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The Edition: can Remainers unite against Boris?

This week, as the Tories continue to lead in the polls, Lara Prendergast speaks to Alastair Campbell about what Remainers can do to turn things around. James Forsyth writes in this issue’s cover article that the Remain side’s inability to unite may well cost them this election and, if Boris Johnson wins, put the last nail in the coffin for Remain. On the podcast, Alastair Campbell also explains why the People’s Vote campaign seems to have imploded in recent weeks.

Plus, Venice is holding an independence referendum on December 1 – but will that help with the city’s problems? In this week’s issue, Venetian journalist Manfred Manera details Venice’s existential challenges – from floods to over-tourism and, most important of all, a depopulation that has seen the city’s residents shrink to a third of its numbers in the 1980s.

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