608: Bye Elections

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Rob and Tom discuss the triptych of by-elections…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [0:54] Headlines: The Trump Conspiracy

• [5:25] Headlines: Banks Told To Respect Free Speech

• [9:44] Headlines: BBC Crisis Over Top Star in Sex Photos Probe

• [17:20] Main Story: By Elections

• [18:31] Selby and Ainsty

• [24:12] Somerton and Frome

• [32:51] Uxbridge and South Ruislip

• [45:00] Nadine Dorries

• [50:35] The Polls

• [58:14] Outro

• [1:00:03] Ad: Dr Wilko’s Campaign For Better Beverages

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• Selby and Ainsty By-Election

• Somerton and Frome By-Election

• Uxbridge and South Ruislip By-Election

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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: Count Binface at the Uxbridge By-Election from countbinface.com

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607: The Committee Put Together To Find Out If Boris Was Lying Find He Lied

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Rob and Tom discuss the fallout of Boris in front of the Privileges Committee…

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• [0:00] Intro

• [1:43] Charlie Boy Got a Fancy Hat

• [8:58] Local Council Elections 2023

• [20:42] Boris and Standards

• [36:51] The Polls

• [46:32] Outro

• [49:21] Ad: Mish Mash Mayhem

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• Privileges Committee investigation into Boris Johnson

• Boris Johnson resigns as MP: James O'Brien's definitive takedown | LBC

• Pollster explains hows the Tories will lose the next election

• 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: Boris Johnson Brexit Deal by Number 10 under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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606: BoJo in the Dock

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Rob and Tom discuss Boris in front of the Privileges Committee…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [0:46] Headlines: Don’t Get Ill! Doctors’ Strike is Going to Hurt

• [7:25] Headlines: Trump in the Dock

• [13:30] Headlines: PM: Brexit is Boosting Us!

• [18:12] Main Story: Bojo in the Dock

• [24:02] How Serious is This for Boris?

• [29:17] Why Would You Make a Mistake Like This?

• [51:30] How Does This Affect the Conservative Party?

• [1:03:34] The Polls

• [1:12:11] Outro

• [1:13:31] Ad: Hat of Many Things

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• Doctors Shouldn’t Need to Strike

• Brexit David Davis Downside Dossier

• Privileges Committee investigation into Boris Johnson

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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: Boris Johnson Partygate Photo

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605: Rishi Sunak's First 100 Days

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Rob and Tom discuss how Rishi Sunak has fared in his first 100 days as PM…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:04] Headlines: Nicola Sturgeon Resigns

• [13:35] Headlines: Labour and the ECHR

• [20:41] Headlines: Chinese Spy Balloons

• [25:49] Main Story: Rishi Sunak’s First 100 Days

• [27:59] Inflation

• [31:42] Reducing Government Debt

• [33:49] Growing the Economy

• [39:16] Invest in the NHS

• [42:25] Stopping Small Boats

• [45:22] What Should Sunak Be Focussing On?

• [49:03] Oh It’s Liz Truss With The Steel Chair!

• [55:00] Yet Another Conservative Party Scandal

• [1:03:54] The Polls

• [1:09:17] Outro

• [1:10:06] Ad: Dr Wilko’s Campaign For Better Beverages

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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: The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Rishi Sunak by UK Government under CC BY 2.0

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511: BoJo Go Go

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Rob and Tom discuss the final(?) nail in the coffin for Boris Johnson’s premiership…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:12] Headlines: Johnson On The Brink

• [3:46] The VONC

• [7:47] What Toppled Boris?

• [21:25] PMQs & Select Committees

• [39:03] Back To No. 10

• [47:01] Resignation Speech

• [57:58] Next Tory Leader

• [1:11:34] Boris' Legacy?

• [1:22:17] Quick Polls Update

• [1:27:16] Outro

• [1:28:18] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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• 2022 vote of confidence in the Conservative Party leadership of Boris Johnson

• Spartacus Mills

• The life and lies of Boris Johnson

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• 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: Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, UK by Chatham House under CC by 2.0

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510: Local Elections Aftermath

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Rob and Tom pick apart the results of the 2022 UK Local Elections and what they mean for the major parties…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:02] Headlines: Get A Fine? We Will Resign

• [6:35] Headlines: Tories Porn Shame In The Commons

• [11:58] Headlines: Defiant Truss: "we Will Rip Up Brexit Border Deal!

• [18:08] Main Story: Local Elections: Conservatives

• [28:09] Local Elections: Labour

• [34:31] Local Elections: Lib Dems

• [41:06] Local Elections: The Greens

• [44:09] The Polls

• [49:35] Outro

• [50:53] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

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• Tory MP’s friend ‘can see’ how he went from tractors to porn site

• England Local Elections 2022

• Prospect of a united Ireland comes into sharp focus

• 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: 2022 United Kingdom local elections by Ralbegen under CC by SA 3.0

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509: Dishy Rishi to Fishy Rishi

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Rob and Tom discuss the latest headlines and discuss the rise and fall of Rishi Sunak…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [0:34] Headlines: Tory MP Suspended After Sex & Cocaine Case

• [6:53] Headlines: Rwandan Plan Is Ungodly Says Welby

• [21:18] Main Headline: Fishy Rishi

• [27:11] Akshata Murthy

• [31:44] Non-dom Status

• [39:22] Partygate

• [54:16] Quick Polls Update

• [1:00:46] Outro

• [1:01:41] Ad: Mish Mash Mayhem

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• What Britain’s Deal With Rwanda Means for the U.K. Asylum System

• Rishi Sunak faces questions over link to firm operating in Russia

• Rishi Sunak's wife to pay UK tax on overseas income

• Chancellor Rishi Sunak held US green card until last year

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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: Rishi Sunak MP by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Govt under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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508: We've Fixed The Economy!

