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The surprising similarity between Tony Blair and Nigel Farage


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The latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts saw Paula Surridge return to the show, talking about the impact of political values and of perceived competence on recent general elections. We got into some surprising similarities between Tony Blair and Nigel Farage, as well as ways in which Boris Johnson and Gordon Brown were the same.

Take a listen to find out how on earth we ended up there.

Show notes

  • "Values in the Valence Election: Fragmentation and the 2024 General Election" by Paula Surridge. Also in blog form here.
  • Why we made a joke about cease and desist letters.
  • The graph which we mentioned.
  • Paula Surridge on Bluesky and Substack.
  • Theme tune by Hugo Lee.
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  • Check out some of this show's most popular previous episodes.
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