The Right Dishonourable

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This week we talked to Financial Times journalist Simon Kuper about how Oxford University acts as finishing school for the British elite. His latest book Chums chronicles the rise of Conservative Brexiteers through Oxford in the eighties, with key appearances from Boris Johnson, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Michael Gove.

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In this episode, we look at the state of chancellor Rishi Sunak’s finances, the French presidential elections and Labour’s difficulty with saying whether a woman can have a penis.

Joining us is a slow production cycle.

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For this episode we spoke to Hannah White, deputy director at the Institute for Government. Her new book Held in Contempt charts the atrophying of Parliament throughout the Brexit and Covid years as the government has hoarded power for itself.

As well as looking at how the House of Commons could better scrutinise what government does, White also discusses the difficult working culture of Parliament, how its arcane procedures alienate the public, and how it can better represent the citizens its serves.

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This week we look at the British government’s haphazard approach to taking in Ukrainian refugees, its retreat from plans to restrict what second jobs MPs can take, and the effects of its sanctions programme on the soon-to-be-former Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich.

Joining us are any haters of Chelsea.

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Marking our 200th episode, we discuss the implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine without once referencing Vladimir Putin’s naked torso. Plus we look at the impact of grade requirements for student loans and Ant and Dec’s turn as drag queens.

Joining us is Putin’s small man energy.