The Three Old Hacks discuss the visit of Donald Trump and whether our Prime Minister's apparent fawning over him is the only way to treat someone so vain. "Flattery pays off with Trump", says David Smith, Economics editor of the Sunday Times. "You don't want to make an enemy of him". They note that Rupert Murdoch was on the guest list for dinner with the President of the United States, but Nigel Farage wasn't. "Farage is not as close to Trump as he makes out", says David. Also on th...
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The Three Old Hacks discuss the visit of Donald Trump and whether our Prime Minister's apparent fawning over him is the only way to treat someone so vain. "Flattery pays off with Trump", says David Smith, Economics editor of the Sunday Times. "You don't want to make an enemy of him". They note that Rupert Murdoch was on the guest list for dinner with the President of the United States, but Nigel Farage wasn't. "Farage is not as close to Trump as he makes out", says David. Also on th...
As the Prime Minister Keir Starmer tries to recover from the worst start by a new government in recent times, the Three Old Hacks discuss why the government needs a re-launch a mere six months after coming to office with a huge majority. “Does it mean” asks Mihir Bose that “Labour no longer has leaders with political nous”. What happened to the party of Clement Attlee and Tony Blair?Nigel Dudley recalls how Tories under Thatcher in 1979 also had a rocky start and David Smith explains po...
Three Old Hacks
The Three Old Hacks discuss the visit of Donald Trump and whether our Prime Minister's apparent fawning over him is the only way to treat someone so vain. "Flattery pays off with Trump", says David Smith, Economics editor of the Sunday Times. "You don't want to make an enemy of him". They note that Rupert Murdoch was on the guest list for dinner with the President of the United States, but Nigel Farage wasn't. "Farage is not as close to Trump as he makes out", says David. Also on th...
