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Labour’s dominance in the polls draws obvious comparisons with 1997-era New Labour. But is it fair to compare Keir Starmer with Tony Blair? And what should the current Labour leader learn from his predecessor? Anoosh and Freddie tackle a listener’s question.
Also – how do we incentivise voter turn out? One listener has a novel idea. Could it work?
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