Who would have been in Rory’s cabinet if he had won the 2019 Tory leadership contest? Who is the best prime minister we never had? How Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair differed in their approaches canvassing.

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00:00 Intro
00:31 If Rory had won the leadership bid, who would be in his cabinet and what would be his top 3 policies?
5:47 Who is the best prime minister we have never had?
10:29 Is it time to cut universities from the fee cap?
17:16 Can Britain learn from the Australian Healthcare system?
20:33 - Use a sugar tax to fund the NHS?
23:37 - Turkish election
25:52 - US politics more toxic than the UK?
28:01 - Book recommendations
29:34 - Canvassing for votes
32:44 - Outro