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702: Be-Labouring the Point

Rob and Tom discuss the Labour Party Conference…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [0:39] Labour: What Are They Trying To Achieve?

  • [7:34] Starmer’s Speech Interrupted

  • [16:29] The State of the Country

  • [21:48] Culture Wars

  • [32:11] How Did The Speech Go?

  • [35:39] The Polls

  • [47:58] Outro

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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: Keir Starmer Handles a Protestor at the Labour Party Conference

701: Gotta Fight For Your Right to (Conservative) Parrrrrrty

Rob and Tom discuss the Conservative Party Conference…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:20] Headlines: Gaza

  • [6:44] Main Story: Party Conference Season

  • [11:17] Conservative Party Conference

  • [24:16] Nigel Farage in the Conservative Party?

  • [29:34] Penny Mordaunt in the Wings?

  • [33:54] Sunak’s Speech & HS2

  • [53:51] Outro

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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: Penny Mordaunt gives her sppech at the Conservative Party Conference

605: Rishi Sunak's First 100 Days

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Rob and Tom discuss how Rishi Sunak has fared in his first 100 days as PM…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:04] Headlines: Nicola Sturgeon Resigns

  • [13:35] Headlines: Labour and the ECHR

  • [20:41] Headlines: Chinese Spy Balloons

  • [25:49] Main Story: Rishi Sunak’s First 100 Days

  • [27:59] Inflation

  • [31:42] Reducing Government Debt

  • [33:49] Growing the Economy

  • [39:16] Invest in the NHS

  • [42:25] Stopping Small Boats

  • [45:22] What Should Sunak Be Focussing On?

  • [49:03] Oh It’s Liz Truss With The Steel Chair!

  • [55:00] Yet Another Conservative Party Scandal

  • [1:03:54] The Polls

  • [1:09:17] Outro

  • [1:10:06] Ad: Dr Wilko’s Campaign For Better Beverages

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604: 2023 Predictions

Rob and Tom discuss their predictions for 2023 and how well they predicted 2022…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [0:45] 2022 COVID Predictions: Right or Wrong?

  • [9:10] 2022 Brexit Predictions: Right or Wrong?

  • [15:08] 2023 Brexit Predictions

  • [17:17] 2022 Tory Predictions: Right or Wrong?

  • [24:18] 2023 Tory Predictions

  • [28:10] 2022 Labour Predictions: Right or Wrong?

  • [32:09] 2023 Labour Predictions

  • [34:21] 2022 Lib Dem Predictions: Right or Wrong?

  • [38:39] 2023 Lib Dem Predictions

  • [39:41] 2022 Scotland Predictions: Right or Wrong?

  • [44:44] 2022 US Predictions: Right or Wrong?

  • [49:02] 2023 US Predictions

  • [55:54] Outro

  • [56:51] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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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: Houses of Parliament by Tom

509: Dishy Rishi to Fishy Rishi

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Rob and Tom discuss the latest headlines and discuss the rise and fall of Rishi Sunak…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [0:34] Headlines: Tory MP Suspended After Sex & Cocaine Case

  • [6:53] Headlines: Rwandan Plan Is Ungodly Says Welby

  • [21:18] Main Headline: Fishy Rishi

  • [27:11] Akshata Murthy

  • [31:44] Non-dom Status

  • [39:22] Partygate

  • [54:16] Quick Polls Update

  • [1:00:46] Outro

  • [1:01:41] Ad: Mish Mash Mayhem

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508: We've Fixed The Economy!

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Rob and Tom discuss the latest headlines and discuss the Spring Statement…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [0:44] Headlines: What A Bunch Of Anchors

  • [8:01] Headlines: The Smile That Says I'm Free

  • [13:03] Headlines: Russians Retreat Into Eastern Ukraine

  • [16:39] Main Story: Spring Statement

  • [21:09] Taxation

  • [27:39] Fuel Duty

  • [32:17] VAT & Council Funds

  • [37:56] Inflation

  • [45:56] Outro

  • [46:39] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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507: Ukraine

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Rob and Tom discuss the latest headlines and give a summary of the war in Ukraine so far…

This episode was recorded on 27th February 2022. The situation is fluid and discussion was based on what was known at the time.

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:06] Headlines: A Failure Of Leadership

  • [4:39] Quick Polls Update

  • [6:45] Headlines: Bonfire Of Covid Rules

  • [13:37] Main Story: Ukraine

  • [22:07] Zelensky

  • [27:44] Why Has Putin Done This Now?

  • [41:08] The Western Response

  • [1:04:45] Outro

  • [1:05:48] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

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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: Ukrainian Flag with Grunge Effect in the Public Domain

506: The Sue Gray Continuum

Rob and Tom discuss the Sue Gray report and why Boris hasn’t resigned yet…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [0:46] Headlines: Andrew, It's Trial By Jury

  • [2:39] Headlines: Fears Mount Russia Will Weaponise Gas Supplies

  • [7:59] Headlines: PM The Clock Is Ticking. Sort Energy Bills Crisis!

  • [13:30] Main Story: Partygate

  • [27:39] Why Is Boris Still Here?

