{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9a03fe9e-1ff0-4dcc-b3f6-50bd1f016ea4/2491bb98-fa9b-462f-8939-16c3f6781906?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"New Year, New World?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6195701f2eacc3a36070252a/619570bccb3c660012e3ce6e.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>David and Helen look at what's changed - and what hasn't - since we last spoke, from Brexit to Biden to Covid.&nbsp;Has the Brexit deal really given the UK a chance to do things differently?&nbsp;Do Democrat wins in the Georgia Senate races open up new possibilities for Biden?&nbsp;What is at stake in the politics of vaccination?&nbsp;Plus, we talk about where things now stand for the future of the Union.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>*Recorded before the events in Washington on Wednesday *</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Talking Points:</p><p><br></p><p>What can the UK do that it couldn’t do before Brexit?&nbsp;</p><ul><li>From the start, the two biggest issues for Cameron were freedom of movement and financial services regulation.</li><li>For the City, Brexit is a tradeoff. Although financial services will not be regulated in the EU, the American investment banks in London are unhappy about being shut out of equivalence for trading.</li><li>Johnson is talking about innovation and dynamism. He doesn’t seem willing to say it’s about migration and the City of London.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Northern Ireland and Scotland will both be key questions that we will talk about in greater depth this year.</p><ul><li>There will be a growing sense of Northern Ireland’s separateness. The deal creates opportunities and risks for the government in Dublin.</li><li>A trade deal changes what Scottish independence would mean.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Meanwhile, in the USA… the Democrats now have control of the Senate.</p><ul><li>This election could indicate the potential of a remarkable new coalition for the Democratic party.</li><li>Or it could indicate a future where everything is contested.</li><li>What can Biden get done before the next midterms?&nbsp;</li><li>During the Obama years, the Republicans were extremely effective at voting as an oppositional bloc.&nbsp;</li><li>Holding the Democratic senators together won’t be easy and Biden will not be able to blame oppositional Republicans for any failure to get things done.</li><li>However a key benefit for the Democrats is that they will be able to confirm nominees.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Mentioned in this Episode:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/give-a-child-a-tree-and-a-spade-and-theyll-soar-rnd7v7wcl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew Parris in <em>the Times</em></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2020/296-did-covid-kill-the-climate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">David’s winter talk: Did Covid kill the climate?&nbsp;</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Further Learning:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2020/292-from-brexit-to-scottish-independence\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">From December… From Brexit to Scottish Independence</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/09/the-partition-of-ireland-reverberates-through-history-and-brexit-will-too\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">More on the partition of Ireland</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/06/georgia-senate-runoffs-election-warnock-ossoff-democrats-senate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">More on the Georgia election results</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/c45e5d1c-a9ea-4838-824c-413236190e7e\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">More on the European vaccine rollout</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/tag/vaccine\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">From November… Post-Covid Economics with Adam Tooze</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>And as ever, recommended reading curated by our friends at the LRB can be found here: </strong><a href=\"http://lrb.co.uk/talking\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>lrb.co.uk/talking</strong></a></p>","author_name":"David Runciman and Catherine Carr"}