Unparliamentary Language

Unparliamentary Language

Rob and Tom dissect the British political landscape.

Episodes

August 12, 2024 86 mins

Rob and Tom discuss their favourite thing, a General Election! The biggest actual poll there is…

TOPICS

- [0:00] Intro

- [1:39] We Had a General Election

- [4:08] The Labour Party

- [18:48] The Conservative Party

- [31:37] The Liberal Democrats

- [46:08] Reform

- [1:01:38] The Greens

- [1:11:10] The SNP

- [1:17:34] Wales

- [1:25:34] Outro

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SHOWNOTES

- BBC - UK General election 2024 Results

- Join us on Discord!

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Rob and Tom discuss the 2024 General Election Manifestos for the 3 main parties (Part 2 of 2)…

TOPICS

- [0:00] Intro

- [1:16] Lib Dem Manifesto

- [18:28] Conservative Manifesto

- [36:02] Labour Manifesto

- [54:00] Quick Polls Update

- [1:00:35] Outro

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SHOWNOTES

- The Papers

- Lib Dem manifesto: 11 key policies explained - BBC News

- Conservative manifesto 2024: 12 key policies analysed - BBC News

- Labour mani...

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June 20, 2024 34 mins

Rob and Tom discuss the run up to the 2024 General Election (Part 1 of 2)…

TOPICS

- [0:00] Intro

- [2:30] General Election Feelings

- [24:55] Labour’s Campaigning

- [34:01] Outro

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SHOWNOTES

- The Papers

- Evan Edinger on Political TikToks

- Electoral Calculus

- Politico Poll of Polls

- Join us on Discord!

DISCUSS

- Reddit

- Twitter

- Facebook

ATTRIBUTION

- Recording engineer: Ennuicastr

- Theme song: Handel's Water Mu...

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May 28, 2024 57 mins

Rob and Tom discuss a whole load of local elections and what might be in store for the (now announced) General Election…

TOPICS

- [0:00] Intro

- [4:05] By-Elections

- [10:06] Local Council Elections

- [27:57] Mayoral Elections

- [47:12] Police and Crime Commissioners

- [48:48] Quick Polls Update

- [56:17] Outro

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SHOWNOTES

- The Papers

- BBC: Local election results in maps and charts

- 2024 United Kingdom local e...

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Rob and Tom discuss a grab bag of headlines and how the polls are looking for Rishi Sunak…

TOPICS

- [0:00] Intro

- [1:27] Budget 2024

- [15:32] Lee Anderson & Reform UK

- [29:56] How i...

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February 26, 2024 82 mins

Rob and Tom discuss the Popular Conservatives, transphobia at PMQS and what policies Keir Starmer is likely to put forward…

TOPICS

- [0:00] Intro

- [1:07] What is PopCon??

- [22:44] Does PopCon Matter?

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January 31, 2024 74 mins

Rob and Tom make predictions for 2024…

TOPICS

- [0:00] Intro

- [1:28] General Election Predictions

- [23:25] Conservative Predictions

- [34:17] Labour Predictions

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January 8, 2024 53 mins

Rob and Tom discuss their 2023 predictions and how accurate they were…

TOPICS

- [0:00] Intro

- [1:09] Tory Predictions 2023

- [15:29] Labour Predictions 2023

- [31:17] Lib Dem Predictions ...

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December 19, 2023 68 mins

Rob and Tom discuss the Rwanda Bill…

TOPICS

- [0:00] Intro

- [1:15] Headlines: Suella Gone, Cameron In

- [12:28] Main Story: Rwanda

- [29:12] The Rwanda Bill Vote

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Rob and Tom discuss by-elections and Suella Braverman…

TOPICS

- [0:00] Intro

- [1:16] Tamworth By-Election

- [10:40] Mid-Bedfordshire By-Election

- [28:26] Suella Braverman

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October 21, 2023 50 mins

Rob and Tom discuss the Labour Party Conference…

TOPICS

- [0:00] Intro

- [0:39] Labour: What Are They Trying To Achieve?

- [7:34] Starmer’s Speech Interrupted

- [16:29] The State of the Co...

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Rob and Tom discuss the Conservative Party Conference…

TOPICS

- [0:00] Intro

- [1:20] Headlines: Gaza

- [6:44] Main Story: Party Conference Season

- [11:17] Conservative Party Conference

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August 9, 2023 60 mins

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Rob and Tom discuss the triptych of by-elections…

TOPICS

- [0:00] Intro

- [0:54] Headlines: The Trump Conspiracy

- [5:25] Headlines: Banks Told T...

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Rob and Tom discuss the fallout of Boris in front of the Privileges Committee…

TOPICS

- [0:00] Intro

- [1:43] Charlie Boy Got a Fancy Hat

- [8:58...

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April 25, 2023 74 mins

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Rob and Tom discuss Boris in front of the Privileges Committee…

TOPICS

- [0:00] Intro

- [0:46] Headlines: Don’t Get Ill! Doctors’ Strike is Going to Hurt

- [7:25] Headlines: Trump in the Dock

- [13:30] Headlines: PM: Brexit is Boosting Us!

- [18:12] Main Story: Bojo in the Dock

- [24:02] How...

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February 23, 2023 70 mins

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Rob and Tom discuss how Rishi Sunak has fared in his first 100 days as PM…

TOPICS

- [0:00] Intro

- [1:04] Headlines: Nicola Sturgeon Resigns

- [1...

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January 30, 2023 57 mins

Rob and Tom discuss their predictions for 2023 and how well they predicted 2022…

TOPICS

- [0:00] Intro

- [0:45] 2022 COVID Predictions: Right or Wrong?

- [9:10] 2022 Brexit Predictions: Right or Wrong?

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Rob and Tom discuss how Rishi Sunak has fared in his first month as PM…

TOPICS

- [0:00] Intro

- [1:27] Leadership Elections Again

- [10:59] Has S...

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Rob and Tom discuss a very busy week in politics as Liz Truss resigns…

TOPICS

- [0:00] Intro

- [1:27] Main Story: Liz Truss

- [17:53] Wednesday E...

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October 11, 2022 86 mins

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Rob and Tom catch up on the Tory leadership race, her majesty and discuss Liz Truss' economic policy…

TOPICS

- [0:00] Intro

- [0:53] Catch Up: Tory Leadership Contest

- [10:20] Catch Up: Bye Bye Boris

- [14:58] Catch Up: Queen Elizabeth II

- [32:21] Main Story: Truss & Kwarteng

- [1:13:1...

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