Putting Down the Vase w/ Chris Clarke

About this episode

Will speaks to Chris Clarke about his paper 'Putting Down the Vase' and Labour's governance strategy post-2024 election.

In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to Chris Clarke, author of The Dark Knight and the Puppet Master, about a new paper he's written entitled "Putting Down the Vase" in which Chris argues that Labour needs to change its approach a year after winning the 2024 general election. They discuss how the ming vase strategy has played its part in how Labour governs, how the rules for established parties are different from those for smaller parties, the role of social media in how MPs operate and how migration has become a lightning rod for political debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Will

Guest: Chris Clarke

Topics covered

• Labour Party
• political strategy
• social media
• migration
• governance

Keywords

• Labour
• Chris Clarke
• political debate
• social media
• migration
• governance
• 2024 general election

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Labour, Acast

Books & works: The Dark Knight, the Puppet Master, Putting Down the Vase

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