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Rob and Tom discuss the latest headlines and discuss the Spring Statement…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [0:44] Headlines: What A Bunch Of Anchors

• [8:01] Headlines: The Smile That Says I'm Free

• [13:03] Headlines: Russians Retreat Into Eastern Ukraine

• [16:39] Main Story: Spring Statement

• [21:09] Taxation

• [27:39] Fuel Duty

• [32:17] VAT & Council Funds

• [37:56] Inflation

• [45:56] Outro

• [46:39] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is free. But why now? And why did it take so long?

• Spring Statement: Key points at a glance

• So how would Heinz rebrand British Gas? - David Mitchell

• Rishi Sunak can’t use contactless

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• Main Image: Rishi Sunak Covid-19 Presser by Number 10 under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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507: Ukraine

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Rob and Tom discuss the latest headlines and give a summary of the war in Ukraine so far…

This episode was recorded on 27th February 2022. The situation is fluid and discussion was based on what was known at the time.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:06] Headlines: A Failure Of Leadership

• [4:39] Quick Polls Update

• [6:45] Headlines: Bonfire Of Covid Rules

• [13:37] Main Story: Ukraine

• [22:07] Zelensky

• [27:44] Why Has Putin Done This Now?

• [41:08] The Western Response

• [1:04:45] Outro

• [1:05:48] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

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• Politico Poll of Polls

• Ukraine: Is Russia's invasion going as expected?

• Putin’s Case for War, Annotated

• Putin vs. Ukrainian history

• Ukraine conflict: What is Swift and why is banning Russia so significant?

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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: Ukrainian Flag with Grunge Effect in the Public Domain

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506: The Sue Gray Continuum

Rob and Tom discuss the Sue Gray report and why Boris hasn’t resigned yet…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [0:46] Headlines: Andrew, It's Trial By Jury

• [2:39] Headlines: Fears Mount Russia Will Weaponise Gas Supplies

• [7:59] Headlines: PM The Clock Is Ticking. Sort Energy Bills Crisis!

• [13:30] Main Story: Partygate

• [27:39] Why Is Boris Still Here?

• [34:53] Quick Polls Update

• [39:12] Outro

• [40:24] Ad: Mish Mash Mayhem

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• WSJ: What Does Russia Want With Ukraine? Tensions Between Putin and NATO Explained

• The Naked Pravda: Everyday life under Kremlin brinkmanship

• BBC: What is the UK's inflation rate and why is the cost of living going up?

• 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: “Send in the Clowns“ by Hello I’m Nik under the Unsplash License

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505: Got To Be A Good Boris [2022 Predictions]

Rob and Tom discuss their predictions for 2022 and how well they predicted 2021 as well as a certain naughty Prime Minister in the headlines…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [0:42] Headlines: Downing It Street

• [18:23] Predictions 2022

• [18:58] Coronavirus: Were We Right?

• [24:55] Predictions 2022: Coronavirus

• [28:12] Brexit: Were We Right?

• [33:32] Predictions 2022: Brexit

• [38:05] Conservatives: Were We Right?

• [43:50] Predictions 2022: Conservatives

• [48:12] Labour: Were We Right?

• [50:33] Predictions 2022: Labour

• [55:26] Lib Dems: Were We Right?

• [58:26] Predictions 2022: Lib Dems

• [59:53] Scotland: Were We Right?

• [1:02:44] USA: Were We Right?

• [1:06:39] Predictions 2022: USA

• [1:10:46] Outro

• [1:13:30] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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• This Podcast Will Kill You

• Politico Poll of Polls

• For Biden, 2021 was a year of big accomplishments — and big disappointments

• BREAKING NEWS

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• Main Image: House of Parliament by Tom

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504: One Rule for Them, Another Rule for Us

Rob and Tom discuss the 2021 Conservative scandals so far and how they affect Boris’ standings in the polls…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:27:]The Polls Since We Last Spoke

• [3:48] I Crashed The Car Over Patterson Admits PM

• [14:31] Betrayal Of The North!

• [19:43] A Peppa Pig's Ear

• [27:13] Our Loved Ones Died While No. 10 Partied

• [31:26] A Sick Joke

• [35:50] Do As I Say Not As I Christmas Do

• [42:17] Another Day, Another Lie

• [53:58] Outro

• [54:49] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

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• What did Owen Paterson do?

• Apoplectic Speaker angry at Boris Johnson

• ‘A betrayal of the north’: Tory MPs frustrated at downgraded rail plan

• Boris Johnson praises Peppa Pig in bizarre CBI speech

• Tory Christmas Party Twitter Thread

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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: Conservative Party, source: Daily Mirror

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