Memories aren't what they used to be

10 Jun 2025 • 50 min • EN
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The Three Old Hacks talk political memoirs this week. Were they always as salacious, and as quickly turned round post-administration as they are now? Barely has the imprint of the politician"s backside faded from the leather of the despatch box before somebody is telling all. Former BBC Sports editor Mihir Bose, Economics editor of The Sunday Times and political analyst Nigel Dudley discuss Sarah Vine"s book How Not to be a Political Wife. She and her then husband Michael Gove were close to David and Samantha Cameron before the Brexit referendum ended the friendship, and she says, her marriage. The Three Old Hacks look back fondly to the days when MI5 put it about that Prime Minister Harold Wilson was a communist in thrall to Russia and everyone thought he was sleeping with his secretary, when in fact it was another woman altogether. Get in contact with the podcast by emailing threeoldhacks@outlook.com, we’d love to hear from you!

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