Is this the future of politics? Ash Sarkar interview

With disillusioned voters moving away from Labour and the Tories towards Reform and the Greens, Ash Sarkar joins Seán to break down the end of the British political establishment.

With millions of voters straying from their political roots and parties straying from their typical bases, new political forces are surging; capitalising on a growing sense that Westminster no longer represents ordinary people.

Ash argues that this shift is about trust, not ideology. Working-class voters feel abandoned by the political mainstream, and when people feel economically insecure or outright ignored, they start looking for alternatives. In that context, the rise of Reform and the Greens reflects something deeper than a typical electoral swing: a revolt against the status quo.

Seán and Ash unpack what’s driving this disillusionment, including Labour’s strategy under Keir Starmer, the collapse of the old two-party duopoly, and the role that economic insecurity plays in shaping political identity. They also explore how debates around identity politics, culture wars, and social media outrage intersect with this, and how left-wing forces can seize the moment to win out.

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