Episode description:
Keir Starmer and Sue Gray seem open to the idea of citizens assemblies, but would they be good or bad for our democracy? Should mobiles be banned from schools and the House of Commons? What is Labour's grand plan for citizens' assemblies really about? Is there a growing Russian influence in Britain? Have the conservatives given up on governing? 22/02/2024

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00:00 Intro
00:30 Citizens' assemblies
03:55 Devolution of power
06:35 Are the Conservatives pre-emptively sabotaging labour?
08:45 Privilege and representation
12:00 Russian influence & Boris Johnson the Kleptocrat
15:40 Steve Wright
15:30 MP's on Leading
20:45 Books on AI
23:38 Politics in-person
25:50 Phones in the House of commons, Lindsay Hoyle
29:30 Problematic 'heroes'