708: Have the Tories Lost the Plot, Or Will the Plotters Take Top Spot?

Rob and Tom discuss a grab bag of headlines and how the polls are looking for Rishi Sunak…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:27] Budget 2024

• [15:32] Lee Anderson & Reform UK

• [29:56] How is Rishi’s Leadership Faring?

• [36:22] When is the General Election going to be?

• [43:50] Poll Update

• [47:33] Outro

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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…

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• [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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• Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill

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• UK Public Opinion toward Immigration: Overall Attitudes and Level of Concern

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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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• Tamworth By-Election

• Mid Bedfordshire By-Election

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• Main Image: Suella Braverman in the House of Commons

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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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• Main Image: Keir Starmer Handles a Protestor at the Labour Party Conference

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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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• Five policy ideas being pushed at Conservative Party conference

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• Main Image: Penny Mordaunt gives her sppech at the Conservative Party Conference

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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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• Somerton and Frome By-Election

• Uxbridge and South Ruislip By-Election

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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…

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• [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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• Privileges Committee investigation into Boris Johnson

• Boris Johnson resigns as MP: James O'Brien's definitive takedown | LBC

• Pollster explains hows the Tories will lose the next election

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• Main Image: Boris Johnson Brexit Deal by Number 10 under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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606: BoJo in the Dock

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Rob and Tom discuss Boris in front of the Privileges Committee…

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• [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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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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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…

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• [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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• Queen Elizabeth II has died

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• Bank's £65bn move driven by pension fund panic

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• Main Image: Prime Minister and Chancellor finalise their growth plan by Number 10 under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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311: BoJo is the Senate!

Rob and Tom discuss the Cabinet Reshuffles from past and present. Then they focus on the latest reshuffle: what did we expect? what grudges were solved? what were the surprises?

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• [0:00] Intro

• [1:15] Headlines: A Priti Hard Week

• [10:39] Headlines: Priti Untrustworthy?

• [15:58] Black & Blue Passport

• [18:59] EUR vs GBP

• [22:16] Cabinet Reshuffles

• [30:07] BoJo's Reshuffle: Who's Gone?

• [32:30] The Expected Changes

• [40:49] The Grudge

• [46:30] The Surprise Resignation

• [55:34] Has Boris Changed The Norms?

• [59:14] Quick Polls Update USA Edition

• [1:07:37] Outro

• [1:09:10] Bonus: Trump Needs Nomination & Tom Is A God

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• The i: Immigration Backlash Over British Carers

• The Times: Patel ‘livid’ after claim she has lost trust of M15

• Average UK Salary: Teachers, Nurses

• Evening Standard: Blue Passport

• Tom’s Passport

• BBC: Cabinet reshuffle: Who is in Boris Johnson's new cabinet?

• 538: National Democratic Polls

• 538: Generic Ballot

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310: America is Big, Really Big

Rob and Tom discuss the fact that Brexit actually happened?, the results of the Iowa Caucus and how to correctly pronounce Buttigieg.

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• [0:00] Intro

• [2:36] Headlines: Brexit Happened?

• [14:19] Iowa Caucus: How Do Primaries Work?

• [21:52] What Type Of Primary Was Iowa?

• [28:02] Iowa Results

• [52:52] Iowa Caucus Delays

• [1:02:22] Quick Polls Update: US Edition

• [1:08:37] Outro

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• Guardian: 'Got Brexit Done': Tory party sells £12 tea towel in celebration

• BBC: Brexit day 50p coin unveiled by Chancellor Sajid Javid

• BBC: Brexit: What will change after Friday, 31 January?

• Wikipedia: Iowa Caucus 2020 Results

• 538: National Democratic Polls

• 538: Generic Ballot

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• Main Image: Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses election results by county (delegates), 2020 by TheNavigatrr under CC by SA 4.0

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309: Big Ben Bongs For Brexit?

Rob and Tom discuss the history of Labour leadership and why the current system is used. Then they try to guess who will be the next Labour leader (and deputy leader).

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• [0:00] Intro

• [1:23] #newyearnewpodcast

• [2:38] Headlines

• [14:49] Main Story: Labour Leadership

• [24:30] Changes Under Corbyn

• [28:52] Deputy Leader?

• [33:19] The Contenders & Predictions

• [45:42] Outro

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• Guardian: Brexit weekly briefing: farce over Big Ben bong a fitting end to the saga

• New Statesman: Who is nominating whom in the 2020 Labour leadership race?

• Wikipedia: 2020 Labour Party leadership election

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308: 2019 General Election Analysis

Rob and Tom discuss the General Election results, the upsets, and where we are going next in this Election roundup. Tune in for a special of audience questions next week!

Topics

• [0:00] Intro: GE2019 Result

• [7:59] The Results In Depth

• [34:38] Traditional Media

• [38:56] Proportional Representation

• [44:47] Outro

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S08: 2019 General Election Predictions

Rob and Tom look at the polls and try to predict the outcome of Thursday’s General Election.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:34] Campaigning This Week: Who Won?

• [8:34] General Election Predictions 2019 & Polls

• [20:24] Rob's General Election Result Prediction

• [24:57] Where Does the Country Go From Here?

• [27:35] Outro

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• Hugh Grant vs Boris Johnson

• BBC: General election poll tracker: How do the parties compare?

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• Main Image: 2017 UK Election Map by RaviC, Brythones & Cryptographic2014 under CC by SA 4.0

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