  • [34:53] Quick Polls Update

  • [39:12] Outro

  • [40:24] Ad: Mish Mash Mayhem

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505: Got To Be A Good Boris [2022 Predictions]

Rob and Tom discuss their predictions for 2022 and how well they predicted 2021 as well as a certain naughty Prime Minister in the headlines…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [0:42] Headlines: Downing It Street

  • [18:23] Predictions 2022

  • [18:58] Coronavirus: Were We Right?

  • [24:55] Predictions 2022: Coronavirus

  • [28:12] Brexit: Were We Right?

  • [33:32] Predictions 2022: Brexit

  • [38:05] Conservatives: Were We Right?

  • [43:50] Predictions 2022: Conservatives

  • [48:12] Labour: Were We Right?

  • [50:33] Predictions 2022: Labour

  • [55:26] Lib Dems: Were We Right?

  • [58:26] Predictions 2022: Lib Dems

  • [59:53] Scotland: Were We Right?

  • [1:02:44] USA: Were We Right?

  • [1:06:39] Predictions 2022: USA

  • [1:10:46] Outro

  • [1:13:30] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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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: House of Parliament by Tom

504: One Rule for Them, Another Rule for Us

Rob and Tom discuss the 2021 Conservative scandals so far and how they affect Boris’ standings in the polls…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:27:]The Polls Since We Last Spoke

  • [3:48] I Crashed The Car Over Patterson Admits PM

  • [14:31] Betrayal Of The North!

  • [19:43] A Peppa Pig's Ear

  • [27:13] Our Loved Ones Died While No. 10 Partied

  • [31:26] A Sick Joke

  • [35:50] Do As I Say Not As I Christmas Do

  • [42:17] Another Day, Another Lie

  • [53:58] Outro

  • [54:49] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

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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: Conservative Party, source: Daily Mirror

503: Budget 2021, In Review

Rob and Tom discuss the 2021 Budget as well as fishy goings on and COP26…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:07] Headlines: Kicked In The Scallops!

  • [7:12] Headlines: COP26 Beginning Of The End For Climate Change

  • [14:14] Main Headline: Budget 2021

  • [20:36] General State Of The Economy

  • [29:21] Universal Credit

  • [36:47] Government Spending

  • [42:14] Climate

  • [49:32] Quick Polls Update

  • [55:23] Outro

  • [56:27] Ad: Mish Mash Mayhem

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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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501: Death Knell Of Conservatism

412: Police & Protest

Rob and Tom discuss the policing of the peaceful vigil for Sarah Everard and the proposed crackdown on protest in the UK…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:07] Headlines: Vaccine Rollout

  • [15:35] Headlines: Electoral Probe Into Number 10 Decor Scandal

  • [20:18] Main Story: Sarah Everard Case And Policing

  • [30:47] The Vigil For Sarah Everard

  • [37:53] Police, Crime, Sentencing And Courts Bill

  • [54:52] Quick Polls Update: Scottish Election

  • [1:00:01] Outro

  • [1:01:07] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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409: He Did It His Way

Rob and Tom discuss Trump’s presidency in hindsight, Biden’s inauguration and what his first 100 days have in store…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:48] Headlines: Fishy Brexit

  • [11:26] Headlines: Coronavirus

  • [15:54] Main Story: Inauguration Day

  • [19:44] What Did Trump Achieve?

  • [26:11] What Will His Legacy Be?

  • [36:07] What Will He Do Next?

  • [42:06] Biden's Inauguration

  • [45:52] Biden's First Speech

  • [51:14] Biden's First 6 Days

  • [56:28] What's Next? Biden's First 100 Days

  • [1:06:01] Outro

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408: The Insurrection Was Televised

Rob and Tom discuss the biggest story of 2021: the storming of the US Capitol.

We were featured on Feedspot’s Top 70 UK Politics Podcasts!

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:31] Headlines: Brexit

  • [4:37] Headlines: COVID Vaccine & Lockdown 3

  • [11:32] Main Story: Storming The Capitol

  • [22:15] How Events Unfolded

  • [40:18] How Did We Get Here?

  • [49:54] Consequences For Trump

  • [1:02:15] Impeachment?

  • [1:14:21] A Trump Party?

  • [1:18:51] Outro

  • [1:21:08] Ad: Mish Mash Mayhem

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S11: 2021 Predictions

Rob and Tom layout their predictions for UK, US politics and Coronavirus in the year to come…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [0:53] Coronavirus

  • [10:59] Brexit Process

  • [19:49] Conservatives

  • [31:56] Labour

  • [40:09] Lib Dems

  • [46:29] USA

  • [54:08] Outro

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S10: 2020, Year In Review

Rob and Tom review their predictions for UK politics and the US election in the year that was 2020…

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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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404: Union Not Found

Rob and Tom discuss school meals, Brexit and the new Tier systems across the United Kingdom. The quick polls update focuses on the US Election race as we enter the final fortnight.

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [2:48] Headlines: School Meals

  • [9:25] Headlines: Archbishop vs. Brexit

  • [16:40] Main Story: Devolution, Mayors & Lockdowns

  • [21:24] Devolved Administrations & COVID

  • [43:56] Tier Starmer

  • [50:02] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

  • [51:21] Quick Polls Update

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