Every time Alister folds his arms and looks over his glasses cracks me up.
@Karen-bm3rj2 ай бұрын
Rory said " ...he settled and developed a love for the UK..." that's the same UK for which he tried to evade millions in tax from HMRC, the very organisation he was leader of during his very brief stint as chancellor, and was fined millions for trying to do so. And threatened the tax lawyer who uncovered this with legal action. He also claimed thousands in expenses for heating his stables! He is shifty and shady as hell, completely untrustworthy.
@XxJack893xX2 ай бұрын
I enjoy listening to him and some of the points he has to make but his record is clear, self serving like most other politicians
@RAF1998-l3c2 ай бұрын
I thought the exact same thing
@t.p.mckenna2 ай бұрын
Thank you for that detailed reminder. I enjoy The Rest Is Politics but sometimes is really rather too chummy an affair. Of course he's always maintained he made a mistake. HMRC accepted that he said. Er, hardly. They don't fine people who make genuine errors.
@RobbieB260624 күн бұрын
Quite. Personally I'd rather see Zahawi in prison rather than laughing it up on podcasts...
@alisterprice9162 ай бұрын
Zahawi is the perfect illustration of why this country is in such a mess. He's shameless, slimy and entirely motivated my his own needs and desires. Defending Boris because Boris "backed him", is borderline narcissistic. Just imagine the type of damage Zahawi, Truss, Coffey and all the other self motivated monsters have done to all the departments in this country over the years. No wonder everything is broken.
@ajmulla92Ай бұрын
"Boris Johnson was good to work for". He doesn't get that he's meant to be working for the people not a gobshite.
@RLeaguer_Saint2 ай бұрын
I really wanted to like Nadhim Zahawi, even though he's from the opposite side of the politcal spectrum from me, but I'd heard very positive things about him from those who had dealt directly with him as education secretary. However, the more that is revealed about him, the less I find to like. His defence of Boris Johnson is unforgiveable. If he doesn't want to denigrate Johnson on a podcast just before a general election, then fine, but then don't come on to the podcast, knowing that you'll be asked about this, and then continue the lies that he has even an ounce of credibility.
@mrmarmellow555Ай бұрын
He Is Just Defending🎉his 🧉Mate &But He Just To🥹 NAIVE!!
@peterkirby7546Ай бұрын
Respect to Nadhim Zahawi for coming on. Despite how people may perceive his flaws of judgement and/or behavior, he showed much strength of character coming onto such a show, that he certainly knew in-advance he would be given a hard time on. He displayed that, whatever else he is, he is undeniably a loyal and committed public-service minded individual, who respects his friends.
@Crispman_777Ай бұрын
Loyalty as long as it serves him...
@octaviamcdougall7170Ай бұрын
no fucking respect EVER
@Red1Green2Blue3Ай бұрын
Christ, no wonder the tories stayed in power so long when people are so easily impressed despite being confronted by someone who cares about nothing more than self enrichment.
@neilcampbell59632 ай бұрын
Not once did I hear this self serving man mention the electorate of the people he was meant to represent. When asked if Boris is untruthful his argument is almost that well Boris never lied to me. This man should be cast with Boris and Archer into the expulsion category Alistair talks of.
@KyleJamesFrazer2 ай бұрын
That was a hard listen; he really does try to weasel his way out of it.
@chelokinida2 ай бұрын
He thought his story about how he became conservative was endearing when all it did was expose another opportunistic, vindictive, self-serving, untrustworthy weasely character. Defending a known liar for his own benefit tells it all. How the worst people all keep assembling within that party is fascinating.
@Mercs_Beamers2 ай бұрын
A weasel crossed with a rat and a money grabbing snake. Watching him try defend Boris was embarrassing, basically “he was alright to me”
@jonathanwhite4602 ай бұрын
i'm less than a third through this one,finding it really hard work.
@johnnymnemonic4612 ай бұрын
Watching body language in these interviews are so interesting. Going back to Rachel Reeves interview, most of the time she can't hold direct eye contact with Rory, and in this one Nadhim did the same with Alastair especially when he talks about his childhood.
