Topics include the collapse of the Tories after 14 years in power, the pros and cons of the NHS, transphobia in both Labour and Tory parties, Jacob Rees-Mogg’s emotional reaction, the rise of Starmer’s Labour and its majority without a mandate, Starmerism’s anti-left stance, the defeat of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally by the left-bloc in France’s National Assembly elections, gains by both the right and left in Britain, the roles of Farage’s Reform UK and Galloway’s Workers Party, the global rise of neo-fascism, the hollowing out of the political centre, and future prospects.
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