Staging a Coup
In the UK we have all become accustomed to living in a democratically stable country. Yet if you trace back history it reveals that even stable countries are susceptible to a coup d\u2019etat. This got us thinking, how do you stage a successful coup?\n\nIn this week\u2019s podcast, we discuss coups. We examine recent examples of coups around the world and ask if coups are making a comeback? We reveal the difference between coups and revolutions, draw insights from a dataset on coups and muse over historical case studies in the UK context such as the Harold Wilson plot. Finally, we draw up a fictitious plot to overthrow the British government and put forward our list of would-be demands and policies.\n\nA few things we mentioned in this podcast:\n\n- Germany arrests 25 accused of plotting coup https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63885028 \n- Coups are making a comeback https://www.axios.com/2022/01/30/coup-attemps-countries-around-world \n- Armed Forces continuous attitude survey: 2022 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-continuous-attitude-survey-2022 \n\nFor more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.com