@TEX3602 ай бұрын
Good lord. But all credit to Nadim for coming on and talking. Interesting man
@williamhicken12062 ай бұрын
This is not a man of integrety.
@tracyevans89772 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed this session tonight , have him back and really get into the bones of IRAQ for us
@mujdawood78922 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed the interview. Fabulous insight in to the world of politics . 🎉
@user-kl6os3gd5s2 ай бұрын
These shameful Tory ministers should be nationally embarrassed as the next government open the books and see just how much they’ve siphoned off to their donors whilst borrowing to fill the gap.
@FRM1012 ай бұрын
This ep is already on itunes, and lets just say Nadhim's attempt to flatter Alastair availed him of little and less 😉
@moffattFАй бұрын
A very human insight- great job guys.😊
@UTubeSL2 ай бұрын
Alastair was just perfect in this!
@AliHussain-fz7pd27 күн бұрын
At least with this guy he’s not some Oxford, PPE, Eton, public school, career politician. Came from an immigrant family, had a proper career, having come from the working class. Volunteered himself for grillings by the press during covid. I prefer people like him who have no real need to enter politics, when you’ve made a few million, you invariably enter the fray because you’re aghast with the inefficiencies of Govt. His Tax episode was not his finest hour, but the likes of Gove et al are far worse.
@Tom_murray89Ай бұрын
I think this is a great podcast
@tosin84019 күн бұрын
The U.S. has not “devolved taxation to the states”. The states just added more taxation on top of the Federal Govt’s
@Roosterz4432 ай бұрын
The story about how/why he first joined the conservative party is frankly pathetic. Actually, most of his answers are weak, meandering and pathetic. Not a very impressive individual.
@Red1Green2Blue3Ай бұрын
It was clearly a lie.
@MrShikaga2 ай бұрын
lol, I love Alistair still claiming the Blair government didn’t lie about Iraq. Alistair, can you please point to the WMDs that could rain down on London in 45 minutes?
@clarelear1292 ай бұрын
Isn’t You Gov the company that sold Brexit polls to hedge funds & helped short the pound?
@RaRa-eu9mw2 ай бұрын
no?
@Squarepeg572 ай бұрын
I take from this that Zahawi seems to have very little interest in or concern about the ordinary people of the country. He didn’t mention us or the concept of service once.
@adejames1960Ай бұрын
Very good point. 👋
@mmcfarlane0012 ай бұрын
I never had any time for Zawahi as a politician, but it's a shame he didn't speak more about his past. He actually seems like.a reasonable guy (politics aside).
@tracyevans89772 ай бұрын
Too much me my self and I for my liking - get a five bar gate with your pencil lol
@hawsrulebegin77682 ай бұрын
I’d like to agree but feel he’s just playing nice to set himself up in the future.
@ER1CwC2 ай бұрын
@@tracyevans8977 Well, it is an interview, and they are asking him to talk about his history, his experiences, his views, etc.
@Red1Green2Blue3Ай бұрын
"politics aside" pretty big thing to put aside considering.
@Fontaine_de_CanАй бұрын
Love the body language of Alastair….
@EmanueleC_BR2 ай бұрын
I feel this dwelt to long on Boris, and not enough on someone who's buisness expirience comes from polling and how that influence and view affected his policy decisions. On a simple level, did he find himself polling his own ideas. Or did he ignore the polls when they applied to him?!
@m00plank902 ай бұрын
Didn’t expect to enjoy this, but I did. For me, there was a lack of confidence and a need to be led, rather than to stride confidently. Also that the factions working against each other in parties are the bane of our politics. We need to actively find compromise and common ground and work together on things more. The commons appears febrile most of the time. I think he gave a good account of himself, as much as I disagree fundamentally with his reasons for the more incredulous behaviour he’s shown, they are plausible and without arrogance to a point.
@marilynchivers47302 ай бұрын
Interesting & and frankly, he didn't come out of it very well. I wonder if he thought differently 🤔
@21nickik12 күн бұрын
What I learned from all of these podcast is that I can't even begin to understand the characters in the Tory party. Each one is more odd then the others.
@tommonk76512 ай бұрын
From across the pond, this guy seems really wrong-headed....
