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Starmergeddon (from TLDR News)

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Your fortnightly UK politics podcast from TLDR News. Join writers Ben Blissett and Georgina Findlay for a discussion about the Labour government, Keir Starmer’s cabinet, and other underreported stories. Published every other Friday. Pre-order the next edition of Too Long, TLDR’s print magazine, using the code 'TOOPODCAST' for £2 off any order: https://toolong.news/

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Latest episode

Jun 25, 2026

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Episodes

Is Elon Musk Radicalising the Right? 10.01.2025

Pre-Order the next issue of Too Long: https://toolong.news/ Vote For the World's Most Influential People: https://forms.gle/CJKV6LTEvZHtRpsk7 In the grand return of Starmergeddon, newly appointed host Georgina sits down with Ben to talk through the recent Musk influence on UK politics. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartia...

What Does Trump Mean For the UK? 07.11.2024

Use code 'TOOPODCAST' for £2 off any magazine: https://toolong.news/ In today's episode of Starmergeddon, Ben sits down with Zac and Rory the day after the US Election, to talk through exactly what Trump's win means for the UK... ////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and in...

TLDR Ranks the British Public's Ideas to Fix the NHS 25.10.2024

Subscribe to our magazine, or purchase the Too Long December edition at: https://toolong.news/ In this week's episode of Starmergeddon, Ben sits down with Zac and runs through the public consultation on how to fix the NHS, diving into some of the suggestions, both good and.. not so good. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impart...

Will Labour Break its Tax Promise? 17.10.2024

Buy the spectacularly redesigned Too Long 001 while you can (only 500 copies printed!): https://toolong.news/ In this week's episode of Starmergeddon, Rory and Ben sit down to discuss the upcoming budget that the Labour government has been building up to... ////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible...

Did Cleverly's Tory Leadership Plans Backfire? 11.10.2024

Use code PODCASTPOSTER for for 20% off any poster purchase at: https://toolong.news/ In today's episode, it's another switch up to Tory Drama-geddon, as Georgina sits down with Ben and Rory to discuss what the hell happened with the Tory leadership race? ////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way...

TLDR Reviews Tory Party Conference Merch 03.10.2024

Subscribe to our magazine now (and you can use code PODCAST for 1% off) at: https://toolong.news/ In this week's episode of Starmergeddon (or Tory Dramageddon this week), Rory once again sits down with Ben and Georgina, this time fresh off of the Tory Conference with a whole bag of very interesting merch...  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Our mission is to explain news...

Was the 2024 Labour Party Conference Overshadowed by Scandals? 25.09.2024

Subscribe to our magazine now (and you can use code PODCAST for 1% off) at: https://toolong.news/ Get notified when Ben's interview with Rachel Reeves goes live: https://youtu.be/oKV9bj_gXgQ In this week's episode of Starmergeddon, Rory sits down with Ben and Georgina to discuss their time at the Labour conference this past weekend. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Our m...

Is Starmer Bad At Politics? 20.09.2024

Subscribe to our magazine now (and you can use code PODCAST for 1% off) at: https://toolong.news/ In today's episode of Starmergeddon, Zac sits down with Rory and Georgina to discuss Keir Starmer's vibes.. do we actually think he's good at politics? ////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, bal...

Why Labour's Israel Policy is Pleasing No-One 05.09.2024

Get 20% off any poster by using the code PODCASTPOSTER at checkout: https://toolong.news/ In today’s episode of Starmergeddon, Jack sits down with Rory and Ben to discuss the first PMQs since summer break, and a couple of contentious issues that Labour have brought forward… ////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient...

Labour's Cronyism Scandal Explained 30.08.2024

Pre-order December's edition of Too Long, or subscribe for 25% off: https://toolong.news/ In today's episode of Starmergeddon, Jack sits down with Ben to briefly talk about a few of Labour's controversies since coming into office, and what Keir Starmer can do to ease any future troubles. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impar...

What the Hell Is Happening in England Right Now? 08.08.2024

Pre-order December's edition of Too Long, or subscribe for 25% off: https://toolong.news/ In today’s episode of Starmergeddon, Jack is quickly replaced by Zac, who sits down with Ben and Georgina to talk about the ongoing riots taking place across the UK. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible w...

Is Reeves Bringing Austerity Back? 31.07.2024

Use code PODCAST to get a discount off your Too Long order: https://www.toolong.news What is the new Labour government up to? What promises are being kept, broken, or made? The TLDR team sit down weekly to discuss what exactly is going on in the UK with Labour but also the fallout of the Tory government since losing the election. Welcome to Starmergeddon! //////////////////////////////////////////...

