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Not Enough Champagne

Come for the political analysis, stay for the bad jokes and wrong predictions. Not Enough Champagne is run by Steve Haynes, who in a previous life was a Parliamentary Candidate for the Liberal Democrats, and Cory Hazlehurst, a Labour activist who has written about politics for the New Statesman. We try to work out what the hell is going on with British Politics and take a step back to shed new light on issues most news outlets don't talk about.
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Feb 23, 2020

Patrick Cook joins us once again to talk about the Democratic Presidential Primary, whether Bernie Sanders can keep his momentum, and the enlightened despotism of Michael Bloomberg.

Dave Depper composed our theme tune and James Cram designed our logo.

Feb 20, 2020

Steve and Cory talk briefly about the government's reshuffle, and pay The Saj a fond farewell.

(This was recorded before the Andrew Sabisky scandal, which is the subject of a future podcast).

James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper composed our theme tune.

Feb 16, 2020

Steve and Cory are joined once again by Shaz Rahman to talk about the Australian bushfires, the Climate Emergency, and the wider political implications of them.

James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper composed our theme tune.

 

Feb 9, 2020

Steve and Cory talk about the implications of the government's decision to give Huawei the contract to build 5G infrastructure.

If you like what we do, please support our patreon page: http://patreon.com/notenoughchampagne

Thanks to James Cram for designing our logo. Dave Depper composed our theme tune.

The BBC Long Read Cory referred to is: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Huawei

 

Feb 2, 2020

Boris Johnson said he wanted to unite the country after Brexit. Steve and Cory discus how the government could bring Leave and Remain voters together, and whether Johnson actually wants to do it.

James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper composed our theme tune.

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Jan 26, 2020

Steve and Cory talk about how the UK culture wars are playing out in the alliterative row over Big Ben's bongs, abortion and refugees.

Dave Depper composed our theme tune and James Cram designed our logo.

Our Patreon page is: https://www.patreon.com/notenoughchampagne

Jan 24, 2020

Steve and Cory talk about the issues which the government will try and talk about before they are derailed by Brexit.

James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper composed our theme tune.

 

Jan 19, 2020

If Emily Thornberry was a cheese, what sort of cheese would she be? Steve and Cory talk about this and other burning questions which might be answered by the Leadership election.

James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper composed our theme tune.

Jan 12, 2020

For the third year in a row, Steve and Cory discuss what the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats and the Greens need to do in 2020.

Thanks to all our patreon supporters. If you'd like to back us to provide you with more podcasts and analysis please go to https://www.patreon.com/notenoughchampagne

James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper composed our theme tune.

Jan 7, 2020

Steve and Cory reflect on their picks for influential politicians in 2019, assessing what they got right and wrong about the year in politics.

Our Patreon page is https://www.patreon.com/notenoughchampagne. Thanks to those who have signed up so far!

James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper composed our theme tune.

Jan 5, 2020

Steve and Cory begin the new decade as they ended the old one, by making bad predictions.

Our Patreon page is: http://patreon.com/notenoughchampagne

James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper composed our theme tune.

Dec 29, 2019

Steve and Brigid join John and LJ for the third annual battle. Featuring a special bonus round. 

Happy New Year to all our listeners. Not Enough Champagne will return in 2020.

Dec 22, 2019

Come for the clickbaity title, stay for the more nuanced answers to the question from John Cotton, Brigid Jones and Luke John Davies.

Happy Christmas to all our listeners!

James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper composed our theme tune.

Dec 15, 2019

Steve and Cory are joined by regular favourites John Cotton, Brigid Jones and Luke John Davies to talk about the election, without hesitation, deviation, repetition, drinking or crying.

James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper is responsible for/composed our theme tune.

Dec 8, 2019

...and nothing was stirring. Not even a postal voter.

Steve and Cory talk about Ivan Rogers' latest thoughts on how Brexit might play out after the election (https://policyscotland.gla.ac.uk/ghost-of-christmas-yet-to-come-brexit-lecture-full-text/) and the IFS analysis of the spending plans made by the major parties (https://www.ifs.org.uk/election/2019). 

James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune, Plucky Good Times.

Dec 1, 2019

Steve and Cory talk with Shaz Rahman about the benefits of co-operative businesses and how governments can encourage more.

The report we discuss is here: https://neweconomics.org/uploads/files/co-ops-unleashed.pdf

James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune, Plucky Good Times.

Nov 24, 2019

Steve and Cory talk to Francis Clarke about the fight for a Living Wage at the University of Birmingham. 

Show notes:
 
The final resolution of the dispute: https://twitter.com/BhamUniUnison/status/1197602073921171456?s=19
 
The petition to boycott Edgbaston Park Hotel mentioned by Francis: https://boycotteph.org.uk/
 
The letter sent by MPs to the Univeristy that Francis mentions: https://uobunison.org.uk/mps-letter2
 
https://uobunison.org.uk/challenge-press-release
 
https://www.livingwage.org.uk/
 
The University of Birmingham Student Workers group mentioned by Francis: (@birminghamubsw): https://twitter.com/birminghamubsw?s=09
 
Other links you may find pertinent:
https://birminghamucu.org/2019/11/04/birmingham-ucu-members-overwhelmingly-reject-management-inaction-on-pensions-pay-workloads-and-casualisation/
 
https://birminghamucu.org/ucu-strikes-back/
 
https://birminghamucu.org/2019/07/31/university-of-birmingham-confirms-dubai-campus-covered-by-its-health-and-safety-policy/
 
https://medium.com/ussbriefs/the-insider-jane-hutton-and-uss-d350ba5457ae
 
James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune.
Nov 17, 2019

Steve and Cory talk about bad mopping skills, inappropriate metaphors, ex-Labour MPs with the same names as English cricketers, the red wall and tactical voting.

If you have a question you'd like us to talk about on our next episode about the election, please let us know through the usual channels.

Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune and James Cram designed our logo.

Nov 13, 2019

Steve and Cory are once again joined by Shaz Rahman, an activist with Birmingham Friends of the Earth. They discuss the abuse meted out to Greta Thunberg, and why going Plastic-Free ain't all it's cracked up to be.

Nov 10, 2019

In our first Transatlantic episode, Steve and Cory talk to Patrick Cook about the state of the US Presidential race one year out.

Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune and James Cram designed our logo.

Nov 3, 2019

Steve and Cory talk about recent stories about Elizabeth Warren's plan to break up the Big Tech firms, and the impact of Facebook's policy on political advertising for the upcoming election.

James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune, Plucky Good Times.

Nov 1, 2019

In defiance of Cory's predictions, there will be a December election. On this episode, we talk about why the poll has come about and answer listeners' questions about what this all means.

James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune Plucky Good Times.

Oct 27, 2019

Steve and Cory talk about what's in Boris Johnson's new Brexit Deal, his attempts to ram it through parliament, and Labour's position on a General Election.

James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune.

Oct 18, 2019

Steve and Cory talk with Shaz Rahman on how Brexit will affect football in the UK, and why it has been a neglected part of the post-referendum debate.

James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune, Plucky Good Times.

Oct 16, 2019

On this Midweek Shot, Steve and Cory talk about the demise of Thomas Cook.

James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune, Plucky Good Times.

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