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union have been taking part in a oneday strike, causing disruption to rail services across britain. now on bbc news, nick robinson in conversation with people who influence our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. hello. welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone whos shaped our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. my guest this week is better known, hes more trusted, hes arguably more influential than many politic...

when the three—storey stucture came down in the western city of espinal. colombias president—elect has called for amateur bullfights to be banned. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello. welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone whos shaped our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. my guest this week is better known, hes more trusted, hes arguably more influential than many politicians. chief executi...

to fear what martin lewis says. the founder of the moneysavingexpert website and the newsletter has many millions of followers who hang on his conclusions about how, yes, they should be saving money. the ft once dubbed him the most successful journalist in the world ever. hes called the current cost—of—living crisis shocking and scary and anxiety—driving. and he warned at one stage that he was running out of tips to help people to get through it. martin lewis, welcome to politica...

Now is on energy bills and the poorest in society for whom there isnt much left. and it was that was that was a baton thread that was looking at the chancellor and saying, "money—saving is out. this is yourjob, mate. this is yourjob, not myjob." so that was that was not an accidental throwaway phrase. that was a deliberate, nuanced political challenge. we spoke to a former director of communications at number 10 who said martin lewis is one of the most influential people in britain. is that a ...

When i sort of found myself in an intermediary role between the government and the public and passing messages both ways, that was about how you designed the furlough programmes and gaps, gaps that are being missed, but also how to operate it and get it to the public. and then in the cost of living crisis, where i felt i had to call out a government which is not like ive ever wanted to do. i am not a big political player. i dont do party politics. but i felt because of the subject and my subject...

Think any time you think of yourself like that, itjust makes you scared. and i have to say, the last few years have been incredibly scary on a personal basis. first, with the pandemic, when i sort of found myself in an intermediary role between the government and the public and passing messages both ways, that was about how you designed the furlough programmes and gaps, gaps that are being missed, but also how to operate it and get it to the public. and then in the cost of living crisis, where i...