Aid Thompsin & Other Disappointments

Andrew has garnered unfavourable headlines. And so now The Royals are beset by a series of high profile health problems. Meanwhile the Tories have allowed the public finances to descend into such disarray that the Govt is its own risk to National Security. Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier than ev1 else, Discord chat, London meetups, en...

Graham Hughes is the host of Labour Social and has been around the world more than Lisa Stansfield. He also physically hunts Tories and never takes his hat off. Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier than ev1 else, Discord chat, London meetups, end of show credit, 121-chat with me Write Me A Review <-- on Apple Podcasts, would be amaaaaaz...

Josh Hamilton is the author of Brexit: The Establishment Civil War and host of the Chatter podcast, available on TheJist. Tonight we discussed his break from the news, the West’s weird repeat “we’ve gotta go in and stabilise the region” approach to geopolitics - and a look back at the Gamestop debacle. Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier...

Solo episode | Sunak wants an election in the second half of the year. Bill Clinton is named on a load of Epstein flights. AND who is our Tap-Dancing Tosser this week? Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier than ev1 else, Discord chat, London meetups, end of show credit, 121-chat with me Write Me A Review <-- on Apple Podcasts, would be a...

Solo episode | It's Epstein Client List Day! YAY! So to celebrate, on this episode, we're taking you through the background to explain how we've arrived at this point. Why are loads of names about to be unveiled? Are they presidents? Or Prime Ministers? Why now? Why is Ghislaine behind bars but no one else? Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days ear...

Solo episode | tonight we look at a week of awful Tories. Johnny Mercer proves himself once again to be abysmal. James Cleverly tries to take credit for some weather. And we have a brand new tap-dancing tosser award! But WHO IS IT! Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier than ev1 else, Discord chat, London meetups, end of show credit, 121-cha...

The relationship between Fleet Street and Downing Street is exposed as corrupt AGAIN. This time through the prism of Boris Johnson wasting £30m of taxpayer money to pursue reinstatement of Imperial Measures. ALSO: We wrap our darkness around Adam Boulton’s light, as he writes down his reasons to be cheerful on the Sky News analysis section. Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <...

A pre-xmas hour looking back at the best stories of the year, plus me talking shit about Wham getting back to Xmas No1 - and the usual me trying to make sense of the senseless. ALSO: questions from the YouTube live chat! Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier than ev1 else, Discord chat, London meetups, end of show credit, 121-chat with me W...

Trump has been kicked off the ballot. Andrew Bridgen has parted ways with Reclaim. And we take a look through the career highlights of Laurence Fox. Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier than ev1 else, Discord chat, London meetups, end of show credit, 121-chat with me Write Me A Review <-- on Apple Podcasts, would be amaaaaazing Say &quo...

It's a Christmas Special and one where we're inviting on a frequent fave: Supertanskiii joins me for a bottle of wine as we look back over the year and share a few chuckles. Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier than ev1 else, Discord chat, London meetups, end of show credit, 121-chat with me Write Me A Review <-- on Apple Podcasts, woul...

The Rwanda vote went through and apparently that's a victory (though we're not sure of what ) Lineker is at odds with the BBC again. Some sort of rematch perhaps. And from Banks to Sunak - some things to take comfort in as you're propelled into the cold forgiving streets this Christmas. Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier than ev1 else, D...

Anthea Simmons is a former Asset Mgr turned citizen journalist, author and activist. Tonight we discussed the current political chaos but more broadly: Tactical Voting and the upcoming election. Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier than ev1 else, Discord chat, London meetups, end of show credit, 121-chat with me Write Me A Review <-- on...

It's a chaotic news day where Rwanda demand the deal sits within International Law, Robert Jenrick resigns - and Boris Johnson faces the Covid Inquiry. Somehow it all fits into this one episode. Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier than ev1 else, Discord chat, London meetups, end of show credit, 121-chat with me Write Me A Review <-- on...

Returning favourite John Left of the Countryside is back and this time we're discussing whether David Cameron could become caretaker PM, whether Blair could return as a Foreign Sec for Starmer - and if the Tories might get desperate enough to reverse the polls, to reverse Brexit. Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier than ev1 else, Discord...

Solo Episode | The media has gone insane over some apparently racist royals. Meanwhile the Tories are taking us back into god-awful "Statues Week" AGAIN. This episode contains precisely zero profanity. Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier than ev1 else, Discord chat, London meetups, end of show credit, 121-chat with me Write Me A...

Oli Mould is a Professor of Human Geography at Royal Holloway. He uses Tiktok as an outreach tool and speaks eloquently about Politics & Capitalism. Tonight we discussed his background, how he started using Tiktok and whether he - as an academic - has much hope for the future of mankind. Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier than ev1 el...

Solo Episode | today i'm asking the question: are things really as shit as they are.. here (in UK) or is this just how things are in the wider Western World now? Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier than ev1 else, Discord chat, London meetups, end of show credit, 121-chat with me Write Me A Review <-- on Apple Podcasts, would be amaaaaa...

Graham Hughes is the forrest gump of politics. He's travelled the world. He won an island on a game show. He started World Scouse Day. He runs Labour Social. Tonight we talked about everything from Labour's comms to Donald Trump to who our first teenage crushes were. Enjoy! Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier than ev1 else, Discord chat,...

Trump is using Nazi language. He's calling foreigners and dissidents "vermin". Can we at least agree he's basically Hitler now? Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier than ev1 else, Discord chat, London meetups, end of show credit, 121-chat with me Write Me A Review <-- on Apple Podcasts, would be amaaaaazing Say "Hullo!&qu...

The Rwanda verdict is in. But what does this mean for the Tories? Why dont they want to solve the British productivity problem? AND Dodgy Dave is back! These hospitals aren't going to close themselves! Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier than ev1 else, Discord chat, London meetups, end of show credit, 121-chat with me Write Me A Review &l...

The BBC have let Carol Vorderman go. Is she the latest talent to walk out the door and become more successful for doing so? ALSO: Leasehold and Freehold. Just how FUCKED is the UK property sector? Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier than ev1 else, Discord chat, London meetups, end of show credit, 121-chat with me Live Shows <-- live st...

Poppy nonce'ing is BACK! Also: Starmer suffers a front bench resignation. But why does anyone care what the leader of the opposition from a little island like Britain thinks anyway? ALSO: Trump leads Biden in 5 out of 6 battleground states. What does that mean for the future of American democracy? Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier than...

Sam Adamson is a standup comedian, you can catch him most weeks at We Are Funny Project in Dalston. SAM's INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/spladamson/   SAM's MOVEMBER: https://uk.movember.com/mospace/15030644 Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier than ev1 else, Discord chat, London meetups, end of show credit, 121-chat with me Live Shows &...

Artificial Intelligence nonces are a thing now. They’re using text-to-image generators to create their pictures. But is that illegal, if the people in it never existed? ALSO: Suella Braverman is mad about flags and wants to chair the COBRA meetings. But should we make her Chair, when she’s performed so abysmally in all other areas of her brief? Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon...

What's up! It's a Tuesday night and we're talking Storm Babet (honestly wtf kind of name is that?), Gaza, Sunak's last minute drive to appease the Rich - and my take-away from the new tell-all Silverchair book. Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier than ev1 else, Discord chat, London meetups, end of show credit, 121-chat with me Live Shows...