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Podcast: The Bunker – News without the nonsense
Episode: Two's a crowd – How the Whigs vs. Tories shaped modern Britain
Description: How did Britain, a country bursting with factions, movements and rebellions, end up dominated by two major parties? Today in The Bunker, Seth Thévoz is joined by historian George Owers, author of The Rage of Party, to trace the fierce rivalry between Whigs and Tories that shaped our modern political norms and to explore why its legacy still shapes every election Britain fights.
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