Aid Thompsin & Other Disappointments

The Tories have all gone mad with Islamaphobia, Kemi Badenoch has become the conservatives' second best liar - and Parliament itself has descended into chaos. Just another week in the formerly Great Britain. 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 Rev...

King Charles is blowing our money on a very slightly different crown logo. Trump fans are just as batshit as ever. And Slick Rishi tries his hand at digital content. Again. Results are as you'd expect. 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...

Tucker Carlson is hyping up Putin even after Putin has completely pied him off. Meanwhile Rishi Sunak pretends his colossal by-election losses are somehow a sign of victory. 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...

It's Valentine's Day and a trip to a posh restaurant has left me with a flare-up of Imposter Syndrome. Meanwhile David Cameron gets a welcome greeting in the USA. Also: the UK Govt are seeking to employ Influencers to make videos to tell Refugees not to come here. Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier than ev1 else, Discord chat, London mee...

I didn't think the friday night live show would be able to go ahead so i spent my lunch break recording two solo shows. This is the second of those. Includes rants about British transport and the state of the Tories. Then onto a cheeky bit of Americana... where a couples romantic aspiration to start a business ends in heartbreak and about 200 dead bodies. Here are some links i really hope you clic...

Biden's suffering from dimentia. What does that say about his prospects? Meanwhile Tucker Carlson scores a geopolitical scoop by interviewing Vladimir Putin. Is this a new era for independent journalists? 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...

Jools is a left leaning voice on Tiktok and tonight he (re-)joins me to discuss Trans rights, Left leaning politics - and the moral case for still voting Labour. 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...

The UK Govt wants to staff the public services with kids. Meanwhile we're all abandoning Green Initiatives in the pursuit of a 'growth' that'll get washed away by Climate Change. Over in the U.S. Biden out-does Trump with fundraising - but the Georgia D.A. has been stealth-fucking her chief prosecutor. Just another day in a world that's circling the drain... Here are some links i really hope you c...

Neil Fox was the face (or voice?) of Capital FM's Pepsi Chart from '95 to 2002. He went on to host Pop Idol with Simon Cowell and Magic FM. Tonight we discussed Media, Broadcast in general, how nothing is really "special" anymore AND: whether he's ever been a massive bellend lmfao. Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier than ev1 el...

The Brexit Border policy is finally enacted! Food Price chaos is about to ensue! Also: a story about failing Home Office depts magics into one about how evil all asylum seekers are. Also ALSO: This week's tap-dancing tosser award goes to another worthy recipient. Here are some links i really hope you click: Patreon <-- if you want episodes 2 days earlier than ev1 else, Discord chat, London meet...

Suella takes a break from Nazi rhetoric to pretend she's observing Holocaust Memorial Day. Meanwhile: Govts of the world want you to have babies LADIES . Finally: what does it mean if you get shot in Australia? 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...

"Aid Thompsin & Other Disappointments" is a twice weekly podcast. This one is a live one, following the last week's political events. My guest this week is FEMI OLUWOLE. 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 Podc...

America responds to a new and inspiring gun-control campaign in exactly the way you'd expect. Let's go through the responses and have a bit of fun with them. Thoughts & Prayers to anyone offended. 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 &lt...

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...