Ed Davey

712: General Election 2024 in Review

Rob and Tom discuss their favourite thing, a General Election! The biggest actual poll there is…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:39] We Had a General Election

  • [4:08] The Labour Party

  • [18:48] The Conservative Party

  • [31:37] The Liberal Democrats

  • [46:08] Reform

  • [1:01:38] The Greens

  • [1:11:10] The SNP

  • [1:17:34] Wales

  • [1:25:34] Outro

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711: General Election Manifestos 2024

Rob and Tom discuss the 2024 General Election Manifestos for the 3 main parties (Part 2 of 2)…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:16] Lib Dem Manifesto

  • [18:28] Conservative Manifesto

  • [36:02] Labour Manifesto

  • [54:00] Quick Polls Update

  • [1:00:35] 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 at the Labour Manifesto Launch

710: General Election 2024 So Far...

Rob and Tom discuss the run up to the 2024 General Election (Part 1 of 2)…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [2:30] General Election Feelings

  • [24:55] Labour’s Campaigning

  • [34:01] 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: Ed Davey having a whale of a time

703: Liberal Destroys Conservative in Debate

Rob and Tom discuss by-elections and Suella Braverman…

Topics

  • [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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  • 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

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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  • 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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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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  • Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

  • Main Image: Houses of Parliament by Tom

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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  • 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

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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  • 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