On Politics: A New Era for UK Politics
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of recent local elections on UK politics, focusing on party dynamics and the rise of nationalism.
In the wake of last week’s devolved and local elections, Keir Starmer is once again fighting for his political future. Labour has almost completely vanished in Wales, came a distant second in Scotland (tied with Reform UK), and lost nearly 1500 councillors in England. But while Plaid Cymru and the SNP were victorious in Wales and Scotland, in many ways the results in England were a disappointment for everybody, with no party making the breakthroughs they hoped for and the Conservatives pushed to the fringes. James is joined by Richard King, Rory Scothorne and Andy Beckett to makes sense of this new political map and consider what the collapse of old party loyalties and the rise of nationalist politics means across all three countries. Read more on politics in the LRB: https://lrb.me/lrbpolitics From the LRB Subscribe to the LRB: https://lrb.me/subslrbpod Close Readings podcast: https://lrb.me/crlrbpod LRB Audiobooks: https://lrb.me/audiobookslrbpod Bags, binders and more at the LRB Store: https://lrb.me/storelrbpod Get in touch: podcasts@lrb.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: James
Guests: Richard King, Rory Scothorne, Andy Beckett
Topics covered
- UK politics
- local elections
- party loyalties
- nationalist politics
- political analysis
Keywords
- UK elections
- Labour party
- political future
- nationalism
- party dynamics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Labour, Plaid Cymru, SNP, Reform UK
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