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‘Austerity is inevitably painful’: How Michael Gove justifies his politics | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast

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Tobi, p. b. F., Major, K., Tindale, J., Gove, P. b. A. C. w. M., & Ebtehaj, L. J. S. t. e. p. a. M. (2026, October 17). ‘Austerity is inevitably painful’: How Michael Gove justifies his politics | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/commentisfree/audio/2026/oct/17/austerity-is-inevitably-painful-how-michael-gove-justifies-his-politics-radical-thinking-with-aditya-chakrabortty-podcast

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In a podcast episode with Aditya Chakrabortty, titled "Radical Thinking," Michael Gove defends his political views and austerity measures. Chakrabortty provides a list of reading suggestions to understand Gove's political journey and the current state of British conservatism, including essays by Richard J Evans and Phil Burton-Cartledge, along with analyses on the economic impacts of Conservative policies during Cameron’s era and potential costs associated with Brexit.

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On October 17, 2026, The Guardian published a podcast titled "Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty," featuring an interview with Michael Gove about his political philosophy. Gove discusses austerity policies and their implications for Britain's Conservative Party. In the same article, Aditya Chakrabortty recommends several readings, including Phil Burton-Cartledge’s book "The Party’s Over: The Rise and Fall of the Conservatives from Thatcher to Sunak," which analyzes why Britain's most successful political party is currently struggling. The podcast also mentions a forthcoming discussion with two authors who will further explore economic issues related to the Cameron era.

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produced by Frankie Tobi

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Also by produced by Frankie Tobi

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2026-10-03 · The Guardian

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Kirsty Major

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2026-10-17 · mixed framing · ‘Austerity is inevitably painful’: How Michael Gove justifies his politics | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast

Also by Kirsty Major

'There’s no such thing as democracy': Yanis Varoufakis | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast

2026-10-03 · The Guardian

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James Tindale

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🔮 Two of its authors will join us for a podcast later in the series.

2026-10-17 · mixed framing · ‘Austerity is inevitably painful’: How Michael Gove justifies his politics | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast

Also by James Tindale

'There’s no such thing as democracy': Yanis Varoufakis | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast

2026-10-03 · The Guardian

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Presented by Aditya Chakrabortty with Michael Gove

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🔮 Two of its authors will join us for a podcast later in the series.

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Luke John Smith; the executive producers are Maz Ebtehaj

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🔮 Two of its authors will join us for a podcast later in the series.

2026-10-17 · mixed framing · ‘Austerity is inevitably painful’: How Michael Gove justifies his politics | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast

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British Guardian Marxism Today Tories the London Review of Books

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British NORP · 2× Michael Gove’s PERSON · 2× Aditya PERSON · 1× Guardian ORG · 1× Marxism Today ORG · 1× Michael Gove PERSON · 1× Phil PERSON · 1× Phil Burton-Cartledge PERSON · 1× Richard J Evans PERSON · 1× the London Review of Books ORG · 1×

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Just why the most successful political party is now failing is analysed in-depth by Phil Burton-Cartledge in his book The Party’s Over: The Rise and Fall of the Conservatives from Thatcher to Sunak -

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🔮 Two of its authors will join us for a podcast later in the series.

2026-10-17 · The Guardian

‘Austerity is inevitably painful’: How Michael Gove justifies his politics | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast · mixed framing

Claims (7 extracted, 2 hedged)

Aditya’s suggested reading: - To read the fruits of Michael Gove’s dalliance with the Marxism Today gang, look up his essay in a 1998 collection called The Moderniser’s Dilemma: Radical Politics in the Age of Blair - For slalom ride through Michael Gove’s years in power, read The Demented Dalek by the historian Richard J Evans in the London Review of Books - To learn more on what’s become of the British right, there’s a column by me for the Guardian - uncertain

what → suggest → Guardian

Party → fail → Sunak

Phil also writes a very good blog on British politics, which keeps a close eye on how each party is trying to marshall a coalition of voters. asserted

party → write → voters

Here he is on Kemi Badenoch - Geoffrey Wheatcroft does an entertaining short narrative in Bloody Panico! asserted

Wheatcroft → do → Panico

- For more on the economics of the Cameron years, this paper is acute on how the Tories failed to move the UK away from being a country of renters towards a country of makers. asserted

Tories → fail → makers

Two of its authors will join us for a podcast later in the series. asserted

Two → join → series

- And if you want to read how Brexit may have cost the UK 8% of GDP, there’s this paper based on data from the Bank of England - Finally, on the Spectator read Nesrine Malik’s recent column in The Guardian uncertain

Brexit → want → Guardian