• On the Couch: Steve Baker
    May 2 2024
    On this episode, Lucy Beresford speaks to Steve Baker MP about his mental health, the current dangers facing MPs in their constituencies and what the government can do to improve the nation's mental health.
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    24 mins
  • On the Couch: Ali Miraj
    Dec 21 2023
    Lucy speaks to Ali Miraj, financier and political commentator, about 2023, what went wrong for Rishi Sunak and why he needs to stand up to the right of the party.
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    20 mins
  • On the Couch: Dawn Neesom
    Dec 7 2023
    On this episode, Lucy speaks to Dawn Neesom, GB News presenter and former editor of the Daily Star, about the Covid inquiry and the stories we tell ourselves about what happened during the pandemic.
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    24 mins
  • On the Couch: Jill Rutter
    Nov 23 2023
    Lucy speaks to Jill Rutter about the psychology of economics, the competing narratives around the Autumn Statement and whether Jeremy Hunt is listening to voters or Tory MPs.
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    21 mins
  • On the Couch: Lord Darroch
    Nov 9 2023
    Lucy speaks to Kim, Lord Darroch about how Sunak and Starmer are seen to be handling the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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    34 mins
  • On the Couch: Rachel Johnson
    Oct 26 2023
    On this episode, Lucy speaks to broadcaster and journalist Rachel Johnson about sexual harassment in Westminster and how to change the culture.
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    20 mins
  • On the Couch: Robbie Griffiths
    Oct 13 2023
    Lucy speaks to Londoners' Diary columnist Robbie Griffiths about the role gossip plays in politics, and especially at Party Conferences.
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    23 mins
  • On the Couch: Baroness Ros Altmann
    Oct 5 2023
    This week, Lucy speaks to Baroness Altmann CBE, leading UK pensions expert and former pensions minister, about why it's so hard to get people to focus on pensions, and why nudge theory has been proven to help.
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    32 mins