History As It Happens 1: The Upcoming UK Election
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English - June 05, 2017 06:34 - 1 hour - 86 MB - ★★★★★ - 47 ratingsSociety & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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We explore the history and context behind the momentous election taking place this week in Great Britain, including the rise of the British working class and the Labour Party, the ongoing war for the party’s soul, and the shocking rise to leadership of an obscure and irascible gadfly, Jeremy Corbyn. The survival of socialism in the English-speaking world, the future of nuclear weapons, and the fate of Scotland as a country may all hinge on which Britons show up to the polls on Thursday.