The New Statesman Podcast

NS#135: Trident, Tories and tough love

This week, Helen and Stephen talk Trident: the terrors of nuclear war and the attractions of virility symbols. We hear from George Eaton, down-the-line from the Lobby, on the latest speculation over a Tory leadership contest. And the SRSLY Podcast’s Anna Leszkiewicz joins to discuss the dark side of romcoms (Helen Lewis, Stephen Bush, George Eaton, Anna Leszkiewicz) Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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