The Rest Is Politics: Leading
Goalhanger
The Rest Is Politics’ Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart interview politicians, leaders, intellectuals, and more. From inside and outside of politics, guests join Rory and Alastair to discuss life, leadership, and the philosophy that’s led them to success in their chosen field. Their conversations cover key political events, global affairs, and the big ideas shaping the world today, offering listeners in-depth perspectives from those at the heart of change. The Rest Is Politics Plus: Become a member for exclusive bonus content, early access to Question Time episodes to live show tickets, ad-free listening for both TRIP and Leading, our exclusive newsletter, discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, and our members’ chatroom on Discord. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestispolitics. For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com.
Categories: News & Politics
Listen to the last episode:
What is the future of the Scottish independence movement? How does the SNP rebuild trust and support for independence after a series of bruising scandals? Why did the Scottish First Minister feel disrespected by a series of Conservative Prime Ministers? Alastair and Rory are joined by Scottish First Minister John Swinney to answer all this and more. Gift The Rest Is Politics Plus this Christmas - give someone a whole year of Rory and Alastair’s miniseries, ad-free listening, early access to episodes and live show tickets, an exclusive members’ newsletter, discounted book prices, and a private chatroom on Discord. Just go to https://therestispolitics.supportingcast.fm/gifts And of course, you can still join for yourself any time at therestispolitics.com For Leading listeners, there’s free access to the Wordsmith Academy - plus their report on the future of legal skills. Visit https://www.wordsmith.ai/politics Social Producer: Celine Charles Video Editor: Josh Smith Producer: Alice Horrell Senior Producer: Nicole Maslen Head of Politics: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Previous episodes
-
170 - 166. John Swinney: Identity, Independence, and The Future of Scotland Mon, 15 Dec 2025
-
169 - 165. Anna Wintour: Culture, Influence, and the Power of Decisive Leadership Mon, 08 Dec 2025
-
168 - 164. Zack Polanski: Do The Greens Have What It Takes? Mon, 01 Dec 2025
-
167 - 163. Prison Reform, Masculinity, and Restorative Justice (James Graham and Jacob Dunne) Mon, 24 Nov 2025
-
166 - 162. Gareth Southgate: Patriotism, Leadership, and How To Inspire Young Men Mon, 17 Nov 2025
-
165 - 161. Putin, Trump, and 500 Years of Resisting Russia (Radek Sikorski) Mon, 10 Nov 2025
-
164 - 160. Michael Gove: Education, Brexit, and Trump (Part 2) Mon, 03 Nov 2025
-
163 - 159. Michael Gove: My Journey From Left to Right (Part 1) Mon, 27 Oct 2025
-
162 - 158. Baroness Hale: The Supreme Court, Boris Johnson, and the ECHR Sun, 19 Oct 2025
-
161 - 157. Ukraine, Diplomacy, and the Future of Europe (Dmytro Kuleba) Sun, 12 Oct 2025
-
160 - 156. Defence Secretary, John Healey: Is Britain Ready For War? Sun, 05 Oct 2025
-
159 - 155. Mike Pompeo On Russia, Trump, and China Sun, 28 Sep 2025
-
158 - 154. Maro Itoje: Inequality, Identity, and Hope Sun, 21 Sep 2025
-
157 - 153. The Man Who Invented The World Wide Web (Tim Berners-Lee) Sun, 14 Sep 2025
-
156 - 152. "A War on Children": A Generation in Gaza at Risk (James Elder) Sun, 07 Sep 2025
-
