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A view on politics at home & abroad, while bringing back the lost art of disagreeing agreeably with Rory Stewart & Campbell Claret. Powered by Fuse Energy⚡ https://linktr.ee/RestIsPolitics

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Rory's away. But the explainers must go on...

Alastair on Zelenskyy's anti-corruption faux pas, summed up in 45 seconds.

01.08.2025 13:20 — 👍 47    🔁 7    💬 3    📌 0

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31.07.2025 18:35 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

This Question Time, @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social and @restispoliticsus.bsky.social co-host Katty Kay answer your burning questions on:

- Trump and the Epstein Files
- Zelenskyy's faux pas
- And are there any optimists left?

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31.07.2025 18:35 — 👍 40    🔁 10    💬 3    📌 2
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How a Karaoke session in Japan changed Gary Stevenson's perspective on life.

31.07.2025 15:36 — 👍 19    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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16-17 year olds getting the vote? Alastair is as proud as a Labour Party peacock.

30.07.2025 15:05 — 👍 45    🔁 7    💬 7    📌 2
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Surely Torsten Bell can't be posher than Rory Stewart?

Gary Stevenson talks to Alastair about the people behind Labour's economic policies.

30.07.2025 08:50 — 👍 46    🔁 7    💬 6    📌 0

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29.07.2025 17:57 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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What does it take for Trump to start caring about the children in Gaza?

Spoiler: it's not empathy, it's optics.

@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social is joined by @restispoliticsus.bsky.social co-host Katty Kay to unpack this - and what it takes to survive a meeting with president.

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29.07.2025 17:57 — 👍 54    🔁 17    💬 8    📌 0

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28.07.2025 08:45 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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One of our most requested guests ever:
Gary Stevenson joins @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social & @rory-stewart.bsky.social

They dive into:
- Parliament vs the trading floor
- The UK's widening class divide
- Young men & mental health.

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28.07.2025 08:45 — 👍 95    🔁 25    💬 10    📌 3

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24.07.2025 17:58 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Need a Rory Explainer™️ on what is happening in Syria?

Then, look no further than this week's Question Time.

PLUS: @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social & @rory-stewart.bsky.social talk Superman, Japan, and that time a rugby player stole Alastair's phone. 🤳

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24.07.2025 17:58 — 👍 16    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 1
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Why did Trump like hanging out with Epstein?
Rory suggests it's not what you think...

24.07.2025 15:09 — 👍 16    🔁 3    💬 8    📌 1
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The Chancellor of the Exchequer we never had, the Rt Hon @rory-stewart.bsky.social

23.07.2025 15:36 — 👍 42    🔁 4    💬 6    📌 1

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22.07.2025 20:46 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1
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🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨

@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social shares with @rory-stewart.bsky.social the story of meeting Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffery Epstein.

PLUS: Just how dangerous is AI in an unregulated world of tech bro billionaires?

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22.07.2025 20:46 — 👍 21    🔁 6    💬 5    📌 0
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144. Gary Stevenson: From Teenage Drug Dealer to Millionaire Trader (Part 1) How did Gary Stevenson go from being expelled for drug dealing, to one of the most successful traders in London? How does class and privilege play into the world of finance in the UK? What could men d...

New @therestpolitics.bsky.social LEADING with @garyseconomics.bsky.social

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21.07.2025 05:29 — 👍 95    🔁 18    💬 14    📌 4
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Israel's response in Gaza has been "a military catastrophe as well as a moral catastrophe" - @rory-stewart.bsky.social

21.07.2025 09:00 — 👍 71    🔁 18    💬 7    📌 1
How Trump Ditched Ideology
YouTube video by The Rest Is Politics How Trump Ditched Ideology

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18.07.2025 11:30 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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✨Bonus Episode for your Weekend Watchlist ✨

Does Trump already see himself as America’s king?

Join @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social & @rory-stewart.bsky.social as they dive into a special Q&A talking all things MAGA, Trump, and JD Vance.

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18.07.2025 11:30 — 👍 16    🔁 3    💬 3    📌 0

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17.07.2025 16:28 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Alastair has called the IDF's actions in Gaza a genocide.

You responded.

Now, @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social and @rory-stewart.bsky.social go deeper: their reasoning, where they agree (and don’t), and what they would have done differently.

Episode out now.

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17.07.2025 16:28 — 👍 31    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0
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Alastair discovers till-less grocery stores.

17.07.2025 15:00 — 👍 19    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0

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16.07.2025 15:59 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Before you tune into Newsnight or Love Island (no judgement here), catch the latest episode of Leading with Congressman Seth Moulton.

He spills to @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social & @rory-stewart.bsky.social on how the Democrats somehow lost to Trump... again.

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16.07.2025 15:59 — 👍 14    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
War, What Is It Good For? | Rory Says No to More Defence Spending
YouTube video by The Rest Is Politics War, What Is It Good For? | Rory Says No to More Defence Spending

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15.07.2025 18:48 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0
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In a world that feels more dangerous, should we all be spending more on defence?

Rory says: not so fast ✋

This week, Rory and @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social dive into cyber threats, costly weapons, and ask:

War (spending), what is it good for?

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15.07.2025 18:48 — 👍 62    🔁 6    💬 9    📌 0
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Trump thinks tariffs will put pressure on Russia to stop the Ukraine War.

@rory-stewart.bsky.social idea is bigger, bolder, and involves the Europeans.

15.07.2025 11:11 — 👍 33    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

New @therestpolitics.bsky.social LEADING with US congressman @sethmoulton.bsky.social - fiercely anti Trump but also with searching questions for his own Democrat party. And a former soldier with strong views on what he sees as US failures and mistakes in Iraq and Afghanistan 1/2

14.07.2025 08:29 — 👍 51    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0
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Leading Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell, hosts of Britain's biggest podcast (The Rest Is Politics), have joined forces once again for their new interview podcast, ‘Leading’. Every Monday, Rory and Alastai...

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📺https://youtu.be/64-amHwOaIY
🎙️: lnk.to/LeadingTW

14.07.2025 09:29 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

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