Alastair Campbell on Pauline, Trump and the shifting world order
· 19 min · Episode 2065
Episode Alastair Campbell on Pauline, Trump and the shifting world order
Last week, Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham stood in front of the Labour Party conference and promised to break politics as usual.
In an emotional speech, he took aim at privatisation, austerity and Brexit, arguing that Britain’s departure from the European Union had done more harm than good.
Alastair Campbell was in the room and he sees Burnham’s speech as part of a much bigger political moment, as populist parties gain ground, America redraws its alliances and China is asserting more power abroad.
For countries like Britain and Australia, that means old assumptions about political leadership, alliances and global power are being tested all at once.
Today, former Tony Blair adviser and the co-host of The Rest Is Politics, Alastair Campbell, on how centre-left leaders can respond to the rise of populism, and what a shifting global order means for countries like Australia.
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Guest: Co-host of The Rest is Politics Alastair Campbell
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