Steven Swinford

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Nov 3, 2026

The State of It

How far will Burnham go for Europe?

Nov 3 · 1 Mention

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Steven SwinfordHOST

2:06

Welcome to The State of It, the political podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times.

Steven SwinfordHOST

2:10

I'm Steven Swinford, the political editor of The Times.

Steven SwinfordHOST

2:13

I'm Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator for The Times.

Lara SpiritHOST

2:15

I'm Lara Spirit, deputy political editor of The Sunday Times.

The State of It

" Run away, turn away, run away, turn away" - Healey's Bronski Beat budget

Oct 28 · 1 Mention

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Steven SwinfordHOST

0:19

Welcome to The State of It, the political podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times.

Steven SwinfordHOST

0:23

I'm Steven Swinford, the political editor of The Times.

Steven SwinfordHOST

0:26

I'm Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator for The Times.

Steven SwinfordHOST

0:29

I'm Ben Riley-Smith, the political editor of The Sunday Times.

The State of It

Brexit, oil and immigration: Labour's three rows

Oct 27 · 1 Mention

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Steven SwinfordHOST

0:54

Welcome to this week's episode of The State of It, the political podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times.

Steven SwinfordHOST

0:58

I'm Steven Swinford, the political editor of The Times.

Steven SwinfordHOST

1:01

I'm Ben Riley-Smith, the political editor of The Sunday Times.

Patrick MaguireHOST

1:04

I'm Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator

The State of It

You can't vibe-code your way to growth

Oct 23 · 1 Mention

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Steven SwinfordHOST

0:12

Welcome to the latest episode of The State of It, the political podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times.

Steven SwinfordHOST

0:17

I'm Steven Swinford, the political editor of The Times.

Steven SwinfordHOST

0:20

I'm Ben Riley-Smith, the political editor of The Sunday Times.

Patrick MaguireHOST

0:23

And I'm Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator for The Times.

The State of It

Andy Burnham's welfare plan: spend first, cut later

Oct 20 · 1 Mention

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Steven SwinfordHOST

0:27

Welcome to The State of It, the political podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times.

Steven SwinfordHOST

0:31

I'm Steven Swinford, the political editor of The Times.

Steven SwinfordHOST

0:34

I'm Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator

Ben Riley-SmithHOST

0:36

for The Times.

The State of It

AI rows and pre-budget jitters – The State of It Live

Oct 19 · 1 Mention

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Steven SwinfordHOST

0:41

Welcome to this live edition of our podcast, The State of It, from The Times and The Sunday Times.

Steven SwinfordHOST

0:46

I'm Steven Swinford, the political editor of The Times.

Steven SwinfordHOST

0:49

And I'm Patrick

Patrick MaguireHOST

0:49

Maguire, chief political commentator for The Times.

The State of It

EU can't be serious!

Oct 13 · 1 Mention

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Steven SwinfordHOST

0:53

Welcome to this week's edition of The State of It, the political podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times.

Steven SwinfordHOST

0:58

I'm Steven Swinford, the political editor of The Times.

Steven SwinfordHOST

1:00

I'm Ben Riley-Smith, the political editor of The Sunday Times.

Steven SwinfordHOST

1:03

I'm Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator for The Times.

The State of It

Zack Polanski on the brink

Oct 9 · 1 Mention

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Steven SwinfordHOST

0:15

Uh, welcome to The State of It, the political podcast from The Times and the Sunday Times.

Steven SwinfordHOST

0:19

I'm Steven Swinford, the political editor of The Times.

Lara SpiritHOST

0:22

I'm Laura Spiritt, deputy political editor of the Sunday Times.

Patrick MaguireHOST

0:25

And I'm Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator for The Times.

Steven Swinford

Nov 3, 2026

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