Red herrings & Swiss cheese

Mark Carruthers sits down with Senator George Mitchell at Queen's University to discuss his career and crucial role in helping bring peace to Northern Ireland. 

Mark Carruthers speaks to former UUP Leader Doug Beattie about his political life. 

Mark chats to Suzanne Breen, Deirdre Heenan, David McCann & Tim Cairns about the past 12 months in local politics. 

Mal angenommen, in Deutschland regieren Bürgerräte mit. Lösen wir Bürger dann die Klimakrise? Und hält sich die Regierung dann an die Entscheidungen? Ein Gedankenexperiment. 

Our politics is under enormous strain and right now, whether it’s combatting COVID-19 or corruption in politics, we are facing the fight of our lives. Whilst things are bleak, we have to be hopeful. Why? Because we have so much more in common than that which divides us. I hope yo ... Show More

Are we predisposed by our personality to be drawn to certain political policies or certain ideologies? And if so, should we take account of this when our views differ from other people? James Tilley, a professor of politics at Oxford University, talks to leading academics in the ... Show More

The government trying to killed us 

Is the Conservative brand damaging their politicians? Who is the SNP's new leader? What’s going on in South Africa? Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more on today's episode of The Rest Is Politics. TRIP ELECTION TOUR:To buy tickets for our October E ... Show More