How can we unite the extreme right and extreme left? What impact can small countries have on global politics? How was the former Danish Prime Minister influenced by New Labour?Rory and Alastair are joined by Denmark's former Prime Minister, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, to discuss all this and more.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 therestispolitics.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestispolitics.TRIP TOUR:To buy tickets for our October Tour, just head to www.therestispolitics.comInstagram:@restispoliticsTwitter:@RestIsPoliticsEmail:restispolitics@gmail.comPodcast Editor: Chris SawyerVideo Editor: Teo Ayodeji-AnsellSocial Producer: Jess KidsonAssistant Producer: Fiona DouglasProducer: Nicole MaslenSenior Producer: Dom JohnsonHead of Content: Tom WhiterExec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices