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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• BBC - UK General election 2024 Results

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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 Sir Keir Starmer arrives at Number 10 Downing St by Number 10 under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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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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• The Papers

• Lib Dem manifesto: 11 key policies explained - BBC News

• Conservative manifesto 2024: 12 key policies analysed - BBC News

• Labour manifesto 2024: 12 key policies analysed - BBC News

• Electoral Calculus

• 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: Keir Starmer at the Labour Manifesto Launch

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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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• The Papers

• Evan Edinger on Political TikToks

• 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: Ed Davey having a whale of a time

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

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405: Unparliamentary Language Calls the Presidential Race

News heavyweights Tom & Rob call the US presidential election live on air…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [2:02] Where It Started

• [10:18] What Did Trump Do Right?

• [14:04] The Election Is Called, LIVE!

• [21:34] The Election Rollercoaster

• [29:45] Where Did Trump Go Wrong?

• [50:15] Were The Polls Wrong?

• [1:00:04] Lame Ducks

• [1:05:43] Trumping Tradition

• [1:12:08] Outro

• [1:14:27] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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• Left, Right & Center: We’ll see what happens

• How America Voted in 5 Charts

• Twitter: AP Calls it

• ANN Github Page

• Twitter: New York Sound

• BBC: Donald Trump’s Speech Fact-Checked

• Twitter: Trump’s last tweet before the vote was called

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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: Joe Biden by Gage Skidmore under CC by SA 2.0

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404: Union Not Found

Rob and Tom discuss school meals, Brexit and the new Tier systems across the United Kingdom. The quick polls update focuses on the US Election race as we enter the final fortnight.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [2:48] Headlines: School Meals

• [9:25] Headlines: Archbishop vs. Brexit

• [16:40] Main Story: Devolution, Mayors & Lockdowns

• [21:24] Devolved Administrations & COVID

• [43:56] Tier Starmer

• [50:02] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

• [51:21] Quick Polls Update

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Shownotes

• “I think I may have caused a diplomatic incident”

• Daily Mirror: So Cruel

• Daily Mail: Archbishop’s Assault on Brexit Bill

• The Guardian: Wales Orders ‘Firebreak’ Lockdown

• 'Brutal': Andy Burnham reacts to news of government's tier 3 package live on TV

• 538: General Election Polls

• 538: 2020 Election Forecast

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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: Andy Burnham NHS Confederation annual conference by NHS Confederation under CC by 2.0

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403: Donald Trump, Master Debater

Rob and Tom discuss new COVID tests, lockdown efficacy and who won in the US Presidential debates.

Topics

• [0:00] Headlines: COVID Testing

• [10:32] Headlines: Are Lockdowns Working?

• [18:19] Main Story: US Electoral Debates

• [24:47] COVID

• [28:34] Mail-In Voting

• [31:42] Condemning White Supremacy

• [36:36] Trump's Taxes

• [41:26] Military

• [46:45] Vice President Candidate Debate

• [48:45] Trump Gets COVID

• [55:33:] Ad: Mish Mash Mayhem

• [55:49] Quick Polls Update

• [1:04:51] Outro

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• Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan - Trade agreement

• “Will you shut up man?”

• Planet Money: Trump's Tiny Taxes

• 538: Polls National Election

• 538: 2020 Election Forecast

• Planet Money: REDMAP (Update)

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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: Trump and Biden in the Public Domain

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402: Breaking The Law

Rob and Tom discuss new COVID restrictions, testing and if the government is going to break international law in the name of Brexit.

Topics

• [0:00] Headlines: New COVID Regulations

• [13:17] Headlines: COVID Testing

• [21:48] Brexit: It's Been A While

• [33:34] Breaking International Law?

• [46:16] Arguments Against The Bill

• [55:29] The Effect On Devolved Administrations

• [1:00:09] Will The Bill Pass?

• [1:09:08] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

• [1:09:47] Quick Polls Update: US Election

• [1:16:15] Outro

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• Bake Off Boris Parody

• YouGov: Brits increasingly don’t care whether Northern Ireland remains in UK

• Belfast Telegraph: Northern Ireland poll shows 45.4% back Irish unity and 46.8% support Union with UK

• Ed Miliband Speech

• Independent: Theresa May vows to rebel over ‘reckless’ Brexit bill and claims Boris Johnson didn’t understand his exit deal

• United Kingdom Internal Market Bill 2019-21

• 538: General Election Polls

• 538: 2020 Election Forecast

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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: United Kingdom Internal Market Bill 2019-21

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401: Trump vs. Biden

Rob and Tom discuss culture wars, the new Lib Dem leader, Tony Abbott and the strengths and weaknesses of the US presidential candidates in this bumper episode.

