Could Tactical Voting Put Labour Into Power? | Pod Save The UK

Описание: Is a combination of a progressive alliance, tactical voting and proportional representation the way to save the UK from Tory rule? Neal Lawson, founder of the centre-left pressure group Compass, argues that there would have been no Boris Johnson or Liz Truss if progressive parties had been able to work together. Neal, who’s been a Labour member for 44 years, also explains why he could be kicked out of the Labour Party for tweeting in favour of tactical voting.

Have Labour fallen into a Tory trap following last week’s by-elections? Nish and Coco examine why the headlines have been about the costs of green policy, rather than historic Tory defeats. Also with homeless numbers rising, why isn’t there more urgency around legislation to ban Section 21 evictions.

Plus the schoolkids who put Robert Jenrick to shame, and why Coco’s mum loves Minions.

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Guest:
Neal Lawson, founder of Compass

CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
00:00:24 Barbenheimer
00:04:20 Record numbers of homeless children
00:07:15 Renter's Reform Bill
00:09:21 By-election fallout
00:11:25 Cricket traps and Tory traps
00:14:15 Rishi Sunak's tweet
00:17:34 PSUK listeners on Labour
00:19:33 Neal Lawson interview
00:21:21 Neal: the tweet that upset Labour
00:27:20 Neal: First past the post v proportional representation
00:31:37 Neal: Tony Blair and Paddy Ashdown's deal in 1997
00:35:50 Neal: What is Labour scared of?
00:42:00 Coco's Hero of the Week
00:42:43 Mums and Minions
00:44:10 Nish's Villain of the Week
00:45:57 Holiday plans

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