584 - 549. Mamdani’s Wrecking Ball and the Rise of Anti-Migrant Vigilantes
Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart break down current affairs in the UK and abroad.
The Rest Is Politics analyses the latest international news, provides debate on global issues, and reveals secrets from Westminster, whilst bringing back the lost art of disagreeing agreeably. With insider perspectives and expert analysis, The Rest Is Politics is the go-to podcast for anyone seeking intelligent, engaging discussions on British and global politics.
The Rest Is Politics Plus: Join with a FREE TRIAL at therestispolitics.com for exclusive bonus content including Rory and Alastair’s first ever miniseries, early access to episodes and live show tickets, ad free listening, our exclusive newsletter, discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, and our members chatroom.
For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com.
Social Producer: Celine Charles
Lead Video Editor: Josh Smith
Assistant Producer: Daisy Alston-Horne
Producer: Evan Green
Exec Producer: Chris Sawyer
General Manager: Tom Whiter
584 - 549. Mamdani’s Wrecking Ball and the Rise of Anti-Migrant Vigilantes
00:00
00:00
Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart break down current affairs in the UK and abroad.
The Rest Is Politics analyses the latest international news, provides debate on global issues, and reveals secrets from Westminster, whilst bringing back the lost art of disagreeing agreeably. With insider perspectives and expert analysis, The Rest Is Politics is the go-to podcast for anyone seeking intelligent, engaging discussions on British and global politics.
The Rest Is Politics Plus: Join with a FREE TRIAL at therestispolitics.com for exclusive bonus content including Rory and Alastair’s first ever miniseries, early access to episodes and live show tickets, ad free listening, our exclusive newsletter, discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, and our members chatroom.
For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com.
Social Producer: Celine Charles
Lead Video Editor: Josh Smith
Assistant Producer: Daisy Alston-Horne
Producer: Evan Green
Exec Producer: Chris Sawyer
General Manager: Tom Whiter
No episode description available.
Published01 Jul 2026
Duration45:08
Episodes
584-
549. Mamdani’s Wrecking Ball and the Rise of Anti-Migrant Vigilantes
Listened
01 Jul 2026
583-
548. Burnham vs. Westminster and Trump’s Next Target
Listened
30 Jun 2026
582-
547. The Truth About Russian Oil, Net Zero, and North Sea Drilling
Listened
24 Jun 2026
581-
546. Keir Starmer Resigns: What Happens Next?
Listened
22 Jun 2026
580-
545. Burnham Beats Reform: Britain’s Next Prime Minister?
Listened
19 Jun 2026
579-
544. How Trump Is Weaponising AI and Martial Arts at the White House
Listened
17 Jun 2026
578-
543. The Disaster Britain Still Can't Escape and Trump’s Iran ‘Deal’
Listened
16 Jun 2026
577-
542. Starmer Loses His Defence Secretary: What Next?
Listened
11 Jun 2026
576-
541. Trump’s World Cup Mess and Kushner’s Albania Deal
Listened
10 Jun 2026
575-
540. The Untold Iran Crisis, Henry Nowak, and Farage’s Politics of Rage
Listened
09 Jun 2026
574-
539. Embezzlement, the Mandelson Texts, and Hasan Piker's UK Ban
Listened
03 Jun 2026
573-
538. The Pope’s AI Warning and Alastair Reacts to Blair’s Attack
Listened
02 Jun 2026
572-
Who Funds Reform? The Missing Millions
Listened
28 May 2026
571-
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband
Listened
27 May 2026
570-
536. Is Trump’s Corruption Machine Reaching New Extremes?
Listened
26 May 2026
569-
Struggling or Snowflakes? The Gen Z Mental Health Story
Listened
21 May 2026
568-
535. The Ebola Outbreak and the British Far-Right’s Next Move
Listened
20 May 2026
567-
534. Is Wes Streeting Trying to Sabotage Andy Burnham?
Listened
19 May 2026
566-
533. Andy Burnham's Big Gamble: Can He Beat Reform?
Listened
14 May 2026
565-
532. The Trump-Xi Showdown and Putin’s Conscription Con
Listened
13 May 2026
564-
531. Starmer on the Brink: What Next?
Listened
12 May 2026
563-
Enraged or Engaged? Angela Rayner on The Gen Z Story
Listened
11 May 2026
562-
Divided or Dependent? The Real Gen Z Story
Listened
09 May 2026
561-
530. Is Starmer the Next Joe Biden? Rory and Alastair React to Local Elections
Listened
08 May 2026
559-
529. Antisemitism, Polarisation, and How the King Outplayed Trump
Listened
06 May 2026
558-
528. Trump vs. Germany and Farage’s £5m ‘Gift’
Listened
05 May 2026
557-
Lucky or Left Behind? The Gen Z Money Story
Listened
30 Apr 2026
556-
527. Are American Tech Billionaires Threatening British Democracy?
Listened
29 Apr 2026
555-
526. Trump's Orwellian Maths and the King's Special Relationship Mission
Listened
28 Apr 2026
554-
525. JD Vance vs. the Pope and the Far-Right Funding Machine (Question Time)
Listened
22 Apr 2026
553-
524. Starmer’s Mandelson Mess and the Iranian Nuclear Threat
Listened
21 Apr 2026
552-
523. The Starmer-Mandelson Scandal: Lying or Incompetence?
Listened
17 Apr 2026
551-
Beating Populism: How To Fight Back
Listened
16 Apr 2026
550-
522. Has Hungary Shown Britain How to Beat Farage? (Question Time)
Listened
15 Apr 2026
549-
521. Trump’s Naval Blockade: Is America Becoming a Rogue State?
Listened
14 Apr 2026
548-
520. Orbán Ousted: Is The Tide Turning Against Far-Right Populism?
Listened
13 Apr 2026
547-
519. Trump's NATO Threat & a Critical Election in Hungary (Question Time)
Listened
08 Apr 2026
546-
518. Is Trump a Fascist and is His War on Iran Unwinnable?
Listened
07 Apr 2026
545-
The Real Reasons Populism Is Taking Over
Listened
02 Apr 2026
544-
517. Is Trump Plotting Regime Change in Cuba? (Question Time)
Listened
01 Apr 2026
543-
516. Trump’s Iran Delusion and the Limits of American Power
Listened
31 Mar 2026
542-
Nineteen Eighty-Four: Dominic Sandbrook on Big Brother, Surveillance, and Fear (The Book Club)
Listened
29 Mar 2026
541-
515. Starmer’s Foreign Aid Betrayal, Islamophobia & Australia’s Far Right (Question Time)
Listened
26 Mar 2026
540-
514. Who Is Profiting from Trump's Iran Catastrophe?
Listened
25 Mar 2026
539-
513. Inside Iran: The Country Trump Cannot Control? (Question Time)
Listened
19 Mar 2026
538-
512. Trump’s Iran Disaster and the GB News Propaganda Machine
Listened
18 Mar 2026
537-
511. Is Blair Undermining Starmer on Iran? (Question Time)
Listened
11 Mar 2026
536-
510. How The Iran War Is Spiralling Into a Global Crisis
Listened
09 Mar 2026
535-
The Future of Warfare: Anthropic vs OpenAI
Listened
05 Mar 2026
534-
509. Labour's Polanski Problem and the Student Loans Scandal (Question Time)