311: BoJo is the Senate!

Rob and Tom discuss the Cabinet Reshuffles from past and present. Then they focus on the latest reshuffle: what did we expect? what grudges were solved? what were the surprises?

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:15] Headlines: A Priti Hard Week

• [10:39] Headlines: Priti Untrustworthy?

• [15:58] Black & Blue Passport

• [18:59] EUR vs GBP

• [22:16] Cabinet Reshuffles

• [30:07] BoJo's Reshuffle: Who's Gone?

• [32:30] The Expected Changes

• [40:49] The Grudge

• [46:30] The Surprise Resignation

• [55:34] Has Boris Changed The Norms?

• [59:14] Quick Polls Update USA Edition

• [1:07:37] Outro

• [1:09:10] Bonus: Trump Needs Nomination & Tom Is A God

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Shownotes

• The i: Immigration Backlash Over British Carers

• The Times: Patel ‘livid’ after claim she has lost trust of M15

• Average UK Salary: Teachers, Nurses

• Evening Standard: Blue Passport

• Tom’s Passport

• BBC: Cabinet reshuffle: Who is in Boris Johnson's new cabinet?

• 538: National Democratic Polls

• 538: Generic Ballot

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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: Reagan-Thatcher cabinet talks by White House Photographic Office under Public Domain

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310: America is Big, Really Big

Rob and Tom discuss the fact that Brexit actually happened?, the results of the Iowa Caucus and how to correctly pronounce Buttigieg.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [2:36] Headlines: Brexit Happened?

• [14:19] Iowa Caucus: How Do Primaries Work?

• [21:52] What Type Of Primary Was Iowa?

• [28:02] Iowa Results

• [52:52] Iowa Caucus Delays

• [1:02:22] Quick Polls Update: US Edition

• [1:08:37] Outro

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Shownotes

• Guardian: 'Got Brexit Done': Tory party sells £12 tea towel in celebration

• BBC: Brexit day 50p coin unveiled by Chancellor Sajid Javid

• BBC: Brexit: What will change after Friday, 31 January?

• Wikipedia: Iowa Caucus 2020 Results

• 538: National Democratic Polls

• 538: Generic Ballot

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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: Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses election results by county (delegates), 2020 by TheNavigatrr under CC by SA 4.0

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309: Big Ben Bongs For Brexit?

Rob and Tom discuss the history of Labour leadership and why the current system is used. Then they try to guess who will be the next Labour leader (and deputy leader).

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:23] #newyearnewpodcast

• [2:38] Headlines

• [14:49] Main Story: Labour Leadership

• [24:30] Changes Under Corbyn

• [28:52] Deputy Leader?

• [33:19] The Contenders & Predictions

• [45:42] Outro

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Shownotes

• Guardian: Brexit weekly briefing: farce over Big Ben bong a fitting end to the saga

• New Statesman: Who is nominating whom in the 2020 Labour leadership race?

• Wikipedia: 2020 Labour Party leadership election

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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: Big Ben, London by Pedro Szekely 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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Shownotes

• 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

Support

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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)

• Join us on Discord!

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: 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

Support

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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?

• Join us on Discord!

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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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S07: Unparliamentary Mayhem

Tom and Rob are joined by CK and Wade for a cross-over special: Unparliamentary Mayhem! Pitting two fictional characters chosen by their guests in a fictional debate for who would make a better World Leader: Trump or Merkel?

TOPICS

• [0:00]: Intro

• [2:47] The Rules

• [6:29] Now All Of China Knows You’re Here

• [16:57] Mickey Mouse

• [26:16] Taking Sides

• [28:50] Opening Statements

  • [30:32] Shan Yu For Trump

  • [31:43] Mickey For Merkel

  • [33:40] Relationships With China

  • [36:02] Thoughts On Walls

  • [37:55] Conflicts And Poverty

  • [39:53] A Woman For World Leader?

  • [42:54] Armies

  • [45:22] Protecting The Oceans

  • [46:14] How A World Leader Will Affect Sovereignty

• [47:40] Closing Statement From Shan Yu

• [48:52] Closing Statement For Mickey

• [49:57] Deliberations

• [55:28] The Winner Is

• [58:31] Outro

• [1:05:29] Bonus: Failed Intros

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SHOWNOTES

• Shan Yu

• Mickey Mouse

• Unraveled: Understanding Kingdom Hearts (and every other story)

• Donald J Trump

• Angela Merkel

• Scissors GIF

• Rock GIF

• Avalanche GIF

• Mish Mash Mayhem

DISCUSS

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• Reddit

• 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: Photoshop based on Trump 2020 logo unofficial (Public Domain) and Angela Merkel CDU (CC by SA 3.0 DE)

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305: Please Make It Simple For Me Rob

Rob and Tom explain the differences between Boris’ deal and Theresa May’s deal. They then discuss how it fared in parliament and the chances of a General Election before Christmas.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [02:03] Brexit...again: Johnson’s Deal

• [06:21] Backstop means Backstop?

