510: Local Elections Aftermath

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Rob and Tom pick apart the results of the 2022 UK Local Elections and what they mean for the major parties…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:02] Headlines: Get A Fine? We Will Resign

• [6:35] Headlines: Tories Porn Shame In The Commons

• [11:58] Headlines: Defiant Truss: "we Will Rip Up Brexit Border Deal!

• [18:08] Main Story: Local Elections: Conservatives

• [28:09] Local Elections: Labour

• [34:31] Local Elections: Lib Dems

• [41:06] Local Elections: The Greens

• [44:09] The Polls

• [49:35] Outro

• [50:53] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

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• The Papers

• Tory MP’s friend ‘can see’ how he went from tractors to porn site

• England Local Elections 2022

• Prospect of a united Ireland comes into sharp focus

• Electoral Calculus

• Politico Poll of Polls

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• Recording engineer: Ennuicastr

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: 2022 United Kingdom local elections by Ralbegen under CC by SA 3.0

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502: German Federal Election 2021

Rob and Tom are joined by Lucas Bender to discuss the 2021 German Election and what we have to expect from the coalition talks to come…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:25] Headlines: Fuel Crisis!?

• [6:12] Headlines: Winter Of Discontent

• [16:14] Introducing Lucas

• [18:08] Main Story: German Election 2021

• [23:33] Election Night & The Parties

• [29:24] The Results

• [45:33] Olaf Scholz

• [54:00] Alterntive Für Deutschland

• [1:03:47] Demographic Shifts

• [1:14:38] Who Will Form The Next Government?

• [1:21:12] Traffic Light Coalition?

• [1:33:27] Outro

• [1:35:44] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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Shownotes

• The Papers

• German Political Parties EXPLAINED

• Being a Woman in German Politics Still Isn’t Easy

• 2017 to 2021 Electoral Map

• Demographic Changes

• 16 years in 16 words: the sayings that sum up Merkel’s Germany

• German elections: Defeated Merkel heir Laschet prepared to resign

• German Election: Seat Breakdown

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• Recording engineer: Ennuicastr

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Opinion Polls Germany 2021 by Gbuvn under CC by SA 4.0

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417: Batley & Spen

Rob and Tom discuss the 2021 by-election in Batley & Spen as well as the impending removal of COVID restrictions and England’s Euro 2020 performance…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:01] Headlines: Freedom Is In Your Hands Now

• [13:59] Headlines: Football Is Not Coming Home

• [27:05] Main Story: Batley & Spen

• [33:52] The Results

• [41:38] Has The Electorate Shifted?

• [51:53] Outro

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Shownotes

• The Papers

• PM statement at coronavirus press conference: 5 July 2021

• PM statement at coronavirus press conference: 12 July 2021

• Tyrone Mings’ Tweet

• Foreign aid: Theresa May spearheads Conservative rebellion against Boris Johnson's overseas aid cuts

• 2021 Batley and Spen By-Election

• Batley and Spen: Is politics starting to return to normal?

• AstraCast Special

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• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Tracy Brabin's office, Hill Top, Gomersal by habiloid used under CC by SA 2.0

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416: Liberal Democrats Winning Here

Rob and Tom discuss the fallout of the 2021 Chesham and Amersham by-election, what it means for the Liberal Democrats, the Conservatives and Labour’s chances in Batley and Spen…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [0:36] Headlines: When Will We Be Free?

• [7:04] Headlines: Hopeless Bloke...

• [10:11] Headlines: Oh Baby What A Love In

• [13:51] Main Story: Liberal Democrats Winning Here

• [18:04] What Were The Local Issues?

• [23:20] Was There Tactical Voting?

• [27:09] The Lib Dem Picture Nationally

• [31:56] A Weakness For The Conservatives?

• [39:02] Batley & Spen By-Election

• [45:00] Quick Polls Update: Deutschland Edition

• [51:15] Outro

• [52:34] Bonus: HS2

• [53:48] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

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Shownotes

• 2021 Chesham and Amersham by-election

• High Speed 2

• Are the Conservatives about to suffer defeat in the “Blue Wall”?

