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Is this what hope feels like? Rafael Behr's reflections on Labour's 2024 victory

In this summer bonus episode, Raf and (producer) Phil discuss the changing mood around British politics since Labour's election victory, the restoration of seriousness after years of triviality, why some people can't adapt, why others want to believe that Keir Starmer can deliver the change he has promised and whether they are right. Links to stuff mentioned in the podcast More in Common report Tony Judt's essay Reform came 2nd in 89 of the seats that Labour won. Lowest voter turnout for a General Election since universal suffrage began This is a Raf Behr and Larchmont Productions podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  'System Fail' - a conversation with Sam Freedman about the way Britain's b…

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  ‘The gen Z revolution’ - how a student protest toppled a corrupt and viole…

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  Going Ape - a conversation about evolution, morality and political coopera…

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  Doom audit - a conversation with Jonathan Freedland about America, Israel,…

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  Moving the needle - Tom Gray of Gomez on swapping the recording studio for…

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  'Bonus Couch Chat'

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  'Beyond the Red Wall'

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  'Beyond parody' - a conversation with Rob Hutton about political journalis…

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  Trapped! Democracy's struggle to cope with modern life and what we can do …

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  Kindness - a conversation about political empathy, its power and its limit…

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  Contrarianism, social media and the future of culture wars - a conversatio…

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  Populism, democracy and the parliamentary battle over Brexit

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  Party People - a stroll around the grassroots of democracy

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  The French Connection - myth and misunderstanding across the Channel

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  'The world's a stage' - politics and storytelling with James Graham