• [16:01] Free Trade Agreements

• [20:45] Customs, customs, customs

• [26:11] Cooperation

• [29:21] What do the public think?

• [34:03] What did the Commons do?

• [46:44] General Election?

• [59:51] Quick Polls Update

• [1:07:17] Outro

• [1:09:15] Bonus: Pizzamas

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Shownotes

• Pizzamas

• Pizzamas Merch

• YouTube: Brexit, Briefly: Revisited

• Parliament: The October 2019 EU UK Withdrawal Agreement

• The Guardian: How is Boris Johnson's Brexit deal different from Theresa May's?

• YouGov: How do the May and Johnson Brexit deals compare among Brits?

• I have a cunning plan – A History of Cunning Plans in Blackadder

• 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: Brexit in Shreds by muffinn under CC by A 2.0

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304: Britain, a Large, Unravelling Jumper

Rob and Tom discuss The Queen’s Speech, how the parties responded and the chances of Brexit being delivered on 31st October. With your usual Quick Polls Update.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [01:07] Main Story: Queen's Speech

  • [12:59] Part 1: Brexit

  • [21:26] Part 2: The Economy

  • [25:12] Part 3: Health

  • [28:53] Part 4: Law And Orderrrr

  • [34:36] Part 5: Devolution

  • [43:02] Part 6: Voter ID

• [49:30] Labour's Response

• [53:30] Where Next For Brexit?

• [1:12:38] Quick Polls Update

• [1:18:33] Outro

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Shownotes

• Sky News: The Queen’s Speech In Full

• Freakonomics: The Prime Minister Who Cried Brexit

• Twitter: Robert Peston on the budget

• The Guardian: Tories Distract from Brexit with Crime Focussed Queen’s Speech

• The Guardian: UK to Face Questions Over Northern Ireland Citizenship Laws

• The Guardian: Jeremy Corbyn Hits Out at ‘Farcical’ Queen’s Speech

• Briefing Paper: Acts and Statutory Instruments: the volume of UK legislation 1850 to 2019

• Daily Mail: WAG War

• The Independent: Leave.eu Apologises For Calling Merkel a ‘kraut’

• FT: Jacob Rees-Mogg Urges Compromise

• Twitter: Video with JRM

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• Join us on Discord!

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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: State Opening of Parliament 2008 IV by Robert Sharp under CC by A 2.0

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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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Shownotes

• 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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• 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 by Chatham House used under CC by 2.0

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S06: Political Philosophy 101 - Plato & Aristotle

Tom goes back to school with Rob to learn some political philosophy. In the fist episode in this series they cover Plato & Aristotle’s views on governance.

TOPICS

• Intro [0:00]

• Plato [1:59]

  • Problems with Democracy [5:21]

  • Plato's Society [14:05]

  • Plato's View of Human Nature [22:58]

• Aristotle [33:54]

  • Aristotle's Types of Government [35:44]

  • The Virtuous Mean [49:25]

• Plato vs Aristotle [50:43]

• Outro [55:43]

  • Bonus: The Void [58:33]

SUPPORT

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SHOWNOTES

• Wikipedia: Plato

• Wikipedia: Socratic Method

• Wikipedia: Plato - Politics

• Wikipedia: Aristotle

• Wikipedia: Politics (Aristotle)

DISCUSS

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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 School of Athens from the Wellcome Collection under CC by 4.0

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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

• Join us on Discord!

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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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221: The Queen is Not Going to Shoot Somebody

Rob and Tom discuss what the summer has in store for Brexit ahead of the Silly Season specials.

Topics

• Conservative Leadership Race

• The EU Response to Boris or Hunt

• Brexit Economy

• Proroguing Parliament

• General Election?

• Quick Polls Update

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Shownotes

• HoMT: Why Sportsball is So Great

• BBC: Andrew Neil tests Boris Johnson's knowledge of GATT 24

• BBC: UK economy returns to growth but slowdown fears persist

• BBC: Brexit: What is proroguing Parliament?

