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Is Labour ready?
Listen now | Political commentators Sam Freedman and Ayesha Hazarika are joined by Alistair Campbell, and Keir Starmer's former policy advisor Claire…
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Does Labour really want to reduce immigration?
Figures released show net migration to the UK are at record level. Labour Home Secretary Alan Johnson and political scientist Madeleine Sumption join…
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Getting Schooled
With everyone else just chatting more cliched commentary on the election campaign, Sam and Ayesha instead crack on and get stuck into the challenges in…
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Special Conference Episode: Money for Nothing
Join Sam and Ayesha as they discuss the recurring question of how does Labour reform and revive public services at a time when there's no money - LIVE…
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Anatomy of an Election: are Labour prepared for the challenges of power?
Labour has changed under Keir Starmer, but can the party now change Britain? Join Ayesha Hazarika and Sam Freedman as they dissect everything that's…
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Let's Get Fiscal
Following last week's episode with Ed Balls, former Treasury boss Nick Macpherson joins Sam and Ayesha to interrogate the economic environment facing…
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Can you feel it? Labour's big task
Recorded live at the Centre for Progressive Policy’s Inclusive Growth Conference on 28th November, this special episode The Power Test looks at where we…
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Can Labour deliver radical change in tough times?
The Power Test is back, as Sam and Ayesha are joined by Anne McElvoy, Marc Stears and John McTernan live from Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.
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Power behind the scenes
Labour Together's Director Josh Simons joins Sam and Ayesha to speak about how Labour is preparing for government and whether the party really has a…
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The Debrief: Sam's happy place
After a weekend of number crunching and sleep deprivation, Sam Freedman joined the team to discuss the impact of the local elections on Labour policy…
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The Debrief: The secret world of think tanks, the shape of a Labour government and Achilles' heels
Jon Will Chambers, Charlotte Aldritt, Power Test co-founder Ed Owen and The Guardian’s Aletha Adu pick up where last week's pod left off to Debrief Sam…
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Full Fat Ermine
Sam and Ayesha return to the airwaves as The Power Test gears up for the election. Each week the duo will explore how Labour should govern to really…
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