304: Britain, a Large, Unravelling Jumper
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Rob and Tom discuss The Queen’s Speech, how the parties responded and the chances of Brexit being delivered on 31st October. With your usual Quick Polls Update.
Topics
[0:00] Intro
[01:07] Main Story: Queen's Speech
[12:59] Part 1: Brexit
[21:26] Part 2: The Economy
[25:12] Part 3: Health
[28:53] Part 4: Law And Orderrrr
[34:36] Part 5: Devolution
[43:02] Part 6: Voter ID
[49:30] Labour's Response
[53:30] Where Next For Brexit?
[1:12:38] Quick Polls Update
[1:18:33] Outro
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Shownotes
Sky News: The Queen’s Speech In Full
Freakonomics: The Prime Minister Who Cried Brexit
Twitter: Robert Peston on the budget
The Guardian: Tories Distract from Brexit with Crime Focussed Queen’s Speech
The Guardian: UK to Face Questions Over Northern Ireland Citizenship Laws
The Guardian: Jeremy Corbyn Hits Out at ‘Farcical’ Queen’s Speech
Briefing Paper: Acts and Statutory Instruments: the volume of UK legislation 1850 to 2019
Daily Mail: WAG War
The Independent: Leave.eu Apologises For Calling Merkel a ‘kraut’
Twitter: Video with JRM
Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention
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Attribution
Recording engineer: Craig
Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).
Main Image: State Opening of Parliament 2008 IV by Robert Sharp under CC by A 2.0