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This week we discuss Boris Johnson’s fortnight from hell (or was it?), the Lib Dems’ vote on abolishing democracy (or are they?) and Commons speaker John Bercow’s decision to step down by October 31 (or will he?).
Joining us is Bercow’s famous respect for precedent.
Image based on Regius professorship lecture, November 2014 by University of Essex
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This week we talk Boris Johnson’s decision to prorogue Parliament between 9 September and 14 October.
Joining us is Britain’s dusty and incomprehensible constitution.
Image based on Boris Johnson’s first cabinet meeting, July 2019 by UK Prime Minister
When Laurel Hubbard put her hands on the barbell at the Pacific Games in Samoa in July, she would have been keenly aware that many dispute her right to compete in international weightlifting as a women.
Hubbard, who took home two golds at the games for New Zealand, is at the centre of a row over whether trans women athletes have an unfair advantage over their cisgendered rivals. Controversy had already flared up when Hubbard qualified to compete at the Commonwealth Games in 2018 after meeting International Olympic Committee requirements to keep her testosterone levels below a given threshold for a year.
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Various proposals for a government of national remoaning, ongoing strife in Hong Kong, and Greta Thunberg’s two-week jaunt across the Atlantic are the three topics this week.
Joining us is our inability to bunk off life to go chinwag with the UN.
Image based on Ma Ying-jeou meets Xi Jinping in Singapore, November 2015
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Prime minister Boris Johnson’s new cabinet and team, YouTube creators’ attempts to gang up on the video host, and the resignation of disgraced MP Jared O’Mara over mental health troubles are the three topics this week.
Joining us is a surprisingly long production time.
Image based on Prince William & Boris Johnson illegal wildlife trade, April 2018 by Foreign & Commonwealth Office
