{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68358fb5e1abc4be6b0308eb/697b58cfb4be99fbd875ee16?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Coffee House Shots: is centrism dead? | with David Gauke","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68358fb5e1abc4be6b0308eb/1769691290365-311f0e5d-4329-4762-bc94-63c144de3f54.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Is centrism back? This week a group of former Tory heavyweights – including Ruth Davidson, Andy Street, Amber Rudd and David Gauke – have launched a new group aimed at reclaiming the centre ground and dispelling the myth that politics in 2026 is a straight shooting match between increasingly diffuse left/right poles. They say that there are seven million voters in the centre who feel ‘politically homeless’ and are looking for serious people to have serious conversations, rather than rabble-rousers with strong rhetoric. Are they totally misunderstanding the direction of modern politics? And should they all just join the Lib Dems?</p><p>Tim Shipman speaks to David Gauke, former justice secretary and vice-chair of Prosper UK.</p><p>Produced by Patrick Gibbons and Oscar Edmondson.</p>","author_name":"The Spectator"}