From sneaking into the Labour Party underage to leading it through its darkest defeats and brightest near-misses, few have shaped and survived British politics like Neil Kinnock.

In this episode of The Pulse of Power, I sit down with Lord Kinnock for a masterclass in political resilience, collective spirit, and brutal honesty. From the Welsh valleys to the brink of Downing Street, from the miners’ strike to the birth of New Labour, Lord Neil Kinnock tells the story only he can.

What You’ll Learn

- Why He Joined at 14: How a working-class boy saw libraries, parks, and the NHS and realised only collective power makes them possible.

- The Defeats That Defined Him: 1987, 1992, and why losing twice taught him more about winning than victory ever could.

- Labour 2025: The real danger isn’t Keir. It’s the team around him who still don’t get that “not being highly political” is his greatest strength right now.

At 82, Lord Kinnock remains the beating heart of Labour’s soul - funny, fierce, and unflinchingly honest. Whether you lived through his era or discovered it via the classroom, this is the political education you didn’t know you needed.

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In this second instalment of The Pulse of Power, I explore Sir Vince Cable’s extraordinary 50-year political odyssey: Glasgow councillor in his twenties, special advisor to John Smith, Business Secretary in the Coalition, Lib Dem leader, and now the elder statesman who refuses to fade away.

What You’ll Learn

- The Three-Party Education: What Labour in the 70s, the SDP dream, and the Lib Dems taught him about the fragile centre-left fault line that still defines British politics.

- Coalition Confessions: The inside story of the 2010 deal, tuition fees betrayal, and why he still believes the Lib Dems had no real choice.

- Quick-Fire Verdict: Keir Starmer gone by next year? Rachel Reeves too? Kemi Badenoch underrated? Sir Vince doesn’t hold back.

From surviving seven election attempts to dancing on Strictly and everything in between, Sir Vince Cable remains one of the sharpest, most unflinching voices in British public life.

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On the day Rachel Reeves delivered Labour’s first Budget in 14 years, who better to dissect it than the last Liberal Democrat to sit in Cabinet as Business Secretary?

In this first instalment of The Pulse of Power, I sit down with Sir Vince Cable - former leader of the Liberal Democrats and Secretary of State for Business (2010–2015) for an unflinching, real-time reaction to the 2025 Autumn Budget.

What You’ll Learn

- Complicated Over Bold: Why Sir Vince believes the Budget lacks clarity and what he would have changed (yes, even manifesto promises).

- Two-Child Cap Victory: The one measure he applauds without reservation and why it’s a game-changer for working families.

- Third Budget Nightmare: The political catastrophe that could kill public trust in government if Labour has to tax again.

This episode is the Budget deep-dive you’ve been waiting for - clear, candid, and straight from someone who has actually sat at the Cabinet table when the numbers didn’t add up.

Part 2 (coming next week) dives into Sir Vince’s extraordinary political journey: Labour → SDP → Lib Dem leadership → Coalition power broker → the wilderness and back.