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707: Keir Starmer, What Do You Stand For?

Rob and Tom discuss the Popular Conservatives, transphobia at PMQS and what policies Keir Starmer is likely to put forward…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:07] What is PopCon??

  • [22:44] Does PopCon Matter?

  • [31:21] PMQs

  • [45:49] Keir Starmer, What Do You Stand For?

  • [1:13:17] Quick Polls Update

  • [1:21:30] Outro

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706: 2024 Predictions

Rob and Tom make predictions for 2024…

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  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:28] General Election Predictions

  • [23:25] Conservative Predictions

  • [34:17] Labour Predictions

  • [55:23] Lib Dem Predictions

  • [58:32] SNP Predictions

  • [1:03:03] US Election Predictions

  • [1:13:16] Outro

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705: 2023, The Year That Was

Rob and Tom discuss their 2023 predictions and how accurate they were…

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  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:09] Tory Predictions 2023

  • [15:29] Labour Predictions 2023

  • [31:17] Lib Dem Predictions 2023

  • [37:00] Brexit Predictions 2023

  • [44:49] USA Predictions 2023

  • [52:05] Outro

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704: Rwanda Plan Bad

Rob and Tom discuss the Rwanda Bill…

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  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:15] Headlines: Suella Gone, Cameron In

  • [12:28] Main Story: Rwanda

  • [29:12] The Rwanda Bill Vote

  • [39:26] Greek Marbles Interlude

  • [45:19] Labour on Immigration

  • [51:44] Public Feeling on Immigration

  • [1:03:50] Quick Polls Update

  • [1:07:19] Outro

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703: Liberal Destroys Conservative in Debate

Rob and Tom discuss by-elections and Suella Braverman…

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  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:16] Tamworth By-Election

  • [10:40] Mid-Bedfordshire By-Election

  • [28:26] Suella Braverman

  • [44:05] Suella on Protests

  • [51:39] Would She Make A Good Leader?

  • [59:19] The Polls

  • [1:06:55] Outro

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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: Suella Braverman in the House of Commons

702: Be-Labouring the Point

Rob and Tom discuss the Labour Party Conference…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [0:39] Labour: What Are They Trying To Achieve?

  • [7:34] Starmer’s Speech Interrupted

  • [16:29] The State of the Country

  • [21:48] Culture Wars

  • [32:11] How Did The Speech Go?

  • [35:39] The Polls

  • [47:58] Outro

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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: Keir Starmer Handles a Protestor at the Labour Party Conference

701: Gotta Fight For Your Right to (Conservative) Parrrrrrty

Rob and Tom discuss the Conservative Party Conference…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:20] Headlines: Gaza

  • [6:44] Main Story: Party Conference Season

  • [11:17] Conservative Party Conference

  • [24:16] Nigel Farage in the Conservative Party?

  • [29:34] Penny Mordaunt in the Wings?

  • [33:54] Sunak’s Speech & HS2

  • [53:51] Outro

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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: Penny Mordaunt gives her sppech at the Conservative Party Conference

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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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…

Topics

  • [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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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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  • 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: Boris Johnson Partygate Photo

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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604: 2023 Predictions

Rob and Tom discuss their predictions for 2023 and how well they predicted 2022…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [0:45] 2022 COVID Predictions: Right or Wrong?

  • [9:10] 2022 Brexit Predictions: Right or Wrong?

  • [15:08] 2023 Brexit Predictions

  • [17:17] 2022 Tory Predictions: Right or Wrong?

  • [24:18] 2023 Tory Predictions

  • [28:10] 2022 Labour Predictions: Right or Wrong?

  • [32:09] 2023 Labour Predictions

  • [34:21] 2022 Lib Dem Predictions: Right or Wrong?

  • [38:39] 2023 Lib Dem Predictions

  • [39:41] 2022 Scotland Predictions: Right or Wrong?

  • [44:44] 2022 US Predictions: Right or Wrong?

  • [49:02] 2023 US Predictions

  • [55:54] Outro

  • [56:51] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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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: Houses of Parliament by Tom

603: The Continuing Story of the Tory Party Kinda Falling Apart A Bit

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

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:27] Leadership Elections Again

  • [10:59] Has Sunak Lived Up To His Promise?

  • [16:34] The Winter of our Discontent

  • [27:48] Government U-turns!

  • [36:34] The Polls

  • [44:42] What Does Labour Need To Do?

  • [51:28] Outro

  • [52:58] Ad: Mish Mash Mayhem

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602: So Long Liz Truss And Thanks For All The Pork Markets!

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Rob and Tom discuss a very busy week in politics as Liz Truss resigns…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:27] Main Story: Liz Truss

  • [17:53] Wednesday Evening Chaos

  • [25:03] Thursday Morning

  • [37:33] So What Happens Next?

  • [50:59] The Polls

  • [58:53] Outro

  • [1:00:13] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

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601: In Liz We Truss?

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Rob and Tom catch up on the Tory leadership race, her majesty and discuss Liz Truss' economic policy…

Topics

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [0:53] Catch Up: Tory Leadership Contest

  • [10:20] Catch Up: Bye Bye Boris

  • [14:58] Catch Up: Queen Elizabeth II

  • [32:21] Main Story: Truss & Kwarteng

  • [1:13:10] Quick Polls Update

  • [1:23:04] Outro

  • [1:25:30] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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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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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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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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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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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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  • 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: Ukrainian Flag with Grunge Effect in the Public Domain