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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• Recording engineer: Craig

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

• 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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Shownotes

• 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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• Recording engineer: Craig

• 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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307: Copy Paste 2017; Put Brexit In Bold

Rob and Tom discuss all the pledges, promises and fibs of the major parties’ manifestos for the upcoming General Election before taking a deeper look at how the polls stand.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [2:47] Manifestos For Everyone! ... Brexit

• [14:21] The NHS

• [24:45] Taxation

• [40:14] The Economy Stupid

• [51:09] Climate

• [58:47] How Do The Manifestos Fare?

• [1:04:21] Quick Polls Update

• [1:16:02] Outro

• [1:18:30] Bonus: Stunned Silence

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• BBC: Who should I vote for? General election 2019 policy guide

• Sky: General Election 2019: Compare policies with our interactive manifesto checker

• Wikipedia: List of countries by tax rates

• Twitter: Question Time £80k man

• Guardian: Conservative Logo 2004

• This week’s polls

• Britain Elects (now has mandatory email signup)

• Britain Elects: Would Britain vote for Brexit again?

• Britain Elects: Should Scotland be an independent country?

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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: The main party manifestos

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306: Dodgy Lib Dem Bar Charts

Rob and Tom discuss the pros and cons of Tactical Voting and how it might affect the result of a General Election. Followed by a quick polls update with a month left before everyone goes to the polls.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [2:41] Main Story: Tactical Voting

• [8:03] The Brexit Effect?

• [23:17] Tactical Voting Websites

• [31:24] Lib Dem Bar Charts

• [40:10] Quick Polls Update

• [53:58] Outro

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• tactical.vote

• tacticalvote.co.uk

• getvoting.org

• How the YouGov model for the 2017 General Election works

• BBC: Filton & Bradley Constituency

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

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• Recording engineer: Craig

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

• Main Image: Lib Dem Bar Chart photo by Rob

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305: Please Make It Simple For Me Rob

Rob and Tom explain the differences between Boris’ deal and Theresa May’s deal. They then discuss how it fared in parliament and the chances of a General Election before Christmas.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [02:03] Brexit...again: Johnson’s Deal

• [06:21] Backstop means Backstop?

• [16:01] Free Trade Agreements

• [20:45] Customs, customs, customs

• [26:11] Cooperation

• [29:21] What do the public think?

• [34:03] What did the Commons do?

• [46:44] General Election?

• [59:51] Quick Polls Update

• [1:07:17] Outro

• [1:09:15] Bonus: Pizzamas

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• Pizzamas

• Pizzamas Merch

• YouTube: Brexit, Briefly: Revisited

• Parliament: The October 2019 EU UK Withdrawal Agreement

• The Guardian: How is Boris Johnson's Brexit deal different from Theresa May's?

• YouGov: How do the May and Johnson Brexit deals compare among Brits?

• I have a cunning plan – A History of Cunning Plans in Blackadder

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

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• Recording engineer: Craig

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

• Main Image: Brexit in Shreds by muffinn under CC by A 2.0

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304: Britain, a Large, Unravelling Jumper

Rob and Tom discuss The Queen’s Speech, how the parties responded and the chances of Brexit being delivered on 31st October. With your usual Quick Polls Update.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [01:07] Main Story: Queen's Speech

  • [12:59] Part 1: Brexit

  • [21:26] Part 2: The Economy

  • [25:12] Part 3: Health

  • [28:53] Part 4: Law And Orderrrr

  • [34:36] Part 5: Devolution

  • [43:02] Part 6: Voter ID

• [49:30] Labour's Response

• [53:30] Where Next For Brexit?

• [1:12:38] Quick Polls Update

• [1:18:33] Outro

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• Sky News: The Queen’s Speech In Full

• Freakonomics: The Prime Minister Who Cried Brexit

• Twitter: Robert Peston on the budget

• The Guardian: Tories Distract from Brexit with Crime Focussed Queen’s Speech

• The Guardian: UK to Face Questions Over Northern Ireland Citizenship Laws

• The Guardian: Jeremy Corbyn Hits Out at ‘Farcical’ Queen’s Speech

• Briefing Paper: Acts and Statutory Instruments: the volume of UK legislation 1850 to 2019

• Daily Mail: WAG War

• The Independent: Leave.eu Apologises For Calling Merkel a ‘kraut’

• FT: Jacob Rees-Mogg Urges Compromise

• Twitter: Video with JRM

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

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Attribution

• Recording engineer: Craig

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

• Main Image: State Opening of Parliament 2008 IV by Robert Sharp under CC by A 2.0

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303: Pannick On The Streets of London

Rob and Tom discuss a Conference Season as well as a certain Supreme Court Ruling…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:45] Trump Impeachment?

