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.
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.
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.
Steve and Cory talk to Shaz Rahman, an activist from Birmingham Friends of the Earth, about the Extinction Rebellion protests this week.
James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune, Plucky Good Times.
Steve and Cory talk about the proposed "take it or leave it" deal emanating from Number 10, as well as the fallout from Conservative Party Conference.
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Steve and Cory talk about the Centre for Social Justice report which recommended raising the pension age to 75. It turns out there's also a lot in that report which the left could support. So how should we approach the topic of pensions and an aging population?
You can read the report here: https://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/core/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CSJJ7421-Ageing-Report-190815-WEB.pdf
James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune.
Steve and Cory answer a listener's question about how wavering Lib Dem/Labour voters will vote in Labour/Conservative marginals. By doing so, they talk about Lib Dem Conference, Labour Conference and the two parties' Brexit positions.
James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune, Plucky Good Times.
Steve and Cory answer listeners' questions on the Supreme Court ruling on prorogation, the events in Parliament this week and the chances of a Government of National Unity.
James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune, Plucky Good Times.
Steve and Cory talk about the collapse of Bury FC, the perils of financialisation and the impact on small towns.
James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune.
Steve and Cory take a deep-dive into the Fixed Term Parliaments Act. Why was it passed, what are its implications, and how can we fix (geddit?) the problems it's created?
James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune, Plucky Good Times.
Steve and Cory talk about a momentous week in Parliament, a quite bizarre chicken-themed attack line on Jeremy Corbyn from the Conservatives and what might happen next.
(We've released this episode for our subscribers early because of its topicality.)
James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune.
Steve and Cory discuss the fires in the Amazon, what the G7 tried to do about them, and the politics of climate change.
Ironically, about halfway through this episode you can hear heavy rain pattering on the roof near where we were recording. I hope this doesn't spoil your listening.
The survey we talked about is https://www.surveymonkey.co.
James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune, Plucky Good Times.
In a lengthy outtake from Thursday's episode, Steve and Cory discuss the protests against the prorogation of parliament. Is it a coup or *only* a constitutional crisis?
The episode title is an homage to Red Dwarf.
The listeners' survey we talk about in the episode is here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.
James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune Plucky Good Times.
Steve and Cory reconvened to discuss the end of silly season. Then Boris Johnson plunged the UK into a constitutional crisis.
James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune.
A shorter episode than usual, in which Cory keeps a straight face and says that Labour and the Lib Dems basically have the same Brexit policy.
If you have a spare five minutes, please let us know what you think about the podcast here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/FMKZW7R
James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune, Plucky Good Times
As silly season starts, Cory and Steve talk about the Lib Dem leadership election and whether the party can continue their strong showing in the polls.
(Apologies for the one or two technical gremlins in this episode)
We talk about Mark Pack's podcast, which you can find here: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/brmpz-898dd/Never-Mind-The-Bar-Charts-Podcast
James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune, Plucky Good Times.
Steve and Cory talk about Boris Johnson's first week as Prime Minister, and what the cabinet appointments tell us about his administration.
James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune.
Steve and Cory talk about various stories about climate change in 2019. Does the heatwave show that London's climate will become the same as Barcelona by 2050? How is climate change affecting life in India, Nepal and Somalia? And what do we mean by "climate grief"?
James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune, Plucky Good Times.
Steve and Cory reconvene to discuss the imminent arrival in Number 10 of Boris Johnson.
The blogs on postmodern politics by Chris Dillow are here: https://stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_and_mumbling/2019/03/postmodern-politics.html and here: https://stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_and_mumbling/2019/06/the-tories-imaginary-world.html
Cory and Charlotte Galpin talk about the academic phenomenon of the glass cliff and how that applies to Theresa May.
Released later than planned because of the Cricket World Cup Final, Cory talks with David Barker about a James Frayne article on Conservative Home. He wrote a column on five lessons we've learned from the Conservative Leadership race so far, which you can read here. https://www.conservativehome.com/thecolumnists/2019/06/james-frayne-lessons-we-are-learning-during-this-leadership-contest.html
There is still no Steve Haynes, sadly, because David stole his voice.
Our theme tune is Plucky Good Times by Dave Depper and James Cram designed our logo.
Cory talks to Charlotte Galpin from the University of Birmingham about the new European Parliament, the appointments to the EU Commission, and what this tells us about the European Union.
James Cram designed our logo and Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune.
This episode is all about bribes in politics. Steve and Cory talk about Boris Johnson's planned tax cut for those earning £50-80K, is Margaret Hodge right that ending austerity is a bribe (spoiler alert: No) and which cereal best matches each of the Tory leadership contenders.
Our theme tune is Plucky Good Times by Dave Depper, and James Cram designed our logo.
Three years to the day since the Brexit Referendum, Steve and Cory talk about the broken British Constitution. Who are the 160,000 Tory party members choosing the next Prime Minister, and just how unrepresentative are they of the general public? What constitutional crises can we expect to face between now and the end of October? And will that new Prime Minister be able to command a majority?
Our theme tune is Plucky Good Times by Dave Depper and James Cram designed our logo.
Steve and Cory discuss the first round of the Tory Leadership ballot, the importance of calling Boris Johnson by his full name, and can anyone stop him?
Dave Depper is responsible for our theme tune Plucky Good Times and James Cram designed our logo.
Apologies for the late arrival of this episode, but we had a few technical difficulties with this one.