201: Crippling Worry About Brexit

Rob and Tom are back to school, back to reality with Season 2 of Unparliamentary Language. We’ve avoided the news for too long over the summer so we are back with our Summer Roundup and the latest headlines.

Topics

• The Headlines

• Summer Round Up

• Listener Question: How would you handle the mess that is Brexit?

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Shownotes

• Tomorrow's Papers Today

• Metro: For Your Spires Only

• NY Times: The Plot to Subvert an Election

• Instagram: Donald Tusk with Cake

• BBC Reality Check: A plan to unlock the Irish border problem

• BBC: Pound falls after May's Brexit statement

• IHRA: Working Definition of Antisemitism

• BBC: Jeremy Corbyn wreath row explained

• BBC: Labour conference: Deselecting MPs made easier

• FT [Paywall]: Poll shows 86% of Labour members want new Brexit vote

• Jewish Telegraph: The Day Britain Dies…

• BBC: Have voters changed their minds about Brexit?

• BBC: How young and old would vote on Brexit now

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

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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: PM visit to Brussels by Number 10. Public Domain.

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S01: UK vs US Politics, A Field Guide

Rob and Tom discuss the differences and similarities between the UK and US political systems for the benefit of listeners on both sides of the pond. 

Topics

• Constitutions

• Parliament vs Congress

• Presidential vs Prime Ministerial Power

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Shownotes

• Wikipedia: US Constitution

• Wikipeida: UK Constitution

• British Library: Magna Carta

• Oyez: Obergefell v. Hodges

• Wikipedia: House of Commons

• Wikipedia: House of Lords

• Wikipedia: Earl Grey

• Wikipedia: House of Representatives

• Wikipedia: The Senate

• FiveThirtyEight: The 5 Big Takeaways From Our House Forecast

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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: House of Commons Chamber 1 by UK Parliament under CC by Attribution 3.0 Unported and Obama Health Care Speech to Joint Session of Congress by Lawrence Jackson which is Public Domain

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112: We Will Have Adequate Food

Rob and Tom discuss Vote Leave breaking electoral law. What does that mean for the Brexit result? Will there be a second referendum? Will we have enough food?

Topics

• The Headlines

• Vote Leave and Electoral Law

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Shownotes

• Tomorrow's Papers Today

• BBC: Vote Leave's targeted Brexit ads released by Facebook

• Material: #143 - Parrot Identification Algorithms

• BBC: Pollwatch: The Chequers Brexit effect

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

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• Podcast Republic

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: Canned food2 (Port Lockroy, Antarctica) by Serge Ouachée. Used under CC by SA 3.0.

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111: Harry Potter and the Future Relationship Between the United Kingdom and the European Union

Rob and Tom discuss a crazy week in British politics with two cabinet ministers resigning over the Brexit deal white paper.

Topics

• The Headlines

• Boris and David Davis Resignations

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Shownotes

• Tomorrow's Papers Today

• BBC: Boris Johnson's resignation letter and May's reply in full

• Robin Cook Resignation Speech

• Gov.UK: The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

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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: Photoshop by Tom. High quality version with text.

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110: BoJo No Show, Brexit So-So

Rob and Tom discuss how bad a Brexit No Deal would be and whether Vince Cable truly wants to emulate James Bond over summer.

Topics

• The Headlines

• Brexit No Deal

• Regular Feature: Parliamentary Holidays

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Shownotes

• Tomorrow's Papers Today

• Metro Front Page

• Unfinished London: Should Heathrow Expand?

• BBC: Saddleworth Moor fire: Timelapse shows flames spreading

• Wikipedia: Operation Stack

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

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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: London Brexit pro-EU protest March 25 2017 27 by Ilovetheeu used under CC by SA 4.0

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109: Parliamentary Wiff-Waff

Rob and Tom discuss the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill and how a bill goes through parliament (in brief).

Topics

• The Headlines

• European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

• New Regular Feature: Political Deathmatch (the G7)

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Shownotes

• YouTube: How to Make a Hit Football Anthem

• Tomorrow's Papers Today

• Daily Express front page

• The Sun front page

• How a bill passes through parliament

• European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

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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: Palace of Westminster by Diliff. Used under CC by SA 2.5 licence.

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