NS#238: The Tory Conference Special
Helen and Stephen discuss the fallout from the Conservative Party conference, and in particular Theresa May's disastrous speech. Then they answer a listener question: is the Labour Party ready to govern?
October 5, 2017
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Episode 238 · October 5, 2017
NS#238: The Tory Conference Special
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<p>Helen and Stephen discuss the fallout from the Conservative Party conference, and in particular Theresa May's disastrous speech. Then they answer a listener question: is the Labour Party ready to govern?</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/listening:</p><p><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/09/conservatives-still-don-t-understand-jeremy-corbyn-real-threat" target="_blank">Stephen on the Conservatives' misunderstanding of Jeremy Corbyn.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2017/10/hammond-warns-of-the-past-as-voters-wonder-about-the-future.html" target="_blank">Mark Wallace at ConHome on the Tories and the 1970s.</a></p><p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-back-half/id1281934174?mt=2" target="_blank">The Back Half podcast on iTunes</a> and <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-back-half/id1281934174?mt=2" target="_blank">Acast</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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