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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Attribution

• 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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Shownotes

• 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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• Facebook

Attribution

• 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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Shownotes

• 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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Attribution

• 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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Shownotes

• 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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• Facebook

Attribution

• 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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303: Pannick On The Streets of London

Rob and Tom discuss a Conference Season as well as a certain Supreme Court Ruling…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:45] Trump Impeachment?

• [12:15] Conference Season

• [13:44] Lib Dem Conference

• [26:12] UKIP Conference?

• [28:28] Labour Conference

• [43:52] Labour's Brexit Stance

• [48:15] Supreme Court Ruling

• [58:34] Unparliamentary Language

• [1:08:05] “Getting Brexit Done”

• [1:14:20] Quick Polls Update

• [1:19:36] Trump Update

• [1:20:24] Outro

• [1:21:51] Bonus: Sultry Wilko

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Shownotes

• YouTube: Liam Neeson: The Musical

• Independent: Six things we learnt from Jo Swinson’s conference speech

• Liberal Democrats: Conference Motions - Autumn 2019

• Liberal Democrats: F17: Stop Brexit

• The Guardian: Ukip leader accused of insulting party over conference no-show

• Politics Home: Here's everything new that Labour announced at 2019 conference

• BBC: Supreme Court: Where does defeat leave Boris Johnson?

• The Times: Lady Hale Verdict

• The Mirror: Labour MP Barry Sheerman fumes Geoffrey Cox is a 'disgrace' and has 'no shame'

• The Guardian: Jo Cox's sister criticises Boris Johnson's Brexit rhetoric

• The Polls

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• The New York Times: Trump Pressed Australian Leader to Help Barr Investigate Mueller Inquiry’s Origins

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Discuss

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• Twitter

• Facebook

Attribution

• 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: Court 1 by UK Supreme Court

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222: Bojo, JoJo, Ho Ho?

Rob and Tom are back for an extra special episode to end the season as they discuss Boris Johnson. While discussing the new Prime Minister they also cover another new leader and the Cabinet in detail.

Topics

• Intro [0:00]

• John Sun [1:40]

• Jo Swinson [4:21]

• Boris Johnson, Prime Minister, DUDE [16:13]

• Deliver (Brexit) [19:16]

• The New Cabinet [25:16]

• Jacob Rees-Mogg M.P. Esq [47:12]

• Diversity in the Cabinet [51:58]

• Unite (Party & Country) [54:47.670]

• Defeat (Labour) [1:03:23]

• Energise (the Conservatives) [1:12:36]

• Outro [1:16:22]

• Bonus: Missing Manifesto [1:17:37]

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Shownotes

• The Poke: JohnSun Front Page

• Lib Dems: Jo Swinson: why should you vote for me?

• YouTube: `Dude! We Are Going to Energize the Country': Boris Johnson

• BBC: Prime Minister Boris Johnson: Who's in his cabinet?

• BBC: Support for death penalty below 50%

• Wikipedia: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

• Google Play: Matt Hancock MP

• Twitter: Rt Hon Sir Peter Mannion MP Tweet

• Wikimedia: Official Portrait of Jo Johnson MP

• Guardian: The comma touch: Jacob Rees-Mogg's aides send language rules to staff

• Jon Worth: Brexit, What Next?

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

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Discuss

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• Facebook

Attribution

• 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, UK by Chatham House used under CC by 2.0

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