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Resting Pitch Face

Resting Pitch Face

FromOh God, What Now?


Resting Pitch Face

FromOh God, What Now?

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Length:
68 minutes
Released:
Jan 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Sunak and Starmer's battle of the speeches marked this year’s first blue on red ding dong. What are their respective pitches? The panel plays a game of spot the difference between the pair’s positions and policies. Plus, as the PM tries to hibernate through the new Winter of Discontent – is he sleepwalking towards a General Strike? And, finally, we unpack the pros and cons of tea-spilling biographies. Anybody heard about one of those recently?


“None of these policies mean anything. There’s no time given for debt falling.” – Ian Dunt 

“It’s not about what the people want, it’s about wavering target voters.” – Ian Dunt 

“I can’t see a world where Sunak doesn’t lead the Conservatives into the next election, so now Labour knows who the opponent is.” – Marie Le Conte 

“The Government assumed the usual dynamics around strikes would prevail, and they have not prevailed.” – Ian Dunt 

“We have a bunch of not very talented people shunted into ministerial positions saying what they think they’re meant to say.” – Gavin Esler 


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Presented by Alex Andreou with Gavin Esler, Ian Dunt and Marie Le Conte . Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Producers: Jet Gerbertson and Alex Rees. Assistant Producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.
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Released:
Jan 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Making sense of our political hell every Friday. Launched from the anti-Brexit movement in 2017, Oh God, What Now? has become one of Britain’s most entertaining political voices. With top quality guests and analysis, and poor quality jokes, we make the unbearable bearable.  Oh God, What Now? is presented by Dorian Lynskey. Our regulars include: Ian Dunt, Independent columnist and author of How To Be A Liberal • Ros Taylor, editor of the LSE COVID blog • Naomi Smith, Chief Executive of Best For Britain • Alex Andreou, writer, commentator, cook, actor, secret agent • Minnie Rahman, Interim Chief Executive of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants • Sign up and get ad-free shows earlier than anyone else: patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow. Oh God, What Now? is a Podmasters production.