
How To Win An Election
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<p>The Times brings together some of the most experienced strategists in British politics to discuss what's really going on behind the big stories, and elections taking place here and around the world.</p><br><p>Daniel Finkelstein, Sally Morgan and Polly Mackenzie join Hugo Rifkind for an intelligent, adversarial and witty conversation every week.</p><br><p>Follow the podcast now to never miss an episode.</p><br><p>Send questions, comments and voicenotes to: howtowin@thetimes.co.uk</p><br><p>Executive Producer: Andrew Alexander</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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- What is How To Win An Election?
<p>The Times brings together some of the most experienced strategists in British politics to discuss what's really going on behind the big stories, and elections taking place here and around the world.</p><br><p>Daniel Finkelstein, Sally Morgan and Polly Mackenzie join Hugo Rifkind for an intelligent, adversarial and witty conversation every week.</p><br><p>Follow the podcast now to never miss an episode.</p><br><p>Send questions, comments and voicenotes to: howtowin@thetimes.co.uk</p><br><p>Executive Producer: Andrew Alexander</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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