603: The Continuing Story of the Tory Party Kinda Falling Apart A Bit

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

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:27] Leadership Elections Again

• [10:59] Has Sunak Lived Up To His Promise?

• [16:34] The Winter of our Discontent

• [27:48] Government U-turns!

• [36:34] The Polls

• [44:42] What Does Labour Need To Do?

• [51:28] Outro

• [52:58] Ad: Mish Mash Mayhem

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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 Rishi Sunak leaves for PMQ's by Number 10 under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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602: So Long Liz Truss And Thanks For All The Pork Markets!

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Rob and Tom discuss a very busy week in politics as Liz Truss resigns…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:27] Main Story: Liz Truss

• [17:53] Wednesday Evening Chaos

• [25:03] Thursday Morning

• [37:33] So What Happens Next?

• [50:59] The Polls

• [58:53] Outro

• [1:00:13] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

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• The Papers

• Starmer at PMQs

• Trombone Champ - Liz Truss’ Resignation Speech

• The Truss Theory Tweet

• Tory leadership: Kemi Badenoch backs Rishi Sunak to be the next PM

• Labour Lead 39 Points

• 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: Number of Elizabeth’s Leading the UK

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601: In Liz We Truss?

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Rob and Tom catch up on the Tory leadership race, her majesty and discuss Liz Truss' economic policy…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [0:53] Catch Up: Tory Leadership Contest

• [10:20] Catch Up: Bye Bye Boris

• [14:58] Catch Up: Queen Elizabeth II

• [32:21] Main Story: Truss & Kwarteng

• [1:13:10] Quick Polls Update

• [1:23:04] Outro

• [1:25:30] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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• Queen Elizabeth II has died

• Robert Peston

• Bank's £65bn move driven by pension fund panic

• IMF openly criticises UK government tax plans

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• 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: Prime Minister and Chancellor finalise their growth plan by Number 10 under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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511: BoJo Go Go

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Rob and Tom discuss the final(?) nail in the coffin for Boris Johnson’s premiership…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:12] Headlines: Johnson On The Brink

• [3:46] The VONC

• [7:47] What Toppled Boris?

• [21:25] PMQs & Select Committees

• [39:03] Back To No. 10

• [47:01] Resignation Speech

• [57:58] Next Tory Leader

• [1:11:34] Boris' Legacy?

• [1:22:17] Quick Polls Update

• [1:27:16] Outro

• [1:28:18] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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• 2022 vote of confidence in the Conservative Party leadership of Boris Johnson

• Spartacus Mills

• The life and lies of Boris Johnson

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• Politico Poll of Polls

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

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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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• 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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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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• What Britain’s Deal With Rwanda Means for the U.K. Asylum System

• Rishi Sunak faces questions over link to firm operating in Russia

• Rishi Sunak's wife to pay UK tax on overseas income

• Chancellor Rishi Sunak held US green card until last year

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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: Rishi Sunak MP by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Govt under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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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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• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is free. But why now? And why did it take so long?

• Spring Statement: Key points at a glance

• So how would Heinz rebrand British Gas? - David Mitchell

• Rishi Sunak can’t use contactless

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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: Rishi Sunak Covid-19 Presser by Number 10 under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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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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• Politico Poll of Polls

• Ukraine: Is Russia's invasion going as expected?

• Putin’s Case for War, Annotated

• Putin vs. Ukrainian history

• Ukraine conflict: What is Swift and why is banning Russia so significant?

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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

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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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• WSJ: What Does Russia Want With Ukraine? Tensions Between Putin and NATO Explained

• The Naked Pravda: Everyday life under Kremlin brinkmanship

• BBC: What is the UK's inflation rate and why is the cost of living going up?

• 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: “Send in the Clowns“ by Hello I’m Nik under the Unsplash License

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