@clarebenton3995Ай бұрын
As an amateur musician I am always impressed by the truly great. So why are you surprised when a low level liar and chancer is impressed by the real thing ?
@CloudhoundCoUk2 ай бұрын
Rory, you really should review the definition of a friend (a person who supports a cause, organisation, or country by giving financial or other help:} The UK requires people to pay their taxes. If Leading wants to keep their audience interview people with integrity.
@CloudhoundCoUk2 ай бұрын
This episode of Leading to Date is the worst. Astonishing lies.
@zastrozziiАй бұрын
I wonder whether it might be one of the best. Simply because the line of questioning and space given response was so effective in exposing a deeply problematic character. I thought far far less of him after this
@hernebaybob2 ай бұрын
I didn’t enjoy this one. Unfortunately when he speaks about certain topics I don’t believe him.
@TT_12212 ай бұрын
If that guy Rory is going to invite friends on the show he at least needs to be professional and balanced enough to ask the questions that need to be asked. Zahawi supports Johnson, excuses Johnson's lies, he backed Truss and her incompetence, he tanked the economy and is a tax dodger. You'd never know this from Rory's interview...
@jackthemac132Ай бұрын
Rory gets giddy over the guests.... To be fair he's managed to position himself as the presenters of the biggest political podcast in the UK despite having done nothing in government, he must be pretty happy haha
@Crispman_777Ай бұрын
@@jackthemac132 They wouldn't come on if he didn't
@user-lk9lp3br3g2 ай бұрын
the next Gvt should put Alastair in the House of Lords..he would shake the other Place up....hear hear
@mediastudiesnetwork2 ай бұрын
Labour are scrapping the house of lords… I remember Gordon brown talking about it?
@MH-sg8rn2 ай бұрын
@@mediastudiesnetworkyeah but first they have to add a lot of peers to have a majority to make that happen
@rogerk.9297Ай бұрын
One thing I find sometimes annoying about Rory is that he likes interrupting and telling a guest's story when they're sitting in front of him. Why invite them then if you know all about them?
@shulliny1202 ай бұрын
He reminds of of Boris himself when answering questions, evasive, vague and a lot of mumbling
@jamescoburn6789Ай бұрын
Nothing about the serious harms of the Jabberwocky? Odd. Safe and effective? That was the original marketing slogan for Thalidomide.
@jamesandmikey322 ай бұрын
If my wife wanted to leave me for Nadhim Zahawi I tell her yes as he's absolutely gorgeous.
@bladdnun3016Ай бұрын
A gorgeous slimy weasel.
@lukedaniels7750Ай бұрын
When he says, 'to have been found to have been taking "commisions"', do he mean has been found to have been taking bribes ?
@tornadoeye2 ай бұрын
30:46 Rory giving the guest the finger
@JoshWinibergАй бұрын
Wtf!! That's hilarious 😂 That can't be an accident, nobody accidentally waves their middle finger at someone 😂
@tornadoeyeАй бұрын
@@JoshWiniberg Display of power
@webMonkey_2 ай бұрын
People who have done well in the status quo cannot see how the status quo needs to be broken up, if they do they just see more of extreme of the status quo. Less tax and de regulation makes more for the elites and their life better it does nothing for the working classes.
@oggyraverbabyghost2 ай бұрын
When are you going to get this on Channel 4 lime Rest Is Politics it should be in the TV each interview you do is really interesting & you get to see a lot of these politicians in a different light, you might not like their political views & party but you get to see another side of them which is really interesting.
@DylanSargesson2 ай бұрын
Labour member but I do think Rory and Alistair went a bit too much on the Johnson bashing in this one - would've loved to hear more from Zahawi on what it was like being the Vaccines Minister or being in Truss' Cabinet.
@stephengreen6683Ай бұрын
A tough watch. Very little (nothing) to like and admire there from my perspective
@bighty5426 күн бұрын
This guy came across as incoherent and grossly trusting in the untrustworthy
@powg18323 күн бұрын
Shameless, out of touch, self-serving, pathological lier. Surprisingly he is Rory's good old friend?
@fragglet2 ай бұрын
Am I crazy to think it or has Nadhim picked up some of Boris's mannerisms?
