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/101/ UK Election: A Disaster Foretold

/101/ UK Election: A Disaster Foretold

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/101/ UK Election: A Disaster Foretold

FromBungacast

ratings:
Length:
71 minutes
Released:
Dec 16, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On how Labour lost.
Was it Brexit that did for Labour? In what sense? What now for the British Left - and for democracy?
Running order:
(02:40) Opening chat
(05:15) The electoral map, the generational divide
(21:46) Class
(33:52) The leadership and the media
(48:10) Holding our prediction to account
(53:30) Reaction of various Labour factions 
(01:03:10) Future of left-populism

Readings:
How class, turnout and the Brexit party shaped the general election result, Financial Times
The Failure of the Left to Grasp Brexit, Michael Wilkinson, Verfassungs Blog
Anti-politics & the last gasp of British Labourism, Tad Tietze, Left-Flank
Hate to say it, but #BrexitWouldveWon, Alex Hochuli
Don’t blame Corbyn or Brexit: Labour failed to rage against the hated political system, Adam Ramsay, openDemocracy

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Released:
Dec 16, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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