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The Edition: Trump's comeback, Labour's rural divide, and World of Warcraft

The Edition: Trump's comeback, Labour's rural divide, and World of Warcraft

Update: 2024-11-07
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This week: King of the Hill

You can’t ignore what could be the political comeback of the century: Donald Trump’s remarkable win in this week’s US election. The magazine this week carries analysis about why Trump won, and why the Democrats lost, from Freddy Gray, Niall Ferguson and Yascha Mounk, amongst others. To make sense of how Trump became only the second President in history to win non-consecutive terms, we’re joined by the journalist Jacqueline Sweet and Cliff Young, president of polling at Ipsos (00:58 ).

 

Next: is Labour blind to rural communities?

The changes to inheritance tax for farmers are one of the measures from Labour’s budget that has attracted the most attention. In the magazine this week The Telegraph’s Simon Heffer argues that it needs to be seen as part of a wider attack on rural communities. But is it intentional, or simply a blind spot Labour has to the countryside? Simon joined us alongside Ed Barker from the Agricultural Industries Confederation (16:42 ).



And finally: what makes World of Warcraft so addictive?

The Spectator’s literary editor Sam Leith joins the podcast to talk about the gaming phenomenon that is World of Warcraft. In just two decades, it has now made more money than three times the most successful Hollywood film ever. Why is it so successful and what makes it so addictive? And, as the landscape of gaming has changed over the decades, should parents still really be worried about their children spending time online or has gaming opened new areas for kids to socialise? Sam joined us to discuss and reveals the inspiration behind his avatar’s name… (27:37 ).



Hosted by William Moore and Lara Prendergast.



Produced by Patrick Gibbons. 
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The Edition: Trump's comeback, Labour's rural divide, and World of Warcraft

The Edition: Trump's comeback, Labour's rural divide, and World of Warcraft

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