Manifesto deep-dive: Is Labour’s at all progressive?

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🗓️ 16 June 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Following a week of political manifestoes dropping from UK parties - Nish & Coco take a deep-dive investigation to see how they hold up against one another. With a focus on manifestoes that have left-wing approaches - the panel discuss what policies are the most realistic and which hold up the best under scrutiny.

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0:00.0	For months, Labour have been hammered with questions about what they stand for.
0:06.5	Well, now we know.
0:08.1	It's change. It's time for change. Change the change into the change that you want to change.
0:12.9	Change.
0:13.8	I'm Nish Kamar, or my friends call me Change.
0:16.9	You're David Bowie?
0:17.9	Change!
0:19.2	And I'm Coco Card and this is Pod Save the UK.
0:22.0	To chew through a big week of manifestos,
0:24.0	we're joined by political journalist Zoe Grunewild.
0:26.0	Hi Zoe.
0:27.0	Hello.
0:28.0	Yeah. Later, we'll also be hearing from some very special guests,
0:31.0	but first, let's hear Kie Kiestarma at the launch of the
0:34.2	Labour manifesto. We can guarantee for every young person a job placement or
0:39.6	apprenticeship when they're out of work. We can invest in their mental health, their
0:44.8	physical health, their dental health. We can reform the curriculum to prepare
0:49.7	them for their world. We can create new youth hubs to give them something to do in their
0:55.6	community. Raise their wages if they're at work. Give them the power of the vote.
1:03.0	Tapple injustice. Give them the power of the vote. Tackle injustice with a new Race Equality Act.
1:08.0	And with our mission on clean power, we can lead the way on climate.
1:12.0	Finally show our responsibility to their future, a fairer,
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