As the Truss micro-Government twists on a hook of its own making, we take a taxi to an anti-growth North London podcast studio to examine a week of Tory torment, conference catastrophes and 33% Labour leads. Are the Conservatives on the verge of an actual extinction event? Former Justice Secretary and Conservative exile David Gauke is our special guest. 

• “Can you imagine anyone, in any pub, going on about the Anti-Growth Coalition?” – Ian Dunt
• “It seems that Truss genuinely doesn’t think she even needs a democratic mandate to do what she does…” – Ros Taylor 
• “Her authority is extraordinarily low and she doesn’t have any political capital at all.” – David Gauke
• “Well done, the first thing you've done in your whole administration is tank the economy.” – Ian Dunt 

Written and presented by Dorian Lynskey with Ros Taylor and Ian Dunt. Producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Assistant producer Kasia Tomasiewicz. Audio production: Robin Leeburn. Theme music by Cornershop. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.

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