1 u. 14 min.
#105 - A new prime minister and a new monarch, with Rob Ford Stuk Rood Vlees Podcast
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- Nieuws
For the first time ever, the UK acquired a new prime minister and a new monarch in the same week. Who better to break down these historic events than Rob Ford, professor of politics at the University of Manchester. We discuss Boris Johnson's resignation, its aftermath, and the election of Liz Truss as the fourth British prime minister in six years.
Background readings:
- Mourn the Queen, Not Her Empire, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/08/opinion/queen-empire-decolonization.html
- Queen Elizabeth II was Britain’s lead ambassador, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/10/queen-elizabeth-diplomacy-international-relations/
Music: Dexter Britain (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), www.dexterbritain.com
For the first time ever, the UK acquired a new prime minister and a new monarch in the same week. Who better to break down these historic events than Rob Ford, professor of politics at the University of Manchester. We discuss Boris Johnson's resignation, its aftermath, and the election of Liz Truss as the fourth British prime minister in six years.
Background readings:
- Mourn the Queen, Not Her Empire, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/08/opinion/queen-empire-decolonization.html
- Queen Elizabeth II was Britain’s lead ambassador, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/10/queen-elizabeth-diplomacy-international-relations/
Music: Dexter Britain (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), www.dexterbritain.com
1 u. 14 min.