Episode

Bridging the Politics-Public Opinion Gap with Tim Shipman

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The Opinion Brief
Published
May 28, 2026
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3457
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Summary

For this week’s episode, Tim Shipman, author and Political Editor of The Spectator, joins us to discuss British politics and public opinion. We also reveal how the public describe party leaders in their own words and what the country made of Rachel Reeves’ petrol station heckle.  In this episode: The latest voting intention and party leader approval rating headlines. Leaders in a word: what does the country really make of Starmer, Badenoch, Farage, Polanski and Davey? Why can’t those in power deliver what the public wants? An in depth discussion with Tim Shipman. “Not very British!”: did the Chancellor’s response to a heckler land well with the public? ***** Access todays graphs, charts and images: https://www.moreincommon.org.uk/newsletter/the-opinion-brief-podcast/ For more from the podcast: https://linktr.ee/OpinionBriefPod Contact us: [email protected] Read more: https://www.moreincommon.org.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.