The State of It: Live Podcast Recording with the Times
Temple Church, London, EC4Y 7BB
Tuesday 12th May 2026
The State of It takes you inside the room where it happens. The best political journalists from The Times and Sunday Times tell you what the people running the country are saying to - and about - each other. Scoops and insight, anecdotes and jokes from reporters who spend their lives making sense of what's happening in Westminster. Featuring Patrick Macguire, Gabriel Pogrund, and Steven Swinford.
Books available
Signed copies of Get In by Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund
The Fleet Street Quarter Festival of Words 2026 is headline sponsored by Landsec & MYO
Accessibility:
This venue is wheelchair accessible but does not have accessible bathrooms on site.
This venue is equipped with a hearing induction loop system.
Please let us know if you have any other accessibility or dietary concerns.
About Fleet Street Quarter:
Fleet Street Quarter is a Business Improvement District championing one of London’s most iconic areas. Spanning Fleet Street and its surrounding destinations - including Chancery Lane, Holborn, Ludgate Hill and New Street Square - the Quarter is collaboratively being shaped into a vibrant place to live, work and explore. This is an area alive with innovation, vision and a rich cultural history — a place where stories have always been born.
Find out more:
Fleet Street Quarter Instagram
Fleet Street Quarter LinkedIn
Fleet Street Quarter Website
Fleet Street Quarter Newsletter
Books available
Signed copies of Get In by Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund
The Fleet Street Quarter Festival of Words 2026 is headline sponsored by Landsec & MYO
Accessibility:
This venue is wheelchair accessible but does not have accessible bathrooms on site.
This venue is equipped with a hearing induction loop system.
Please let us know if you have any other accessibility or dietary concerns.
About Fleet Street Quarter:
Fleet Street Quarter is a Business Improvement District championing one of London’s most iconic areas. Spanning Fleet Street and its surrounding destinations - including Chancery Lane, Holborn, Ludgate Hill and New Street Square - the Quarter is collaboratively being shaped into a vibrant place to live, work and explore. This is an area alive with innovation, vision and a rich cultural history — a place where stories have always been born.
Find out more:
Fleet Street Quarter Instagram
Fleet Street Quarter LinkedIn
Fleet Street Quarter Website
Fleet Street Quarter Newsletter
