Are we sleepwalking into a crisis that could totally overwhelm our prisons? Why is the South West often forgotten in politics? Why do political honeymoons often come to such abrupt endings? Alastair is again joined by friend of the show David Gauke to answer all these questions and more on today’s episode of The Rest Is Politics: Question Time. TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to https://www.therestispolitics.com/ to sign up. ✅ Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/@restispolitics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🎙️ Listen To The Podcast: https://lnk.to/TheRestIsPoliticsYT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📱 Follow Us On Socials: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/restispolitics/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restispolitics/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@restispolitics Twitter: https://twitter.com/RestIsPolitics 00:00 Intro 00:09 Who is your hero David Gauke? 02:19 How can we reform a prison system in crisis? 07:22 How much of a honeymoon will Labour get? Would the public turn on him? 11:33 Why does politics ignore the South West? 15:34 What is going on in Catalonia? 17:59 South Africa correction 18:44 International students for universities 22:14 Why do the Labour left seem to hate Starmer more than Sunak? 26:10 Views on Ipswich promotion & investment grassroots sports 28:58 Darren Bent 31:18 Outro