Polling Politics

On this week's episode, Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte are joined by New Statesman USA's Nicky Woolf to discuss Brexit, Anglo-American self-conceptions, the shutdown, the wall, and the field of democratic nominees. We also consider the country that most Brits would like to move to and check in with Sarbjit from Smarkets to find out how the betting markets have been moving this week. This podcast is sponsored by Smarkets. Visit https://smarkets.com/politics for more. Presented by Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte. With Nicky Woolf. Produced by Nick Hilton. Theme music by Joe Button. This is a Podot podcast. For more details go to podotpods.com and for sales and advertising email nick@podotpods.com

On this week's Polling Politics, Joe Tywman and Marie Le Conte are joined by Chris Cook, former Newsnight policy editor now working at media start-up Tortoise. They discuss Brexit, a possible general election, slooooow news, the restoration of the Stuarts, and reality TV. We also check in with Sarbjit from Smarkets to see whether any of the intractable Brexit markets are moving, and if Kamala Harris has thrown US political betting open. This podcast is sponsored by Smarkets. Visit https://smarkets.com/politics for more. Presented by Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte. With Chris Cook. Produced by Nick Hilton. Theme music by Joe Button. This is a Podot podcast. For more details go to podotpods.com and for sales and advertising email nick@podotpods.com

On this week's Polling Politics, Joe and Marie are joined by Tim Bale, Professor of Politics at Queen Mary and key cog in the ESRC's Party Members Project. They'll be discussing the historic defeat of May's Brexit deal, the no confidence motion in the government, as well as the past and future of political party membership and whether you've all made New Year's Resolutions (if you haven't, recommending Polling Politics to friends on a weekly basis would be a good place to start). We also check in with Sarbjit from Smarkets to find out how the betting markets have responded to the latest twists and turns in the Brexit saga. This podcast is sponsored by Smarkets. Visit https://smarkets.com/politics for more. Presented by Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte. With Tim Bale. Produced by Nick Hilton. Theme music by Joe Button. This is a Podot podcast. For more details go to podotpods.com and for sales and advertising email nick@podotpods.com

Deck the halls with polls and politics, it's the Polling Politics Christmas Special! This week, Joe and Marie are joined by Anand Menon from the UK in a Changing Europe institute to look back on a Brexity 2018, and LabourList editor Sienna Rodgers to look ahead to what promises to be an equally tumultuous (and Brexity) 2019\. There's also crackers, champagne, an indecent amount of Christmas related polling, and a secret santa gift for the ages. We also check in with our friend Sarbjit Bakhshi from Christmas to look at the highs and lows of political risk in 2018 and the big pressure points for 2019. This podcast is sponsored by Smarkets. Visit [https://smarkets.com/politics](https://smarkets.com/politics) for more. Presented by Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte. With Anand Menon and Sienna Rodgers. Produced by Nick Hilton. Theme music by Joe Button. This is a Podot podcast. For more details go to podotpods.com and for sales and advertising email nick@podotpods.com

On this week's episode, Joe and Marie are joined by Alastair Campbell, author, journalist and former Press Secretary and Director of Strategy to Tony Blair. On the agenda this week: a no confidence vote in Theresa May and the seemingly doomed path of Brexit. Alastair also discusses his work with the People's Vote campaign and whether the deal can go back to parliament, before moving onto the nation's favourite musical instruments and whether he's swearier than Malcolm Tucker in real life. We also touch base with Sarbjit Bakhshi from Smarkets to look at how the betting markets have responded to a topsy-turvy week. This podcast is sponsored by Smarkets. Visit https://smarkets.com/politics for more. Presented by Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte. With Alastair Campbell Produced by Nick Hilton. Theme music by Joe Button This is a Podot podcast. For more details go to podotpods.com and for sales and advertising email nick@podotpods.com

On this week's Polling Politics, there's a sort-of-French vibe as Marie and Joe are joined by Libération's London correspondent Sonia Delesalle-Stolper to discuss French perspectives on Brexit, May and Corbyn, as well as the ongoing issues in France with Macron and the 'gilet jaunes'. True to national stereotypes, there's also a long discussion about cheese, and Sarbjit Bakhshi from Smarkets joins to discuss another turbulent week in the Brexit markets. This podcast is sponsored by Smarkets. Visit https://smarkets.com/politics for more. Présenté par Joe Twyman et Marie Le Conte. Avec Sonia Delesalle-Stolper. Produit par Nick Hilton. Musique à thème par Joe Button This is a Podot podcast. For more details go to podotpods.com and for sales and advertising email nick@podotpods.com

