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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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

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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: Polling Station - Beacon Road, Lewisham Deptford by RachelH_ under CC by 2.0

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213: In the Milliverse Everything is Fine

Rob and Tom discuss the Indicative votes, Theresa May’s visit to Brussels and the Put It To The People March in what was a pretty Brexit-y week.

Topics

• Parliamentary Votes

• Indicative Votes

• Theresa May ask the EU for an Extension

• Put It To the People March

• Quick Polls Update

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Shownotes

• BBC: What are Indicative Votes?

• Brexit Flowchart

• BBC: Can May still bring back her deal after Bercow statement?

• The Guardian: ‘Let Me Do It, David’ cartoon

• People’s March Video

• Tom at the People’s March

• A Few Placards

• Revoke Article 50 Petition

• BBC: Why bots probably aren't gaming the 'Cancel Brexit' petition

• 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: Put It To the People March by Tom.

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212: May, You Live in Interesting Times

Rob and Tom discuss the Meaningful Vote 2 (Electric Boogaloo) and where does Brexit go from here?

N.B: Some occasional audio issues on Tom’s line as he is travelling.

Topics

• Brexit: Meaningful Vote 2

• Quick Polls Update

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Shownotes

• BBC: MPs reject Theresa May's deal for a second time

• Legal Opinion on Joint Instrument and Unilateral Declaration

• BrexitCast: See You in Strasbourg

• BBC: Border 'no-deal plan' to be published

• Twitter: Meaningful Vote 3?

• YouTube: Doesn’t She Look Tired?

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• The last month of polls

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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: RP1_0107x by AVAAZ, Public Domain

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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

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

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205: Barrelling Straight Towards Brexit

Rob and Tom discuss Theresa May’s Brexit Deal with the European Union.

N.B: Some recording issues occurred, we’ve done our best to recover as much as possible. Apologies for any glitches in the audio.

Topics

• Theresa May’s Brexit Deal

• Quick Polls Update

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Shownotes

• BBC: Brexit: UK and EU 'agree text' of draft withdrawal agreement

• Brexitcast: Klaxons & Crinkley Bottoms

• Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, as agreed at negotiators' level on 14 November 2018

• Guardian: Can you get May's Brexit deal through parliament?

• Twitter: no general election in 2018

• 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: Brexit by Tumisu under CC0 1.0

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202: Salad Cream Means Salad Cream

Rob and Tom discuss the Party Conferences for Labour and the Conservatives and the effects on the polls.

N.B: Due to ongoing internet issues in the 18th Century realm that Rob lives (Rees-Mogg’s constituency) some of the recording had to be swapped out for the backup recording. Apologies for the audio issues this caused.

Topics

• The Headlines

• What is a Party Conference?

• Labour Party Conference

• Lib Dem Consultation

• Mid-Terms and Voting

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Shownotes

• Tomorrow's Papers Today

• Shropshire Star: Heinz bows to ‘will of the people’ and sticks with Salad Cream

• YouTube: Theresa May - Dancing "Puppet" (Theresa May Dancing On Stage Meme)

• Liberal Democrats: Consultation

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• Five Thirty Eight: Forecasting the race for the House

• Five Thirty Eight: Forecasting the race for the Senate

• YouTube: How to Vote in Every State

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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.

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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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S02: Consensus and Conflict (50 Years of British Politics in 50 Minutes)

Rob and Tom discuss the 50 years of British politics from 1945-1997 in roughly 50 minutes.

Topics

• Post War Government

• Economic Policy

• Foreign Policy

• Boom and Bust

• Thatcher

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Shownotes

• Wikipedia - Winston Churchill

• Wikipedia - NHS

• Wikipedia - Keynesian Economics

• Wikipedia - Suez Crisis

• Made in Dagenham - Always a Problem Waiting in the Wings

• Telegraph - Harold Wilson Night: the PM who lived and died by television

• Billy Elliot - Solidarity

• Wikipedia - Black Monday

• Poll Tax £150 per head

• Spitting Image - Go Now

• Wikipedia - Black Wednesday

• Andrew Marr - History of Modern Britain

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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: Collage of Prime Ministers 1945-1997 by Tom. Source Images:

  • Yalta Conference [Public Domain]

  • Paris, Verhandlungen über NATO-Beitritt by Unknown [CC by SA 3.0]

  • President John F. Kennedy with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan of Great Britain in Bermuda [Public Domain]

  • Alec Douglas-Home by Anefo [CC by SA 3.0]

  • Edward Heath appearing on 'After Dark' by Open Media Ltd. [CC by SA 3.0]

  • Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Prime Minister Harold Wilson [Public Domain]

  • Callaghan Carter 1977 [Public Domain]

  • President Ronald Reagan with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher During a Working Luncheon at Camp David [Public Domain]

  • Major, PM [Public Domain]

  • Tony Blair in St Petersburg by www.kremlin.ru [CC by A 4.0]

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106: Local Elections for Local People

Rob and Tom discuss the most interesting thing in politics...an election! They pore over the latest local election results in the UK.

Topics

• The Headlines

• Local Elections 2018

• Voter ID

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Shownotes

• Tomorrow's Papers Today

• Time: Geologists Say North Korea's Nuclear Test Site Has Collapsed

• Guardian: Tata steel crisis: Cameron defends blocking tariffs as Javid faces workers’ anger

• BBC (Twitter): House of Commons Projection

• BBC: UKIP official likens party to the Black Death after big losses

• Watford Observer: Local election ID trial 'preventing people from voting'

• Wikipedia: Tory Power Stance

• Twitter: Blackadder Power Stance

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: Polling station 6 may 2010 by secretlondon123. Used under Creative Commons by SA 2.0.

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