All episodes

The Rest Is Politics

481. Polanski, Macron & al-Sharaa: The Best & Worst Politicians of 2025

1 hour 2 minutes | Wednesday, 24 December 2025

Who deserves the title of UK politician of the year - and who gets worst? What was the most consequential moment of Trump's presidency so far? And can Rory convince Alastair that Christmas isn't so miserable after all?



Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.





__________

Gift The Rest Is Politics Plus this Christmas – give someone a whole year of Rory and Alastair’s miniseries, ad-free listening, early access to episodes and live show tickets, an exclusive members’ newsletter, discounted book prices, and a private chatroom on Discord. Just go to therestispolitics.supportingcast.fm/gifts. And of course, you can still join for yourself any time at therestispolitics.com



The Rest Is Politics is powered by Fuse Energy. The Rest Is Politics is powered by Fuse Energy. Fuse are giving away free TRIP Plus membership for all of 2025 to new sign ups 🎉 TRIP Plus gets you ad-free listening, discounts, and early access to episodes and pre-sale tickets for live shows! To sign up and for terms and conditions, visit ⁠fuseenergy.com/politics⁠ ⚡





__________

Social Producer: Charlie Johnson

Video Editor: Josh Smith

Assistant Producer: Daisy Alston-Horne

Producer: Evan Green, India Dunkley

Senior Producer: Callum Hill

Exec Producer: Tom Whiter



For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to ⁠goalhanger.com⁠

Instagram: ⁠@restispolitics⁠

Twitter: ⁠@restispolitics⁠

Email: ⁠therestispolitics@goalhanger.com⁠




Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

481. Polanski, Macron & al-Sharaa: The Best & Worst Politicians of 2025
The Rest Is Politics

-
Use the arrow keys to increase and decrease the volume, or space to toggle mute.