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Has US politics poisoned the UK? With Jon Stewart | Armando Iannucci | The New Statesman
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44:09Now PlayingDespite many differences the UK and US “make the same sh*tty mistakes” – Jon Stewart
Armando Iannucci and Anoosh Chakelian host Westminster Reimagined on the New Statesman podcast. They explore why Britain's politics is broken, and how to fix it. In this episode they are joined by comedian Jon Stewart and podcaster Sam Walker to discuss the so-called "special relationship" between the UK and the US.
Successive Prime Ministers have lauded the "special relationship", whether Margaret Thatcher's friendship with Ronald Reagan, David Cameron's (unrequited?) bromance with Obama, to comparisons between Boris Johnson and Donald Trump.
But is the "special relationship" beneficial - or even reciprocal? Armando Iannucci argues UK politics is becoming increasingly 'presidential' and identifies some concerning similarities in political discourse on both sides of the atlantic.
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The writer, satirist and broadcaster Armando Iannucci, returns to the New Statesman Podcast to co-host our third series of Westminster Reimagined. In six special episodes Iannucci explores parts of British public life he believes to be broken, and is joined by guests from inside and outside Westminster to work out how to fix things
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