NS#260: Contradictory Conservatives
Stephen and Anoosh discuss the unfolding story of the Russian spy attack in Salisbury, Philip Hammond's Spring Statement and Vince Cable's belief that the Brexit vote was driven by racism.
March 15, 2018
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Episode 260 · March 15, 2018
NS#260: Contradictory Conservatives
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<p>Stephen and Anoosh discuss the unfolding story of the Russian spy attack in Salisbury, and wonder whether Jeremy Corbyn's previous foreign policy statements will cut through to voters. Then they analyse Philip Hammond's Spring Statement and the Conservatives' contradictory position on the economy. Finally, they answer a listener question: is Vince Cable right to say that the Brexit vote was driven by racism?</p><p>Send us your questions for future episodes via Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/ns_podcasts" target="_blank">@ns_podcasts</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/anoosh_c" target="_blank">@anoosh_c</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/stephenkb" target="_blank">@stephenkb</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/newstatesman" target="_blank">join us on Facebook for a live Q&A</a>.</p><p>Further reading:</p><p><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/07/vince-cable-theresa-may-s-tory-conference-speech-could-have-been-taken-out-mein" target="_blank">Anoosh's interview with Vince Cable.</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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