On this week's episode of Polling Politics, Joe and Marie are joined by Lisa Nandy, MP for Wigan to discuss, well, Brexit, as well as her work at the Centre for Towns, countering the country's Londoncentricity. Also joining us at Deltapoll HQ on London's scenic South Bank: friend of the show Sarbjit Bakhshi, to discuss the latest movements in the search for next Tory leader, as well as a new market on proposed TV debates. This podcast is sponsored by Smarkets. Visit https://smarkets.com/politics for more. Presented by Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte. With Lisa Nandy. Produced by Nick Hilton. Theme music by Joe Button This is a Podot podcast. For more details go to podotpods.com and for sales and advertising email nick@podotpods.com

For the past year, Westminster has been forced to introspect on numerous sexual assault, harassment and bullying allegations, which have brought down cabinet members and ushered in a new era of openness in Parliament. Or has it? This week, Joe and Marie are joined by the Financial Times' Laura Hughes to discuss a stormy year and whether anything has really changed. They also touch upon the latest Brexit developments and the nation's favourite biscuit. As ever, we're also joined by Sarbjit Bakhshi for the latest in a tumultuous week for political betting markets. This podcast is sponsored by Smarkets. Visit https://smarkets.com/politics for more. Presented by Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte. With Laura Hughes. Produced by Nick Hilton. Theme music by Joe Button This is a Podot podcast. For more details go to podotpods.com and for sales and advertising email nick@podotpods.com

On this week's episode, Joe and Marie are joined by political journalist Martha Gill to talk about the forbidden B-word. We also check in with Sarbjit Bakhshi from Smarkets for the latest on how the betting markets have responded to the political turmoil. With Dominic Raab resigning mere minutes before recording, would the entire episode be devoted to discussing a country – and Prime Minister – in crisis? Or would Joe somehow find a way to shoehorn in a creepy level of information about our guest's education and parentage? Listen to find out! This podcast is sponsored by Smarkets. Visit https://smarkets.com/politics for more. Presented by Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte. With Martha Gill. Produced by Nick Hilton. Theme music by Joe Button This is a Podot podcast. For more details go to podotpods.com and for sales and advertising email nick@podotpods.com

This week, intrepid pollster Joe is off in the United States, finding out more about the political climate in election week. He's joined by Marie and a series of guests to evaluate how Trump's half-term test went down, and whether there's hope for the Democrats to bounce back in the future. This podcast is sponsored by Smarkets. Visit https://smarkets.com/politics for more. Presented by Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte. With Matt Mackowiak, Jason Trost, Sarah Binion and Edie Lush. Produced by Nick Hilton in London and Hebah Fisher in Seattle. Theme music by Joe Button This is a Podot podcast. For more details go to podotpods.com and for sales and advertising email nick@podotpods.com

On this week's episode Joe and Marie are looking back at the budget with the Financial Times' Miranda Green. Also on the table are Angela Merkel's announcement that she'll step down as leader of the CDU, injunctions and parliamentary privilege, the new Brexit 50p coin, and whether you're happy to see trick or treaters. We're also joined by Sarbjit Bakhshi from Smarkets to look at next week's Midterm elections in the United States. This podcast is sponsored by Smarkets. Visit https://smarkets.com/politics for more. Presented by Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte. With Miranda Green. Produced by Nick Hilton. Theme music by Joe Button This is a Podot podcast. For more details go to podotpods.com and for sales and advertising email nick@podotpods.com

On this week's episode, Joe and Marie are joined by Westminster veteran Michael Crick who has just published a new book, Sultan of Swing: The Life of David Butler. Michael joins the podcast to discuss the People's Vote march in London, Nick Clegg's move to Facebook, the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, and the nation's favourite sandwich shape. As ever, we're also joined by Sarbjit Bakhshi from Smarkets to discuss the latest movements in the betting stakes, including updates on the US Midterms. This podcast is sponsored by Smarkets. Visit https://smarkets.com/politics for more. Presented by Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte. With Michael Crick. Produced by Nick Hilton. Theme music by Joe Button This is a Podot podcast. For more details go to podotpods.com and for sales and advertising email nick@podotpods.com

On this week's episode, Joe and Marie are joined by Henry Newman, director of Open Europe. On the table this week are subjects ranging from the (latest) Royal baby to bullying in Westtminster, but our main discussion is the Brexit deadlock. Can it be resolved? And, if so, how? We also check in with Sarbjit Bakhshi from Smarkets, to look at the latest movements in the world of political betting. This podcast is sponsored by Smarkets. Visit https://smarkets.com/politics for more. Presented by Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte. With Henry Newman. Produced by Nick Hilton. Theme music by Joe Button This is a Podot podcast. For more details go to podotpods.com and for sales and advertising email nick@podotpods.com

