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  • ‘Gorton and Denton was a nightmare for Labour’ | James Johnson

    ‘Gorton and Denton was a nightmare for Labour’ | James Johnson
    Feb 27 2026
    What does the Gorton and Denton by-election spell for the future of British politics? Top pollster James Johnson – co-founder of JL Partners – spoke to spiked’s Georgina Mumford to pore over the results. Labour is crumbling in its heartlands. The Greens are riding sectarian grievance to victory. Reform has been humbled in Greater Manchester, but remains strong across the country. The old politics is gone and it isn’t coming back. Read spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    14 mins
  • Gorton and Denton, the Greens and the new sectarianism

    Gorton and Denton, the Greens and the new sectarianism
    Feb 27 2026
    Rakib Ehsan, Tom Slater and Georgina Mumford discuss the Greens’ by-election victory, the disintegration of Labour, the rise of Islamic sectarianism and whether the Reform revolt is stalling. Brendan O’Neill’s new spiked book, ‘Vibe Shift: The Revolt Against Wokeness, Greenism and Technocracy’ is out now. Get it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vibe-Shift-Wokeness-Greenism-Technocracy/dp/106871932X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • Japan’s iron lady? | Philip Patrick

    Japan’s iron lady? | Philip Patrick
    Feb 24 2026
    Sanae Takaichi is hailed by supporters as Japan’s ‘rockstar’ prime minister and derided by critics as a far-right ultra-nationalist. What everyone agrees is that her recent landslide snap-election victory is a revolutionary moment in Japanese politics. Here, Philip Patrick – journalist and lecturer at Tokyo’s Sophia University – talks to spiked’s Georgina Mumford about Takaichi’s radical plans for immigration and the economy, her hawkishness towards China, and what Western leaders might learn from her stunning electoral success. Read spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    13 mins
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