DiscoverThe Sound of PoliticsThe politician as one of us
The politician as one of us

The politician as one of us

Update: 2025-10-23
Share

Description

In this episode we ask whether voters really want to be represented by politicians who sound ‘just like them’. To help explore this question, Stephen is joined by Professor Peter Allen from the University of Bath, author of the book, The Political Class: Why It Matters Who Our Politicians.


Presenter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stephen Coleman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Producer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Carl Hartley

Guest: Peter Allen


We'd love to hear from you. Share your thoughts, suggest topics to cover, or ask questions. Leave a comment below or E-mail c.d.hartley@leeds.ac.uk.

And if you like this podcast then please follow to be the first to hear when a new episode is released.

Comments 
00:00
00:00
x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

The politician as one of us

The politician as one of us

Professor Stephen Coleman