The Starmer Crisis in Historical Perspective – Part 2: What’s Next?

Past Present Future

D&HR Media Ltd

Politics, News, Philosophy, Society & Culture, History

4.7 • 747 Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Today it’s the second of our episodes trying to make sense of what’s happening in British politics with a bit of historical perspective: this time asking what is likely to follow from the current crisis. David talks to historians Robert Saunders and David Klemperer, Hannah White from the Institute for Government and political scientist Rob Ford. Can the current electoral system survive? Are either – or both – of the two main parties about to be replaced? Does Britain need proper devolution? And where do things stand on the prospect of Farage as PM? You can find out everything you need to know about this podcast – who we are, what we do, plus merch, events and full lists of all episodes including PPF+ bonus episodes on our website https://www.ppfideas.com Next Time: Live Film Special – Good Night, and Good Luck w/Helen Lewis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:08.6	Hello, my name's David Rundsenman,
1:10.7	and this is past-present future, the History of Ideas
1:14.1	podcast. Today, it's the second part of the conversations that I recorded at the end of last week
1:20.5	trying to make sense of what the hell is going on in British politics. You're going to hear from
1:27.1	historians Robert Saunders and David
1:29.5	Klempera, from Hannah White from the Institute for Government, and the political scientist Rob Ford.
1:35.9	This time, trying to decide what might be coming next. We start with Robert Saunders and the question
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