Party Games

As campaigning ramps up for May’s local elections, we’re in Wandsworth - the flagship Tory London borough where Labour hope to take over. We ask why the Conservatives are struggling so much in the capital, try to pick out the ones to watch, and hear from Victoria Atherstone, a first-time candidate for her local council in Cheltenham. Get in touch via twitter.com/partygamespod or facebook.com/partygamespod - the archive of past episodes is at partygamespodcast.com

As the crisis over Syria intensifies, how will Boris Johnson handle it? His past performances suggest he might find it a struggle. Plus we reflect on the Good Friday Agreement, 20 years on, the prospects for a new centrist party, if it ever launches, and UKIP’s never ending struggle to find candidates. More at twitter.com/partygamespodcast

Jeremy Corbyn wanders into another anti-Semitism row -- we ask why he can't confront this toxic issue inside Labour? Plus, with a year left until Brexit, why are some campaigners clinging to the data analysis scandal as a way of halting it? And we look at some of the more interesting parties who set themselves up with no actual hope of power. More at twitter.com/partygamespod

Britain stands up to Russia -- we assess Theresa May’s response to the nerve agent attack, and Jeremy Corbyn’s reluctance to poke the Russian bear. Plus the latest bullying allegations at Westminster, and we hear from one of the founders of new political party Renew.

We break down the Big Brexit Speeches by the Tory and Labour leaders, and try to figure out if anyone’s actually got any answers to any of the problems the UK faces.

We’ll also try to identify the single most stupid Brexit-related comment of the week — no easy task.

Plus a poll suggests Labour’e heading for a landslide in London’s local elections, and Theresa May would like to tell us a joke…

How did Boris Johnson end up as the Great Unifier of Brexit? And how far did he get into his speech before the mask slipped. We celebrate the apparent start of our journey on the “Road to Brexit”. Plus, politics professor Tim Bale tells us about the rank-and-file Tories who’ll choose Theresa May’s successor, and we examine the perils of one-handed tweeting, while pimping out the podcast. More at twitter.com/partygamespod

Another leadership crisis for Theresa May, as once again her MPs wonder if they might be better off if she quit. But even if she survives for now, how much longer to the next crisis? Plus the bitter split in north London Labour, and what it might mean for the rest of the country, UKIP’s spin doctor has had enough. And we mark a-hundred years since women first got the vote in the UK. Get in touch via twitter.com/partygamespod or facebook.com/partygamespod.

Politicians argue about who’s to blame for Carillion’s collapse, but we ask whether anything will actually change as a result of the firm’s failure. As Momentum tightens its grip on Labour’s internal structure, what will ordinary voters make of it? Plus the curious tale of the UKIP leader and his racist girlfriend, and could you pass Donald Trump’s cognitive test? More at twitter.com/partygamespod and facebook.com/partygamespod - the website is partygamespodcast.com

​Theresa May reshuffles her cabinet, except for all the people she’s too weak to move. Or the ones who refuse to move. We reflect on another failed attempt to stamp a little authority on her government. Plus, just how big an oaf is Toby Young? And we bow down before the man who’s, like, really smart and ever so stable. Get in touch via twitter.com/partygamespod or facebook.com/partygamespod

It’s our bumper Christmas review of the year. Thrill as we look back at the election no-one wanted, learn Theresa May’s guide to guaranteed electoral success, wonder how much longer Corbyn-mania can last, and stifle a yawn as we inevitably talk about Brexit. More at twitter.com/partygamespod and facebook.com/partygamespod