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The Sultan of Swing

Nov 10, 202245 min
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Episode description

He was the 'Sultan of Swing' - the inventor of the swingometer and the father of modern election science.


Matt reflects on the career of psephologist Sir David Butler with his biographer and friend Michael Crick, professor Jane Green and election night legends Jeremy Vine, Peter Snow and David Dimbleby.


Plus columnists India Knight and James Marriott discuss whether nurses should ever go on strike, why older people are the new radicals, and whether prime ministers should take an oath of office.

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