2023

705: 2023, The Year That Was

Rob and Tom discuss their 2023 predictions and how accurate they were…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:09] Tory Predictions 2023

  • [15:29] Labour Predictions 2023

  • [31:17] Lib Dem Predictions 2023

  • [37:00] Brexit Predictions 2023

  • [44:49] USA Predictions 2023

  • [52:05] Outro

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704: Rwanda Plan Bad

Rob and Tom discuss the Rwanda Bill…

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  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:15] Headlines: Suella Gone, Cameron In

  • [12:28] Main Story: Rwanda

  • [29:12] The Rwanda Bill Vote

  • [39:26] Greek Marbles Interlude

  • [45:19] Labour on Immigration

  • [51:44] Public Feeling on Immigration

  • [1:03:50] Quick Polls Update

  • [1:07:19] Outro

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703: Liberal Destroys Conservative in Debate

Rob and Tom discuss by-elections and Suella Braverman…

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  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:16] Tamworth By-Election

  • [10:40] Mid-Bedfordshire By-Election

  • [28:26] Suella Braverman

  • [44:05] Suella on Protests

  • [51:39] Would She Make A Good Leader?

  • [59:19] The Polls

  • [1:06:55] 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: Suella Braverman in the House of Commons

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

608: Bye Elections

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Rob and Tom discuss the triptych of by-elections…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [0:54] Headlines: The Trump Conspiracy

  • [5:25] Headlines: Banks Told To Respect Free Speech

  • [9:44] Headlines: BBC Crisis Over Top Star in Sex Photos Probe

  • [17:20] Main Story: By Elections

  • [18:31] Selby and Ainsty

  • [24:12] Somerton and Frome

  • [32:51] Uxbridge and South Ruislip

  • [45:00] Nadine Dorries

  • [50:35] The Polls

  • [58:14] Outro

  • [1:00:03] Ad: Dr Wilko’s Campaign For Better Beverages

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607: The Committee Put Together To Find Out If Boris Was Lying Find He Lied

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Rob and Tom discuss the fallout of Boris in front of the Privileges Committee…

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  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:43] Charlie Boy Got a Fancy Hat

  • [8:58] Local Council Elections 2023

  • [20:42] Boris and Standards

  • [36:51] The Polls

  • [46:32] Outro

  • [49:21] Ad: Mish Mash Mayhem

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606: BoJo in the Dock

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Rob and Tom discuss Boris in front of the Privileges Committee…

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  • [0:00] Intro

  • [0:46] Headlines: Don’t Get Ill! Doctors’ Strike is Going to Hurt

  • [7:25] Headlines: Trump in the Dock

  • [13:30] Headlines: PM: Brexit is Boosting Us!

  • [18:12] Main Story: Bojo in the Dock

  • [24:02] How Serious is This for Boris?

  • [29:17] Why Would You Make a Mistake Like This?

  • [51:30] How Does This Affect the Conservative Party?

  • [1:03:34] The Polls

  • [1:12:11] Outro

  • [1:13:31] 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: Boris Johnson Partygate Photo

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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