• Lib Dems’ byelection victory suggests trouble for Tories in ‘blue wall’

• The Batley and Spen byelection will reveal the depth of Labour’s predicament

• Opinion polling for the 2021 German federal election

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• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Ed Davey triumphant against the blue wall

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415: Fired For At Least 15 to 20 Things

Rob and Tom discuss the 2021 Election Results across the UK as well as the revelations from the Dominic Cummings Select Committee hearing….

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [0:42] Election Results 2021: Hartlepool

• [14:38] Election Results 2021: Local Councils

• [19:27] Election Results 2021: Metro Mayors

• [24:38] Election Results 2021: London Mayor

• [35:43] Election Results 2021: Wales & Scotland

• [40:19] Dominic Cummings: The Select Committee

• [47:29] Dominic Cummings: Matt Hancock

• [51:22] Dominic Cummings: One Day In March

• [1:00:08] Outro

• [1:01:09] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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Shownotes

• 2021 Hartlepool by-election

• 2021 United Kingdom local elections

• 2021 London mayoral election

• BBC: Dominic Cummings: The seven most explosive claims

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• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: via Getty

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414: Tory Sleaze

Rob and Tom discuss the many scandals of the Conservative Party (having to skip over quite a few) and then analyse the polls ahead of the local, mayoral, Scottish and Welsh elections…

(Tom pronounced Senedd wrong, they know)

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [0:35] Headlines: Race To Get Aid To India

• [6:33] Headlines: Own Goal!

• [12:37] Main Story: Tory Sleaze

• [16:42] Scandals We Don't Have Time To Cover

• [20:20] James Dyson Texts

• [24:53] Downing Street Refurbishment

• [35:50] The Pre-election Polls

• [43:51] Outro

• [44:28] Ad: Mish Mash Mayhem

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Shownotes

• BBC: The Papers

• BBC: India coronavirus: New record deaths as virus engulfs India

• List of political scandals in the UK: 2020s

• Guardian: Pressure mounts on Johnson over alleged ‘let the bodies pile high’ remarks

• Furious Boris Johnson insists he paid for flat refurbishment himself

• Politico: Poll of Polls UK

• The Polls

• Welsh Assembly Polling

• Opinion polling for the 2021 German federal election

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• Recording engineer: Ennuicastr

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to Downing Street by Number 10 under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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405: Unparliamentary Language Calls the Presidential Race

News heavyweights Tom & Rob call the US presidential election live on air…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [2:02] Where It Started

• [10:18] What Did Trump Do Right?

• [14:04] The Election Is Called, LIVE!

• [21:34] The Election Rollercoaster

• [29:45] Where Did Trump Go Wrong?

• [50:15] Were The Polls Wrong?

• [1:00:04] Lame Ducks

• [1:05:43] Trumping Tradition

• [1:12:08] Outro

• [1:14:27] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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• Left, Right & Center: We’ll see what happens

• How America Voted in 5 Charts

• Twitter: AP Calls it

• ANN Github Page

• Twitter: New York Sound

• BBC: Donald Trump’s Speech Fact-Checked

• Twitter: Trump’s last tweet before the vote was called

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• Recording engineer: Ennuicastr

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Joe Biden by Gage Skidmore under CC by SA 2.0

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401: Trump vs. Biden

Rob and Tom discuss culture wars, the new Lib Dem leader, Tony Abbott and the strengths and weaknesses of the US presidential candidates in this bumper episode.

Topics

• [0:00] Headlines: Culture Wars & The Lib Dems

• [21:38] Headlines: Tony Abbott

• [26:27] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

• [26:51] Main Story: US Election

• [28:44] Biden's Strengths

• [40:04] Biden's Weaknesses

• [55:08] Trump's Strengths

• [1:09:00] Trump's Weaknesses

• [1:26:03] Quickest Polls Update

• [1:27:48] Outro

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Shownotes

• Stewart Lee: No BBC War on Comedy

• The Guilty Feminist: Leadership with Cal Wilson and special guest Julia Gillard

• Sky News: Tony Abbott: Full exchange between Matt Hancock and Kay Burley

• C-SPAN: Joe Biden Delivers Remarks on Public Safety and Law Enforcement

• 10 Oldest U.S. Presidents

• Freakonomics: How Much Does the President Really Matter?

