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.

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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?

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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?

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Apologies for the late arrival of this episode, but we had a few technical difficulties with this one.

Brigid Jones, Luke John Davies and John Cotton once again join Cory and Steve in the Not Enough Champagne Bunker, for the first ever Conservative Party Leadership Draft. We talk about 20 (!) names who might succeed Theresa May, and their chances of becoming Prime Minister.

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We are joined once again by Brigid Jones, John Cotton and Luke John Davies to talk about the EU election campaign. We discuss the worrying Trumpian turn that Nigel Farage has taken, how Labour should respond to the rise of the Lib Dems, and the worst result for a governing party since 1066.

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Steve and Cory reconvene for an emergency podcast in the bunker to discuss Theresa May's resignation, what she will be remembered for, cabinet resignations and a short preview on the Tory leadership race.

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In this episode, Steve and Cory talk about the lack of progress on cross-party Brexit talks and the failure to develop a domestic agenda.

(This episode was recorded before the official breakdown of cross-party talks on Friday).

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This week, we're talking about plots. Not plots against Theresa May (for once) but the seven basic plots of politics as identified by former Gordon Brown staffer Damian Macbride. What are the plots, who is associated with each plot, and what does that tell us about politics?

Macbride's original blog is here: https://damianpmcbride.tumblr.com/post/32667133258/the-seven-basic-plots-of-politics

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Steve and Cory discuss the disastrous local election results for the Conservatives, the not-so disastrous resignation of assassin-faced baby Gavin Williamson and the resurgence of the Lib Dems. Oh, and they talk about Labour, too

In the third of our episodes on Islamophobia, Steve and Cory discuss Islamophobia in the media.

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Steve and Cory give a preview of the European Elections fuelled by a love of electoral systems, some outdated polling and a breaking of the podcast's no alcohol rule.

The video Cory was talking about which explains D'Hondt can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CU3F3ToIIg

The other fun facts about voting systems came from Alan Renwick's A citizen's guide to electoral reform, which you can find here: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/posts/new-book-a-citizen-s-guide-to-electoral-reform-by-alan-renwick

In this Midweek shot, Steve and Cory talk about Islamophobia in the Conservative Party.

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In which Steve and Cory battle tiredness and technical gremlins to talk about the chances of the Brexit impasse being broken in the next six months.

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Steve and Cory talk about the rise of the far right, the growth of Islamophobia and white nationalist terrorism.

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Pleasantly surprised to have European Citizenship for at least 12 more days, Steve and Cory discuss how Theresa May is still Prime Minister, how much joy to take at ERG infighting, and what would happen in a snap election?

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Steve and Cory talk about the continuing disintegration of the British government and the nonsense that is Brexit.

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Steve and Cory discuss the week in Brexit and the current clusterwoolas engulfing the government.

Our theme tune is Plucky Good Times by Dave Depper and James Cram designed our logo.

There were one or two gremlins on our recording equipment, so occasionally the audio recording skips randomly. We've ironed out most of the glitches in this episode, and will hopefully have sorted it fully by next week.

This week, Steve and Cory talk about two bad ways of making policy: trying to copy populists, and just talking about "evidence based policy" without thinking through the implications.

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Steve and Cory talk about what Brexiteers meant when they talked about Global Britain, update you with what's happening with the free trade deals the UK is supposed to be signing with Japan and America, and discuss a recent report which sees Britain's influence in the UN dwindling if we're not careful.

The blog by Chris Grey we talk about is here.

The UNA-UK report is here.

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On this episode, we discuss the 11 MPs that have gone off to join the Independent Group (or playing TIG). What do they actually stand for? Is this just a flash in the pan? And if Emmanuel Macron is Jupiter, then which Roman God is Mike Gapes?

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This episode features a couple of outtakes from shows we recorded over Christmas. In the first clip, we talk about the fraying social fabric of Britain with Luke John Davies, John Cotton and a cameo from Brigid Jones. In the second, we talk about the prospects for the Lib Dems in 2019.

Steve and Cory discuss the ways in which climate change impacts on national security, from refugees to flooding air bases.

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Steve and Cory talk about the fundamentals of British (and global) politics that haven't changed, even in this terrible world of conflict and strife. And try and do so without quoting Theresa May's "Nothing has changed". 

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In this episode, Steve and Cory discuss what Labour and the Conservatives should focus on over the next twelve months. WARNING: contains mentions of Brexit.

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