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Adam Fleming unpicks some of the key elements of the UK election.

Adam Fleming, host of Newscast and AntiSocial, unpicks some of the key elements of the UK election.

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Understand: The UK Election: The UK Election: 3. What difference does a manifesto make?

The UK Election: 3. What difference does a manifesto make?

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How do manifestos get written and who are they actually for?

Understand the UK Election is a simple 10-part guide to everything that is going on in the election, hosted by Adam Fleming. 

In this episode, Adam looks at manifestos; a set of policies that a party stands for and would hope to deliver if elected.  What is their place in British political history? How do they get written and who are they actually for? 

This episode was hosted by Adam Fleming, from Newscast and Anti-Social, with Rachel Wolf, who co-wrote the Conservatives’ 2019 manifesto for Boris Johnson, and Jonathan Rutherford, who co-wrote Labour’s 2015 manifesto when Ed Miliband was in charge. 

Producers: Alix Pickles and Alex Lewis 

Production Manager: Janet Staples 

Editor: Sam Bonham

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Alex Forsyth and Adam Fleming unpick some of the key elements of the UK election.

Alex Forsyth, political correspondent and host of Any Questions, and Adam Fleming, host of Newscast, unpick some of the key elements of the UK election.

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