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Podcast: The Prospect Podcast
Episode: The party is over: Is this the end for Labour and the Tories?
Description: Politics in Britain was once dominated by two big parties with predictable voter bases. But times have changed—and for the first time, new parties are on the rise.This week, Ellen and Imaan are joined by Prospect’s new editor Philip Collins, to discuss the breakdown of British politics as we know it. Philip argues that we have entered a new political era—one where the traditional giants of British politics, Labour and the Conservatives, have become hollowed-out “zombies”, ill-equipped to face the challenges of the 21st century.He traces the origins of the party system, the...