211: More Popular Than The Lib Dems Already

Rob and Tom discuss the breakaway Labour and Conservative MPs forming the Independent Group and how this might be a move towards the centre ground amidst the chaos of Brexit.

Topics

• Headlines

• The Independent Group

• Quick Polls Update

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Shownotes

• Tomorrow’s Newspapers Today

• Positive News

• The Independent Group: Statement

• BBC: Who are the MPs resigning to join the Independent Group?

• You Gov: 14% would vote for The Independent Group

• Guardian: Why binary politics leaves Britain all at sea

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• Twitter: Westminster Voting Intention with IG

• Twitter: How did people who say they'd vote for 'Independent Group' vote in 2017?

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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 Independent Group

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210: Do We Secretly Have a Dragon?

Rob and Tom discuss the surprisingly prescient topic of how to form a new political party from a mixture of Independents and existing MPs.

Topics

• Headlines

• A New Political Party?

• Quick Polls Update

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Shownotes

• Tomorrow’s Newspapers Today

• Positive News

• Guardian: What Corbyn's terms for backing May on Brexit really mean

• BBC: Five reasons why Macron won the French election

• Women’s Equality Party

• Ipsos MORI: Political Monitor: Satisfaction Ratings 1997-Present

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• Join us on Discord!

Discuss

• 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: Jüri Ratas, Emmanuel Macron and Donald Tusk by Arno Mikkor under CC by A 2.0.

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