The Westminster Hour

I spent a very enjoyable half hour or so this week in the company of Demos director Richard Reeves, who interviewed me for a slot on Radio 4’s The Westminster Hour, called Political Roots.

We talked about why I joined the Labour Party, my political beliefs and the different philosophical and political strands which make up the modern Labour Party, and I think we managed to range pretty widely, from Amartya Sen and Amitai Etzioni to The Shark Public House in Harlow, the miners’ strike, McDonalds and Hodge Hill.

Richard’s producer, Sheila Cook, tells me that it’s on Radio 4 at 2245 on Sunday, with repeats at 2045 on Wednesday 9th December and 0545 on Sunday 13 December. Once it’s played the first time, you should be able to find it on the BBC’s iPlayer – type in Westminster Hour and it should come up.