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Podcast: The Bunker – News without the nonsense
Episode: Comfortably Brum: Why do the Tories love Birmingham?
Description: Birmingham plays a key role in the Tory imagination – something that might shock some of its 1.1 million inhabitants. So what is the relationship between the Conservatives and Britain’s Second City? Marie Le Conte is joined by Richard Vinen, professor of history at King’s College London and author of Second City: Birmingham and the Forging of Modern Britain, to unpack the myth and memory behind this Tory spiritual home.
“You don’t have to like it to recognise how important Birmingham is.”
“Birmingham grew the most under Tony Blair – it’s a very New Labour city.”
“The Tories ha...