‘It’s very easy to win an election – here’s how': Rory Sutherland on private schools, early election & death doulas
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The episode discusses the impact of Labour's policies on private education, the possibility of an early election, and the growing trend of death doulas.
For this week’s Edition, Lara Prendergast is joined by The Spectator’s columnist Rory Sutherland, political editor Tim Shipman and drinks editor Jonathan Ray. This week: What has been the damage of Labour’s punitive war on private education? Rory questions whether the sector had helped itself in the years prior, but did the policy itself ever represent more than ‘class warfare?’ Tim explores the vigour to which the (now former) Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson embraced that label, whilst Jonathan reflects on ‘canny approaches’ to game the system. Also: Election? What election? The panel discuss rumours that the PM may call an early general election in the wake of the ‘Burnham bounce’ in the polls giving Labour a narrow lead over Reform. If not, how does he escape the straitjacket of the 2024 manifesto? Rory further explains how government has been transformed from a ‘policeman to a traffic warden,’ and gives Burnham his top tips for an easy re-election. Plus: The death doulas movement. To what extent does this growing trend – of which figures such as Caroline Lucas, Davina McCall and Nicole Kidman are now subscribers – represent a broader point of death positivity, or in…
People in this episode
Host: Lara Prendergast
Guests: Rory Sutherland, Tim Shipman, Jonathan Ray
Topics covered
- private education
- politics
- elections
- death doulas
- class warfare
- government policy
Keywords
- private schools
- early election
- Labour
- death positivity
- political commentary
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Labour, Reform
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