511: BoJo Go Go

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Rob and Tom discuss the final(?) nail in the coffin for Boris Johnson’s premiership…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:12] Headlines: Johnson On The Brink

• [3:46] The VONC

• [7:47] What Toppled Boris?

• [21:25] PMQs & Select Committees

• [39:03] Back To No. 10

• [47:01] Resignation Speech

• [57:58] Next Tory Leader

• [1:11:34] Boris' Legacy?

• [1:22:17] Quick Polls Update

• [1:27:16] Outro

• [1:28:18] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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• The Papers

• 2022 vote of confidence in the Conservative Party leadership of Boris Johnson

• Spartacus Mills

• The life and lies of Boris Johnson

• Electoral Calculus

• Politico Poll of Polls

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• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, UK by Chatham House under CC by 2.0

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510: Local Elections Aftermath

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Rob and Tom pick apart the results of the 2022 UK Local Elections and what they mean for the major parties…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:02] Headlines: Get A Fine? We Will Resign

• [6:35] Headlines: Tories Porn Shame In The Commons

• [11:58] Headlines: Defiant Truss: "we Will Rip Up Brexit Border Deal!

• [18:08] Main Story: Local Elections: Conservatives

• [28:09] Local Elections: Labour

• [34:31] Local Elections: Lib Dems

• [41:06] Local Elections: The Greens

• [44:09] The Polls

• [49:35] Outro

• [50:53] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

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• The Papers

• Tory MP’s friend ‘can see’ how he went from tractors to porn site

• England Local Elections 2022

• Prospect of a united Ireland comes into sharp focus

• Electoral Calculus

• Politico Poll of Polls

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• Main Image: 2022 United Kingdom local elections by Ralbegen under CC by SA 3.0

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502: German Federal Election 2021

Rob and Tom are joined by Lucas Bender to discuss the 2021 German Election and what we have to expect from the coalition talks to come…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:25] Headlines: Fuel Crisis!?

• [6:12] Headlines: Winter Of Discontent

• [16:14] Introducing Lucas

• [18:08] Main Story: German Election 2021

• [23:33] Election Night & The Parties

• [29:24] The Results

• [45:33] Olaf Scholz

• [54:00] Alterntive Für Deutschland

• [1:03:47] Demographic Shifts

• [1:14:38] Who Will Form The Next Government?

• [1:21:12] Traffic Light Coalition?

• [1:33:27] Outro

• [1:35:44] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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• The Papers

• German Political Parties EXPLAINED

• Being a Woman in German Politics Still Isn’t Easy

• 2017 to 2021 Electoral Map

• Demographic Changes

• 16 years in 16 words: the sayings that sum up Merkel’s Germany

• German elections: Defeated Merkel heir Laschet prepared to resign

• German Election: Seat Breakdown

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• Main Image: Opinion Polls Germany 2021 by Gbuvn under CC by SA 4.0

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417: Batley & Spen

Rob and Tom discuss the 2021 by-election in Batley & Spen as well as the impending removal of COVID restrictions and England’s Euro 2020 performance…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:01] Headlines: Freedom Is In Your Hands Now

• [13:59] Headlines: Football Is Not Coming Home

• [27:05] Main Story: Batley & Spen

• [33:52] The Results

• [41:38] Has The Electorate Shifted?

• [51:53] Outro

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• The Papers

• PM statement at coronavirus press conference: 5 July 2021

• PM statement at coronavirus press conference: 12 July 2021

• Tyrone Mings’ Tweet

• Foreign aid: Theresa May spearheads Conservative rebellion against Boris Johnson's overseas aid cuts

• 2021 Batley and Spen By-Election

• Batley and Spen: Is politics starting to return to normal?

• AstraCast Special

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• Main Image: Tracy Brabin's office, Hill Top, Gomersal by habiloid used under CC by SA 2.0

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416: Liberal Democrats Winning Here

Rob and Tom discuss the fallout of the 2021 Chesham and Amersham by-election, what it means for the Liberal Democrats, the Conservatives and Labour’s chances in Batley and Spen…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [0:36] Headlines: When Will We Be Free?

• [7:04] Headlines: Hopeless Bloke...

• [10:11] Headlines: Oh Baby What A Love In

• [13:51] Main Story: Liberal Democrats Winning Here

• [18:04] What Were The Local Issues?

• [23:20] Was There Tactical Voting?

• [27:09] The Lib Dem Picture Nationally

• [31:56] A Weakness For The Conservatives?

