Starmer’s blame game
Political Currency
Persephonica
4 • 855 Ratings
🗓️ 12 December 2024
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Keir Starmer is working hard to shift the narrative on his government from gloomy tax raiders to optimistic change makers. Ed Balls and George Osborne asses whether he’s leaning too hard into blame. Does he need to stop the finger pointing and get on and deliver?
Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria collapsed this week — a sudden, stunning end to the Assad family’s five-decade reign. Ed and George reflect on the Syrian civil war and its impact on their time in politics. What is going on in Downing Street right now, and how should the UK proceed? David Cameron’s deputy security adviser Hugh Powell makes a guest appearance to advise on how to stop the country from descending into conflict.
Plus, Emmanuel Macron is dealing with a frozen French parliament and under mounting pressure to appoint a new Prime Minister. After a spectacular Olympics and the grand reopening of Notre Dame, he should be riding high – but are his days in politics now numbered?
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