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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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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• The Papers

• 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

• Electoral Calculus

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• 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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• The Papers

• 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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• 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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• The Papers

• 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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• 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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• The Papers

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

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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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• The Papers

• This Podcast Will Kill You

• Politico Poll of Polls

• For Biden, 2021 was a year of big accomplishments — and big disappointments

• BREAKING NEWS

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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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• The Papers

• Politico Poll of Polls

• What did Owen Paterson do?

• Apoplectic Speaker angry at Boris Johnson

• ‘A betrayal of the north’: Tory MPs frustrated at downgraded rail plan

• Boris Johnson praises Peppa Pig in bizarre CBI speech

• Tory Christmas Party Twitter Thread

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• Main Image: Conservative Party, source: Daily Mirror

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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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• The Papers

• German Political Parties EXPLAINED

• Being a Woman in German Politics Still Isn’t Easy

• 2017 to 2021 Electoral Map

• Demographic Changes

• 16 years in 16 words: the sayings that sum up Merkel’s Germany

• German elections: Defeated Merkel heir Laschet prepared to resign

• German Election: Seat Breakdown

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• Main Image: Opinion Polls Germany 2021 by Gbuvn under CC by SA 4.0

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501: Death Knell Of Conservatism

Rob and Tom discuss the sudden withdrawal from Afghanistan and the hike to National Insurance…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:04] Headlines: Afghanistan

• [9:26] Headlines: Big Hearted Britain To Take 20,000 Refugees

• [14:37] Headlines: UK Cabinet Ministers At War In Afghanistan Blame Game

• [19:45] Main Story: National Insurance Increase

• [38:23] Boris' Ratings

• [47:30] Outro

• [48:46] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

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• The Papers

• Afghanistan: How the Taliban gained ground so quickly

• Afghanistan: How many refugees are there and where will they go?

• Guilty Feminist 268. EMERGENCY EPISODE for the crisis in Afghanistan

• Afghanistan: How many asylum seekers has the UK taken in?

• How the UK’s refugee resettlement scheme compares to other countries after Priti Patel criticism

• Afghanistan: Dominic Raab’s answers to five questions from MPs

• Boris Johnson outlines new 1.25% health and social care tax to pay for reforms

• National Insurance: What’s the new Health and Social Care tax and how will it affect me?

• How the tax system squeezes graduates

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• YouGov: Westminster Voting Intention

• Politico Poll of Polls

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• Main Image: National Insurance Card in the Public Domain

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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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• The Papers

• PM statement at coronavirus press conference: 5 July 2021

• PM statement at coronavirus press conference: 12 July 2021

• Tyrone Mings’ Tweet

• Foreign aid: Theresa May spearheads Conservative rebellion against Boris Johnson's overseas aid cuts

• 2021 Batley and Spen By-Election

• Batley and Spen: Is politics starting to return to normal?

• AstraCast Special

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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: Tracy Brabin's office, Hill Top, Gomersal by habiloid used under CC by SA 2.0

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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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• 2021 Chesham and Amersham by-election

• High Speed 2

• Are the Conservatives about to suffer defeat in the “Blue Wall”?

• Lib Dems’ byelection victory suggests trouble for Tories in ‘blue wall’

• The Batley and Spen byelection will reveal the depth of Labour’s predicament

• Opinion polling for the 2021 German federal election

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• Main Image: Ed Davey triumphant against the blue wall

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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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• 2021 Hartlepool by-election

• 2021 United Kingdom local elections

• 2021 London mayoral election

• BBC: Dominic Cummings: The seven most explosive claims

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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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• BBC: The Papers

• BBC: India coronavirus: New record deaths as virus engulfs India

• List of political scandals in the UK: 2020s

• Guardian: Pressure mounts on Johnson over alleged ‘let the bodies pile high’ remarks

• Furious Boris Johnson insists he paid for flat refurbishment himself

• Politico: Poll of Polls UK

• The Polls

• Welsh Assembly Polling

• Opinion polling for the 2021 German federal election

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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: Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to Downing Street by Number 10 under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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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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• BBC: The Papers

• Twitter: BBC News Black Indent

• BBC: Timeline: How Northern Ireland's violence unfolded

• BBC: NI riots: What is behind the violence in Northern Ireland?

• Politico: Poll of Polls UK

• The Polls

• New Statesman: A year into his Labour leadership, how is Keir Starmer performing?

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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: First virtual PMQs and Ministerial statement on Coronavirus 22/04/2020 by UK Parliament under CC BY-NC 2.0

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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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• BBC: The Papers

• Twitter: UK Spontaneous Reports

• How to Vaccinate the World

• Election watchdog quizzes Tory party over funding of PM's flat makeover

• Sarah Everard: How a woman's death sparked a nation's soul-searching

• Scotland Poll of Polls

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• Main Image: by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona

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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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• BBC: The Papers

• BBC: Budget 2021: Key points at-a-glance

• BBC: Budget 2021: 10 ways Rishi Sunak's speech affects you

• BBC: Towns Fund: How were the winners chosen?

• BBC: NHS pay rise: How much will staff be paid?

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• Main Image: Budget Day by Number 10 under CC by NC ND 2.0

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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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• BBC: The Papers

• Second impeachment of Donald Trump

• Brexit: How much disruption has there been so far?

• Fury at Gove as exports to EU slashed by 68% since Brexit

• Amsterdam ousts London as Europe’s top share trading hub

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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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• Move to EU to avoid Brexit costs, firms told

• Covid deaths: 'Hard to compute sorrow' of 100,000 milestone - PM

• Trump campaign distances itself from new 'Patriot party'

• Amanda Gorman Poem

• Ted Cruz Tweet

• Here are the executive actions Biden has signed so far

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• Main Image: President Trump Boards Air Force One, Public Domain

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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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• Welcome to Brexit

• Sadiq Khan declares ‘major incident’

• McConnell warns overturning election would 'damage our Republic forever'

• How a Pro-Trump Mob Stormed the U.S. Capitol

• Video of Capitol Doors being attacked

• Protesters have breached the Capitol. They’re outside the Senate chamber

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• Parler Users Breached Deep Inside U.S. Capitol Building, GPS Data Shows

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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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• 2020, Year in Review

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