World Review from the New Statesman

Left in crisis: why European social democracy is in decline

Jeremy Cliffe and Emily Tamkin are joined by political scientist Tarik Abou-Chadi to explore the plight of social democratic parties in Europe. In You Ask Us, they take listener questions on overlooked social democratic successes in Europe. Read more: Jeremy Cliffe: the British Left's electoral woes are <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2021/05/age-fragmentation-british-left-s-electoral-woes-are-part-europe-wide-trend" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">part of a Europe-wide trend</a>. Tony Blair: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2021/05/tony-blair-without-total-change-labour-will-die" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">without total change, Labour will die</a>. Emily Tamkin with <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/north-america/2021/05/tony-blair-no-sensible-democrat-or-democrat-should-overplay-biden" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the US take</a> on Tony Blair's essay. If you'd like to submit a listener question for You Ask Us, please email <a href="mailto:podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk</a> Subscribing to the New Statesman helps us keep making these podcasts. Get 12 weeks for £12 at <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/0de68117-9bc0-4ddc-8757-e9ce58489f68/www.newstatesman.com/subscribe12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.newstatesman.com/subscribe12</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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