Vote of the Living Dead – Why British politics is ruled from beyond the grave
He’s old, he’s reactionary, he’s authoritarian-curious, he hates the EU… and he’s dead. Why are the main parties fixated on the demands of a zombie voter who has gone to join the Choir Eternal? And at the other end of the scale, what about “Henry” – high earner, not rich yet – the urban go-getter with an “email job” who earns six figures yet somehow finds himself strapped? Duncan Robinson who writes The Economist’s Bagehot column identified both these phenomena. He joins us to debate what we do about the Walking Dead – and whether Henry deserves a helping hand or a teeny-tiny violin.
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• Duncan recommends the Screen Rot podcast.
• Hannah recommends Uncommon People: Britpop and Beyond in 20 Songs by our own Miranda Sawyer.
• Seth recommends The Deep Blue Sea by Terence Rattigan at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
• Andrew recommends Thunderbolts, coming soon to Disney+ .
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Written and presented by Andrew Harrison with Hannah Fearn and Seth Thévoz. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. Theme music by Cornershop. Produced by Chris Jones. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.
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