# What Is the Great Realignment?

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Podcast: [a nation of taxpayers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-nation-of-taxpayers-7054204)
Published: 2026-03-19T14:53:00+00:00
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What is the new divide in politics? How did it happen? Why are unlikely coalitions being formed? Dr Stephen Davies, Senior Education Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs, joined podcast host Duncan Barkes and campaigns director Elliot Keck to discuss his new book 'The Great Realignment: Why the New Right Is Here to Stay' and his theory on what the new divide in politics is.

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