The Not Quite Prime Ministers

<p>History is written by (and often about) the winners, but the lives and careers of Britain's political losers can be just as telling. Leaders of the Opposition was a long-running feature on Matt's Times Radio show, and now author and historian Nigel Fletcher has written the book explaining what they can tell us about modern politics.</p><br><p>Plus: Columnists India Knight and James Marriott on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/plan-to-reform-alevels-british-baccalaureate-ttlvhl79r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rishi Sunak's&nbsp;plans for a British baccalaureate</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/public-debate-dimmed-by-the-cult-of-personality-6rq2fmbrd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">why we need more expertise in public debate</a>, and how to stop yourself being digitally re-animated once you're dead.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>