Q&A: Reform's unique setup, super majorities and what we went without
The Two Matts
The New World
4.2 • 577 Ratings
🗓️ 16 June 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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In this Sunday's Q&A, The Two Matts are asked whether a Labour 'super majority' is good or bad drawing on historical results to try and predict the impact of a huge majority. They also dive into the unique structure of The Reform party and its implications, and are challenged on what they went without in their childhood.
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| 1:09.8 | Welcome to the two mats regular Sunday morning Q&A podcast, brought to you by the New European. |
| 1:15.5 | First question. |
| 1:16.6 | Is it possible for a party to win too big a majority? |
| 1:19.8 | From Lear in Kensington, well, what a good question. |
| 1:22.2 | I think it is, isn't it? |
| 1:23.3 | Probably. |
| 1:24.1 | I mean, let's work backwards from what the Tories are now sort of threatening. |
| 1:28.7 | What you mean? |
| 1:29.4 | Absolute single party socialist state. That's not a good thing. |
| 1:34.6 | Yeah. I mean, I suppose what I'm supposed to say, Rose, as a responsible political commentator is the nation needs a decent opposition. |
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