• [12:15] Conference Season

• [13:44] Lib Dem Conference

• [26:12] UKIP Conference?

• [28:28] Labour Conference

• [43:52] Labour's Brexit Stance

• [48:15] Supreme Court Ruling

• [58:34] Unparliamentary Language

• [1:08:05] “Getting Brexit Done”

• [1:14:20] Quick Polls Update

• [1:19:36] Trump Update

• [1:20:24] Outro

• [1:21:51] Bonus: Sultry Wilko

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Shownotes

• YouTube: Liam Neeson: The Musical

• Independent: Six things we learnt from Jo Swinson’s conference speech

• Liberal Democrats: Conference Motions - Autumn 2019

• Liberal Democrats: F17: Stop Brexit

• The Guardian: Ukip leader accused of insulting party over conference no-show

• Politics Home: Here's everything new that Labour announced at 2019 conference

• BBC: Supreme Court: Where does defeat leave Boris Johnson?

• The Times: Lady Hale Verdict

• The Mirror: Labour MP Barry Sheerman fumes Geoffrey Cox is a 'disgrace' and has 'no shame'

• The Guardian: Jo Cox's sister criticises Boris Johnson's Brexit rhetoric

• The Polls

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• The New York Times: Trump Pressed Australian Leader to Help Barr Investigate Mueller Inquiry’s Origins

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• Recording engineer: Craig

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

• Main Image: Court 1 by UK Supreme Court

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302: A Long Week in Politics

Rob and Tom discuss a very long week in politics for Boris Johnson, a Lib Dem surge and the legality of proroguing.

Topics

• Intro [0:00]

• Brexit: A Long Week in Politics [0:54]

• Boris Loses His Majority [10:21]

• Boris Struggles at PMQs [17:26]

• Boris Can’t Get an Election [22:46]

• September 5th: Bye Bye Jo Jo [30:29]

• The Weekend: What Could Go Wrong? [33:48]

• The Last Day of Parliament [35:07]

• A Lawful Proroguing? [40:48]

• What’s Next? [44:46]

• Quick Polls Update [49:42]

• Outro [01:01:48]

• Bonus: Jeopardy [01:04:00]

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• BBC: 'Jacob Leeks Mogg' comes second in Newent Onion Show

• Twitter: MPs applaud, as Labour's Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi tells Boris Johnson to apologise

• Commons Votes

• Evening Standard: JFC: Tories criticised after depicting Jeremy Corbyn as chicken

• The Sun Photoshop

• Twitter: KFC tweet response

• Twitter: West Yorkshire Police Statement

• Twitter: Boris beats Boris

• BBC: Judges rule Parliament suspension is unlawful

• BBC: Lib Dems pledge to cancel Brexit

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

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• Recording engineer: Craig

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

• Main Image: Reclining Rees-Mogg from Twitter

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301: Deselection Election?

Rob and Tom are back for a new season because the Boris and Brexit news just won’t stop! This week they dive into proroguing and fears of an upcoming General Election.

Topics

• Intro [0:00]

• What is proroguing? [1:44]

• Does Boris want a No Deal Brexit? [7:25]

• Boris' speech and promises [13:53]

• How could this cause a General Election? [19:20]

• Deselection of Tory MPs [25:11]

• What are Boris' options if the bill passes? [28:15]

• Does Labour want a GE? [32:38]

• The Polls and GE predictions [35:25]

• What are the EU thinking? [45:02]

• Outro [47:56]

• Bonus: Listener Jokes [50:09]

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Shownotes

• Parliament: Prorogation

• Twitter: List of Conservative rebels

• Twitter: Phillip Hammond Letter

• Twitter: Hillary Benn letter

• Twitter: Tory MPs to lose whip

• BBC: Laura Kuenssberg: Why is Johnson planning to deselect Tory rebels?

• Twitter: Snap poll shows hung parliament

• YouGov: Voting Intention: Con 33%, Lab 22%, Lib Dem 21%, Brex 12% (28-29 Aug)

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• Twitter: Ruth Davidson resignation letter

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• Recording engineer: Craig

• 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 by Chatham House used under CC by 2.0

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222: Bojo, JoJo, Ho Ho?

Rob and Tom are back for an extra special episode to end the season as they discuss Boris Johnson. While discussing the new Prime Minister they also cover another new leader and the Cabinet in detail.

