299 | New Year, New World?

Happy New Year! David and Helen look at what's changed - and what hasn't - since we last spoke, from Brexit to Biden to Covid. Has the Brexit deal really given the UK a chance to do things differently? Do Democrat wins in the Georgia Senate races open up new possibilities for Biden? What is at stake in the politics of vaccination? Plus, we talk about where things now stand for the future of the Union.

299 | New Year, New World?
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294 | Where is the Opposition?

We look past Covid and Brexit to ask where the long-term opposition to Johnson's government is going to come from. Can Corbynism remain a force in British politics, even without Corbyn? Is there room for a challenge to the Conservatives from the right? Will climate politics drive street protest politics or can it help the Greens? Plus we consider whether Nicola Sturgeon is really the leader of the opposition. With Helen Thompson and Chris Brooke.

294 | Where is the Opposition?
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292 | From Brexit to Scottish Independence

We try to join the dots from the final days of the Brexit negotiations to the looming prospect of another referendum on Scottish independence. Can the government really risk a no-deal outcome? Will the SNP still hold a referendum if the courts say no? What will Labour do? Plus we ask how COVID politics intersects with the fate of the Union. With Helen Thompson, Anand Menon and Kenneth Armstrong.

292 | From Brexit to Scottish Independence
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279 | One-Term Presidents

David talks to Helen Thompson and Gary Gerstle about the historical precedents for US presidents losing office after a single term.  It doesn't happen very often, but it could be about to happen again!  Can Trump use the powers of incumbency to prevent it?  Can Biden use Trump's growing chaos to seal his fate?  Plus we talk about the fall-out from the first presidential debate and we ask how the politics of the Supreme Court might intersect with a contested election result.

279 | One-Term Presidents
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256 | James Meek on Healthcare: from WHO to NHS

David talks to the writer James Meek about what the Covid crisis has revealed about how we understand healthcare and how we think about the organisations tasked with delivering it.  A conversation about hospitals and community care, about Trump's America and Johnson's Britain, and about WHO and NHS. More of James' writing on these themes is available on the LRB website.

256 | James Meek on Healthcare: from WHO to NHS
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255 | Brexit in the Age of Covid

We have passed the deadline for any extension to the Brexit trade negotiations - now it's 31 December or bust.  We catch up with three of our resident experts to explore what this means, what the chances are of getting a deal and where the sticking points might be.  Plus we asses the impact of the Covid crisis on the fate of Brexit and its implications for what might happen later this year.  With Anand Menon, Catherine Barnard and Helen Thompson.

255 | Brexit in the Age of Covid
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