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Tom Slater: Politics Beyond Left and Right
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- Take Me Home
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- Jul 31, 2025
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- 2214
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Summary
Hilary and Sebastian are joined by Tom Slater, editor at spiked-online. We ask Tom what Spiked is all about and whether it has lost its left-wing roots. We explore how old ideas of left and right might be redundant but principles like free speech, democracy and a better life for ordinary working people are still important. We move on to the Online Safety Act and its effect on journalism and on discussion more widely. And we ask are we one hot summer evening away from civil revolt? In Culture Club, Sebastian is enthusiastic about his ParkRun at The Eden Project. And Tom has recommended reading. Get in touch: sdp.org.uk, [email protected], [email protected] Recommendations:https://www.spiked-online.comKurt Vonnegut: Cat's Cradlehttps://www.edenproject.com/