It Could Be Said

We're back from our summer holidays as Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup do a tour of various news stories including the mini-reshuffle, the state of Britain's schools, whether the death penalty should be brought back, what the future holds for Nadine Dorries, and why Labour are destined to disappoint us. 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup surpass themselves by not getting past the introductions in this 90minute podcast! After looking forward to Notts County, Ipswich Town and Leicester City's new season we discuss Tottenham Hotspur trying to sell a player to a Russian player and whether we're all being too quick to condemn players for going to Saudi Arabia. We then close with lo...

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup talk about the NHS, Ukraine, Ben Wallace, University Admissions, and By-Elections and at no point do they say Keir Starmer is a wrong-un for his pro-child poverty policy.  Well he is you know, and the mainstream media, such as It Could Be Media, won't tell you. So make sure you don't listen to these corporate sellouts, and oppose *Sir* Keir St...

Will Cooling is joined by Liam F. Doom and Chris Linay to discuss the first two tests of the men's Ashes. We discuss the controvesial stumping of Johnny Bairstow, some bizarre performances in the field by England across both Tests, the forthcoming chances to both line-ups ahead of the third test, and whether England can keep the series alive up until the Oval. We then look at The Women's...

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup are somehow able to still podcast after the shocking revelation that Boris Johnson lied to someone. They look at his bizarre resignation, the brual condemnation delivered to him by the House of Commons Priviledges Committee, and what the future holds for him. They also talk Nadine Dorries's non-resignation and Caroline Lucas planning to stand-down...

Will Cooling is joined by Liam Doom to discuss The Ashes! We break down the big outstanding issues with England's line-up as we ponder whether Moeen Ali is the right replacement for Jack Leach, could Ben Stokes open or Ben Foakes squeezed in, and who should bowl at Edgbaston. We then look at how THE WORLD CHAMPIONS line-up before making our predictions for the series. We end with brief though...

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke  Middup emerge blinking from their silo to discuss things that may go mad without enough sunlight. We look at the latest developments in Artificial Intelligence and what it might me for the future of war, politics and pop culture. We then look at the Northern Ireland Local Elections where nationalists became the largest designation for the first time in the pr...

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup return to talk the coronation of Notts County as a football league club once again, the impending coronation of Leicester City as a football league club once again, the coronation of environmentalist protestors as silly boys, the coronation of everyone other than the Tories as the winners of the local council elections, and the likely coronation of Kei...

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return from their holidays to discuss politicians behaving badly. We look at the crisis that has engulfed the Scottish National Policy with several senior officials arrested as the police investigate their expenses and the party scrambles for a new auditor. We then turn to Dominc Raab being forced to resign after being identified as having bullied sever...

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk about Humza Yousaf's new Scottish Cabinet, when the next election will be, the future of Jeremy Corbyn as a MP, and whether Donald Trump is going to prison. We will also talk the Tetris movie, old politics documentaries, and Alan Clark being a terrible human being. 

Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk SCOTLAND! We break down/gloat about the SNP Leadership Election Results, which have settled nothing after a bitter and unedifying leadership contest. We look at what the future holds for the two candidates who have a future, and where this leadership election ranks in the list of most destructive and most fun leadership elections. 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss the newly reformed and rebranded Northern Ireland Protocol. They cover what it means for both Northern Ireland and Great Britain, including whether this is proof that Rishi Sunak is on the comeback trail. We then talk who Isabel Oakeshott shivved harder by taking Matt Hancock's WhatsApp Messages to The Daily Telegraph; Hancock hi...

Will Cooling, Simon Alvey and Dr Luke Middup assemble to discuss the latest goings on in Scotch politics. They consider whether it was problems within or outwith the SNP that prompted Nicola Sturgeon's shock resignation, and what the future holds for Scotland and the cause of Scottish Independence. 

Liz Truss is back in the news! Dominic Robb is still being investigated! No one knows who's running CCHQ. Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup try to make sense of it all, but fail, because the Tory Party is a headless chicken that we're all strapped too. ARRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Simon Santos, Will Santos, and Dr Luke Santos try something different on this podcast as they do a POT LUCK Lightning Round. That's right - with no one story dominating the headlines, they each bring two news stories that they spring upon their unsuspecting co-hosts. This is tacking not preparing before speaking to bold new heights. In less than two hours we discuss the violent scences from B...

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss Will's surprisingly controvesial article on Northern Irish politics, Rishi Sunak's uninspiring pledges on public services and Kevin McCarthy long, dark (repeated fourteen times) night of the soul

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup ring in the New Year by looking back at their christmas and the big British political stories of the year. 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup decide not to talk politics but instead discuss the football as they prepare for the big England game. They discuss Notts County, Football Manager, big England matches and much more!

A High Anglican, Cultural Methodist and A Recovering New Atheist walk into a podcast to discuss the latest census results, make fun of Sam Bankman Fried, the forthcoming public sector strikes and the mess that the Scottish National Party has found itself in it. We also discuss INTERGENERATIONAL FAIRNESS!!!

Like guests at a dinner party with an argumentive couple, the podcast keeps trying to change the subject. Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup explore why they feel so unenthused about the change of Prime Minister and its efforts to repair the damage caused by Liz Truss. After tangents that included Barrack Obama, Alec Douglas-Home and Lincoln's steep hill they officially change the...

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk about how Will correctly predicting that Liz Truss would have resigned by the next podcast. Well done Will. They also touch upon how Simon was very early to highlight George Canning's record as shortest reigning Prime Minister. Bravo Simon. Luke then talks about what he got wrong about Liz Truss. Very of honest of you Luke.  We also...

Look...what do you want us to say? She's shit, she's not going to do anything of any use, she can't smile convincingly let alone string a sentence together, she should have the self-awareness and common decency to resign.  Before Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup state the obvious to everyone accept the Libyan lobbyist in Number 10 they talk the scandal that has engulfed...

The It Could Be Said chapter of the Anti-Growth Coalition meets in their virtual townhouse to pour over a grizzly conference for Liz Truss. Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup discuss why the new government is struggling so badly and what might happen next. 

Liz Truss's terrible, no good, awful week provokes Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup to alternate between righteous indignation and hysterical laughter for two hours 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to finall  talk the arrival of our new Trussian overlord! We look at the formation of her new Cabinet and her initial appearances. We then move to the courageous mini-budget of her new Chancellor that seems to have backfired spectacular.