Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021: What happens next?

Host Rafael Behr answers some listeners' questions and looks ahead to the challenges facing the main political parties in 2021 as they try to navigate their way through a pandemic, levelling up, calls for Scottish independence and the reality of Brexit. Plus, reflections on the future for remainers and the prospects for a campaign to re-join the EU. Also features one book recommendation and a very extended metaphor about coral.Cultural Amnesia by Clive Jameshttps://uk.bookshop.org/books/cultural-amnesia-notes-in-the-margin-of-my-time/9780330481755This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Politics on the Couch looks at the way our minds respond to politics and the way politicians mess with our minds. In each episode award-winning political columnist Rafael Behr is joined by a distinguished expert drawn from the world of politics, psychology or philosophy. The show will appeal to any listener interested in taking a deep dive into how psychology drives everyone's political thought and behaviour.For more information about host Rafael Behr - www.rafaelbehr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.