• [39:02] Batley & Spen By-Election

• [45:00] Quick Polls Update: Deutschland Edition

• [51:15] Outro

• [52:34] Bonus: HS2

• [53:48] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

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• 2021 Chesham and Amersham by-election

• High Speed 2

• Are the Conservatives about to suffer defeat in the “Blue Wall”?

• Lib Dems’ byelection victory suggests trouble for Tories in ‘blue wall’

• The Batley and Spen byelection will reveal the depth of Labour’s predicament

• Opinion polling for the 2021 German federal election

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• Main Image: Ed Davey triumphant against the blue wall

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415: Fired For At Least 15 to 20 Things

Rob and Tom discuss the 2021 Election Results across the UK as well as the revelations from the Dominic Cummings Select Committee hearing….

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [0:42] Election Results 2021: Hartlepool

• [14:38] Election Results 2021: Local Councils

• [19:27] Election Results 2021: Metro Mayors

• [24:38] Election Results 2021: London Mayor

• [35:43] Election Results 2021: Wales & Scotland

• [40:19] Dominic Cummings: The Select Committee

• [47:29] Dominic Cummings: Matt Hancock

• [51:22] Dominic Cummings: One Day In March

• [1:00:08] Outro

• [1:01:09] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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• 2021 Hartlepool by-election

• 2021 United Kingdom local elections

• 2021 London mayoral election

• BBC: Dominic Cummings: The seven most explosive claims

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• Main Image: via Getty

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S11: 2021 Predictions

Rob and Tom layout their predictions for UK, US politics and Coronavirus in the year to come…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [0:53] Coronavirus

• [10:59] Brexit Process

• [19:49] Conservatives

• [31:56] Labour

• [40:09] Lib Dems

• [46:29] USA

• [54:08] Outro

• [55:02] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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• 2020, Year in Review

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• Main Image: Image by iXimus from Pixabay

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S10: 2020, Year In Review

Rob and Tom review their predictions for UK politics and the US election in the year that was 2020…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:50] Brexit Process

• [9:23] Conservatives

• [17:30] Labour

• [22:45] Lib Dems

• [26:02] USA

• [38:40] Outro

• [40:16] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

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• The Predictions

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• Main Image: Image by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay

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405: Unparliamentary Language Calls the Presidential Race

News heavyweights Tom & Rob call the US presidential election live on air…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [2:02] Where It Started

• [10:18] What Did Trump Do Right?

• [14:04] The Election Is Called, LIVE!

• [21:34] The Election Rollercoaster

• [29:45] Where Did Trump Go Wrong?

• [50:15] Were The Polls Wrong?

• [1:00:04] Lame Ducks

• [1:05:43] Trumping Tradition

• [1:12:08] Outro

• [1:14:27] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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• Left, Right & Center: We’ll see what happens

• How America Voted in 5 Charts

• Twitter: AP Calls it

• ANN Github Page

• Twitter: New York Sound

• BBC: Donald Trump’s Speech Fact-Checked

• Twitter: Trump’s last tweet before the vote was called

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• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Joe Biden by Gage Skidmore under CC by SA 2.0

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404: Union Not Found

Rob and Tom discuss school meals, Brexit and the new Tier systems across the United Kingdom. The quick polls update focuses on the US Election race as we enter the final fortnight.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [2:48] Headlines: School Meals

• [9:25] Headlines: Archbishop vs. Brexit

• [16:40] Main Story: Devolution, Mayors & Lockdowns

• [21:24] Devolved Administrations & COVID

• [43:56] Tier Starmer

• [50:02] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

• [51:21] Quick Polls Update

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• “I think I may have caused a diplomatic incident”

• Daily Mirror: So Cruel

• Daily Mail: Archbishop’s Assault on Brexit Bill

• The Guardian: Wales Orders ‘Firebreak’ Lockdown

• 'Brutal': Andy Burnham reacts to news of government's tier 3 package live on TV

• 538: General Election Polls

• 538: 2020 Election Forecast

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• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Andy Burnham NHS Confederation annual conference by NHS Confederation under CC by 2.0

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403: Donald Trump, Master Debater

Rob and Tom discuss new COVID tests, lockdown efficacy and who won in the US Presidential debates.

Topics

• [0:00] Headlines: COVID Testing

• [10:32] Headlines: Are Lockdowns Working?

