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139: The lie of Labour’s radicalism

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🗓️ 22 November 2019

⏱️ 32 minutes

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In our latest election round-up, Brendan O’Neill, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss the latest party pledges, green grandstanding and Prince Andrew.   Check out the spiked shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/spiked Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello and Spiked

0:05.0

Spiked editor Brendan O'Neill and spike columnist Ella Wielen.

0:09.0

This week we'll be discussing the latest news from the general election, from the

0:13.2

launch of Labour and the Lib Dem manifestos, to the party's green grandstanding and

0:17.3

much more. Labor's Manifesto is a manifesto that will bring real change.

0:25.0

This is socialism, red in tooth and glory.

0:28.0

We will get Brexit sorted by giving you the people, the final say.

0:32.0

Mr. Corbett, now tell us, are you going to campaign for leave all room?

0:35.6

We have wasted the last three and a half years talking about racing.

0:40.1

The Labour Party launched its manifesto this week, promising the most radical and

0:46.4

ambitious plan to transform our country in decades. It includes plans for a

0:50.9

green transformation fund, nationalised broadband, free care for the

0:55.1

elderly, free NHS prescriptions, free dental health checkups and a major new house building

1:00.3

program among many other things. But the whole at the heart of it all is

1:04.8

Labour's Brexit policy. Brendan you wrote about Labour's Brexit stance earlier this

1:09.5

week I think what do you make of it? I think their Brexit position is atrocious and in their manifesto they say that the public will have a final say on Brexit

1:19.0

it says a Labour government will implement whatever the people decide and what they mean is they will come up with a deal

1:24.8

within three months of taking office which hopefully won't happen and then within another three months

1:31.2

after that they will put it to the public the public

1:33.2

the public will get to choose between labors deal or staying in the European Union

1:37.2

now we know from what Jeremy Corbyn said at the Confederation of British industry

1:41.1

that his deal the thing they're aspiring to do is have a

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