The Political Press Box
A conversation with journalists, pollsters and academics about politics and the media. Hosted by Ian Silvera, editor of Tech, Power & Media, the podcast aims to provide a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the world of Westminster, Washington and beyond.
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Episodes
27 episodes
Why Politicians Are So Unpopular
On this episode, we find out what voters are really thinking and why the UK’s politicians are so unpopular. I’m joined by Holly Day of Ipsos MORI, the polling agency best known for its monthly concerns ...
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Episode 26
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41:44
How To Report A Trade War
On this episode I’m joined by an old friend, Graham Lanktree of Politico, to talk about the new global trade war. Originally from Canada, Graham explains what the journalism scene in ...
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Episode 25
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41:51
The Social History of The Postman
On this episode, I speak to Alan Cleaver, a retired journalist turned author who lives next to one of England’s most beautiful spots, The Lake District. Alan’s latest project charts the rise and fall of the rural postman and the sho...
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Episode 24
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35:42
The Substack Rich List Is Revealed With The Press Gazette's Bron Maher
On this episode of the Political Press Box, I speak to Bron Maher, a senior reporter at The Press Gazette. The outlet has
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Episode 23
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41:50
Is Keir Starmer Just Bad At Comms? With James Millar
After a long holiday on the other side of the world, I’m back in action for 2025 and will be keeping up my quest to interview some of the most impactful, insightful and imaginative communicators in and around the world of politics. ...
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Episode 22
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42:58
Tim Ross: How Labour Really Won The General Election
On this episode of The Political Press Box I speak to Tim Ross, co-author of Landslide :The Inside Story of the 2024 Election
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Episode 21
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50:52
Gawain Towler on UKIP, Brexit and The Reform Party
On this episode of The Political Press Box I speak to Gawain Towler, a veteran press officer for the Eurosceptic cause, working first in and around the EU...
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Episode 20
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33:56
How podcasts and YouTube changed politics forever
On this episode of the Political Press Box, I speak to Nick Hilton, a former podcast producer for The New Statesman and The Spectator, who launched his own podcast company, Podot, more than six years ago...
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Episode 19
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42:28
Tony Diver: The Telegraph's man in the US
On this episode of The Political Press Box I speak to Tony Diver, US Editor of The Telegraph. We discuss the outlet's
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Episode 18
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40:30
Stella Tsantekidou on life as a political pundit
In this episode of the Political Press Box, I speak to Stella Tsantekidou, a former Labour staffer turned TV pundit. Stella, who appears on TalkTV, Channel 5, GB News and a range of other current affairs sho...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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32:13
James Heale of The Spectator on party conferences and diary reporting
On this episode of The Political Press Box, I speak to James Heale, Political Correspondent at The Spectator. ...
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Episode 16
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36:34
Adam Payne of PoliticsHome reflects on Labour's landslide
In this episode I speak to Adam Payne, the Editor of PoliticsHome. We talk about Adam’s career in journalism so far, including his time at Business Insider, how...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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41:28
Nick Tyrone on Brexit, Substack and 'X'
On this episode of The Political Press Box, I speak to Nick Tyrone, a serial think-tanker, author and Substacker, about his
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Episode 14
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52:01
Hein de Haas on migration and the media
A leading issue which continues to be of great interest to journalists, and voters, is immigration. It's a top non-economic concern in the UK, the US and Europe, where the far-right is making serious electoral gains, most notably in Germany.&nb...
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Episode 13
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41:27
Henry Hill of Conservative Home
In this episode of The Political Press Box, I speak to Henry Hill, who at the time of recording was Conservative...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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58:24
Gabe Fleisher on the US general election campaign
Gabe Fleisher is editor and founder of Wake Up To Politics, a daily newsletter focused on American politics he founded in 2011. On this episode of The Political Press Box, we discuss the very rece...
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Episode 12
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35:50
Morten Morland on how to draw political cartoons
In this episode of the Political Press Box, I speak to Morten Morland. Even if you don’t know Morten, you’ve probably seen his art -- in The Specta...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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25:00
Seb Whale on the political book market
On this episode of the Political Press Box, I speak to Seb Whale, formerly of Politics Home, The House Magazine and Politico. Seb is a freelance political reporter, but he has also successfully tr...
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Episode 10
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41:18
Lucy Fisher on the FT, the Press Gallery and broadcasting
On this episode of The Political Press Box, I speak to Lucy Fisher, the Whitehall editor of the FT. Formerly of The Daily Telegraph and The Times, Lucy is also the host of the FT's
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Episode 9
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38:49
Ed West on history, politics and the media
On this episode of The Political Press Box, I speak to Ed West, one of the most prominent conservative writers in Britain. We discuss how Ed started his journalistic career writing for 'lads mags' and how he transitioned from the mainstream med...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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41:27
George Eaton on 'Starmerism' and The New Statesman
In this episode of The Political Press Box, I speak to George Eaton, Senior Editor (Politics) at The New Statesman. George, a long-time Labour watche...
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Episode 7
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47:00
Robert Colville explains how think-tanks work
In this episode of The Political Press Box, I speak to Robert Colville, Director of the Centre for Policy Studies
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Episode 6
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44:25
Catherine Neilan on Tortoise Media
In this episode I speak to Catherine Neilan. She is the Political Editor of Tortoise Media. The outl...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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40:08
Bailey Nash-Gardner on Politics UK, news aggregation and social meida
In this episode of The Political Press Box I speak with Bailey Nash-Gardner. He’s the young man behind Politics UK, one of the most popular British political news aggregators. In many ways, Politics UK has taken on the baton from Po...
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Episode 4
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