• [18:19] Main Story: US Electoral Debates

• [24:47] COVID

• [28:34] Mail-In Voting

• [31:42] Condemning White Supremacy

• [36:36] Trump's Taxes

• [41:26] Military

• [46:45] Vice President Candidate Debate

• [48:45] Trump Gets COVID

• [55:33:] Ad: Mish Mash Mayhem

• [55:49] Quick Polls Update

• [1:04:51] Outro

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• Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan - Trade agreement

• “Will you shut up man?”

• Planet Money: Trump's Tiny Taxes

• 538: Polls National Election

• 538: 2020 Election Forecast

• Planet Money: REDMAP (Update)

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• Main Image: Trump and Biden in the Public Domain

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402: Breaking The Law

Rob and Tom discuss new COVID restrictions, testing and if the government is going to break international law in the name of Brexit.

Topics

• [0:00] Headlines: New COVID Regulations

• [13:17] Headlines: COVID Testing

• [21:48] Brexit: It's Been A While

• [33:34] Breaking International Law?

• [46:16] Arguments Against The Bill

• [55:29] The Effect On Devolved Administrations

• [1:00:09] Will The Bill Pass?

• [1:09:08] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

• [1:09:47] Quick Polls Update: US Election

• [1:16:15] Outro

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• Bake Off Boris Parody

• YouGov: Brits increasingly don’t care whether Northern Ireland remains in UK

• Belfast Telegraph: Northern Ireland poll shows 45.4% back Irish unity and 46.8% support Union with UK

• Ed Miliband Speech

• Independent: Theresa May vows to rebel over ‘reckless’ Brexit bill and claims Boris Johnson didn’t understand his exit deal

• United Kingdom Internal Market Bill 2019-21

• 538: General Election Polls

• 538: 2020 Election Forecast

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• Main Image: United Kingdom Internal Market Bill 2019-21

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401: Trump vs. Biden

Rob and Tom discuss culture wars, the new Lib Dem leader, Tony Abbott and the strengths and weaknesses of the US presidential candidates in this bumper episode.

Topics

• [0:00] Headlines: Culture Wars & The Lib Dems

• [21:38] Headlines: Tony Abbott

• [26:27] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

• [26:51] Main Story: US Election

• [28:44] Biden's Strengths

• [40:04] Biden's Weaknesses

• [55:08] Trump's Strengths

• [1:09:00] Trump's Weaknesses

• [1:26:03] Quickest Polls Update

• [1:27:48] Outro

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• Stewart Lee: No BBC War on Comedy

• The Guilty Feminist: Leadership with Cal Wilson and special guest Julia Gillard

• Sky News: Tony Abbott: Full exchange between Matt Hancock and Kay Burley

• C-SPAN: Joe Biden Delivers Remarks on Public Safety and Law Enforcement

• 10 Oldest U.S. Presidents

• Freakonomics: How Much Does the President Really Matter?

• BBC: Were these the three hours that upset Trump’s campaign?

• 538: General Election Polls

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• Main Image: Photoshop combining Trump President USA with Joe Biden by Gage Skidmore under CC by SA 2.0

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316: Control the Virus...With a Net!?

Rob and Tom discuss the possibility of lockdown lifting and the muddy waters of communicating the government’s message.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:34] Main Story: Coronavirus

• [5:38] Lockdown Lifted?

• [23:51] Boris' Big Speech

• [28:11] COVID Alert System

• [49:24] Ad: Mish Mash Mayhem

• [49:39] Quick Polls Update

• [58:48] Outro

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• Independent: VE Day conga line criticised

• BBC: NHS staff fear second wave after VE Day parties

• Twitter: The Sun: Happy Monday

• Twitter: TIMES: PM to keep Britain in lockdown until June

• BBC: Use common sense to see loved ones outdoors – Dominic Raab

• Twitter: Boris Johnson Stay Alert

• Stay Alert Memes

• 538: President: General Election Polls

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• Main Image: Photoshop inspired by the Government slogans by Tom.

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315: Very Reliant on the Dover-Calais Crossing

Rob and Tom discuss the ongoing situation touching on Boris’ recovery, missed COBRA meetings and what is happening with Brexit. Followed by a Quick Polls Update on Trump’s approval ratings and what they’ve been watching during the lockdown.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [2:21] Main Story: Coronavirus

• [11:59] Boris Missed COBRA Meetings?

• [25:04] Coronavirus Vs. Brexit

• [31:41] Remote PMQs

• [35:58] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

• [36:16] Quick Polls Update: Trump Approval

• [47:52] Lockdown Media Suggestions

• [53:52] Outro

• [55:24] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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• Financial Times: UK coronavirus deaths more than double official figure, according to FT study

• COVID-19 Coronavirus Datapack

• China on the graph

• The Times: Coronavirus: 38 days when Britain sleepwalked into disaster [Paywalled]

• The Guardian: Timeline of UK's coronavirus PPE shortage

• The Guardian: PMQs verdict: a distinct improvement on what came before

• 538: How Popular is Donald Trump?