Topics

• Intro [0:00]

• John Sun [1:40]

• Jo Swinson [4:21]

• Boris Johnson, Prime Minister, DUDE [16:13]

• Deliver (Brexit) [19:16]

• The New Cabinet [25:16]

• Jacob Rees-Mogg M.P. Esq [47:12]

• Diversity in the Cabinet [51:58]

• Unite (Party & Country) [54:47.670]

• Defeat (Labour) [1:03:23]

• Energise (the Conservatives) [1:12:36]

• Outro [1:16:22]

• Bonus: Missing Manifesto [1:17:37]

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Shownotes

• The Poke: JohnSun Front Page

• Lib Dems: Jo Swinson: why should you vote for me?

• YouTube: `Dude! We Are Going to Energize the Country': Boris Johnson

• BBC: Prime Minister Boris Johnson: Who's in his cabinet?

• BBC: Support for death penalty below 50%

• Wikipedia: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

• Google Play: Matt Hancock MP

• Twitter: Rt Hon Sir Peter Mannion MP Tweet

• Wikimedia: Official Portrait of Jo Johnson MP

• Guardian: The comma touch: Jacob Rees-Mogg's aides send language rules to staff

• Jon Worth: Brexit, What Next?

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

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• Recording engineer: Craig

• 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 used under CC by 2.0

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221: The Queen is Not Going to Shoot Somebody

Rob and Tom discuss what the summer has in store for Brexit ahead of the Silly Season specials.

Topics

• Conservative Leadership Race

• The EU Response to Boris or Hunt

• Brexit Economy

• Proroguing Parliament

• General Election?

• Quick Polls Update

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Shownotes

• HoMT: Why Sportsball is So Great

• BBC: Andrew Neil tests Boris Johnson's knowledge of GATT 24

• BBC: UK economy returns to growth but slowdown fears persist

• BBC: Brexit: What is proroguing Parliament?

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• Tom’s Spot on Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk (22:20)

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• Recording engineer: Craig

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

• Main Image: Photoshop by Tom comprising Boris Johnson by Financial Times and Jeremy Hunt by NHS Confederation both under CC by 2.0

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220: Brexit Bin Analogy

Rob and Tom catch up on three weeks of the Conservative Leadership Race and give their thoughts on the final two contenders.

Topics

• Conservative Leadership Race

• Boris’ Conduct

• Quick Polls Update

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Shownotes

• Twitter: Guardian TV Page

• YouGov: Most Conservative members would see party destroyed to achieve Brexit

• Guardian: Boris Johnson will not say who released photo with partner, or when it was taken

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• Britain Elects: How have polls changed since 1997?

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• Listen to Mish Mash Mayhem

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• Recording engineer: Craig

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

• Main Image: Official portrait of Rory Stewart by Chris McAndrew under CC by 3.0

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219: Alastair Campbell Soup

Rob and Tom take a slow look at the Headlines in lieu of a larger story this week as we enjoy a bit of political calm.

Topics

• Lib Dems Top the Polls

• Trump Visit

• Tory Leadership Contest

• Peterborough By Election

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Shownotes

• Sky News: Lib Dems would win general election if it was held tomorrow - poll

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• The ‘Lib Dem Bar Chart’

• Average polls

• BBC: May officially steps down as Tory leader

• BBC: In pictures: Trump's state visit to the UK

• Trump on the toilet seat by listener Thomas Askew

• TIME: Trump Calls London's Mayor a 'Stone Cold Loser' Before Landing in U.K.

• Subway antibiotics in chicken

• Twitter: “I took drugs” confessions

• Twitter: Tory Leadership 10

• The Bugle 4110: Democramnesia

• BBC: Labour sees off Brexit Party in by-election

• Twitter: Owen Jones on Labour Party Rules

• indy100: Journalist Rafael Behr sums up the Brexit in less than 2 minutes

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• Recording engineer: Craig

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

• Main Image: An Audience with Alastair Campbell by University of Salford Press Office under CC by SA 2.0

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218: In Fifth Place, The Conservative Party

Rob and Tom discuss the results of the European Elections 2019. Who were the winners and losers? How does Brexit Britain compare to the continent? Does the Brexit Party have any staying power?

Topics

• European Election Results

• The UK Parties

• Brexit Party

• Change UK

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• EU Election Results

• YouTube: Guy Verhofstadt Compares Farage to a Blackadder Character

• BBC: European elections 2019: Brexit Party dominates as Tories and Labour suffer

• BBC: UK Results at a Glance

• Twitter: UK Final Results Map

• Twitter: Led By Donkeys

• YouTube: Islington Results Announced

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• Recording engineer: Craig

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

• Main Image: European Parliament Strasbourg Hemicycle by David Illiff under CC by SA 3.0

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217: The Life and Opinions of Theresa May, Gentlewoman

Rob and Tom discuss the rise and fall of Britain’s Prime Minister, Theresa May. They also discuss who will be likely to replace her, the archaic Conservative leadership contest and the state of the polls.

