🎧 Where is the Opposition?

Episode summary: We look past Covid and Brexit to ask where the long-term opposition to Johnson’s government is going to come from. Can Corbynism remain a force in British politics, even without Corbyn? Is there room for a challenge to the Conservatives from the right? Will climate politics drive street protest politics or can it help the Greens? Plus we consider whether Nicola Sturgeon is really the leader of the opposition. With Helen Thompson and Chris Brooke. Talking Points: Corbynist energy levels are low these days. - There is a strong Corbynist presence on Twitter and in certain media institutions, but it’s not clear that it extends far beyond those bubbles. - Much of the radical left politics in the near future will be defensive. When Starmer ran for leader, he essentially offered Corbynism without Corbyn. - The manifestos of 2017 and 2019 were popular inside the Labour Party and reasonably popular with the public. - Corbyn did move the party out of New Labour’s shadow. Starmer has inherited a party that is firmly…