• BBC: This Country

• Netflix: Inside Bill’s Brain

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• Main Image: Dominic Raab MP by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Govt under CC by ND 2.0

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314: He Can Eat A Bacon Sandwich Now, The World Is Saved!

Rob and Tom discuss the results of the Labour Leadership election alongside the headlines. With some breaking news on the air!

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:39] Headlines: Bojo In Hospital

• [8:59] Headlines: Queen's Speech

• [13:59] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

• [14:18] Main Story: Labour Leadership Contest

  • [23:40] Deputy Labour Leader

  • [27:51] New Shadow Cabinet

  • [35:22] Where Is Labour Going?

• [46:27] Plug: Ennuicastr

• [48:57] Quick Polls Update

• [53:41] Outro

• [54:58] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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• BBC: Coronavirus: Boris Johnson admitted to hospital over virus symptoms

• Institute for Government: Acting prime ministers

• Laura Kuenssberg Tweet

• BBC: Coronavirus: Boris Johnson moved to intensive care as symptoms worsen

• BBC: Coronavirus: Queen tells UK 'we will succeed' in fight

• The Guardian: Keir Starmer wins Labour leadership election

• The Guardian view on Keir Starmer: a serious politician

• The Spectator: Full list: Keir Starmer’s new Shadow Cabinet

• The Guardian: Ed Miliband returns to Labour frontbench in Keir Starmer reshuffle

• 538: How Popular is Donald Trump?

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• Main Image: Official portrait of Keir Starmer by Chris McAndrew under CC by 3.0

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313: It's Chicken P Buffalo!

Rob and Tom discuss the UK response and COVID-19 lockdown, how Trump is faring against the virus and briefly touch on Brexit and the Labour Leadership Contest. Followed by a fun quiz to break the tension.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:13] Lockdown

• [10:31] COVID-19, The UK Response

• [27:38] Trump Vs COVID

• [32:12] Brexit Briefly & Coronavirus Legislation

• [39:05] Labour Leadership Contest

• [43:01] Quick Polls Update

• [48:52] Diseases Quiz

• [53:06] Outro

• [54:57] Advert: Mish Mash Mayhem

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• BBC: A quarter of the world’s population in lockdown

• Metro: Cabinet uses Zoom

• Imperial College: COVID-19: Imperial researchers model likely impact of public health measures

• BBC: UK pubs and restaurants told to shut in virus fight

• BBC: Coronavirus: 'Unprecedented' crowds in Wales despite warnings

• BBC: Wetherspoon boss tells staff to get a job at Tesco

• BBC: Coronavirus: Parliament shuts down for a month

• BBC: Coronavirus: What are the new restrictions and why are they needed?

• BBC: Coronavirus: What's in the emergency legislation?

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• 538: National Democratic Polls

• 538: Generic Ballot

• Diseases Quiz

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• Main Image: Rob at Dunder Mifflin by Rob

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312: Nobody Is In The Pay Of Big Virus

Rob and Tom discuss latest headlines before focusing on Trump’s response to the novel Coronavirus COVID-19. Followed by a bumper edition of the Quick Polls Update as Biden storms Super Tuesday.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [2:05]The Headlines: Priti Troubling

• [11:18] The Headlines: Stock Market Drop

• [17:06] Trump And The Coronavirus

• [34:38] Trump Vs SCIENCE

• [48:38] Quick Polls Update: Super Tuesday

• [1:03:15] Outro

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• BBC: Home Office: Sir Philip Rutnam's resignation statement in full

• Guardian: UK and US stock markets suffer worst day since 2008 – as it happened

• BBC: Coronavirus: A problem unlike anything else Trump has faced

• Freakonomics: How Much Does the President Really Matter?

• Flatten the Curve gif

• Trump Tweets

• Wikipedia: 2020 South Carolina Democratic primary

• 538: National Democratic Polls

• 538: Generic Ballot

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• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 by NIH in the Public Domain

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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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• BBC: Results of the 2019 General Election

• UK Constituency Map

• UK Constituency Cartogram

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• Main Image: Modification of UK House of Commons in 2019 by Karamu-kun under CC By SA 4.0

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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?

• Britain Elects (now has mandatory email signup)

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• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

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

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