Long Reads: Reform UK’s Path to Power w/ Phil Burton-Cartledge

<p>Britain held local and regional elections earlier this month that proved to be catastrophic for the Labour government of Keir Starmer. Labour fell behind the right-wing party Reform UK, which is led by Nigel Farage. Ten years after the Brexit referendum of 2016, could Farage be on track to become Britain’s next prime minister?</p>

<p>Phil Burton-Cartledge, lecturer in sociology at the University of Derby and the author of <a href="https://www.versobooks.com/products/2630-falling-down" rel="nofollow"><em>The Party’s Over: The Rise and Fall of the Conservatives from Thatcher to Sunak</em></a>, joins <em>Long Reads</em> for a conversation about the state of British politics.</p>

<p>Phil spoke with us two years ago to discuss the UK general election that brought Starmer to power. Read or listen to that interview here: <a href="https://jacobin.com/2024/07/uk-elections-tory-party-conservatives-defeat-labour" rel="nofollow">https://jacobin.com/2024/07/uk-elections-tory-party-conservatives-defeat-labour</a></p>

<p><em>Long Reads</em> is a <em>Jacobin</em> podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s writers. Hosted by features editor Daniel Finn. Produced by Conor Gillies with music by Knxwledge.</p>