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The forced(?) resignation of Britain’s ambassador to the US, Westminster’s attempt to loosen abortions restrictions and allow gay marriage in Northern Ireland, and the jailing of Tommy Robinson for the crime of journalism are the three topics this week.
Joining us are Jack and Ada from Totally Unprepared Politics.
Image based on Say no to Tommy Robinson, December 2018 by Garry Knight
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Boris Johnson’s domestics, ‘Sir’ Nick Clegg’s return to spin for Facebook, and Vladimir Putin’s declaration that liberalism is “obsolete” are the three topics this week.
Joining us is Josiah Mortimer, editor of Left Foot Forward and head of communications at the Electoral Reform Society.
Image based on The Opening of Moscow Cathedral Mosque, September 2015 by Kremlin.ru
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The predictable Conservative leadership contest, reaction to Jo Brand’s joke about throwing battery acid over politicians, and polls showing the Lib Dems and the Brexit Party storming a general election are the three topics this week.
Joining us is Claire Fox, Brexit Party MEP and director of the Academy of Ideas.
Image based on still from BBC’s Our Next Prime Minister
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This week all the Tories are on drugs, Labour MP Roger Godsiff is backing the homophobes, and Vince Cable is on his farewell tour from the Lib Dems.
Joining us is Michael Gove’s dealer.
With a divided country driven mad by political strife as it hovers on the brink of a contentious election, you could almost imagine that Rosmersholm was inspired by Britain’s own fevered situation.
Though some minor details have amplified its relevance to our times, the Duke of York’s latest production is a revival of an 1886 work by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. Centred on pastor and widower John Rosmer (played by Tom Burke), it follows his struggle to bridge divides between new and old friends and new and old politics.
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