The Institutional Failures Behind the Post Office Scandal | "Innocent People were Accused of Fraud"

How should the fallout of the Post Office scandal be handled? Why do the polls always swing towards the Tories as an election nears? What's going on in Bangladesh? 09/01/2024 Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more on today's episode of The Rest Is Politics. TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up. Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @RestIsPolitics Email: [email protected] 00:00 Intro 02:16 Post Office Scandal 24:00 Historical pre-election trends 37:40 Bangladeshi Election 48:55 Comoros Election 50:30 China's macro-economic endeavours

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