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Pod Save the World

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Democracy Is About People Choosing the Leadership and the Future They Want

Democracy is about people choosing the leadership and the future they want. And you can put forward some of the best possible candidates for election, or build all the right structures around it, but if people themselves don't ask for and demand responsible leadership, they're not going to get it. Climate change is an issue that enters into this democracy when a new government comes in. Governments, corporations, everybody needs to be doing more to deal with climbathenal threat. I think there's always an electoral reason to talk about politics,. yet as you say, there's usually an underlying cynicism which we need to overcome.

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