Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Luke Middup

It Could Be Said

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Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Luke Middup talk about whatever they damn well want to. But usually the latest developments in the whacky worlds of British and International Politics

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Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Luke Middup

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Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

It Could Be Said #151 It's Brex-Mas!!! 30.12.2020

They've checked the text, they've checked it twice, Michel Barnier and David Frost have agreed a deal! Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Luke Middup are here to talk about the Brexit deal - how we got to this point, how the political parties are responding to the deal, and what is actually in the deal. 

It Could Be Said #150 THERE ARE FOUR TIERS! 22.12.2020

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return for our 150th Episode! Sadly David Frost and Michel Barnier were late delivering the cake, so instead we gather round to talk about the Honey Monster who stole Chrismtas. We hope you all our listeners have a Merry Christmas!

It Could Be Said #149 Who Drank More? Maradona or Will!?! 02.12.2020

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return for a podcast that features a long talk about what made Diego Maradona an exceptional footballer, what's going on with coronavirus and who the best sportsmen are. 

It Could Be Said #148 Cummings Is Goings 14.11.2020

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk about the fallout from the election of Joe Biden as the next President of the United States of America, including what it means for Britain. Then they talk a crazy week in British politics, with the Prime Minister's most senior advisor finally leaving Downing Street. 

It Could Be Said #147 An US Elections Deep Dive w/ Rich Fann & JP 06.11.2020

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup are joined by Will's wrestling podcast buddies Rich Fann and JP to discuss the American elections. We look at the likely election of Joe Biden as the next president of the United States of America, how his position has strengthened since election night, the deplorable behaviour of President Trump, what the stronger than expected hispanic vote for T...

It Could Be Said #146 We're Doomed, Doomed 02.11.2020

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk the fallout from the Equality and Human Rights Commission's report on Labour Anti-Semitism, how worried we should be for the forthcoming US Elections and what to make of the new national lockdown. 

It Could Be Said #145 Ten Days Is A Long Time In American History 09.10.2020

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk ALL THE CRAZINESS going on in America. We talk the infamous first debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, Trump falling ill with coronavirus, the second debate being cancelled and THE FLY. 

It Could Be Said #144 On The Basis of Deja Vu 20.09.2020

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss the death of American democracy AGAIN as a Supreme Court justice dies in an election year AGAIN. They then discuss the British Government being caught out by a surge in coronavirus cases AGAIN. Coronavirus even causes the rare occurence of Will and Luke to shout at each other AGAIN. 

It Could Be Said #143 Let's Party Like It's 2019 (In A Limited and Specific Way) 10.09.2020

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup are back to look at the Brexit eruption caused by the Government bringing forward legislation to unpick the Withdrawal Agreement they signed only nine months ago. We then talk Left Out, the new book about Corbyn's period in charge of the Labour Party. 

It Could Be Said #142 We Three Irish Agriculture Ministers Are 22.08.2020

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Luke Middup return to talk the latest resignation of an Irish Agriculture Minister before breaking down the debacle that was the Government's handling of GCSE/A-Level exams and the triumph that was the Democratic National Convention. 

It Could Be Said #141 Coronavirus Latest, Scottish Tories, American Deputies, and an Irish Hero 07.08.2020

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss the latest developments about Coronavirus in the UK, the change in leadership for the Scottish Tories, who Joe Biden will pick as his nominee for Vice-President, and the life of John Hume. 

It Could Be Said #140 When a Cooling Owes a Middup a Coke 24.07.2020

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to eventually dissect why Dr Middup was right. What was he right about? You'll have to wait until near the very end of the episode as before we discuss *deep breath* Notts County, Huawei, YouTube, Tick Tock, how Will and Luke met each other, Jeremy Corbyn and Labour's legal difficulties, Arlene Foster's latest mistake, Fianna Fial...