Starmer's Plan for Britain Explained 18.07.2024

Use code 'BITETHEBALLOT' to get a discount off your Too Long order: https://www.toolong.news In today's episode of Bite the Ballot, Jack sits down with Ben and Rory in a brand new office to review the predictions the team made two weeks ago. Also, they run through a little about what Labour have since promised... /////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Our mission is to explain new...

Can TLDR Predict the General Election Results? 04.07.2024

Use code 'BITETHEBALLOT' to get a discount off your Too Long order: https://www.toolong.news It's election day! In this episode, Jack is joined by Zac, Georgina, Ben, and Rory, to discuss and try to predict general election results. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Is a Labour Landslide Inevitable? 02.07.2024

Use code 'BITETHEBALLOT' to get a discount off your Too Long order: https://www.toolong.news With only days to go until the big election, Zac sits down with Ben and Rory to discuss whether or not a Labour win is a complete inevitability, or if we'll get some surprises later on in the week. Also, as always, we discuss the newest Ed Davey stunt. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////...

What is the Betting Scandal? 27.06.2024

Use code 'BITETHEBALLOT' to get a discount off your Too Long order: https://www.toolong.news This week, Ben returns to sit down with Rory and Georgina to once again discuss the rapidly approaching election, and how the campaign has been thrown into a gambling scandal. Also, has Nigel Farage's recent BBC interview soured his chances? /////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Our missi...

Have the Tories Given Up (and are Labour being too cautious)? 21.06.2024

Use code 'BITETHEBALLOT' to get a discount off your Too Long order: https://www.toolong.news In this weeks episode of Bite the Ballot, Zac and Rory run through whether or not the Tories have actually just given up on their campaign for the very quickly approaching election, giving victory to the very safe playing Labour. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Our mission is to exp...

Could the Lib Dems or Reform Actually Beat the Tories? 14.06.2024

Order Too Long now: https://www.toolong.news In this week's edition of Bite the Ballot, Zac sits down with Ben to discuss the last week in UK politics, mainly the collapse of the Tory party throughout Sunak's campaign. Also, we run through how other parties are doing with 3 weeks left until the election. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Our mission is to explain news and pol...

Sunak v Starmer: Who Won? 05.06.2024

Join our exclusive mailing list at https://toolong.news/. In this episode, Jack, Ben and Zac sit down to discuss the first debate of the general election between Sunak and Starmer. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Has Sunak Given Up on Young Voters? 29.05.2024

We've launched our brand new podcast series: Bite the Ballot! We'll be posting a podcast weekly (or sometimes more!) in the run up to the UK election, talking about any and all highlights. Today, we discuss memes, paddleboards & mandatory national service. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessi...

Could Sunak Win? 23.05.2024

In today's episode, we discuss the breaking news that the General Election will take place on July the 4th. Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most importa...

Were TLDR's local election predictions wrong? 09.05.2024

In today's episode, Jack is on hosting duties and is joined by Ben and Rory, where they exclusively discuss the results of last week's England & Wales local elections, discuss the fallout, and see whether they are as clued in as they think they are when it comes to their predictions! 🎞 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tldrnews Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficie...

We predict the local elections (and everything goes wrong) 02.05.2024

In today's episode, Jack is on hosting duties and is joined by Ben and Rory, as they thoroughly disappoint when it comes to making it a proper Canadian special, but discuss UK matters instead, talking about how news the Rwanda scheme has started is a red herring, and dive deep into the England and Wales local elections that are happening on the date of publishing, as well as the usual installment...

Is the US actually turning against Israel? 25.04.2024

In today's episode, Jack is back on hosting duties and is joined by Nadja and Rory, as they discuss their underreported stories from around the world and have a chat discussing whether Israel has begun to lose their main international allies, as well as the usual instalment of the world leader's leaderboard! 🎞 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tldrnews Our mission is to explain news and politics in...

Was Bringing Back David Cameron a Good Idea? 18.04.2024

In today's episode, Zac is on hosting duties and is joined by Ben and Rory, as they discuss their underreported stories from around the world and have a chat discussing whether David Cameron is outshining Rishi Sunak, and whether having Lords in the cabinet is a good idea or not, as well as the usual instalment of the world leader's leaderboard! 🎞 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tldrnews Our missi...

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