New pod q and a why do people leak? What is fuss re Sue Gray? Elections Sri Lanka, Austria, Brandenburg. Why Swiss voted against biodiversity. Why MPs should have phones taken off them. Fave Karaoke and how Rory Stewart voice changes in church alastaircampbell.org/2024/09/321-...

321. Question Time: Why do politicians leak to the press?

Was the recent election in Brandenburg really a “huge success” for the far-right AfD? Why are MPs allowed to be on their phones in the House of Commons? And what are Rory and Alastair’s go-to karaoke ...

I ran this at 5am this morning and fell into a deep but troubled sleep....

Can't find TRIP on here and I've abandoned xitter so putting this question for the pod to you here. Bluesky is lovely but I wonder if I'm in a new kind of echo chamber. Could this turn x into a nastier place, and just a different kind of echo chamber?

I listened to your discussion on Long Covid yesterday and it really reminded me of the stigma that was felt by M.E. sufferers who were always accused of just being lazy or making it up.

Thank you for covering Long Covid. Such a difficult and complex topic and you both did a thoughtful intro to the topic for those who know very little. Thought it might be useful for you to chat to the Public Health minister Andrew Gwynne about this for Leading as he also lives with Long Covid.

Why?...the irresistible urge to gossip and the power assigned through divulging "secrets"

Following the link to your site, I read the blog post about Bradley Wiggins - very important on mental health. Thank you. alastaircampbell.org/2024/08/less...

Lessons from the rise and fall, and most importantly the healing, of Bradley Wiggins. Great cyclist. Great guy. Who just made me shed a tear ...

As the Olympic Games come to a spectacular end, and I look back on two wonderful weeks of sport, during which Paris seemed to have taken the same happiness pill London that swallowed three Olympiads a...

I hope you can explain the fuss about sue gray, because I can’t… 😂

Nothing on Freeports then.

My bet is on ego or ideology. Remembering the mnemonic device MICE used in counterespionage for the four general motivations that could lead someone to commit treason, become an insider threat, or collaborate with a hostile agency or organization: Money, Ideology, Compromise, and Ego

Too much anlx.

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