10. Bad politics, local elections, and toxic debates

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  • 4 May 2022

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Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell work out a plan for improving the quality of debate in Westminster. They also wonder what it would take for the electorate to dump Boris Johnson from power. Plus how to make the perfect porridge.


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