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Generational Warfare: Has Rishi Sunak’s electoral gambit misfired?

May 30, 2024

Political correspondent Liz Bates and Liberal Democrat representative Christine Jardine discuss generational warfare in the UK election campaign, highlighting differences between parties, Scotland's electoral landscape, and the controversial tactics employed. They also discuss young voters' impact, national service proposals, healthcare policies, and Nigel Farage's divisive strategies, along with humorous incidents involving politicians' engagement with the public.

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Episode guests

Liz Bates

Christine Jardine

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Quick takeaways

Rishi Sunak's Peloton routine debunked, Labour's engaging TikTok response, Sir Ian Duncan Smith's menopause awareness event adds election twist

Deep dives

Rishi Sunak's Peloton Scandal

Rishi Sunak's claimed 6 a.m. Peloton routine was debunked as he hardly used it before 8 a.m., with just 34 workouts since joining. His Peloton record showed a scenic run along the Californian coast as his sole post-election workout.

Introduction

3min

Youth Impact and Government Policies

15min

Exploring Liberal Democrat's Election Messages and NHS Policy

3min

UK Political Parties and Electoral Landscape

13min

Election Season Controversies and a Plea Against Booking Farage

3min

British Politician's Unconventional Engagement Strategies and Exercise Routines

6min

Interactive Audience Engagement and Production Acknowledgments

2min

It’s week one of the campaign and after a comical series of false starts, Rishi Sunak and the Tories have fired the first shots in a campaign of generational warfare.

Nish and Coco are joined by political correspondent Liz Bates to find out if there are votes to be won in these wedge politics. Later, they speak to Christine Jardine from the Liberal Democrats about their differences with Labour as well as the electoral battleground that is Scotland. And, as the campaign heats up - the WTF moments are multiplying. Nish, Coco and Liz dissect their favourites from the week.

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Guests:

Liz Bates, Sky News

Christine Jardine, Scottish Liberal Democrat MP

Audio credits:

BBC