The Forum - Political Parties and Us

 

Action shot from the studio!

 

This is the third Forum episode I’ve got to present on the BBC World Serivice (the others were on Pets and Deep Fakes) and I thoroughly enjoy hosting these discussions.

The last US election was the most expensive ever. 14 billion US dollars! A lot of it is spent on advertising and fundraising so part of the problem is a chunk of this money… is spent just getting more money. It is a global issue you need deep pockets to fight for political power. So how do parties try to persuade us – the voters – to choose their party over another?

If you don’t think the ideas of existing parties work for you starting your own can be immensely difficult by design, because politics is a club and they try to keep people out. The level of bureaucracy is insane!

Learn more by listening to The Forum, Political Parties and Us on BBC World Service.

It will be broadcast on 25 November 2023 12:06 Local time BBC WORLD SERVICE EXCEPT EAST AND SOUTHERN AFRICA & WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA.

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