The New Statesman Podcast

How to get better leaders – with Brian Klaas

With the Conservatives on to their fifth prime minister in just six years, we talk to the political scientist and author Brian Klaas about the leadership problem in politics: why the top jobs attract the worst people; why it was a good thing that Truss was able to fail so quickly; and what we need to do to defend democracy. If you have a question for You Ask Us, go to newstatesman.com/youaskus Read more:<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/encounter/2022/01/brian-klaas-interview-choose-wrong-leaders" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brian Klaas</a> on why we choose the wrong leaders 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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