There was a weird role reversal at the heart of the Liberal Democrat decisions over tuition fees in 2010, as Chris Butler's academic research reveals. So I invited him on Never Mind The Bar Charts to discuss what he has found, the lessons for the Liberal Democrats and the implications more generally about what makes for successful political parties.
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Is politics still about left versus right?
Lib Dems do the Revokey-Cokey
The Brexit Episode: Remain is winning! (Or is it?)
And then there were two... (more MPs on the Lib Dem Parliamentary benches)
Why did Jo Swinson win and what happens now?
What have we learnt so far about Jo Swinson and Ed Davey?
Exclusive: Edward Davey interview
Exclusive: Jo Swinson interview
Announcement: three special episodes coming up
Will the Liberal Democrat boom go bust?
Just how happy should the Lib Dems be?
Friend or foe? Change UK and the Lib Dems
Are the Lib Dems about to lose an MP?
Vince Cable: how did he do and who will succeed him?
The Independent Group: earthshattering or earthbound?
Pilot episode #3: universal basic income, radicalism and new parties
Pilot episode #2: Paddy, coalition and little Englanders
Pilot episode #1: the best political commentators, the Lib Dems and what if Brexit wasn't happening?
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