{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/643d5b443617130011878af9/69443125ffa288bdbba0ca20?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"2025: The Year UK Politics Fragmented - Reform, Greens & Labour’s Collapse","description":"<p>British politics is entering a new and unstable era.</p><p>In this <strong>Whitehall Sources New Year special</strong>, we're joined by <strong>Luke Tryl of More in Common.</strong></p><p>Calum Macdonald, political strategist <strong>Jo Tanner</strong> and former No.10 adviser <strong>Kirsty Buchanan</strong>, to break down the <strong>biggest polling stories of 2025</strong> and what they mean for <strong>2026’s critical elections</strong>.</p><p>🔍 In this episode:</p><ul><li>Why <strong>Reform UK is leading the polls</strong> – and whether Nigel Farage has peaked</li><li>Labour’s <strong>historic collapse in support</strong> under Keir Starmer</li><li>The <strong>unexpected rise of the Green Party</strong> and Zach Polanski</li><li>Kemi Badenoch’s recovery and the Conservatives’ fight for survival</li><li>How <strong>TikTok, digital media and the attention economy</strong> are reshaping politics</li><li>What the <strong>Scottish, Welsh and English local elections</strong> could deliver</li><li>Is the UK heading for <strong>US-style midterm politics</strong> and permanent fragmentation?</li></ul><p>Luke Tryl explains why voters are abandoning the status quo, why challenger parties are thriving, and whether Britain’s traditional two-party system can survive the decade.</p><p>🎙️ Essential listening for anyone following <strong>UK polling, elections, Reform UK, Labour, the Conservatives, the Greens, and the future of British democracy</strong>.</p>","author_name":"Shortbread Media"}