Politics Podcast: Choices, chocolate and Chairman Mao

POLITICS doesn’t get much bigger than government spending decisions and voting on whether to go to war.

Discussing these issues and more with our man in Westminster James Millar are the SNP’s Tommy Sheppard and lobby legend Tony Grew.

Comedy club founder Tommy has advice for shadow chancellor John McDonnell on how to tell jokes and there’s some controversial views on the character of Chairman Mao.

Plus the trio look ahead to next week’s vote on whether to take the UK to war again and start bombing in Syria and how parties and MPs decide their stance.

James Millar: Without opposition George Osborne could overreach himself – click here to read more Listen to last week’s episode: SNP on Syria, Paris reaction and Labour’s position on Trident – click here