Sweeney Talks

Neil and Christine Hamilton: The political double act


Listen Later

One of the best-known double acts in British politics, the Hamiltons have been in and out of trouble their whole lives. In 1997, Neil lost Tatton, one of the safest Tory seats in the country to Independent candidate Martin Bell. Christine’s verbal attacks during the election earned her the nickname ‘Battleaxe’. After losing to Martin Bell, the Hamiltons went on to reinvent themselves as media stars and became famous for… well, being famous. After Neil's recent return to politics, how do they reflect on careers spent dividing opinion?
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Sweeney TalksBy Global

  • 4.2
  • 4.2
  • 4.2
  • 4.2
  • 4.2

4.2

220 ratings


More shows like Sweeney Talks

View all
Desert Island Discs by BBC Radio 4

Desert Island Discs

2,052 Listeners

Simon Marks Reporting by Simon Marks Reporting

Simon Marks Reporting

27 Listeners

Where Politics Meets History by Global

Where Politics Meets History

76 Listeners

Cross Question with Iain Dale by LBC

Cross Question with Iain Dale

21 Listeners

Iain Dale's Book Club by Global

Iain Dale's Book Club

20 Listeners

The Nick Abbot Habit by LBC

The Nick Abbot Habit

31 Listeners

Full Disclosure with James O'Brien by Global

Full Disclosure with James O'Brien

285 Listeners

Eddie Mair - The Whole Show by Global

Eddie Mair - The Whole Show

4 Listeners

James O'Brien - The Whole Show by Global

James O'Brien - The Whole Show

228 Listeners

Iain Dale All Talk by Global

Iain Dale All Talk

37 Listeners

Nick Ferrari - The Whole Show by Global

Nick Ferrari - The Whole Show

20 Listeners

Americast by BBC News

Americast

752 Listeners

Iain Dale - The Whole Show by Global

Iain Dale - The Whole Show

10 Listeners

The High Performance Podcast by High Performance

The High Performance Podcast

610 Listeners

The Daily Beast Podcast by The Daily Beast

The Daily Beast Podcast

8,251 Listeners

What Next? with Lionel Barber by Global

What Next? with Lionel Barber

3 Listeners

The Rest Is History by Goalhanger

The Rest Is History

14,589 Listeners

Crime Analyst by Laura Richards

Crime Analyst

1,884 Listeners

Clive Bull - The Whole Show by Global

Clive Bull - The Whole Show

0 Listeners

Common Ground with Nimco Ali by Global

Common Ground with Nimco Ali

0 Listeners

Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women by Global

Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women

29 Listeners

Uncanny by BBC Radio 4

Uncanny

834 Listeners

The Rest Is Politics by Goalhanger

The Rest Is Politics

3,103 Listeners

The News Agents by Global

The News Agents

1,032 Listeners

The News Agents - USA by Global

The News Agents - USA

382 Listeners

The Rest Is Entertainment by Goalhanger

The Rest Is Entertainment

961 Listeners

The Rest Is Politics: US by Goalhanger

The Rest Is Politics: US

2,228 Listeners

Money with David Buik and Michael Wilson by Global

Money with David Buik and Michael Wilson

0 Listeners

The Session with Tom Swarbrick by Global

The Session with Tom Swarbrick

3 Listeners

Unprecedented by Global

Unprecedented

8 Listeners

Clear The Air with Sadiq Khan by Global

Clear The Air with Sadiq Khan

3 Listeners

The Rest Is Classified by Goalhanger

The Rest Is Classified

995 Listeners

Help! My Child's Anxious by Global

Help! My Child's Anxious

3 Listeners

Chasing Ghislaine by Audible

Chasing Ghislaine

14 Listeners