Unparliamentary Language

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...

Tom goes back to school with Rob to learn some political philosophy. In the fist episode in this series they cover Plato & Aristotle’s views on governance. TOPICS - Intro [0:00] - Plato [1:59] - Problems with Democracy [5:21] - Plato's Society [14:05] - Plato's View of Human Nature [22:58] - Aristotle [33:54] - Aristotle's Types of Government [35:44] - The Virtuous Mean [49:25] - Plato vs Aris...

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] - Div...

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 SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - HoMT: Why Sportsball is So Great - BBC: Andrew Neil tests Boris Johnson's knowledge of GATT 24...

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 SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - Twitter: Guardian TV Page - YouGov: Most Conservative members would see party destroyed to achieve Brexit - Guardian: Boris Johnson will not say...

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 SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - Sky News: Lib Dems would win general election if it was held tomorrow - poll - Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention - Th...

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 SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - EU Election Results - YouTube: Guy Verhofstadt Compares Farage to a Blacka...

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 SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - Wikipedia: The Life and Opinions...

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 SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - BBC: Local elections: Results in maps and ch...

Tom and Rob are joined by Evan and Daniel (live from Indonesia) to get a rundown of the results of the Indonesian General Election 2019. TOPICS - The results - Voting process - Media balance - Social media’s effects - Religion’s effect on voting - Quick polls update SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - UL: The History of Indonesian Politics - BBC: Indonesia election: Widodo declar...

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 SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - Labour: Labour’s Pla...

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 SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - BBC: What are Indicative Votes? - Brexit Flowchart - BBC: Can...

Tom is joined by Evan (our Indonesian correspondent) to get the lowdown on Indonesian politics to date and the two main candidates for the upcoming General Election. TOPICS - Indonesian Politics to date - Jokowi - Prabowo SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - Wikimedia: Indonesian Political Timeline - Wikipedia: The Ahok Affair - Wikipedia: Joko Widodo - Wikipedia: Prabowo Subianto...

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 SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - BBC: MPs reject Theresa May's deal for a second time - Legal Opinion on Joint Instrument and Unilateral Declaration - Brexi...

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 SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - Tomorrow’s Newspapers Today - Positive News - The Independent Group: Statement - BBC: Who are the MPs resig...

Rob and Tom discuss the surprisingly prescient topic of how to form a new political party from a mixture of Independents and existing MPs. TOPICS - Headlines - A New Political Party? - Quick Polls Update SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - Tomorrow’s Newspapers Today - Positive News - Guardian: What Corbyn's terms for backing May on Brexit really mean - BBC: Five reasons why Macr...

Rob and Tom discuss the end of the government shutdown and how Trump has fared so far. TOPICS - Headlines - Brexit Amendments - Trump & Government Shutdown - Trump’s Achievements - Quick Polls Update SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - Tomorrow’s Newspapers Today - Positive News - The Queen and Government - BBC: Brady Amendment - Twitter: Plan B Cartoon - Planet Money: The Fi...

Rob and Tom discuss the Meaningful Vote mere moments after the result, skipping the headlines this week. Then the conversation circles round to Mr. Speaker and the Government Shutdown. TOPICS - Theresa May’s Meaningful Vote - Bercow impropriety? - Trump & Government Shutdown SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - Huffington Post: Brexit Traffic Jam - Twitter: Summary of PM’s pos...

Rob and Tom try to predict what the politics of 2019 has in store both in the UK and across the pond. TOPICS - Brexit - Conservatives - Labour - Trump SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon DISCUSS - Join us on Discord! - Reddit - Twitter - Facebook ATTRIBUTION Recording engineer: Craig Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0 ) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0...

Rob and Tom discuss the fallout from Theresa May pulling the Brexit vote and how they feel the UK parties have fared this year. TOPICS - The Headlines - Brexit - No Vote, Now What? - Rob’s Government Report Card 2018 - Quick Polls Update SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - Tomorrow's Papers Today - Go Fund Me: We the People Will Fund the Wall - Twitter: Hank Green on Trump’s Wall...

Rob and Tom discuss the impending Brexit vote (which has since recording been delayed) and check out the latest polls. TOPICS - The Headlines - Vote on Theresa May’s Brexit Deal - Quick Polls Update SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES Tomorrow's Papers Today BBC: George HW Bush funeral: A legacy repackaged for Trump era BBC: Theresa May suffers three Brexit defeats in Commons [Upda...

Rob and Tom discuss Theresa May’s Brexit Deal with the European Union. N.B: Some recording issues occurred, we’ve done our best to recover as much as possible. Apologies for any glitches in the audio. TOPICS - Theresa May’s Brexit Deal - Quick Polls Update SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES BBC: Brexit: UK and EU 'agree text' of draft withdrawal agreement Brexitcast: Klaxons &...

Rob and Tom discuss the midterm elections 2018 and whether there was the “blue wave” everyone was expecting. TOPICS - Wycombe High School Question Time - The Headlines - The Midterm Elections - Polls Update SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES Tomorrow's Papers Today Wycombe High School Question Time Panel Reddit: /r/ColorizedHistory BBC: US mid-term election results 2018 Twitter: N...

Rob and Tom discuss the People’s Vote March and the pros and cons of a second Brexit referendum. TOPICS - The Headlines - People’s Vote March - Second Brexit Referendum - Polls for the Midterm Elections SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES Tomorrow's Papers Today Wayback Machine: BBC News Snapshot at 1301 , Snapshot at 2045 BBC: People's Vote march: Hundreds of thousands attend Lond...

Rob and Tom discuss the Party Conferences for Labour and the Conservatives and the effect on the polls. N.B: Due to ongoing internet issues in the 18th Century realm that Rob lives (Rees-Mogg’s constituency) some of the recording had to be swapped out for the backup recording. Apologies for the audio issues this caused. TOPICS -The Headlines -What is a Party Conference? -Labour Party Conference -L...