NS#233: Do We Have To Talk About Brexit?
Helen and Stephen discuss Kezia Dugdale's resignation as Scottish Labour leader and assess what her legacy will be. Then, they (reluctantly) dig into the details of the troubled Brexit negotiations. Finally, they wonder: can you be friends with a ...
August 31, 2017
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Episode 233 · August 31, 2017
NS#233: Do We Have To Talk About Brexit?
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<p>Helen and Stephen discuss Kezia Dugdale's resignation as Scottish Labour leader and assess what her legacy will be. Then, they (reluctantly) dig into the details of the troubled Brexit negotiations. Finally, they answer an extremely fraught question: can you be friends with a Tory?</p><p>Send us your questions and thoughts for future episodes on Twitter via <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ns_podcasts" target="_blank">@ns_podcasts</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/helenlewis" target="_blank">@helenlewis</a> or <a href="http://www.twitter.com/stephenkb" target="_blank">@stephenkb</a>.</p><p>Further reading:</p><p><a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2016/05/do-voters-really-want-anti-austerity-policies-kezia-dugdale-about-find-out" target="_blank">Helen's interview with Kezia Dugdale.</a></p><p><a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2017/08/who-will-succeed-kezia-dugdale-scottish-labour-leader-runners-and-riders" target="_blank">The current contenders in the Scottish Labour leadership race.</a></p><p><a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/brexit/2017/08/labour-s-new-brexit-policy-finally-offers-remainers-glimmer-hope" target="_blank">Stephen's column about Labour's Brexit policy.</a></p><p><a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/2017/08/nuclear-brinkmanship-pacific" target="_blank">Lawrence Freedman's piece about madman theory.</a></p><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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