British politics is in flux right now. Voters are abandoning both Labour and the Tories for smaller parties on the left and the right and their leaders don’t know what to do about it. In the recent local government elections, Nigel Farage’s Reform was the biggest winner – with the LibDems and the Greens also making significant gains.
On the show today, Aaron tries to make sense of it all with Adam Drummond – head of political and social research at Opinium. They discuss:
* Why Reform are leading in the polls
* How Keir Starmer’s strategy fell apart
* If the Tories are done as the main party of the right
* Whether the LibDems can continue bridging ideological divides
They also touch on the cross-party appeal of Net Zero, why MRP polls are seen as more trustworthy than voting intention ones – as well as the illusion of mental depth.
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