David and Helen are joined by the historian Colin Kidd to try to make sense of last week's elections in England, Scotland and Wales. What do they mean for the future of the UK? What do they mean for the future of the Labour Party? Are either (or both) in terminal trouble? Plus we explore how Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson are going to resolve their standoff over a second Scottish independence referendum.
Talking Points:
Gordon Brown says that Scotland is a 30-30-40 nation.
Alex Salmond’s party lost, but it put forward a more coherent vision for an independent Scotland.
There’s a new alliance in Scottish politics between the SNP and the Greens.
Where is the SNP’s greatest weakness?
How should Labour think about the basic challenge of reassembling a coalition?
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