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‘Austerity is inevitably painful’: How Michael Gove justifies his politics | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast

Presented by Aditya Chakrabortty with Michael Gove, produced by Frankie Tobi and Luke John Smith; the executive producers are Maz Ebtehaj, Kirsty Major and James Tindale · The Guardian · World
Published 17 Oct 2026, 5:45 pm·1 h ago·1 min read
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For more than three decades, Michael Gove has been a leading figure in British Conservatism. As a journalist, government minister and now editor of the Tory bible, the Spectator, he has helped shape the right even as it has moved further rightwards. In the latest episode of Radical Thinking, Gove joins Aditya Chakrabortty to discuss the future of the right, his record on Brexit and austerity, and the Spectator’s position on Islam Watch the full episode with Michael Gove here . Aditya’s suggested reading: To read the fruits of Michael Gove’s dalliance with the Marxism Today gang, look up his…

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