UK General Elections: 1997
<p>In this extra episode for election week David talks to historian Robert Saunders about the last great Labour landslide of&nbsp;1997, when Tony Blair won the biggest majority in his party’s history (till now?).&nbsp;Why did the Tories get no credit for a strong economy?&nbsp;How did New Labour change political campaigning?&nbsp;Was this the election that did for the prospects of proportional representation?&nbsp;Plus – the Millennium Dome: totemic or tat?</p><br><p>To hear our bonus episode on the epochal election of 1924 sign up now to PPF+ and you’ll get ad-free listening plus all past, present and future bonuses too&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ppfideas.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.ppfideas.com</a></p><br><p>For election day tomorrow: the Boris + Brexit election of 2019</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
Past Present Future · David Runciman
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Show Notes
In this extra episode for election week David talks to historian Robert Saunders about the last great Labour landslide of 1997, when Tony Blair won the biggest majority in his party’s history (till now?). Why did the Tories get no credit for a strong economy? How did New Labour change political campaigning? Was this the election that did for the prospects of proportional representation? Plus – the Millennium Dome: totemic or tat?
To hear our bonus episode on the epochal election of 1924 sign up now to PPF+ and you’ll get ad-free listening plus all past, present and future bonuses too www.ppfideas.com
For election day tomorrow: the Boris + Brexit election of 2019
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