The New Statesman Podcast

Why Love Actually has ruined politics, with Jonn Elledge

In a special festive edition of the New Statesman Podcast, NS columnist Jonn Elledge speaks to Rachel Cunliffe about the highs and lows of the year, how Love Actually messed up our politicians, and why residents of a town in Sweden spend every Christmas trying to burn a wooden goat. If you have a question for You Ask Us, go to <a href="http://newstatesman.com/youaskus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/youaskus</a> You can find Jonn Elledge’s books <a href="https://www.headline.co.uk/titles/tom-phillips/conspiracy/9781472286314/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Conspiracy</a> and <a href="https://www.headline.co.uk/titles/jonn-elledge-2/the-compendium-of-not-quite-everything/9781472276476/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Compendium of (Not Quite) Everything</a> at all good bookshops, and hear him <a href="https://pod.fo/e/133b0c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">talk about Conspiracy</a> on the NS podcast. 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.

Politics and ideas from Britain's leading progressive political magazine. Mondays: leading thinkers illuminate the ideas shaping the world, from politics to culture. Thursdays: host Anoosh Chakelian is joined by the New Statesman politics team to help you understand the week in politics, in Westminster and beyond. Featuring Andrew Marr, Rachel Cunliffe, Freddie Hayward and more. Saturdays: the New Statesman team answer your questions in "You Ask Us". -- Send us a question: www.newstatesman.com/youaskus Become a New Statesman subscriber: https://www.newstatesman.com/subscribe 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.