Socially Democratic
Socially Democratic is your weekly centre-left politics and campaign podcast hosted by Stephen Donnelly, founder of Dunn Street - a campaign agency bringing change by organising from the ground up. Each Friday, Stephen and guests breakdown the issues shaping Australia and the rest of the world and the social democrats leading them. Follow on Instagram at @dunn.street Facebook at @dunnstreetaustralia Twitter at @Dunn_Street_LinkedIn at Dunn Street Website at dunnstreet.com.au
Socially Democratic
Ep. 352: UK Election Fallout with John McTernan and David Feeney | Australia's Labor Podcast
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This episode of Socially Democratic discusses the UK local, Scottish, and Welsh election results, and what Labour's historic collapse means for social democracy.
Reform UK surged across England, Scotland, and Wales. Labour lost its 115-year dominance in Wales. And inside the Parliamentary Labour Party, calls for Keir Starmer to stand down are growing louder.
Host Stephen Donnelly is joined by two insiders who know British Labour politics intimately:
🏴 John McTernan, former senior advisor to Tony Blair and Former Director of Communications for Julia Gillard.
🇦🇺 David Feeney, former federal MP and State Labor Campaign Director.
Together they unpack:
🗳️ Why Labour still can't break through in Scotland, and what Reform's debut at Holyrood signals
🏴 What 115 years of Labour dominance in Wales falling apart actually means
🏴 How five-party politics and first-past-the-post are accelerating Labour's fragmentation in England
🔥 The rise of Nigel Farage — political genius or far-right accelerant?
🪑 The Labour leadership race — Andy Burnham, Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner, and who John thinks wins
💬 What social democratic governments must do when the ground shifts beneath them
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Socially Democratic is an Australian Labor politics and campaigns podcast with expert guests. New episodes every Friday.
Socially Democratic is an opinion-based political and campaign podcast that facilitates discussion on a range of topical issues. The opinions of guests are not an endorsement and do not necessarily reflect the views of the staff at Dunn Street and Socially Democratic.
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