NS#237: The Labour Conference Debrief
Helen and Stephen reflect on the Labour Party conference. Then they analyse how successful Jeremy Corbyn's speech was. Finally, they answer a listener question: was Labour right to wargame a run on the pound?
September 28, 2017
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Episode 237 · September 28, 2017
NS#237: The Labour Conference Debrief
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<p>Helen and Stephen are back from the Labour Party conference in Brighton, and they reflect on the party's mood. Then they analyse how successful Jeremy Corbyn's speech was. Finally, they answer a listener question: was Labour right to wargame a run on the pound?</p><p>Send us your questions and thoughts for future episodes on Twitter via <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ns_podcasts" style="color: rgb(7, 130, 193);" target="_blank">@ns_podcasts</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/helenlewis" style="color: rgb(7, 130, 193);" target="_blank">@helenlewis</a> or <a href="http://www.twitter.com/stephenkb" style="color: rgb(7, 130, 193);" target="_blank">@stephenkb</a>.</p><p>Listen to the <em>New Statesman</em>'s new culture podcast, <em>The Back Half</em>, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/1-emojis-foo-fighters-and-urban-legends/id1281934174?i=1000392206091&mt=2" style="color: rgb(7, 130, 193);" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><strong>Further reading:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/09/conservatives-still-don-t-understand-jeremy-corbyn-real-threat" target="_blank">Stephen's column with details about Corbyn merch mania.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/09/how-momentum-won-internet-and-revenge-centrist-dads" target="_blank">Helen on how Momentum won the internet.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2017/09/seven-thoughts-labour-party-conference" target="_blank">The seven things Stephen learned at the conference.</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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