{"podcast":{"title":"Quite right!","slug":"quite-right-7391829","podcast_index_feed_id":7391829,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6851792d002f9da49a7fbef5","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/quiteright","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6851792d002f9da49a7fbef5/1756198905196-c0570aaf-3cde-4220-a492-0bdcf23ff408.jpeg","author":"The Spectator","episode_count":75,"summary":"Welcome to Quite right!, the podcast from The Spectator that searches for sanity and common sense in a world which increasingly seems devoid of both. Each week, join Michael Gove, editor of The Spectator , and Madeline Grant, assistant editor of The Spectator , for a mixture of politics, culture and mischief as they unpack the stories that most piqued their interest, amusement or exasperation. For more podcasts from The Spectator: spectator.co.uk/podcasts Subscribe to The Spectator : spectator.co.uk/subscribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T10:19:12.969270+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quite-right-7391829"},"episode":{"title":"If Burnham loses Makerfield, Labour is finished – Maurice Glasman | Part two","slug":"if-burnham-loses-makerfield-labour-is-finished-maurice-glasman-part-two","published_at":"2026-05-21T23:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quite-right-7391829/if-burnham-loses-makerfield-labour-is-finished-maurice-glasman-part-two","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quite-right-7391829","url":"https://shows.acast.com/quiteright/episodes/if-burnham-loses-makerfield-labour-is-finished-maurice-glasm","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6851792d002f9da49a7fbef5/e/6a0de2ae80978431da40303c/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=VsBzsqwWwSQONg0_aBFrGEoK6H-h4sGdsYGRkfk6KbQ","summary":"Maurice Glasman returns for the second part of his conversation with Michael and Maddie – this time to ask whether the Makerfield by-election could write Labour’s obituary notice. As Andy Burnham prepares to take on Reform in one of Labour’s old heartlands, Maurice explains why this contest will reveal whether working-class affection for the party still survives. He discusses Nigel Farage’s rise, why Reform has been able to make such deep inroads into Labour territory and whether Burnham can really persuade voters that he speaks for them. They also discuss the future of the Labour leadership, why Maurice thinks Shabana Mahmood is ‘head and shoulders’ above the other contenders and whether the party can escape what he calls its ‘progressive palsy’. Plus: the Greens, the failures of universities and Maurice’s advice to Kemi Badenoch on how the Conservatives can recover. Produced by Oscar Edmondson. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more. For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts . Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Maurice Glasman returns for the second part of his conversation with Michael and Maddie – this time to ask whether the Makerfield by-election could write…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1698,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/quite-right-7391829/episodes/if-burnham-loses-makerfield-labour-is-finished-maurice-glasman-part-two/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quite-right-7391829/if-burnham-loses-makerfield-labour-is-finished-maurice-glasman-part-two.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}