Neil Kinnock: Trump, Thatcher, and Why Labour Lost In 1992 (Part 2)
1/26/20261 hr 4 min
Why did Neil Kinnock believe the fight against Margaret Thatcher was an existential one? What would Kinnock do to tackle the threat posed to Labour by reform? Why did Labour lose the 1992 election?
Alastair and Rory are joined by former Labour leader Neil Kinnock to answer all this and more.
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First 90 secondsAlastair Campbell· Host0:00
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Speaker 10:12
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Speaker 20:40
Chronic migraine, fifteen or more headache days a month, each lasting four hours or more, can make me feel like a spectator in my own life.
Speaker 30:47
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Speaker 40:58
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