• BBC: Were these the three hours that upset Trump’s campaign?

• 538: General Election Polls

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• Recording engineer: Ennuicastr

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Photoshop combining Trump President USA with Joe Biden by Gage Skidmore under CC by SA 2.0

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314: He Can Eat A Bacon Sandwich Now, The World Is Saved!

Rob and Tom discuss the results of the Labour Leadership election alongside the headlines. With some breaking news on the air!

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:39] Headlines: Bojo In Hospital

• [8:59] Headlines: Queen's Speech

• [13:59] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

• [14:18] Main Story: Labour Leadership Contest

  • [23:40] Deputy Labour Leader

  • [27:51] New Shadow Cabinet

  • [35:22] Where Is Labour Going?

• [46:27] Plug: Ennuicastr

• [48:57] Quick Polls Update

• [53:41] Outro

• [54:58] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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Shownotes

• BBC: Coronavirus: Boris Johnson admitted to hospital over virus symptoms

• Institute for Government: Acting prime ministers

• Laura Kuenssberg Tweet

• BBC: Coronavirus: Boris Johnson moved to intensive care as symptoms worsen

• BBC: Coronavirus: Queen tells UK 'we will succeed' in fight

• The Guardian: Keir Starmer wins Labour leadership election

• The Guardian view on Keir Starmer: a serious politician

• The Spectator: Full list: Keir Starmer’s new Shadow Cabinet

• The Guardian: Ed Miliband returns to Labour frontbench in Keir Starmer reshuffle

• 538: How Popular is Donald Trump?

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• Recording engineer: Ennuicastr

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Official portrait of Keir Starmer by Chris McAndrew under CC by 3.0

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313: It's Chicken P Buffalo!

Rob and Tom discuss the UK response and COVID-19 lockdown, how Trump is faring against the virus and briefly touch on Brexit and the Labour Leadership Contest. Followed by a fun quiz to break the tension.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:13] Lockdown

• [10:31] COVID-19, The UK Response

• [27:38] Trump Vs COVID

• [32:12] Brexit Briefly & Coronavirus Legislation

• [39:05] Labour Leadership Contest

• [43:01] Quick Polls Update

• [48:52] Diseases Quiz

• [53:06] Outro

• [54:57] Advert: Mish Mash Mayhem

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Shownotes

• BBC: A quarter of the world’s population in lockdown

• Metro: Cabinet uses Zoom

• Imperial College: COVID-19: Imperial researchers model likely impact of public health measures

• BBC: UK pubs and restaurants told to shut in virus fight

• BBC: Coronavirus: 'Unprecedented' crowds in Wales despite warnings

• BBC: Wetherspoon boss tells staff to get a job at Tesco

• BBC: Coronavirus: Parliament shuts down for a month

• BBC: Coronavirus: What are the new restrictions and why are they needed?

• BBC: Coronavirus: What's in the emergency legislation?

• REMAIN INDOORS

• 538: National Democratic Polls

• 538: Generic Ballot

• Diseases Quiz

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• 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: Rob at Dunder Mifflin by Rob

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312: Nobody Is In The Pay Of Big Virus

Rob and Tom discuss latest headlines before focusing on Trump’s response to the novel Coronavirus COVID-19. Followed by a bumper edition of the Quick Polls Update as Biden storms Super Tuesday.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [2:05]The Headlines: Priti Troubling

• [11:18] The Headlines: Stock Market Drop

• [17:06] Trump And The Coronavirus

• [34:38] Trump Vs SCIENCE

• [48:38] Quick Polls Update: Super Tuesday

• [1:03:15] Outro

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• BBC: Home Office: Sir Philip Rutnam's resignation statement in full

• Guardian: UK and US stock markets suffer worst day since 2008 – as it happened

• BBC: Coronavirus: A problem unlike anything else Trump has faced

• Freakonomics: How Much Does the President Really Matter?

