i like this show a lot

My experience with this podcast left much to be desired, as it failed to deliver the necessary elements for an engaging and memorable listening journey. Unfortunately, the hosts' monotonous delivery hindered the potential for a captivating experience. Moreover, the podcast's production quality was subpar, resulting in distractions and detracting from the overall enjoyment. The lack of structure and excessively long episodes further contributed to a lackluster and forgettable experience. Additionally, the guest selection failed to impress, missing the opportunity to bring fresh insights and perspectives to the table. In today's vast array of exceptional podcasts, this particular offering fell short of meeting even the most basic standards of quality and entertainment. I encourage exploring alternative options that showcase engaging hosts, well-produced episodes, and thought-provoking content to ensure a truly fulfilling podcast listening experience.

Terrible sound quality and audio editing. Do the producers even listen to the episodes before publishing them? Episodes have audio bits in them that are clearly not meant for publication.

Week after week, this podcast delivers a concise, intelligent analysis of UK issues. The recent NHS pod with reps from the nurses unions rejecting the Tory government proposals was excellent.

Terrible sound quality, which is a shame because it really distracts from the content. The hosts would do well to listen to their show to see how bad the sound is - the recent 19 Jan 2023 episode is a good example.

The producers of each episode need to make sure that the volume of each speaker is consistently audible. Sometimes they might be whispering.

This is basically a critique of the current politics in the UK from a Labor Party perspective. A bit predictable and hence not very interesting.

I don’t disagree with his sentiment, but if I have to hear John Harris say “so-called cost-of-living crisis…but it’s really a social emergency” one more time, I will lose my mind. STOP TRYING TO MAKE FETCH HAPPEN!!!

Good discussions every week

Stick with UK politics; Your left wing ultra liberal commentary about US politics is not needed. We have plenty of that nonsense provided by 99% of US media.

I like this podcast a lot. And always listen. But I was disappointed by Heather Stewart’s take on the PM and his ministerial entourage in the US this week. I am sure it’s hard to keep your distance when you are so close to ‘power’ during these visitbut please guard against being propinqued by propinquity. Its not cool and undermines your credibility. Which is normally high.

Often the headline asks a question which the programme itself doesn’t actually address.

A more civil version of pundits yelling at each other on TV. Most of the guests are partisans blatantly trying to spin rather than analyze, which isn’t really my cup of tea. Tends to run long for the amount of content as well; there are a lot of empty calories here.

Great show

Fine, but the panelists talk over each other which makes difficult to listen.

Generally a good weekly analysis of what is going on, though the contributors vary widely in terms of quality. Polly Toynbee is the worst. Full of opinions presented as facts combined with shallow analysis e.g. ERG = crazy fanatics. Owen Jones and Will Tanner much higher quality.

I live in the United States, in Florida to be exact(yes, it’s very hot here). I’m very interested in UK politics. Even though I’ve never visited, I dream too one day. This podcast presents different viewpoints(conservative, labour, lib dem) and is a useful source for hearing discussions about political issues throughout the UK. It’s nice to hear a little about US politics too. - Tyler from Pensacola, FL

I am a decades long Guardian reader and am beyond disappointed by this bland, uninformative podcast. Instead of featuring established and informative Guardian journalists (Toynbee, White, Kettle, etc.) they have a juvenile sniggering line-up who do not engage with the real issues. The latest episode is a case in point. They featured a Tory apparatchik (the kind of Mockney who pronounces the t in 'often' and thinks the world of Lynton Crosby), the pseudo-progressive Baer and a moderator who sounds like a teenager. Later, the Guardian Election Daily podcasts are quite a different matter. Owen Jones and Jonathan Freedland and their guests (including the excellent Stepehn Bush) are knowledgable, articulate, and informative. These are vastly superior to the regular podcasts and one can only hope that, when the election is over, the podcasts can keep up the "Election Daily" standards.

The most recent episode talks in-depth about economics and how actions improve the U.K. There's very few political shows in the US that speak to people on this level. It's good but I would have to actively listen to an episode to get it.

The other reviewer is a nut -- it doesn't get better than this Guardian podcast. Political "slant" is left-center of course. Eminently bright & witty conversation to be had here. [8/25/11 addendum: "Let's all pencil in a 30-day vacation for August! That's certain to be a slow news month."]

Center left with Julian providing the Conservative party slant. Great way to keep up with UK politics.

This podcast seems to be an extension of the Conservative Party perspective. It is not balanced, so the listener should have the expectation of such bias. There may be better sources for fair-minded discussion of the issues, especially as relating to the PM. Not all that Labour does is bad - in fact, Labour has done some great things that have made the UK one of the best places to live.