To kick off the new year David and Helen are joined by historian Robert Saunders to talk about two possible trends for the next twelve months. Could Labour and the Lib Dem’s really find electoral common ground to defeat the Tories? And is Netzero scepticism about to become a serious force on the British right? A conversation about history, coalitions, energy prices, populism and the return of Nigel Farage. Coming up on Talking Politics: Biden one year on.
Talking Points:
By-elections and opinion polls suggest that the Conservative Party might be in trouble.
What complicates things now is the Scottish question.
Is there potential for serious opposition to climate-centric politics in the coming years?
Is there an unoccupied political space between techno-utopianism and net zero skepticism?
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