Why did Britain end up a democracy? And could it all fall apart? Plus: Branches of Currys that still use the old logo.

Summary: <p>This week we do some hardcore political science, but don't be scared - it explains whether Britain can survive the current shitshow or not. Also! Whether a four day week could actually work, why normal people think about politics way differently to us nerds, and all about what will become your new obsession: Spotting shops with out of date signage.</p> <p><a href="https://patreon.com/poddelusion">Join our Patreon and support a voice of sanity in a world that has gone mad.</a></p> <p><a href="https://humanists.uk/pod/">Join Humanists UK to protect and uphold human rights for everyone.</a></p> <p>Follow The Pod Delusion on <a href="https://twitter.com/poddelusion/">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PodDelusion/">Facebook.</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/psythor/">Follow your host, James O'Malley, on Twitter.</a></p> <p>We speak to <a href="https://harris.uchicago.edu/directory/james-robinson">James A Robinson</a>, author of <a href="https://amzn.to/2lpMJ8E">Why Nations Fail</a> about his new book <a href="https://amzn.to/2mY6bKi">The Narrow Corridor</a>, which is available now.</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/aidan_harper">Aidan Harper</a> from the <a href="https://neweconomics.org/search/author/aidan-harper">New Economics Foundation</a> tells us how we can have a <a href="https://www.4dayweek.co.uk">4 day week</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/chriscurtis94">Chris Curtis</a> from YouGov tells us about this <a href="https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2019/08/13/left-wing-vs-right-wing-its-complicated">intriguing research into how voters think about policy</a>.</p> <p>And <a href="https://twitter.com/JosephBegley">Joseph Begley</a> tells us all about <a href="https://twitter.com/logopopsblog">LogoPops</a>!</p>