It Could Be Said #139 Lightening Round; Bars Reopening, LibDems, Sinn Fein, David Starkey, John Bolton, Hong Kong, Question 33 06.07.2020

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return for a lightening round where we cover the bars reopening, the Liberal Democrat leadership election, Sinn Fein's recent troubles, David Starkey not so recent troubles, John Bolton's hawking his conscience round for profit, and the latest developments in Hong Kong. We then end by answering the most important question of all....

It Could Be Said #138 Rebecca Long Bailey, New Irish Government & When Does Contemporary Politics Begin 29.06.2020

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk about why Keir Starmer was right to fire Rebecca Long Bailey (note that this was recorded just before Starmer appointed the new Education Secretary), formation of a new Irish Government and when contemporary politics begins 

It Could Be Said #137 Statues in the UK 15.06.2020

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk about the week of protests that have engulfed the UK following the murder of George Floyd in America the week before. They talk the Britain First/EDL protest in London on Saturday 13th June, before looking back to the Black Lives Matter protests across the country the weekend before. They talk Edward Colston's statue being brought do...

It Could Be Said #135 Dominic Cummings, Coronavirus Chaos and This House 02.06.2020

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup for another bumper podcast. We talk briefly about the situation in America before we look at the latest chaos surrounding Coronavirus and review The National Theatre's presentation of This House. 

It Could Be Said #134 Dom, You're A See You Next Tuesday 24.05.2020

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk Dominc Cummings for over an hour before talking Keir Starmer, Brexit, Happiest Political Moments and Scotland's lockdown before Will starts effing and jeffing about Boris Johnson's press conference 

It Could Be Said #133 2010 General Election Flashback 11.05.2020

It's not flash its Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup looking back at the 2010 General Election. We talk through the three big parties performance plus The Notorious D.U.F.F.Y. We also talk VE Day and the importance of STAYING ALERT!

It Could Be Said #132 Review of Normal People & Key Themes, Plus What We're Watching 05.05.2020

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk about why Simon loves Normal People so much, the themes that it raises about Ireland, Mental Health and Sexual Consent and then what other things we're watching during lockdown. 

It Could Be Said #131 North Korea, Keir Starmer and PMQs 26.04.2020

Will Cooling, Simon Alvey and Dr Luke Middup once again converge on the podcast sphere to talk the latest craziness in North Korea, Keir Starmer having his first proper week as Leader of the Oppposition and our memories of Prime Minister Questions. 

It Could Be Said #130 Vince McMahon, Wisconsin, Keir Starmer and Anti-Semitism 17.04.2020

Will Cooling, Simon Alvey and HRH Dr Luke Middup talk about Vince McMahon's wild week, Wisconsin's strange week in the centre stage, Keir Starmer's debut as labour leader and handling of coronavirus and the weird document about labour's approach to anti-semitism. 

It Could Be Said #129 A New Coronavirus 05.04.2020

Will Cooling, Dr Luke Middup and Simon Alvery return to talk for NINETY MINUTES about the Coronavirus! We talk abouthow we're finding the lockdown, how that announcement came about, the problems with the media and Dominic Cummings, which of us want to be part of a group called Kyle Walker's Sex Party, troubles in Scotland, and FOOTBALL! 

It Could Be Said #128 The Neverending Coronavirus Part 3 20.03.2020

Will Cooling, Dr Luke Middup and Simon Alvey return to talk the Coronavirus. Again. 

It Could Be Said #127 Coronavirus vs The People 15.03.2020

Will Cooling, Dr Luke Middup and Simon Alvey return to sing the Coronavirus blues. They breakdown the latest news before sharing things  to make quarantine more bearable. 

It Could Be Said #126 Flybe, Saudi Arabia, Super Tuesday, Coronavirus, Budget 12.03.2020

Will Cooling, Dr Luke Middup and Simon Alvey return to talk so many topics. We talk the collapse of Flybe, MBS tightening his grip over Saudi Arabia, the latest from the Democrats' Super Tuesday and the Rishi Sunak's Budget. 

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