The Greens, Reform and the end of two-party politics?

About this episode

Kiran Stacey interviews Prof Rob Ford about the shifting political landscape in the UK and the impact of smaller parties on traditional politics.

In part two of our interview, Kiran Stacey speaks to the political scientist Prof Rob Ford about the voters Labour and the Conservatives are losing to the Greens and Reform, and how May’s elections could play out. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

People in this episode

Host: Kiran Stacey

Guest: Prof Rob Ford

Topics covered

• politics
• elections
• voter behavior
• party dynamics
• Green Party
• Reform Party

Keywords

• Greens
• Reform
• Labour
• Conservatives
• May elections
• voter loss
• political scientist

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Labour, Conservatives, Greens, Reform

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