NS#252: Follow the Leader
What do Mary Stuart, Elizabeth Tudor, and the future leaders of both the Conservative and Labour parties have in common? They are all the subject of this bumper discussion between Helen and Stephen about women, power and political succession.
January 18, 2018
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Episode 252 · January 18, 2018
NS#252: Follow the Leader
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<p>What do Mary Stuart, Elizabeth Tudor, and the future leaders of both the Conservative and Labour parties have in common? They are all the subject of this bumper discussion between Helen and Stephen about women, power and political succession.</p><p>Send us your questions for future episodes via Twitter <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/059bf93d-08ab-441a-8d74-c46bcef1acc4/twitter.com/ns_podcasts" target="_blank">@ns_podcasts</a>, <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/059bf93d-08ab-441a-8d74-c46bcef1acc4/twitter.com/helenlewis" target="_blank">@helenlewis</a> or <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/059bf93d-08ab-441a-8d74-c46bcef1acc4/twitter.com/stephenkb" target="_blank">@stephenkb</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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