David, Helen and Chris Brooke have one more go at making sense of the tangled web that is British politics. Can Johnson really survive, and even if he does, can his brand ever recover? Is this a scandal, is it a crisis, or is it something else entirely? Does history offer any guide to what comes next? Plus we explore what might be the really big lessons from the last two years of Covid-dominated politics.
Talking Points:
It’s obvious why Boris is a problem, but it’s not clear who would replace him.
Boris won’t go voluntarily. But can he survive?
In 2015, Ed Miliband was leading in the headline polls. But there were signs of weakness.
The politics of scandal are different from the politics of crisis.
This particular scandal is bound up in Johnson’s appeal.
Were the pandemic years a dress rehearsal for the politics of climate change?
Mentioned in this Episode:
Further Learning:
And as ever, recommended reading curated by our friends at the LRB can be found here: lrb.co.uk/talking
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/talkingpolitics.
Talking Politics: HISTORY OF IDEAS
Lockdownonomics
Adam Tooze/Shockwave
Nate Silver
British Politics: The Big Reset?
In Praise of Hilary Mantel
Can America Cope?
Michael Lewis Updated
States of Emergency
Tara Westover/Educated
From Cholera to Coronavirus
Co-operation or Conflict?
The View from Italy
Adam Tooze Part 2
Adam Tooze on the Crisis
Doomsday Clock
Superforecasting
Super Tuesday Special: Biden's Back!
Blair's Labour and Johnson's Brexit
Michael Ignatieff on the Future of Democracy
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free