How liberals lost the fight

How liberals lost the fight

In a world of increasing extremes, Liberalism itself has come to be an insult. From 'metropolitan liberal elites' to 'bleeding heart liberals' the liberal establishment seems bewildered and fresh out of devoid of new ideas in the face of populist extremes. Labour, Tories, Liberal Democrats – all now struggling to hold their own against Reform UK and The Green Party, both of which have taken populism from opposite ends of the spectrum to the heart of British politics.

This week, Lewis is joined by Adrian Wooldridge to discuss the complexities of the liberal argument in a fractured world, and what a renewed liberalism might look like.

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Should Polanski be arrested for his Farage Insta post?

Should Polanski be arrested for his Farage Insta post?

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Burnham's best mate on what the PM does now

Burnham's best mate on what the PM does now

It's hard to think of a political alliance as tightly bonded as Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram. Both northern MPs who vacated Westminster to lead their respective City regions, they have even co-auth...

27 Jul 44min

Could Andy Burnham be the most important PM since Thatcher?

Could Andy Burnham be the most important PM since Thatcher?

There's been a flurry of policy announcements in Andy Burnham's first week as PM - but there is something more significant in the words he has been using to describe his mission. He's talked about rev...

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Are Farage and Polanski already yesterday's men?

Are Farage and Polanski already yesterday's men?

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23 Jul 42min

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23 Jul 37min

HackGPT: How AI escaped the lab and went rogue

HackGPT: How AI escaped the lab and went rogue

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22 Jul 43min

Burnham's bloodbath of the Starmerites

Burnham's bloodbath of the Starmerites

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21 Jul 39min

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