Politics is broken. How do we fix it?
Armando Iannucci and Anoosh Chakelian meet policy makers, activists, special guests and actual, real-life *people* impacted by political failures to ask: can politics be different?
Armando Iannucci is the renowned satirist, broadcaster, writer and director behind hit shows including Veep, The Thick of It, and The Day Today. He was the co-creator of the long-running comedy character Alan Partridge. His movies include In The Loop (2009), The Death of Stalin (2017), and The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020). He's a regular contributor to the New Statesman magazine.
Anoosh Chakelian is Britain Editor of the New Statesman and host of the award-winning New Statesman Podcast. She's one of the UK's leading political and social affairs journalists, specialising in the impact political decisions have on people and services around the country. She's a regular commentator on TV and radio, including Politics Live and Radio 4 political programmes.
Westminster Reimagined was originally published in the New Statesman podcast feed. Hear more of our political analysis, commentary and interviews on the New Statesman podcast here: https://podfollow.com/new-statesman
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Politics is broken. How do we fix it?
Armando Iannucci and Anoosh Chakelian meet policy makers, activists, special guests and actual, real-life *people* impacted by political failures to ask: can politics be different?
Armando Iannucci is the renowned satirist, broadcaster, writer and director behind hit shows including Veep, The Thick of It, and The Day Today. He was the co-creator of the long-running comedy character Alan Partridge. His movies include In The Loop (2009), The Death of Stalin (2017), and The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020). He's a regular contributor to the New Statesman magazine.
Anoosh Chakelian is Britain Editor of the New Statesman and host of the award-winning New Statesman Podcast. She's one of the UK's leading political and social affairs journalists, specialising in the impact political decisions have on people and services around the country. She's a regular commentator on TV and radio, including Politics Live and Radio 4 political programmes.
Westminster Reimagined was originally published in the New Statesman podcast feed. Hear more of our political analysis, commentary and interviews on the New Statesman podcast here: https://podfollow.com/new-statesman
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Do political "tribes" still matter, or do voters pick-and-mix their political preferences?
Armando and Ailbhe Rea are joined by the legendary polling expert, John Curtice, and former Labour defector Shaun Woodward, to explore the importance of demographics in understanding voting intention and whether identity politics really does sway voters.
Guests
John Curtice is professor of politics at Strathclyde University and the resident polling expert on the BBC's coverage of general elections from 2005-2017.
Shaun Woodward is a former Labour minister who defected to the Conservatives in 1999. He now chairs the Human Dignity Trust, an international LGBT charity.
Ailbhe Rea was political correspondent at the New Statesman until 2022, and was a regular co-host of the New Statesman podcast.
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This episode was originally published in the New Statesman podcast feed on May 4, 2022.
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