{"podcast":{"title":"How To Win An Election","slug":"how-to-win-an-election-6656330","podcast_index_feed_id":6656330,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6528fe7e3308660012b7db47","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/how-to-win-an-election","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6528fe7e3308660012b7db47/1779976069272-1392db1b-8435-459e-82f4-b24494eae86f.jpeg","author":"Andrew Alexander","episode_count":145,"summary":"The Times brings together some of the most experienced strategists in British politics to discuss what's really going on behind the big stories, and elections taking place here and around the world. Daniel Finkelstein, Sally Morgan and Polly Mackenzie join Hugo Rifkind for an intelligent, adversarial and witty conversation every week. Follow the podcast now to never miss an episode. Send questions, comments and voicenotes to: howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Executive Producer: Andrew Alexander Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-25T02:19:46.489822+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-win-an-election-6656330"},"episode":{"title":"How A Hung Parliament Looks Inevitable","slug":"how-a-hung-parliament-looks-inevitable","published_at":"2026-09-24T12:01:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-win-an-election-6656330/how-a-hung-parliament-looks-inevitable","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-win-an-election-6656330","url":"https://shows.acast.com/how-to-win-an-election/episodes/how-a-hung-parliament-looks-inevitable","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6528fe7e3308660012b7db47/e/6ab509fb2cf1fc45017ef30b/media.mp3","summary":"The polling company YouGov has released its latest MRP survey, and in a dramatic reversal of last year's findings it now projects a hung parliament, with Labour on top and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK squeezed by the rise of Restore Britain. But is it too soon for Labour and the Tories to break out the champagne, especially given the difficulty of putting together a coalition that could command a majority in the Commons? With Danny away, Sally, Polly and Hugo are joined by Guto Harri, who worked for Boris Johnson when he was Mayor of London and was his Director of Communications in Downing Street. We also talk about attempts to freeze out the mainstream media, from Boris Johnson through to Donald Trump launching Trump TV, and enjoy this remarkable early YouTube appearance by Tony Blair. Send your comments, questions and voicenotes to howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Video Editor: Kim McCarthy Executive Producer: Andrew Alexander Picture: Getty Images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The polling company YouGov has released its latest MRP survey, and in a dramatic reversal of last year's findings it now projects a hung parliament, with…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2524,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/how-to-win-an-election-6656330/episodes/how-a-hung-parliament-looks-inevitable/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-win-an-election-6656330/how-a-hung-parliament-looks-inevitable.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}