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NS#241: MPs Behaving Badly

NS#241: MPs Behaving Badly

FromThe New Statesman Podcast


NS#241: MPs Behaving Badly

FromThe New Statesman Podcast

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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Oct 26, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

How badly does an MP have to behave before they get suspended? Helen and Stephen discuss the case of Sheffield Hallam MP Jared O'Mara and analyse the media kremlinology behind it. Then they look at the continuing problems with Universal Credit and explore its failures as a benefits system. Finally, they answer a question sent in by many listeners: could Nick Clegg return to Parliament?Contact us on Twitter @ns_podcasts, @helenlewis or @stephenkb.Further reading:Mary Beard's 2013 interview with the New York Times about online abuse.Stephen's article about Jared O'Mara.Helen's column on Universal Credit. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Oct 26, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Twice a week the New Statesman politics team - Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea - discuss the latest in UK politics. From Boris Johnson's latest battle with backbenchers to the machinery behind the Labour Party's opposition attack lines, this is the debrief you need to understand what's really happening in Westminster and beyond.New episodes Tuesday and Friday. Send your questions at youaskus.co.uk.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.