Topics

• Theresa May’s history

• Theresa May’s downfall

• Conservative leadership race

• Quick Polls Update

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Shownotes

• Wikipedia: The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

• BBC: Prime minister Theresa May's statement in full

• Chrome Store: Liam Foxinator

• Gov.uk: Statement from the new Prime Minister Theresa May

• The Spectator: Full text: Theresa May’s conference speech

• Britain Elects: Tory Polling

• BBC: Who will be the next prime minister?

• YouTube: Boris Johnson gets stuck on a zip wire (long version)

• The Secret Barrister: Liz Truss is unfit for office and should resign

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

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• Recording engineer: Craig

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

• Main Image: Theresa May - Caricature by DonkeyHotey under CC by 2.0

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216: Single Market Maybe?

Rob and Tom discuss the local elections 2019. Who won? Who lost? Was there a Lib Dem surge? And how do these results reflect on the parties fortunes if we were to have a General Election?

Topics

• Local Election Results

• Three Party Politics

• Extrapolating to a General Election

• Quick Polls Update

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Shownotes

• BBC: Local elections: Results in maps and charts

• Uttlesford

• BBC: Election results: Lib Dems 'success story of the night'

• Twitter: Vince Cable tweet

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• Britain Elects: Conservative drop off in aggregated polls

• Tom is Running the London Marathon

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• Recording engineer: Craig

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

• Main Image: Polling Station - Beacon Road, Lewisham Deptford by RachelH_ under CC by 2.0

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214: The 12th April is the 29th March

Rob and Tom discuss Theresa May reaching across the aisle and how an agreement might be reached. They also take stock of where the Brexit process is now that the 29th March has passed and ponder what the future of Brexit holds.

Topics

• Labour’s Brexit Plan

• Conservative Brexit Plan

• Where are we now?

• Quick Polls Update

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• Labour: Labour’s Plan for Brexit

• Conservatives: Brexit Plan

• BBC: What trade deals has the UK done so far?

• Labour: Six reasons why Theresa May's Brexit deal is bad for Britain

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• Tom is Running the London Marathon

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• Recording engineer: Craig

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

• Main Image: Conservative Party Brexit Plan

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213: In the Milliverse Everything is Fine

Rob and Tom discuss the Indicative votes, Theresa May’s visit to Brussels and the Put It To The People March in what was a pretty Brexit-y week.

Topics

• Parliamentary Votes

• Indicative Votes

• Theresa May ask the EU for an Extension

• Put It To the People March

• Quick Polls Update

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Shownotes

• BBC: What are Indicative Votes?

• Brexit Flowchart

• BBC: Can May still bring back her deal after Bercow statement?

• The Guardian: ‘Let Me Do It, David’ cartoon

• People’s March Video

• Tom at the People’s March

• A Few Placards

• Revoke Article 50 Petition

• BBC: Why bots probably aren't gaming the 'Cancel Brexit' petition

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

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• Facebook

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• Recording engineer: Craig

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

• Main Image: Put It To the People March by Tom.

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212: May, You Live in Interesting Times

Rob and Tom discuss the Meaningful Vote 2 (Electric Boogaloo) and where does Brexit go from here?

N.B: Some occasional audio issues on Tom’s line as he is travelling.

Topics

• Brexit: Meaningful Vote 2

• Quick Polls Update

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Shownotes

• BBC: MPs reject Theresa May's deal for a second time

• Legal Opinion on Joint Instrument and Unilateral Declaration

• BrexitCast: See You in Strasbourg

• BBC: Border 'no-deal plan' to be published

• Twitter: Meaningful Vote 3?

• YouTube: Doesn’t She Look Tired?

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• The last month of polls

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• Recording engineer: Craig

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

• Main Image: RP1_0107x by AVAAZ, Public Domain

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211: More Popular Than The Lib Dems Already

Rob and Tom discuss the breakaway Labour and Conservative MPs forming the Independent Group and how this might be a move towards the centre ground amidst the chaos of Brexit.

Topics

• Headlines

• The Independent Group

• Quick Polls Update

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Shownotes

• Tomorrow’s Newspapers Today

• Positive News

• The Independent Group: Statement

• BBC: Who are the MPs resigning to join the Independent Group?

• You Gov: 14% would vote for The Independent Group

• Guardian: Why binary politics leaves Britain all at sea

• Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention

• Twitter: Westminster Voting Intention with IG

• Twitter: How did people who say they'd vote for 'Independent Group' vote in 2017?

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• Recording engineer: Craig

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

• Main Image: The Independent Group

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