The end of triangulation?
Christabel Cooper, the author of ThinkLabour’s latest research report into who Labour is for, joins the herd to look at the party's electoral challenges and what Andy Burnham should do differently
No Sacred Cows
Join as we dive head-first into a long overdue debate about the future of mainstream politics on both sides of the Atlantic - no holding back, no pulling punches.
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