2021

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

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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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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  • 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: Ed Davey triumphant against the blue wall

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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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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413: Keir Starmer, One Year On

Rob and Tom discuss how the Labour leader has fared in his first year as leader of the opposition…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [0:53] Headlines: Duke Of Edinburgh

  • [8:57] Headlines: Keep Calm And Carry On Jabbing

  • [14:16] Headlines: Northern Ireland

  • [23:03] Main Story: Keir Starmer One Year On

  • [38:06] Anti-Semitism In The Labour Party

  • [47:46] Keir On Brexit

  • [53:04] Labour In The Polls

  • [1:03:10] Outro

  • [1:04:53] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

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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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411: Budget 2021

Rob and Tom discuss the royal headlines and then dive deep into Rishi Sunak’s latest UK budget…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [0:52] Headlines: Do One's Duty

  • [4:08] Headlines: Queen Won't Mention Harry And Meghan

  • [11:31] Main Story: Budget

    • [16:06] COVID Expenses

    • [20:43] Taxation

    • [24:37] Relief For The Arts

    • [28:54] Towns Fund

    • [34:06] Public Sector Pay

    • [44:11] Budget, In Summary

  • [45:05] Outro

  • [46:11] Ad: Mish Mash Mayhem

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410: Brexit, One Month On

Rob and Tom discuss the latest headlines and where we are with Brexit now the dust has had some time to settle…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:21] Headlines: Trump Acquitted

  • [8:43] Headlines: Vaccines

  • [12:14] Headlines: Jail Time For Travel Lies

  • [14:51] Headlines: Final Lockdown?

  • [20:58] Main Story: Brexit, One Month On

    • [25:08] Food

    • [29:18] VAT

    • [34:48] Financial Services

    • [38:21] Northern Ireland

  • [46:15] Outro

  • [47:37] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

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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

  • [1:07:42] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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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

  • [55:02] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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