2021 - Reasons to be optimistic?

All Out Politics

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🗓️ 7 January 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Adam Boulton and guests discuss a significant couple of weeks in politics in the UK and the US and look ahead to the political events of 2021.

They reflect on the shocking scenes in Washington DC as Congress prepared to confirm Joe Biden as the next US President, the free trade agreement between the UK and the EU and the latest on the Coronavirus pandemic as the vaccine rollout coincides with the majority of people in the UK in lockdown.

And they'll assess what's in store in 2021 with local elections, a transition of power in America, the COP Climate Change conference in Glasgow and a potential reshuffle on the cards.

Joining Adam this week are:
The co-founder of Britain Thinks and the author of 'Beyond the Red Wall' Deborah Mattinson, Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London, Tim Bale and Sky's deputy political editor Sam Coates.

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0:00.0	Donald Trump is heading back to the White House.
0:03.1	Together we can truly make America great again.
0:06.7	We are in for an unpredictable but fascinating four years.
0:10.3	And we're going to be following every twist and turn for the first 100 days.
0:15.0	We'll be bringing you the latest updates and analysis first thing every morning.
0:19.5	So join me, James Mackey.
0:21.3	Me, Martha Kalnick.
0:22.3	And me, Mark Stone, for Trump 100 every weekday at 6am, wherever you get your podcast.
0:32.3	Hello, and welcome to the All Out Politics Podcast. I'm Adam Bolton and joining me for this, the first
0:41.7	podcast of 2021 are the co-founder of Britain Thinks and the author of Beyond the Red Wall, Deborah
0:47.4	Matinson, the Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London, Tim Bale and Sky's Deputy
0:52.6	Political Editor Sam Coates.
0:54.3	Now, what we want to do really is to look ahead to the year, not necessarily crystal ball predictions,
0:59.9	but how we think things might map out over the next 12 months.
1:04.4	Of course, though, there are immediate pressing issues both here at home and most dramatically in the United States.
1:16.4	Before we go on to 2021, let's just remind ourselves of events in Washington, D.C.
1:25.1	USA! USA! We will never give up. We. U.S.A! U.S.A! U.S.
1:28.3	We will never give up.
1:30.3	We will never concede.
1:31.3	It doesn't happen.
1:32.3	You don't concede with his theft involved.
1:35.3	This election were overturned by mere allegations from the losing side.
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