What percentage of the UK population are pensioners? What percentage of the UK population are on benefits? Are UK voters becoming increasingly comfortable with authoritarianism? Why is Thatcher the only past PM currently viewed as 'strong' by the public? What's the secret to achieving visibility as a politician? Join Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell as they answer all these questions and more on this week's episode of The Rest Is Politics: Question Time. TRIP ELECTION TOUR: To buy tickets for our October Election Tour, just head to https://www.therestispolitics.com/ TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to https://www.therestispolitics.com/ to sign up. ✅ Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/@restispolitics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🎙️ Listen To The Podcast: https://lnk.to/TheRestIsPoliticsYT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📱 Follow Us On Socials: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/restispolitics/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restispolitics/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@restispolitics Twitter: https://twitter.com/RestIsPolitics 00:00 Intro 01:03 Rest Is Politics Monthly tracker poll - the results are in 10:29 UK politics has frozen, with deep problems 14:48 Voters are becoming increasingly comfortable with authoritarianism 17:05 Poll results on current political issues 18:45 Israel/Palestine Sympathy 23:02 Break 23:26 Rory's darkest moment in politics 25:50 Rory's most positive moment 26:31 Thoughts on the current national birth control enquiry 29:10 Tribute to Frank Field 33:44 Togo election explainer and update 36:06 Profile on Richard Tice & Reform Party is a private company? 40:14 How to get someone excited about politics? 41:02 The dangers journalists face 44:46 Outro