How will history remember Julian Assange? Why is Britain’s tax burden so high? Does loyalty come back to bite you in politics? Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all this and more on today’s episode of The Rest Is Politics: Question Time. 🌏 Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/restispolitics It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✅ 00:00 Coming Up 01:32 Tax burdens and the effect on public services 02:46 How much the Ageing Population costs the UK 03:26 Who’s paying the most tax? 04:22 What is the top 1% of incomes in the UK? 05:10 The British tax burden continued 06:02 Rory’s defence of austerity 08:02 Kane’s response to ex-players criticism 10:06 Passing judgement on fellow politicians 14:50 Friendships in politics 16:46: Should we have more soldiers in politics? 18:06: Break 20:43: Start of Part 2 20:55: The first night of sleep as prime minister 22:30 Alistair and Rory taking their clothes off? 23:00 Alistair and Rory’s books 24:33 The media’s role in politics 25:58 Why is politics exempt from factual requirements? 29:05: Sunak’s lies and the betting scandal 37:11 Takes on the release of Julian Assange 38:40 Revealing information with a public interest justification 39:25 Satirical cartoons of Rory and Alistair 43:06 Outro 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