Sascha O'Sullivan

London

Co-Host at POLITICO's Westminster Insider

🎙️Host of Westminster Insider at @POLITICOEurope Australian-style journalist, coffee snob & beach bum [email protected]

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Articles

What’s the point of political satire?

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Sascha O'Sullivan

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music In the midst of spending reviews, rows of migration and fights about water bosses’ bonuses, everyone could do with a laugh. So this week on Westminster Insider, host Sascha O’Sullivan speaks to a coterie of comedians and satirists in SW1 to find out: what’s the point of political satire? Legendary co-creator of Yes, Minister Jonathan Lynn explains how a show designed to make people have a laugh at the expense of some pompous civil servants defined...
A boozy lunch with Jo Coburn

4 weeks ago | politico.eu | Sascha O'Sullivan

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Host Sascha O’Sullivan goes for lunch with Jo Coburn as she leaves her position as presenter of Politics Live, the BBC’s lunchtime political programme. Over a carafe of Picpoul de Pinet, Coburn tells Sascha about keeping calm amid the din of politicians rowing with one another live on air. She discusses the most poignant episodes – and the rowdiest. And Coburn reflects on 28 years at the BBC and how it’s political programming has changed to reflect a...
Can Labour still own the North?

1 month ago | politico.eu | Sascha O'Sullivan

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music With Nigel Farage’s Reform UK muscling in to key parts of the country, Westminster Insider Host Sascha O’Sullivan speaks to politicians through the North of England, where Labour has an uphill battle to convince their heartlands they can be trusted. Sascha speaks to Labour MP Josh Simons, whose seat of Makerfield had one of the highest proportion of votes for Reform without actually voting in one of the party’s MP. Simons tells Sascha about his plans...
War and Peace in Europe

Mar 28, 2025 | politico.eu | Sascha O'Sullivan

POLITICO’s weekly political series lifts the curtain on how Westminster really works, offering in-depth insight into the political issues which typically only get broad-brush treatment in the wider media.
War and Peace in Europe

Mar 27, 2025 | politico.eu | Sascha O'Sullivan

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music With Ukraine and Russia in the throes of attempting to negotiate a ceasefire, Westminster Insider Host Sascha O’Sullivan talks to some of the leading figures on the frontline of the war in Russia. She speaks to Finnish Minister for Nordic Co-Operation Anders Adlercreutz, who told her Finland has never stopped buying tanks and building bomb shelters, for fear of a Russian invasion, and builds resilience at every level through initiatives like media...
When politicians fight the law and the law wins

Mar 13, 2025 | politico.eu | Sascha O'Sullivan

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music As Mike Amesbury bows out of his career as a Labour MP after being caught on tape assaulting a constituent, this week’s episode of Westminster Insider goes inside politicians’ wrangles with the law. Host Sascha O’Sullivan finds out if winding up in front of a judge can ever be survivable for a politician — high-profile or not. She talks to former Lib Dem advisor Sean Kemp about how the case of Chris Huhne, climate secretary during the coalition...
How to survive No 11 Downing Street

Feb 28, 2025 | politico.eu | Sascha O'Sullivan

POLITICO’s weekly podcast lifting the curtain on how Westminster really works. By SASCHA O’SULLIVANSend ideas here | View in your browserWith Keir Starmer recently forced to promise his Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, would stay on until the next election, Westminster Insider Host Sascha O’Sullivan talks to former Chancellors and advisors who have worked in No 10 and No 11 Downing Street over the last 30 years to find out how to survive one of the toughest gigs in politics.
How to survive No 11 Downing Street

Feb 27, 2025 | politico.eu | Sascha O'Sullivan

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music With Keir Starmer recently forced to promise his Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, would stay on until the next election, Westminster Insider Host Sascha O’Sullivan talks to former Chancellors and advisors who have worked in No 10 and No 11 Downing Street over the last 30 years to find out how to survive one of the toughest gigs in politics. She talks to former Chancellor Norman Lamont about the aftermath of the Black Wednesday financial crisis in 1992 and...
How Westminster goes viral (without Elon Musk)

Feb 14, 2025 | politico.eu | Sascha O'Sullivan

POLITICO’s weekly podcast lifting the curtain on how Westminster really works. By SASCHA O’SULLIVANSend ideas here | View in your browserFor years, Westminster has been addicted to Twitter (now called X). Host Sascha O’Sullivan looks at how the site – and SW1’s reliance on it – has changed since tech billionaire Elon Musk took over.
How Westminster goes viral (without Elon Musk)

Feb 13, 2025 | politico.eu | Sascha O'Sullivan

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music For years, Westminster has been addicted to Twitter (now called X). Host Sascha O’Sullivan looks at how the site – and SW1’s reliance on it – has changed since tech billionaire Elon Musk took over. Sascha talks to Charlie Peters, journalist at GB News, whose story about grooming gangs was amplified by Musk before going on to dominate Britain’s news cycle for a fortnight. She compares how the same story was covered originally by freelance journalist...