2019 General Election special

12/13/19 • 21 min

Prospect's editors talk last night's election in this special edition of the podcast. What lessons were learned, what were the high and low points of the campaigns, and will the Union remain in tact?

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Prospect's editors talk last night's election in this special edition of the podcast. What lessons were learned, what were the high and low points of the campaigns, and will the Union remain in tact?

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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