On this week's episode, Joe and Marie are joined by Philip Cowley, professor of politics at Queen Mary University and author of The British General Election of 2017\. Topics at the table this week include universal credit, bakeries in Northern Ireland, last year's election (and Phil's book on that subject), the conference season that's been and gone, and whether people think they're rich or poor. We also check in with Sarbjit Bakhshi from Smarkets, to look at the latest movements in the world of political betting. This podcast is sponsored by Smarkets. Visit https://smarkets.com/politics for more. Presented by Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte. With Philip Cowley. Produced by Nick Hilton. Theme music by Joe Button This is a Podot podcast. For more details go to podotpods.com and for sales and advertising email nick@podotpods.com

On this week's podcast, Joe and Marie are joined by Bloomberg political correspondent and author of Agent Jack: The True Story of MI5's Secret Nazi Hunter, Robert Hutton. Together they discuss exciting things like boundary reviews (!), podcasts (!!) and whether Boris, or Mr Johnson, is on the march (!!!). We also answer the age old questions of whether Marie was a girl guide, and what the nation's favourite pizza topping is. Presented by Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte. With Robert Hutton. Produced by Nick Hilton. Theme music by Joe Button This is a Podot podcast. For more details go to podotpods.com and for sales and advertising email nick@podotpods.com

On this week's podcast, Joe and Marie are joined by Lauren McEvatt, former spad and international affairs expert. The main topic of discussion is Theresa May's trip to Africa and whether she got the visit right, but we also touch upon Russian spies, scallops and whether people think they have a good sense of humour (debatable with this podcast). Matthew Shaddick from Ladbrokes also joins the pod to talk through May's survival chances, whether Penny Mordaunt is an outside bet for next PM, and, of course, how you're all betting in the Swedish election. Presented by Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte. With Lauren McEvatt. Produced by Nick Hilton. Theme music by Joe Button This is a Podot podcast. For more details go to podotpods.com and for sales and advertising email nick@podotpods.com

On this week's podcast, Joe and Marie speak to Joe Ball, the author of Bluffocracy, about the furore surrounding class in the media. The conversation also touches on the Conservatives' dead donors, Lib Dem leadership woes, Nigel Farage's oil painting, and whether Brits are more dog or cat people. As ever, we also check in with Ladbrokes' Kyle McGrath to get the latest intel on flutters people are having on Vince Cable's successor. Presented by Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte. With James Ball. Produced by Nick Hilton. Theme music by Joe Button This is a Podot podcast. For more details go to podotpods.com and for sales and advertising email nick@podotpods.com

On this week's podcast, Joe and Marie are joined by Andrew Adonis, Labour peer, former Transport Secretary and arch-Remainer. As Brexit talks resume in Brussels, can the quest for a 'people's vote' on the deal bear any fruit? In addition to Brexit, the show also covers trains (several times over), the best cities in Britain, and the new BBC drama 'Press' about two rival newspapers. And, as ever, we check in with our friends at Ladbrokes to get the latest odds on the political markets. Presented by Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte. With Andrew Adonis. Produced by Nick Hilton. Theme music by Joe Button This is a Podot podcast. For more details go to podotpods.com and for sales and advertising email nick@podotpods.com

This week, Joe and Marie are joined by the Spectator's Political Correspondent, Katy Balls. With Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn hitting the headlines with allegations of Islamophobia and anti-Semitism, is silly season quite as silly as it used to be? And – in true silly season fashion – the pod presents some exclusive polling on just how much the British public loved, or hated, the recent heatwave. Presented by Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte. With Katy Balls. Produced by Nick Hilton. Theme music by Joe Button This is a Podot podcast. For more details go to podotpods.com and for sales and advertising email nick@podotpods.com

This week, Joe and Marie head to the House of Commons to talk to Tory MP Matt Warman, a former Technology Editor of The Telegraph. Brexit, recess, digital democracy – not to mention sexting and sex robots – come up in discussion. As ever, we also dial up Ladbrokes and speak to Kyle McGrath about why the market for a second referendum is getting more interesting, and looking ahead to a future in the Conservative party without Theresa May. Presented by Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte. With Matt Warman MP. Produced by Nick Hilton. Theme music by Joe Button This is a Podot podcast. For more details go to podotpods.com and for sales and advertising email nick@podotpods.com