The New Statesman Podcast

NS#238: The Tory Conference Special

Helen and Stephen discuss the fallout from the Conservative Party conference, and in particular Theresa May's disastrous speech. Then they answer a listener question: is the Labour Party ready to govern?Send us your questions and thoughts for future episodes on Twitter via <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ns_podcasts" target="_blank">@ns_podcasts</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/helenlewis" target="_blank">@helenlewis</a> or <a href="http://www.twitter.com/stephenkb" target="_blank">@stephenkb</a>.Further reading/listening:<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/09/conservatives-still-don-t-understand-jeremy-corbyn-real-threat" target="_blank">Stephen on the Conservatives' misunderstanding of Jeremy Corbyn.</a><a href="https://www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2017/10/hammond-warns-of-the-past-as-voters-wonder-about-the-future.html" target="_blank">Mark Wallace at ConHome on the Tories and the 1970s.</a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-back-half/id1281934174?mt=2" target="_blank">The Back Half podcast on iTunes</a> and <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-back-half/id1281934174?mt=2" target="_blank">Acast</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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