Topics

• [0:00] Headlines: Culture Wars & The Lib Dems

• [21:38] Headlines: Tony Abbott

• [26:27] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

• [26:51] Main Story: US Election

• [28:44] Biden's Strengths

• [40:04] Biden's Weaknesses

• [55:08] Trump's Strengths

• [1:09:00] Trump's Weaknesses

• [1:26:03] Quickest Polls Update

• [1:27:48] Outro

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Shownotes

• Stewart Lee: No BBC War on Comedy

• The Guilty Feminist: Leadership with Cal Wilson and special guest Julia Gillard

• Sky News: Tony Abbott: Full exchange between Matt Hancock and Kay Burley

• C-SPAN: Joe Biden Delivers Remarks on Public Safety and Law Enforcement

• 10 Oldest U.S. Presidents

• Freakonomics: How Much Does the President Really Matter?

• BBC: Were these the three hours that upset Trump’s campaign?

• 538: General Election 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: Photoshop combining Trump President USA with Joe Biden by Gage Skidmore under CC by SA 2.0

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308: 2019 General Election Analysis

Rob and Tom discuss the General Election results, the upsets, and where we are going next in this Election roundup. Tune in for a special of audience questions next week!

Topics

• [0:00] Intro: GE2019 Result

• [7:59] The Results In Depth

• [34:38] Traditional Media

• [38:56] Proportional Representation

• [44:47] Outro

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• BBC: Results of the 2019 General Election

• UK Constituency Map

• UK Constituency Cartogram

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• Recording engineer: Craig

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

• Main Image: Modification of UK House of Commons in 2019 by Karamu-kun under CC By SA 4.0

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S08: 2019 General Election Predictions

Rob and Tom look at the polls and try to predict the outcome of Thursday’s General Election.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:34] Campaigning This Week: Who Won?

• [8:34] General Election Predictions 2019 & Polls

• [20:24] Rob's General Election Result Prediction

• [24:57] Where Does the Country Go From Here?

• [27:35] Outro

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• Hugh Grant vs Boris Johnson

• BBC: General election poll tracker: How do the parties compare?

• Britain Elects (now has mandatory email signup)

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• Recording engineer: Craig

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

• Main Image: 2017 UK Election Map by RaviC, Brythones & Cryptographic2014 under CC by SA 4.0

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307: Copy Paste 2017; Put Brexit In Bold

Rob and Tom discuss all the pledges, promises and fibs of the major parties’ manifestos for the upcoming General Election before taking a deeper look at how the polls stand.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [2:47] Manifestos For Everyone! ... Brexit

• [14:21] The NHS

• [24:45] Taxation

• [40:14] The Economy Stupid

• [51:09] Climate

• [58:47] How Do The Manifestos Fare?

• [1:04:21] Quick Polls Update

• [1:16:02] Outro

• [1:18:30] Bonus: Stunned Silence

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• BBC: Who should I vote for? General election 2019 policy guide

• Sky: General Election 2019: Compare policies with our interactive manifesto checker

• Wikipedia: List of countries by tax rates

• Twitter: Question Time £80k man

• Guardian: Conservative Logo 2004

• This week’s polls

• Britain Elects (now has mandatory email signup)

• Britain Elects: Would Britain vote for Brexit again?

• Britain Elects: Should Scotland be an independent country?

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• Recording engineer: Craig

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

• Main Image: The main party manifestos

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306: Dodgy Lib Dem Bar Charts

Rob and Tom discuss the pros and cons of Tactical Voting and how it might affect the result of a General Election. Followed by a quick polls update with a month left before everyone goes to the polls.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [2:41] Main Story: Tactical Voting

• [8:03] The Brexit Effect?

• [23:17] Tactical Voting Websites

• [31:24] Lib Dem Bar Charts

• [40:10] Quick Polls Update

• [53:58] Outro

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• tactical.vote

• tacticalvote.co.uk

• getvoting.org

• How the YouGov model for the 2017 General Election works

• BBC: Filton & Bradley Constituency

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

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• Recording engineer: Craig

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

• Main Image: Lib Dem Bar Chart photo by Rob

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302: A Long Week in Politics

Rob and Tom discuss a very long week in politics for Boris Johnson, a Lib Dem surge and the legality of proroguing.

