Sharp Talk

Anton Spisak, Senior Fellow at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, talks to Paul Adamson about his recent paper "Fixing Brexit: A New Agenda for a New Partnership with the European Union".

Marina Hyde, columnist at The Guardian, talks to Paul Adamson about her new collection "What Just Happened? Despatches from Turbulent Times".

Dominic Grieve, former Attorney General of England and Wales and former MP, talks to Paul Adamson about the UK Conservative Party's euroscepticism, UK-EU relations and Britain's place in the world.

Ditte Juul Jørgensen, Director General of the Directorate-General for Energy at the European Commission, talks to Paul Adamson about the new urgency in EU energy policy following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Stanley Pignal, who writes the 'Charlemagne' column at 'The Economist', reflects on the changing EU scene after a ten-year career absence from Brussels.

Michael Cockerell, the distinguished political documentary-maker and journalist, talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'Unmasking our Leaders - Confessions of a Political Documentary-Maker'.

Howard Goodall, the award-winning composer, music historian, writer and broadcaster, talks to Paul Adamson about the catastrophic impact of Brexit on the creative sector.

Dr Hannah White, Director of the Institute for Government think tank, talks to Paul Adamson about how the British Prime Minister Liz Truss has lost trust.

Brendan Carr, Senior Republican on the US Federal Communications Commission, talks to Paul Adamson about making US tech companies pay for 5G roll out and curbing Chinese tech industry influence.

Jonathan Freedland, columnist at The Guardian and presenter of BBC Radio 4's 'The Long View', talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'The Escape Artist - The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World'.

Simon Kuper, columnist at the Financial Times, talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'Chums: How a Tiny Caste of Oxford Tories Took Over the UK'.

Lord (David) Hannay of Chiswick talks to Paul Adamson about his time as a negotiator in pre-accession talks with the EEC, chief of staff to the first British Conservative Commissioner and Permanent Representative to the EU and how Britain should position itself on the world stage post Brexit.

Catherine Barnard, Professor of EU Law and Employment Law at Trinity College, University of Cambridge, talks to Paul Adamson about the UK government's plans to significantly redraft the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Thomas Boué, Director General, Policy - EMEA at BSA I The Software Alliance, talks to Paul Adamson about developments in global collaboration in the digital sphere.

Philippe Etienne, France's Ambassador to the United States, talks to Paul Adamson about the France-US relationship after the AUKUS episode, the West's response to the war in Ukraine and President Macron's vision of the future of Europe.

George Parker, Political Editor of the Financial Times, talks to Paul Adamson about the current state of UK-EU relations.

Neil Kinnock, Leader of the British Labour Party 1983-1992, European Commissioner 1994-2004 and member of the House of Lords, talks to Paul Adamson about the British Labour Party's historical positions on the EU and its current positioning in 'post-Brexit' UK politics.

Joakim Reiter, Vodafone's Chief External and Corporate Affairs Officer, talks to Paul Adamson about the EU's Digital Decade strategy, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the impact of technology on the war in Ukraine.

Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, Director General of Digital Europe, talks to Paul Adamson, about the role technology companies are playing in the war in Ukraine, and how the sector is increasingly working alongside NATO and the EU.

Christopher (Lord) Tugendhat talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'The Worm in the Apple: A History of the Conservative Party and Europe from Churchill to Cameron' and his life as a former European Commissioner.