# The State of It Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105.md RSS feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/3b497baf-71cb-4c27-ae5a-f1e801822221 Official site: https://www.thetimes.co.uk Author: Dan Box Episodes: 51 ## Resource Real reporting from the coalface of British politics. Join The Times and The Sunday Times’s political heavyweights Steven Swinford, Patrick Maguire and Lara Spirit as they dig deep into the latest tea room tip offs, reveal insider conversations and bring analysis, authority and insight. No party loyalty. No spin. Not hosted by some old politicians. Taking you into the real business of politics, from those who live it daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-state-of-it-5218105 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105.md ## Episodes - [Keir Starmer resigns. Andy Burnham prepares for power](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/keir-starmer-resigns-andy-burnham-prepares-for-power) — 2026-06-22T11:33:30+00:00 - [Andy Burnham wins Makerfield: what happens now?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/andy-burnham-wins-makerfield-what-happens-now) — 2026-06-19T12:04:30+00:00 - [Ghostings and betrayals: Starmer's cabinet prepares for an Andy Burnham coup](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/ghostings-and-betrayals-starmer-s-cabinet-prepares-for-an-andy-burnham-coup) — 2026-06-16T16:35:02+00:00 - [A circular firing squad: the bitter war over defence spending](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/a-circular-firing-squad-the-bitter-war-over-defence-spending) — 2026-06-09T16:05:22+00:00 - [The tragic death of Henry Nowak and a political reckoning](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/the-tragic-death-of-henry-nowak-and-a-political-reckoning) — 2026-06-02T15:40:09+00:00 - [We’re all just normal people railing against politics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/we-re-all-just-normal-people-railing-against-politics) — 2026-05-26T16:24:26+00:00 - [Inside Keir Starmer's plan to remain PM till 2027](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/inside-keir-starmer-s-plan-to-remain-pm-till-2027) — 2026-05-19T14:17:42+00:00 - [What the hell’s going on in Westminster?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/what-the-hell-s-going-on-in-westminster) — 2026-05-14T15:38:52+00:00 - [Keir Starmer: the end game](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/keir-starmer-the-end-game) — 2026-05-12T14:14:40+00:00 - [BONUS: Reform shake Labour to its core](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/bonus-reform-shake-labour-to-its-core) — 2026-05-08T17:32:35+00:00 - ["They're going to have to drag him out" - Starmer prepares for a leadership battle](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/they-re-going-to-have-to-drag-him-out-starmer-prepares-for-a-leadership-battle) — 2026-05-05T16:16:38+00:00 - [Mandelson: Starmer’s original sin comes back to haunt him](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/mandelson-starmer-s-original-sin-comes-back-to-haunt-him) — 2026-04-28T18:24:01+00:00 - [Starmer picks a fight with the wrong guy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/starmer-picks-a-fight-with-the-wrong-guy) — 2026-04-21T14:58:16+00:00 - [BONUS: Can Keir Starmer survive the Mandelson vetting scandal?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/bonus-can-keir-starmer-survive-the-mandelson-vetting-scandal) — 2026-04-17T18:11:58+00:00 - [Guns or Butter: the great defence spending row](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/guns-or-butter-the-great-defence-spending-row) — 2026-04-14T14:55:06+00:00 - [Get ready for a pub brawl, it's local election time](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/get-ready-for-a-pub-brawl-it-s-local-election-time) — 2026-04-07T16:17:08+00:00 - [Keir Starmer's fight with "reckless" striking doctors. And Labour's Zack Polanski problem](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/keir-starmer-s-fight-with-reckless-striking-doctors-and-labour-s-zack-polanski-problem) — 2026-03-31T15:26:47+00:00 - [Angela Rayner's next move and Morgan McSweeney's missing messages](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/angela-rayner-s-next-move-and-morgan-mcsweeney-s-missing-messages) — 2026-03-24T15:51:00+00:00 - [Why Starmer is happy to argue with Trump — and how he might help him over Iran](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/why-starmer-is-happy-to-argue-with-trump-and-how-he-might-help-him-over-iran) — 2026-03-17T15:15:33+00:00 - [The key to the Keir Starmer puzzle: bonus with How To Win An Election](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/the-key-to-the-keir-starmer-puzzle-bonus-with-how-to-win-an-election) — 2026-03-14T09:00:00+00:00 - [How bad are the Mandelson files for Starmer?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/how-bad-are-the-mandelson-files-for-starmer) — 2026-03-12T17:29:56+00:00 - [Oil and trouble for the British economy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/oil-and-trouble-for-the-british-economy) — 2026-03-10T16:15:23+00:00 - [How Starmer's Iran response alienates everybody](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/how-starmer-s-iran-response-alienates-everybody) — 2026-03-03T12:50:26+00:00 - [The end of the Labour party as a going concern in electoral politics?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/the-end-of-the-labour-party-as-a-going-concern-in-electoral-politics) — 2026-02-27T12:53:44+00:00 - [Ukraine extra: burner phones and lost children](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/ukraine-extra-burner-phones-and-lost-children) — 2026-02-26T14:18:14+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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