20 April: Shabana Mahmood https://nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-political-party-with-matt-forde/

SIGN UP to Matt's mailing list to get free audience tickets to his Radio 4 series: https://www.mattforde.com/mailing-list

SEE Matt's brand new stand-up tour 'Defying Calamity' across the UK: https://www.mattforde.com/live-shows Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More from Matt Forde's Political Party

Oct 12, 2026

James Marriott is an exceptional writer. His debut book 'The New Dark Ages' charts our shocking decline in reading and what the political impact of that already is.

Oct 5, 2026

Why is Andy Burnham's online game so strong? And what the hell is looksmaxxing?

Sep 28, 2026

Melanie Ward has only been an MP two years and she is already a government minister, promoted to the government by Andy Burnham.

Sep 21, 2026

Claire Hanna went viral with a superb joke about Donald Trump after he apparently supported a united Ireland.

See all episodes →