So it was Sunday again, and while thousands of others were out running the London marathon, the political geeks that we are sat down for a bit of post-match analysis from last week’s episode of The Power Test - when Josh Simons, the Director of influential think tank Labour Together joined Sam and Ayesha for a full and frank conversation about the shape of a future Labour government.
On this week’s Debrief, Jon Will Chambers, Charlotte Aldritt and The Power Test co-founder Ed Owen picked up where the pod left off, joined by The Guardian’s Aletha Adu. The crew take you through the secret world of think tanks - how they operate and what they exist to do - as well as the inside story of how Labour Together was formed, and how it has developed since.
Getting stuck into the question of who is influencing the thinking of the Labour Party, its leadership and shadow cabinet, the Debrief also talks about the shape of Labour’s agenda - and whether it really has a plan that can hit the ground running and help the party secure a second term in power, should it win the next election, so that it can truly deliver on its plan for a decade of national renewal.
Lastly, this week we look at the future - and how Labour can avoid becoming too reliant on a small group of people for its thinking, and even what a post-PM Starmer party might even look like.
Come and join us as we discuss our takeaways from the episode - and send us your thoughts, ideas and feedback! We’ll be back next week for the Debrief at 7pm on Sunday, over on Twitter Spaces - ready to discuss Sam and Ayesha’s conversation with Sam’s Dad - Lawrence Freedman, all about Labour’s agenda for the world beyond Britain’s shores.
See you then!
The Debrief: The secret world of think tanks, the shape of a Labour government and Achilles' heels