Listen "Keir Starmer’s Blairite playbook"
Episode Synopsis
Sir Keir Starmer is on the pre-campaign trail this week, promoting his five missions that Labour are pledging to achieve if they win the upcoming election. It comes after the most detailed polling yet predicted a landslide majority to rival Tony Blair’s 1997 win. So what would Starmer actually do in government? And what lessons is he taking from the Blairite playbook? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: Philip Collins, Columnist, The Times. Host: Manveen Rana. Clips: BBC Newsnight, Times Radio, ITV News, Sky News, The Rest is Politics, Labour, The Guardian, The Times, Novara Media, BBC News. Get in touch: [email protected] Find out more about our bonus series for Times subscribers: 'Inside the newsroom'This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
More episodes of the podcast The Story
What 2026 could teach us about living longer
04/01/2026
Will 2026 be the year of China?
03/01/2026
Is 2026 the year of the AI backlash?
02/01/2026
Best of 2025: Why everyone's going to Japan
28/12/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.