@krisle90Ай бұрын
He sounds like Boris himself
@jamesprice46472 ай бұрын
Clue: Boris was never good to work for.
@tonydecastro6340Ай бұрын
Rory, for once you made a bad judgment of character...
@helkiah2 ай бұрын
People like Zahawi come across like cartoon characters, cartoon villains in this case. Until they come on a fairly unique show like this. Contrary to the rest of the comments here, I saw a pretty decent, likeable human being, flaws and all. He made mistakes and has paid for them. On the big issues, like Brexit, and support of Boris Johnson, he is clearly, deeply wrong, and unable to reconcile his loyalties with reality.
@michaelsnelling2918Ай бұрын
Cannot understand the vitriol against this man … his suggestion to bring in outside talent to support inexperienced politicians and the civil service is totally logical … having used a 'task force' approach to many projects, very often the most successful outcomes are for flawed clients (like Boris Johnson) who can inspire a 'good enough' team to do great things … 'the world is not a shed for a perfect machine'
@Fontaine_de_CanАй бұрын
The disgust from Alastair is palpable
@mattgreen1594Ай бұрын
This guy is just so full of shit. Everything he said seemed like a desperate lie that he'd struggled to come up with under pressure. I get the impression that he is totally out of his depth, and that he wheels out things he doesn't properly understand, one after the other, in the hope that eventually he'll say what someone wants to hear. It doesn't seem like he actually cares about anything he talks about, and that, for him, politics is the art of survival, a game of box ticking and promotion, rather than a genuine struggle to solve difficult problems and to help people.
@schofield48362 ай бұрын
Yuk yuk yuk …. Need to take a bath with disinfectant after that !
@robfodder55752 ай бұрын
Alistair really needs to have a think about his time in government. Just off the top of my head: war, pension policy, bad PFI deals, gold sell off, naive WRT consequences of FOM, financial deregulation, stoking the housing market...etc. The spin was infuriating as a plebb, especially the issues that caused years of financial treacle. The current Tory government, especially now a few terms in, have racked up a pile of errors but how he manages to paint himself is hilarious. The idea that New New Labour are going to resolve the fundamental issues is utterly naive, I watched as much with the interview with the new education secretary. Sales talk and spin only gets you so far,.
@Mora2012Ай бұрын
Nadhim needs to learn to up his game on eloquence…very poor orator..umm.mmm..ummmm the whole time. very poor delivery. Posh , intellectually not sharp, and shallow. Why did you invite this guy on Leading???? Not an ounce of Leadership.
@mrmarmellow555Ай бұрын
🎉HYPE #BORRIS😅
@jamesgeorge89152 ай бұрын
I lasted 3 seconds, almost
@Inspectazoid2 ай бұрын
So the man talking about Boris is all you need to know. Just another charlatan.
@simonpendleton60052 ай бұрын
Have to wonder, what dirt Johnson has on him ?????
@adejames1960Ай бұрын
More like birds of a feather...
@michaelsnelling2918Ай бұрын
Cannot understand the vitriol against this man … his suggestion to bring in outside talent to support inexperienced politicians and the civil service is totally logical
@norarafferty4702Ай бұрын
What a weasel. But even he is self aware enough to be unable to speak rubbish without stammering.
@additionaddict55242 ай бұрын
the flattery got a bit much
@neilbradley1002 ай бұрын
Campbell once again reveals exactly why conservatives are advised to steer clear. Inevitably he turns this from an interview into an argument. He just can’t help himself.
@simonhunt72692 ай бұрын
What a display of poor judgement. This one in particular would have benefited from the end of interview wrap up
@hibyeization401Ай бұрын
tax dodger
@JG-ib7xkАй бұрын
Bit of a shill isn't he
@wolfa51512 ай бұрын
A man of little substance and even lesser quality.
@ajmulla922 ай бұрын
It’s amazing how Rory can make everything about himself, referring to himself 9 times in the first minute hahahaha Christ man
@stevept1504Ай бұрын
Almost unwatchable
@lordboningtonАй бұрын
Everyone tells me what a great guy Rory Stewart is. I'm not convinced. Hanging around with people like Nadhim Zahawi and voting to reduce welfare and housing benefits, doesn't strike me as the sort of person one could admire.
