Labour-saving: Britain’s probable next leader

<p>After 14 years in opposition, Britain’s Labour Party is on track for a comprehensive win in next week’s general election. We profile <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/06/25/what-the-remaking-of-labour-reveals-about-sir-keir-starmer?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Keir Starmer</a>, its leader, asking whether his modus operandi can turn the country around, too. Despite the obvious distractions phones represent, Americans want their children <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/06/american-parents-want-their-children-to-have-phones-in-schools?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">to have them</a> in schools (10:50). And auction houses get into the business of “<a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/05/30/young-collectors-are-fuelling-a-boom-in-basquiat-backed-loans?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">art-based lending</a>” (16:40).&nbsp;</p><br><p><em>Sign up for and contribute questions to our subscriber-only </em><a href="https://www.economist.com/subscriber-events/britains-election-the-next-government-and-the-future-hub?utm_medium=podcast-owned&utm_source=economist&utm_campaign=r.se.standard.core.all-eng.event-invitation.all-term.global..n108..&utm_content=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>British-election event</em></a><em> on July 5th.</em></p><br><p><em>Get a world of insights by </em><a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>subscribing to Economist Podcasts+</em></a><em>. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href="https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p><br><p><br></p> <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>