Independent Thinking
Independent Thinking is the new podcast from Chatham House.
Each week our director, Bronwen Maddox, will host conversations with leading policymakers, journalists and our own Chatham House experts to provide insight and depth on the big international questions of the week.
Independent Thinking gives you, the listener, the opportunity to engage with the high-level conversations that the institute hosts, and, for Chatham House members, to ask questions directly to the participants in each episode.
Oct 3, 2025
It's party conference season in Britain. Both ruling Labour and opposition Conservatives are nervous about the rise of Nigel Farage's right-wing Reform UK, successor to the Brexit Party.
Pollster Joe Twyman and Olivia O’Sullivan, Director of Chatham House's UK in the World Programme, join host Bronwen Maddox for this week's podcast.
Read our latest:
Explainer | Can the Trump peace plan for Gaza succeed?
Comment | A ‘Drone Wall’ is needed for Europe to defend against a new threat
Comment | Africa must strengthen continental unity to boost its global influence
Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by Stephen Farrell and John Pollock.
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