@AlekWheelerАй бұрын
Still cant believe this guy thought he could suceed Bojo after being Chancellor for like a day
@t.p.mckenna2 ай бұрын
I'll sit this instalment out, thanks.
@shukyizationАй бұрын
The way keeps flattering the presenters is like deflection of admitting to his own flaws and failings. At least Kwasi had integrity to admit what is wrong about Liz and himself. Also like how Rory got passionate in his questioning at one point looked as if he was sticking is middle finger up at him. lol
@simac38802 ай бұрын
Rory 'explaining' for the first 5 minutes the story of the guest's life, instead of letting the guest do it himself. That said, pretty nauseating episode. A weasely, Machiavellian, Boris-apologist, Campbell still whining about Iraq, still pushing his bullshit, and a self-important Etonian desperate to look important at all times... Please explain more things to me, oh man of great knowledge.
@jackthemac132Ай бұрын
Rory loves the sounds of his own voice. "Give us a sense..." Nails on a chalkboard.
@lukedaniels7750Ай бұрын
That story of the person handing out Socialist Worker magazines is so obviously a lie. This guy needs to be challenged.
@Nomoreanons2 ай бұрын
Christ alive. Alistair Campbell gets more and more arrogant and irritating with every episode.
@jamesprice46472 ай бұрын
Confirmation bias?
@adamfrank41922 ай бұрын
Can you guys please have some inspiring people with good ideas (Gary Stevenson, Owen Jones, Yanis Varoufakis, François Ruffin. Yes they are all left wing because in case you hadn't noticed the Overton window had moved outrageously to the right and we desperately need to re-establish a more healthy and balanced economic reality and discourse before the extreme right rules most of Europe) instead of all these characters who are responsible for the mess we are in?
@rsb83802 ай бұрын
Owen Jones has been permanently relegated to the dregs of Twitter/X, where he belongs. Nobody is interested in him anymore.
@Jaaj20092 ай бұрын
Utterly shameless, won't say a bad word about Boris when he clearly lied and blundered his way through his premiership on the basis that he is loyal and Boris backed him. He seems perfectly happy to get a leg up in his career and ignore literally everything around him and focus on his own obtuse opinion. He is right, nobody is perfect but there is a difference between someone with some flaws and someone who is classically corrupt, entitled and incompetent. The last 5 years has been a classic example of career politicians that want to have a go at the job and are willing to trade any principles they have to do so. Utterly hilarious defending Brexit, after its clear it has been massively damaging to exports and British agriculture, its all of a sudden about the long view over 10 years time. They didn't run Brexit on short term pain but long term benefit, it was about new control and the Brexit benefit. Utter garbage, everyone in the world knows that the UK stuck a middle finger up to its closest geographical trading partners and has now gone begging to India and the US asking for trade deals and what do they want - they want erosion of food standards to flood our markets with cheap goods, they want visa's, exactly the same issues that the Tories had with the EU are being replicated. The UK is negotiating from a position of weakness, the trade deal with Australia is a perfect example.
@davidmchale5890Ай бұрын
How can a tax dodger have the cheek to stay in the public eye Shouldn’t he be prison
@therealbettyswollocks2 ай бұрын
This guy is shameless.
@colintofield13772 ай бұрын
Love Stewart and Campbell but why in hell did they invite Zahawi onto this. The man is a cheat and liar, sorry guys thinking twice about watching you again
@MrShikaga2 ай бұрын
Because they don’t believe in cancel culture. They want to engage with people who have something to say, even if they disagree with everything they stand for. I mean, Rory and Alistair have said repeatedly they want to have Farage on the show, despite clearly disagreeing with him vehemently. Also, the idea that someone being a liar precludes them from being on a politics show is hilarious. Do I need to explain to you who Alistair Campbell is, and his key involvement in taking the UK to war based on lies?
@hawsrulebegin77682 ай бұрын
Watch things you feel you won’t agree with. It gives you insight or at least the pleasure of watching Alistair frown.
@susie61332 ай бұрын
Errrrr maybe because it’s their show😮 why can’t people have different opinions, have you walked in the guests shoes?? Be kind it’s not hard😊