Upcoming Elections and the State of Conservative and Labour Parties

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Discusses the upcoming elections in Britain and the current state of the Conservative and Labour parties, including polling data, reasons for the fall in popularity of a party, and the challenges faced by the Tories in maintaining their coalition amidst multiple rivals.

Labour markets are changing in all kinds of ways, thanks to ageing societies, hot-running economies and technological boosts. It all adds up to a golden age for workers. As part of our series on democracy around the world, we examine the coming election in Britain (09:35). And India steps into the single-malt-whisky game with success (17:17).

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