• Flatten the Curve gif

• Trump Tweets

• Wikipedia: 2020 South Carolina Democratic primary

• 538: National Democratic Polls

• 538: Generic Ballot

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• 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: Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 by NIH in the Public Domain

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310: America is Big, Really Big

Rob and Tom discuss the fact that Brexit actually happened?, the results of the Iowa Caucus and how to correctly pronounce Buttigieg.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [2:36] Headlines: Brexit Happened?

• [14:19] Iowa Caucus: How Do Primaries Work?

• [21:52] What Type Of Primary Was Iowa?

• [28:02] Iowa Results

• [52:52] Iowa Caucus Delays

• [1:02:22] Quick Polls Update: US Edition

• [1:08:37] Outro

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• Guardian: 'Got Brexit Done': Tory party sells £12 tea towel in celebration

• BBC: Brexit day 50p coin unveiled by Chancellor Sajid Javid

• BBC: Brexit: What will change after Friday, 31 January?

• Wikipedia: Iowa Caucus 2020 Results

• 538: National Democratic Polls

• 538: Generic Ballot

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• 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: Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses election results by county (delegates), 2020 by TheNavigatrr under CC by SA 4.0

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309: Big Ben Bongs For Brexit?

Rob and Tom discuss the history of Labour leadership and why the current system is used. Then they try to guess who will be the next Labour leader (and deputy leader).

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:23] #newyearnewpodcast

• [2:38] Headlines

• [14:49] Main Story: Labour Leadership

• [24:30] Changes Under Corbyn

• [28:52] Deputy Leader?

• [33:19] The Contenders & Predictions

• [45:42] Outro

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Shownotes

• Guardian: Brexit weekly briefing: farce over Big Ben bong a fitting end to the saga

• New Statesman: Who is nominating whom in the 2020 Labour leadership race?

• Wikipedia: 2020 Labour Party leadership election

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• 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: Big Ben, London by Pedro Szekely under CC by SA 2.0

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308: 2019 General Election Analysis

Rob and Tom discuss the General Election results, the upsets, and where we are going next in this Election roundup. Tune in for a special of audience questions next week!

Topics

• [0:00] Intro: GE2019 Result

• [7:59] The Results In Depth

• [34:38] Traditional Media

• [38:56] Proportional Representation

• [44:47] Outro

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• BBC: Results of the 2019 General Election

• UK Constituency Map

• UK Constituency Cartogram

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• 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: Modification of UK House of Commons in 2019 by Karamu-kun under CC By SA 4.0

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S08: 2019 General Election Predictions

Rob and Tom look at the polls and try to predict the outcome of Thursday’s General Election.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:34] Campaigning This Week: Who Won?

• [8:34] General Election Predictions 2019 & Polls

• [20:24] Rob's General Election Result Prediction

• [24:57] Where Does the Country Go From Here?

• [27:35] Outro

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Shownotes

• Hugh Grant vs Boris Johnson

• BBC: General election poll tracker: How do the parties compare?

• Britain Elects (now has mandatory email signup)

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• 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: 2017 UK Election Map by RaviC, Brythones & Cryptographic2014 under CC by SA 4.0

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307: Copy Paste 2017; Put Brexit In Bold

Rob and Tom discuss all the pledges, promises and fibs of the major parties’ manifestos for the upcoming General Election before taking a deeper look at how the polls stand.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [2:47] Manifestos For Everyone! ... Brexit

• [14:21] The NHS

• [24:45] Taxation

• [40:14] The Economy Stupid

• [51:09] Climate

• [58:47] How Do The Manifestos Fare?

• [1:04:21] Quick Polls Update

• [1:16:02] Outro

• [1:18:30] Bonus: Stunned Silence

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Shownotes

• BBC: Who should I vote for? General election 2019 policy guide

• Sky: General Election 2019: Compare policies with our interactive manifesto checker

• Wikipedia: List of countries by tax rates

• Twitter: Question Time £80k man

• Guardian: Conservative Logo 2004

• This week’s polls

• Britain Elects (now has mandatory email signup)

• Britain Elects: Would Britain vote for Brexit again?

