Academy of Ideas
Episodes
Thursday May 25, 2017
#PodcastOfIdeas: UK general election - episode 3
Thursday May 25, 2017
Thursday May 25, 2017
Adam Rawcliffe is joined by Claire Fox, Jacob Furedi and Jacob Reynolds to discuss the political response to the Manchester bombing, the pause in the election campaign, the Tories' u-turn on social-care policy and the need to bring the debate back to Brexit.
Monday May 15, 2017
#PodcastOfIdeas: UK general election - episode 2
Monday May 15, 2017
Monday May 15, 2017
As the UK general election gets into full swing, Adam Rawcliffe is joined by Geoff Kidder, Izzy Lyons and Fraser Myers to talk about the latest developments.
Are the local election results any guide to how the country will vote on 8 June? Why are the Conservatives riding high in the polls? Can the Labour Party - or Jeremy Corbyn at least - survive a heavy defeat? And what should we make of the 'progressive alliance' of Labour, Lib Dems, Greens and Scottish Nationalists? Does it amount to anything and can it stop the Tories?