Is British democracy under threat? | Armando Iannucci | UK Politics | The New Statesman

Following arrests at the protest over King Charles' Coronation, and the introduction of voter ID, Anoosh and Armando explore if democracy in the UK is under threat. Subscribe here:    / @newstatesman   Is democracy slipping away from us? How protected are we by our constitution? And do governments have the power to swiftly change this? In June, in front of a live audience, Armando and Anoosh were joined by Simon Woolley, founder and director of Operation Black Vote and Principal of Homerton College, Cambridge, and Graham Smith, CEO of the anti-monarchy campaign group Republic. This episode was recorded shortly after the first data regarding voter ID impact in elections, and also after the arrest of Graham Smith at a pre-arranged Coronation protest. -- The writer, satirist and broadcaster Armando Iannucci returns to the New Statesman Podcast to co-host our fourth series of Westminster Reimagined. Across this season he is joined by co-host Anoosh Chakelian, Britain editor at the New Statesman, to explores parts of British public life he believes to be broken, and is joined by guests from inside and outside Westminster to work out how to fix them. Watch the previous seasons of Westminster Reimagined here:    • Post-truth politics have “DOOMED” the...   -- The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK and international politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and global current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers, to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world. With regular contributions from our writers including Political Editor Andrew Marr and Anoosh Chakelian - host of the New Statesman podcast - we’ll help you understand the world of politics and global affairs from Westminster to Washington and beyond. Subscribe on YouTube:    / @newstatesman   Sign up to Morning Call, the daily UK politics newsletter from the New Statesman: morningcall.substack.com/ Subscribe to the New Statesman from just £1 per week: www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer

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