• Britain Elects: Should Scotland be an independent country?

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• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: The main party manifestos

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302: A Long Week in Politics

Rob and Tom discuss a very long week in politics for Boris Johnson, a Lib Dem surge and the legality of proroguing.

Topics

• Intro [0:00]

• Brexit: A Long Week in Politics [0:54]

• Boris Loses His Majority [10:21]

• Boris Struggles at PMQs [17:26]

• Boris Can’t Get an Election [22:46]

• September 5th: Bye Bye Jo Jo [30:29]

• The Weekend: What Could Go Wrong? [33:48]

• The Last Day of Parliament [35:07]

• A Lawful Proroguing? [40:48]

• What’s Next? [44:46]

• Quick Polls Update [49:42]

• Outro [01:01:48]

• Bonus: Jeopardy [01:04:00]

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Shownotes

• BBC: 'Jacob Leeks Mogg' comes second in Newent Onion Show

• Twitter: MPs applaud, as Labour's Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi tells Boris Johnson to apologise

• Commons Votes

• Evening Standard: JFC: Tories criticised after depicting Jeremy Corbyn as chicken

• The Sun Photoshop

• Twitter: KFC tweet response

• Twitter: West Yorkshire Police Statement

• Twitter: Boris beats Boris

• BBC: Judges rule Parliament suspension is unlawful

• BBC: Lib Dems pledge to cancel Brexit

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

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• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Reclining Rees-Mogg from Twitter

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301: Deselection Election?

Rob and Tom are back for a new season because the Boris and Brexit news just won’t stop! This week they dive into proroguing and fears of an upcoming General Election.

Topics

• Intro [0:00]

• What is proroguing? [1:44]

• Does Boris want a No Deal Brexit? [7:25]

• Boris' speech and promises [13:53]

• How could this cause a General Election? [19:20]

• Deselection of Tory MPs [25:11]

• What are Boris' options if the bill passes? [28:15]

• Does Labour want a GE? [32:38]

• The Polls and GE predictions [35:25]

• What are the EU thinking? [45:02]

• Outro [47:56]

• Bonus: Listener Jokes [50:09]

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• Parliament: Prorogation

• Twitter: List of Conservative rebels

• Twitter: Phillip Hammond Letter

• Twitter: Hillary Benn letter

• Twitter: Tory MPs to lose whip

• BBC: Laura Kuenssberg: Why is Johnson planning to deselect Tory rebels?

• Twitter: Snap poll shows hung parliament

• YouGov: Voting Intention: Con 33%, Lab 22%, Lib Dem 21%, Brex 12% (28-29 Aug)

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• Twitter: Ruth Davidson resignation letter

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• 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: Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs by Chatham House used under CC by 2.0

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221: The Queen is Not Going to Shoot Somebody

Rob and Tom discuss what the summer has in store for Brexit ahead of the Silly Season specials.

Topics

• Conservative Leadership Race

• The EU Response to Boris or Hunt

• Brexit Economy

• Proroguing Parliament

• General Election?

• Quick Polls Update

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Shownotes

• HoMT: Why Sportsball is So Great

• BBC: Andrew Neil tests Boris Johnson's knowledge of GATT 24

• BBC: UK economy returns to growth but slowdown fears persist

• BBC: Brexit: What is proroguing Parliament?

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• Tom’s Spot on Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk (22:20)

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• 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: Photoshop by Tom comprising Boris Johnson by Financial Times and Jeremy Hunt by NHS Confederation both under CC by 2.0

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220: Brexit Bin Analogy

Rob and Tom catch up on three weeks of the Conservative Leadership Race and give their thoughts on the final two contenders.

Topics

• Conservative Leadership Race

• Boris’ Conduct

• Quick Polls Update

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• Twitter: Guardian TV Page

• YouGov: Most Conservative members would see party destroyed to achieve Brexit

• Guardian: Boris Johnson will not say who released photo with partner, or when it was taken

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• Britain Elects: How have polls changed since 1997?

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• Listen to Mish Mash Mayhem

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• 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: Official portrait of Rory Stewart by Chris McAndrew under CC by 3.0

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