‘Austerity is inevitably painful’: How Michael Gove justifies his politics | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast
The Guardian's podcast features Michael Gove discussing his long career in British politics, including his views on Brexit, austerity, and his current role at The Spectator. The episode explores the ideological evolution of the British right wing over the last three decades.
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Provides insight into the intellectual justifications for Conservative policies that have significantly shaped modern UK governance.
Politics Weekly UK Politics ‘Austerity is inevitably painful’: How Michael Gove justifies his politics | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast For more than three decades, Michael Gove has been a leading figure in British Conservatism. As a journalist, government minister and now editor of the Tory bible, the Spectator, he has helped shape the right even as it has moved further rightwards. In the latest episode of Radical Thinking, Gove joins Aditya Chakrabortty to discuss the future of the right, his record on Brexit and austerity, and the Spectator’s position on Islam
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