LSE Government Department HotSeat Podcast
1) Tony Travers discusses the 2018 Local Elections
Contributor(s): Professor Tony Travers | What did the 2018 Local Elections tell us about the current landscape of British Politics? Professor Tony Travers gives us his analysis.
2) Tony Travers on Party Conference Season 2017
Contributor(s): Professor Tony Travers | What's the point of party conferences? Professor Tony Travers gives us his analysis of the 2017 party conference season. Watch the latest episodes of #LSEHotSe...Show More
3) Tony Travers on the results of the 2017 UK General Election
Contributor(s): Professor Tony Travers | We ask Professor Tony Travers how we ended up with a hung Parliament, the implications for the Conservatives and Labour, what it means for Brexit and how long ...Show More
4) Thomas Leeper on Trump’s Inauguration & the Start of His Presidency
Contributor(s): Thomas Leeper | Thomas Leeper discusses Donald Trump's inauguration and what it tells us about the policy and approach we can expect from his presidency.
5) Tony Travers on 2016, An Eventful Year In Politics
Contributor(s): Tony Travers and Emma Rees | Professor Tony Travers discusses the key political events of 2016, an unprecedented year in politics which saw the UK vote for Brexit and Donald Trump elec...Show More
6) Alexandra Cirone on Post-Truth Politics
Contributor(s): Alexandra Cirone | What is 'Post-Truth'? Alexandra Cirone discusses the latest political buzzword and what it really means for politics in 2016 and beyond.
7) Brian Klaas on the 2016 US Presidential Election and Implications of a Trump Presidency
Contributor(s): Brian Klaas | As the world continues to digest the outcome of the 2016 US Presidential Election, Brian Klaas discusses the result and what we might expect from a Donald Trump Presidenc...Show More
8) Tony Travers on the Oldham By-election
Contributor(s): Professor Tony Travers | The Oldham West and Royton by-election was the first electoral test of Jeremy Corbyn's Labour leadership, which came under even further scrutiny in the wake of...Show More
9) Kate Alexander Shaw on the Autumn Statement 2015
Contributor(s): Kate Alexander Shaw | Since presenting his Budget in July George, Osborne has faced significant challenges to some of his spending policies, particularly the widespread opposition to h...Show More
10) Jonathan Hopkin on Catalonia
Contributor(s): Dr Jonathan Hopkin, Martin Rogers | On the 27 September voters went to the polls in the 2015 Catalonian Parliamentary Election. We sat down with Dr Jonathan Hopkin to discuss the resul...Show More