{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/92a301e1-443b-435f-b4e2-2e2dd1e37fc5/650070e95af62b001116d488?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Would You Like A Referendum On That?","description":"<p>Are referendums the sign of a healthy democracy, or as Thatcher said a \"device of dictators and demagogues\"? Matt finds out about their increasing use around the world to decide everything from pension reform to using nuclear power.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus: Columnists Daniel Finkelstein and Miranda Green discuss how political narratives are built from uncertain data, and whether it's a problem that Keir Starmer is less popular than the Labour Party.</p>","author_name":"Times Radio"}