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Daily Politics from the New Statesman

Labour's lost future: the 20-year decline of the Labour Party

Daily Politics from the New Statesman

The New Statesman

News & Politics, Society & Culture, News, Politics

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea speak to New Statesman special correspondent Harry Lambert about his cover story on the decline of the Labour party. They talk about the key moments over the last 20 years and whether there’s any sign of any optimism for the party’s future.


Then in You Ask Us, they answer a listener’s question about whether manifesto promises matter any more.


If you have a question for You Ask Us email [email protected]



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0:00.0

Hi, I'm George, host of the Greenroom Podcast by Deloitte.

0:06.6

We explore the topics that matter most in business.

0:09.3

Every episode we dive into a big question on our mind, like, can AI make us more human?

0:14.7

Does when we're born affect how we work, or is technology our planet's best hope?

0:22.5

I'd love for you to join me in the Greenroom, find us wherever you've got this podcast,

0:26.2

just search the Greenroom by Deloitte.

0:30.4

Hi, I'm Anouche.

0:39.6

And I'm Alfa.

0:40.7

And on today's New Statesman podcast, we're joined by our special correspondent,

0:44.7

Harry Lambert, to talk about the decline of the Labour Party.

0:48.0

And you ask us, what is the point of manifesto promises?

1:00.8

We're delighted today to be joined by our special correspondent, Harry Lambert,

1:05.4

who has basically been speaking to everyone in the Labour Party, it seems,

1:10.0

for months for his brilliant piece, which is the cover story of the most recent issue of the New Statesman.

1:15.6

The headlines, Labour's Lost Future, the inside story of a 20-year collapse.

1:20.4

And it's quite an interestingly structured piece, because it basically goes through

1:25.1

the decline of the Labour Party in 10 acts.

1:28.4

Could you take us through those acts, Harry, if you remember them?

1:31.6

It was quite an ordeal working out exactly as you put it to me before the show,

1:35.6

which of the many failings we'd highlight.

1:37.6

But the whole point about the piece is to say that none of the four, or even five now leaders since 2001,

1:44.8

are excused from responsibility for what happened here to Labour over the last 20 years.

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