Rory Stewart discusses his kafkaesque experiences in the British government cabinet.

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Once neck and neck with Boris Johnson in the leadership race for the Conservative party, Rory Stewart sought to blaze a new socially liberal trend within conservative politics. But how did he come to his political philosophy, and more broadly, his philosophy of life? Now Stewart co-hosts with Alastair Campbell the podcast The Rest is Politics, and has written a critically acclaimed book entitled ‘Politics on the Edge’. In this interview, Stewart explores ideas on heroism, compassion among conservativism, and how meditation helped form his spiritual philosophy. Isabel Hilton hosts.

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An award winning writer, foremost politician, and chart-topping broadcaster, Rory Stewart is one of the leading political figures of his generation. His career kicked off as the deputy governor of the Maysan province in Iraq during the 2003 invasion. He later authored an award-winning memoir of his time in Central Asia. He was then elected to be an MP where he was Secretary of State for International Development. Following his withdrawal from frontline politics, Rory has launched The Rest is Politics podcast with Alastair Campbell which is regularly the top political podcast in the UK.

He is interviewed by Isabel Hilton, the founder of China Dialogue and a regular political commentator.

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00:00 Introduction
00:20 Dismal picture of British state
02:40 Boris Johnson and the civil service
04:15 Yemen
08:00 Foreign policy
10:30 Ministers are nobody
12:15 Politics is about bold gestures

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