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• Tom’s Spot on Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk (22:20)

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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: Photoshop by Tom comprising Boris Johnson by Financial Times and Jeremy Hunt by NHS Confederation both under CC by 2.0

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220: Brexit Bin Analogy

Rob and Tom catch up on three weeks of the Conservative Leadership Race and give their thoughts on the final two contenders.

Topics

• Conservative Leadership Race

• Boris’ Conduct

• Quick Polls Update

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Shownotes

• Twitter: Guardian TV Page

• YouGov: Most Conservative members would see party destroyed to achieve Brexit

• Guardian: Boris Johnson will not say who released photo with partner, or when it was taken

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• Britain Elects: How have polls changed since 1997?

• Join us on Discord!

• Listen to Mish Mash Mayhem

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: Official portrait of Rory Stewart by Chris McAndrew under CC by 3.0

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219: Alastair Campbell Soup

Rob and Tom take a slow look at the Headlines in lieu of a larger story this week as we enjoy a bit of political calm.

Topics

• Lib Dems Top the Polls

• Trump Visit

• Tory Leadership Contest

• Peterborough By Election

Support

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Shownotes

• Sky News: Lib Dems would win general election if it was held tomorrow - poll

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• The ‘Lib Dem Bar Chart’

• Average polls

• BBC: May officially steps down as Tory leader

• BBC: In pictures: Trump's state visit to the UK

• Trump on the toilet seat by listener Thomas Askew

• TIME: Trump Calls London's Mayor a 'Stone Cold Loser' Before Landing in U.K.

• Subway antibiotics in chicken

• Twitter: “I took drugs” confessions

• Twitter: Tory Leadership 10

• The Bugle 4110: Democramnesia

• BBC: Labour sees off Brexit Party in by-election

• Twitter: Owen Jones on Labour Party Rules

• indy100: Journalist Rafael Behr sums up the Brexit in less than 2 minutes

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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: An Audience with Alastair Campbell by University of Salford Press Office under CC by SA 2.0

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218: In Fifth Place, The Conservative Party

Rob and Tom discuss the results of the European Elections 2019. Who were the winners and losers? How does Brexit Britain compare to the continent? Does the Brexit Party have any staying power?

Topics

• European Election Results

• The UK Parties

• Brexit Party

• Change UK

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Shownotes

• EU Election Results

• YouTube: Guy Verhofstadt Compares Farage to a Blackadder Character

• BBC: European elections 2019: Brexit Party dominates as Tories and Labour suffer

• BBC: UK Results at a Glance

• Twitter: UK Final Results Map

• Twitter: Led By Donkeys

• YouTube: Islington Results Announced

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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: European Parliament Strasbourg Hemicycle by David Illiff under CC by SA 3.0

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217: The Life and Opinions of Theresa May, Gentlewoman

Rob and Tom discuss the rise and fall of Britain’s Prime Minister, Theresa May. They also discuss who will be likely to replace her, the archaic Conservative leadership contest and the state of the polls.

Topics

• Theresa May’s history

• Theresa May’s downfall

• Conservative leadership race

• Quick Polls Update

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Shownotes

• Wikipedia: The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

• BBC: Prime minister Theresa May's statement in full

• Chrome Store: Liam Foxinator

• Gov.uk: Statement from the new Prime Minister Theresa May

• The Spectator: Full text: Theresa May’s conference speech

• Britain Elects: Tory Polling

• BBC: Who will be the next prime minister?

• YouTube: Boris Johnson gets stuck on a zip wire (long version)

• The Secret Barrister: Liz Truss is unfit for office and should resign

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• Join us on Discord!

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• Reddit

• 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: Theresa May - Caricature by DonkeyHotey under CC by 2.0

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216: Single Market Maybe?

Rob and Tom discuss the local elections 2019. Who won? Who lost? Was there a Lib Dem surge? And how do these results reflect on the parties fortunes if we were to have a General Election?

Topics

• Local Election Results

• Three Party Politics

• Extrapolating to a General Election

• Quick Polls Update

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Shownotes

• BBC: Local elections: Results in maps and charts

• Uttlesford

• BBC: Election results: Lib Dems 'success story of the night'

• Twitter: Vince Cable tweet

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• Britain Elects: Conservative drop off in aggregated polls

• Tom is Running the London Marathon

• Join us on Discord!

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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: Polling Station - Beacon Road, Lewisham Deptford by RachelH_ 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

Support

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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

Discuss

• Join us on Discord

• Reddit

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

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