2020

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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407: Deal or No Deal? (Again)

406: Dominic Goings

Rob and Tom discuss Dominic Cummings leaving government, claims of Priti Patel’s bullying and the aftermath of the US Election.

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  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:06] Headlines: Christmas Freedom?

  • [4:06] Headlines: The Cost Of Christmas

  • [8:22] Headlines: COVID Vaccine

  • [14:47] Main Story: Dominic Cummings

  • [32:14] Why Now?

  • [40:56] Priti Patel

  • [49:57] US Election Aftermath

  • [55:48] Outro

  • [57:08] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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405: Unparliamentary Language Calls the Presidential Race

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

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  • [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.

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  • [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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403: Donald Trump, Master Debater

Rob and Tom discuss new COVID tests, lockdown efficacy and who won in the US Presidential debates.

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  • [0:00] Headlines: COVID Testing

  • [10:32] Headlines: Are Lockdowns Working?

  • [18:19] Main Story: US Electoral Debates

  • [24:47] COVID

  • [28:34] Mail-In Voting

  • [31:42] Condemning White Supremacy

  • [36:36] Trump's Taxes

  • [41:26] Military

  • [46:45] Vice President Candidate Debate

  • [48:45] Trump Gets COVID

  • [55:33:] Ad: Mish Mash Mayhem

  • [55:49] Quick Polls Update

  • [1:04:51] Outro

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402: Breaking The Law

Rob and Tom discuss new COVID restrictions, testing and if the government is going to break international law in the name of Brexit.

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  • [0:00] Headlines: New COVID Regulations

  • [13:17] Headlines: COVID Testing

  • [21:48] Brexit: It's Been A While

  • [33:34] Breaking International Law?

  • [46:16] Arguments Against The Bill

  • [55:29] The Effect On Devolved Administrations

  • [1:00:09] Will The Bill Pass?

  • [1:09:08] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

  • [1:09:47] Quick Polls Update: US Election

  • [1:16:15] 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: United Kingdom Internal Market Bill 2019-21

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.

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  • [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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