Topics

• Intro [0:00]

• Brexit: A Long Week in Politics [0:54]

• Boris Loses His Majority [10:21]

• Boris Struggles at PMQs [17:26]

• Boris Can’t Get an Election [22:46]

• September 5th: Bye Bye Jo Jo [30:29]

• The Weekend: What Could Go Wrong? [33:48]

• The Last Day of Parliament [35:07]

• A Lawful Proroguing? [40:48]

• What’s Next? [44:46]

• Quick Polls Update [49:42]

• Outro [01:01:48]

• Bonus: Jeopardy [01:04:00]

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• BBC: 'Jacob Leeks Mogg' comes second in Newent Onion Show

• Twitter: MPs applaud, as Labour's Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi tells Boris Johnson to apologise

• Commons Votes

• Evening Standard: JFC: Tories criticised after depicting Jeremy Corbyn as chicken

• The Sun Photoshop

• Twitter: KFC tweet response

• Twitter: West Yorkshire Police Statement

• Twitter: Boris beats Boris

• BBC: Judges rule Parliament suspension is unlawful

• BBC: Lib Dems pledge to cancel Brexit

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

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• Recording engineer: Craig

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

• Main Image: Reclining Rees-Mogg from Twitter

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301: Deselection Election?

Rob and Tom are back for a new season because the Boris and Brexit news just won’t stop! This week they dive into proroguing and fears of an upcoming General Election.

Topics

• Intro [0:00]

• What is proroguing? [1:44]

• Does Boris want a No Deal Brexit? [7:25]

• Boris' speech and promises [13:53]

• How could this cause a General Election? [19:20]

• Deselection of Tory MPs [25:11]

• What are Boris' options if the bill passes? [28:15]

• Does Labour want a GE? [32:38]

• The Polls and GE predictions [35:25]

• What are the EU thinking? [45:02]

• Outro [47:56]

• Bonus: Listener Jokes [50:09]

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• Parliament: Prorogation

• Twitter: List of Conservative rebels

• Twitter: Phillip Hammond Letter

• Twitter: Hillary Benn letter

• Twitter: Tory MPs to lose whip

• BBC: Laura Kuenssberg: Why is Johnson planning to deselect Tory rebels?

• Twitter: Snap poll shows hung parliament

• YouGov: Voting Intention: Con 33%, Lab 22%, Lib Dem 21%, Brex 12% (28-29 Aug)

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• Twitter: Ruth Davidson resignation letter

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• Recording engineer: Craig

• 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 by Chatham House used under CC by 2.0

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215: Indonesian General Election 2019

Tom and Rob are joined by Evan and Daniel (live from Indonesia) to get a rundown of the results of the Indonesian General Election 2019.

Topics

• The results

• Voting process

• Media balance

• Social media’s effects

• Religion’s effect on voting

• Quick polls update

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SHOWNOTES

• UL: The History of Indonesian Politics

• BBC: Indonesia election: Widodo declares victory amid dispute

• YouTube: Sexy Killers

• Wikimedia: Indonesian Ballot Paper

• New Mandala: Mapping the Indonesian political spectrum

• Wikipedia: Pancasila

• ABC: The fight against fake news in Indonesia

• Indonesia in Depth

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• Brexit Party (almost)

• Picture of Tom Running the Marathon

• Donate to Teenage Cancer Trust

• Twitter: Lord Buckethead for MEP

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• Recording engineer: Craig

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

• Main Image: TPS 019 North Sumatra, 2019 Indonesian General Election (02) by Aldnonymous under CC by SA 4.0.

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S05: The History of Indonesian Politics

Tom is joined by Evan (our Indonesian correspondent) to get the lowdown on Indonesian politics to date and the two main candidates for the upcoming General Election.

Topics

• Indonesian Politics to date

• Jokowi

• Prabowo

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SHOWNOTES

• Wikimedia: Indonesian Political Timeline

• Wikipedia: The Ahok Affair

• Wikipedia: Joko Widodo

• Wikipedia: Prabowo Subianto

• Wikipedia: Islam in Indonesia

• Indonesia’s election debates: there’s substance in the style

• Jakarta Post: Are We in the Shallow Now?

• Inside Indonesia: God in the Indonesian Election

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• Recording engineer: Craig

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

• Main Image: President Indonesian Jokowi by Agus Miftah under Pixabay License

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