The Two Deprivations w/ Chris Clarke

About this episode

Will and Chris Clarke discuss wealth inequality in the UK and its political implications.

In this episode of the podcast Will is once again joined by Chris Clarke to discuss a new piece he's written called The Two Deprivations, looking at wealth inequality across the UK and which political parties are gaining support from people suffering different types of deprivation. They discuss the Gorton and Denton by election, which inspired the piece, how Labour should tackle the new political climate and what the impact will be on the future of British politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Will

Guest: Chris Clarke

Topics covered

• wealth inequality
• political parties
• deprivation
• British politics
• by-election

Keywords

• wealth inequality
• political parties
• deprivation
• Gorton
• Denton
• Labour
• British politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Labour, Acast

Books & works: The Two Deprivations

Places: UK, Gorton, Denton

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