
Jack Blanchard
@jack_blanchard_
Politico Playbook managing editor & author. Brit abroad.
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28-02-2012 17:30:48
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🎙️NEW ep🎙️Assisted dying & conscience votes: MPs voting beyond party lines 🦊Alun Michael on fox hunting 🗣️John Bercow on inside the chamber 🏳️🌈Lynne Featherstone on gay marriage 🎧Rt Hon Nadine Dorries on the 08 abortion challenge Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps on votes of war politico.eu/podcast/westmi…

My flight back to Aus is 24 hours, but this episode is only 47 minutes. Listen to my tour through the wisteria clad buildings of Eton, my conversation with Patrick Hennessy & Simon Kuper of private schools dominance in SW1 & a ride through how it’s impacted 20yrs of education reform

Will the identity of the alleged Chinese spy be revealed in Parliament today? Jack Blanchard and Sam Coates Sky take us through the day's top political stories You can hear more from them here: podfollow.com/politics-at-ja… #PJAS #KayBurley SS

Starmer and the Spy – why can’t H6 be named? Sam explains why alleged Chinese spy “H6” can’t officially be named. Sam Coates Sky and Jack Blanchard have your guide to the day in politics 👇🏼 #PJAS 🎙️podfollow.com/politics-at-ja…

🎙️💥Had a lot of fun making my first ever Westminster Insider pod - the year ahead in 45 minutes! Huge thanks to Stephen Bush Katy Balls Sarah Calkin Alistair Dawber Lina Khatib Gordon Repinski and Charlie Cooper for getting involved! You can listen here: politico.eu/podcast/westmi…

Why is the government so unpopular coming into the new year? Sam Coates Sky and Jack Blanchard have your guide to the day in politics: 🔴 Why the Prime Minister’s big NHS announcement might not shift the dial 🔴 And can he shut up Elon Musk? Tap below to listen 👇🏼🎧



"I'm used to chaos and turmoil and change" — After covering Brexit & countless UK PMs, Jack Blanchard takes helm of POLITICO Playbook with fresh eyes on DC. His goal? Make it "the most useful thing you get in the morning." Read more in Washingtonian 🌸👇 washingtonian.com/2025/01/16/pla…


The first Playbook from Jack Blanchard. tinyurl.com/2p8y29d6


Jack Blanchard Us Yanks have your Yorkshire Tea needs covered. Delivery available today from 2-6pm. Bonus! #playbook a.co/d/9tsh8La

SCOOPLET: A new analysis from FOIAengine found that the Heritage Foundation, which spearheaded Project 2025, used more than 7,700 FOIA requests to research 1,400 federal officials in preparation for implementing the Trump agenda. (Via Ben Johansen and me) politico.com/newsletters/we…