155 - 151. Prime Minister of Norway: On Trump, Tech, and Brexit Lessons (Jonas Gahr Støre) Sun, 31 Aug 2025
-
154 - 150. Nicola Sturgeon: What Really Happened In The Scottish Referendum (Part 2) Sun, 24 Aug 2025
-
153 - 149. Nicola Sturgeon: On Margaret Thatcher, Alex Salmond, and the Push for Independence (Part 1) Sun, 17 Aug 2025
-
152 - 148. The President of Guyana: The Fastest Growing Economy in the World (Irfaan Ali) Thu, 14 Aug 2025
-
151 - 147. I Thought It Was a Prank - Then I Was Chancellor: Jeremy Hunt (Part 2) Sun, 10 Aug 2025
-
150 - 146. The Rise and Fall of The Conservative Party: Jeremy Hunt (Part 1) Sun, 03 Aug 2025
-
149 - 145. Gary Stevenson: Masculinity, Money, and the Myth of Meritocracy (Part 2) Sun, 27 Jul 2025
-
148 - 144. Gary Stevenson: From Teenage Drug Dealer to Millionaire Trader (Part 1) Sun, 20 Jul 2025
-
147 - 143. Iraq, Trump, and America’s Slide to Authoritarianism (Congressman Seth Moulton) Sun, 13 Jul 2025
-
146 - 142. The Truth About Net Zero's Credibility (Emma Pinchbeck) Sun, 06 Jul 2025
-
145 - 141. The President of Cyprus: Iran, Israel, and the Cyprus Issue (Nikos Christodoulides) Sun, 29 Jun 2025
-
144 - 140. The Next President of France? Gabriel Attal on Macron, Le Pen, and Israel-Iran Sun, 22 Jun 2025
-
143 - 139. Speaker Kevin McCarthy: In Defence of Donald J. Trump Sun, 15 Jun 2025
-
142 - 138. The Anxious Generation: How Silicon Valley Has Rewired Our Brains (Jonathan Haidt) Sun, 08 Jun 2025
-
141 - 137. Jacinda Ardern: Why I Stepped Down as Prime Minister of New Zealand Sun, 01 Jun 2025
-
140 - 136. Ed Miliband: Farage, Starmer and The Fight for Net Zero (Part 2) Thu, 29 May 2025
-
139 - 135. Ed Miliband: Blair, Brown, and Battling his Brother (Part 1) Sun, 25 May 2025
-
138 - 134. Palestine's Most Popular Politician: Marwan Barghouti's Son on Occupation, Resistance, and Hope Sun, 18 May 2025
-
137 - 133. Trump vs. Europe: Flattery, Pushback, and Powerplays (Congressman Jim Himes) Sun, 11 May 2025
-
136 - 132. Former Head of MI6: Russia, China, and Trump (Sir Alex Younger) Sun, 04 May 2025
-
135 - 131. The Global Health Crisis: USAID cuts, Trump, and the limits of AI (Atul Gawande) Sun, 27 Apr 2025
-
134 - 130. The Prime Minister of Australia: Trump, China, and Social Media (Anthony Albanese) Sun, 20 Apr 2025
-
133 - 129. Trump’s America: Fear, Polarisation, and The Future (Ezra Klein) Sun, 13 Apr 2025
-
132 - 128. Whips, Chaos, and secrets from Westminster (Simon Hart) Mon, 07 Apr 2025
-
131 - 127. Donald Trump vs American Freedom: Who Wins? (Moises Naim) Sun, 30 Mar 2025
-
130 - 126. Israel, Gaza, and the United Nations (Francesca Albanese) Mon, 24 Mar 2025
-
129 - 125. Peter Kyle: AI, grief, and the power of Elon Musk Mon, 17 Mar 2025
-
128 - 124. The Man Who Got To Trump (Michael Wolff) Mon, 10 Mar 2025
-
127 - 123. Canada Decides: Who will be the next Prime Minister? (Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney) Mon, 03 Mar 2025
-
126 - 122. How Europe can survive Trump (Frans Timmermans) Mon, 24 Feb 2025
-
125 - 121. Yulia Navalnaya: The Woman Who Could Bring Down Putin Mon, 17 Feb 2025
-
124 - 120. The New President of Syria: Trump, Palestine, and having a $10 million bounty on your head (Ahmed al-Sharaa) Mon, 10 Feb 2025
-
123 - 119. Tommy Vietor: How Democrats can fight Trump Mon, 03 Feb 2025
-
122 - 118. Ex-Head of Mossad: Hamas, Ceasefire, and Netanyahu (Uzi Arad) Mon, 27 Jan 2025
-
121 - 117. Is the UN fit for purpose? (Tom Fletcher) Mon, 20 Jan 2025