Oh God, What Now?

Oh God, What Now?

Podmasters

Making sense of our political hell every Tuesday and Friday! Oh God, What Now? is the no-bulls**t politics podcast, making the unbearable bearable with top quality guests and analysis, plus poor quality jokes. Regulars include: Dorian Lynskey, author of The Ministry Of Truth: A Biography of Orwell’s 1984 and host of Origin Story • Writer and commentator Ros Taylor • Rachel Cunliffe of the New Statesman • Writer and host of This Is Not A Drill Gavin Esler • Social affairs journalist Hannah Fearn • Comedian Matt Green • The Lead's Westminster Editor Zoë Grünewald • Group Editor Andrew Harrison • Journalist Marie Le Conte • Podmasters Managing Editor Jacob Jarvis...

Homeland Insecurity

Homeland Insecurity

Trump’s decision to rip up 80 years of transatlantic security co-operation leaves Europe in a panic. What happens when America lines up with a despot like Putin? Can Europe afford to defend itself? Dr Julie Norman of UCL joins us to look at the alarming new security environment. Plus, with Badenoch’s Tories in an apparent doom spiral, we look at why politics needs a functioning opposition. And in the Extra Bit for Patreons: White Lotus is back and the Murdoch family hate each other. Why do we lo

Feb 20, • 1:17:29

Betrayal in Munich

Betrayal in Munich

US Vice President JD Vance proves himself to be as much an arse as his boss with a hateful, trollish performance at the Munich Security Conference. Will his culture war insults and support for the European far-right signal the final end of the Atlanticist dream… and is Ukraine now doomed? Plus, only 40% of 18-27 year olds say they’re proud of Britain. Can we blame them? And should we persuade them otherwise? And we go inside Labour’s pledge to build 12 new towns nationwide by the next election t

Feb 18, • 1:05:49

Why is Labour trying to copy Reform?

Why is Labour trying to copy Reform?

Labour’s ‘crackdown’ on illegal workers was an obvious ploy to tame Reform UK’s growing influence. But will Starmer’s Labour alienate its own supporters just to chase voters who’ll always hate them? Plus, only one in five Brits approve of the government’s handling of crime. Will Labour turn that around with the PM’s experience of the justice system? Are the police even fit for purpose? Former Met Police commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe joins the podcast.And in the Extra Bit for Patreons… After Ja

Feb 14, • 1:12:02

The sky isn’t falling… not in the UK, at least

The sky isn’t falling… not in the UK, at least

Keir Starmer may have been enduring stormy weather since winning power – but is the sky really falling in, as parts of the media think? And why are so many UK commentators and pundits addicted to the idea that we’re living in times of ultimate crisis? Plus, it’s 100 days since Kemi Badenoch took on the Tory leadership. Has she turned the party's fortunes around and made her party a laughing stock no longer? No, no she hasn’t. Why not? And what type of leader has she shown herself to be? • We’re

Feb 11, • 1:08:37

Trump's America – Cloud Coup Coup Land

Trump's America – Cloud Coup Coup Land

Donald Trump and his evil nerd henchman Elon Musk continue to “flood the zone” with new harmful executive orders and bullshit headlines. How do we figure out what matters and what doesn’t? Plus, Reform UK has – somehow – topped a poll as the UK’s most popular political party. Should we stop paying so much attention to polls, and letting them set the agenda? Plus in the Extra Bit for supporters: research suggests some people get as many as two scam phone calls a day! The panel discusses how to sp

Feb 7, • 1:12:00

Appetite for Disruption

Appetite for Disruption

As Keir Starmer visits Brussels for a meeting with European Union leaders, Trump has the EU in his sights. But Trump says Starmer is “nice”, so will Britain get away unscathed from new tariffs? It’s quite the predicament for the British PM – will he have to choose between one or the other? And what’s with all the DISRUPTION? From electoral politics to business to popular culture, we’re told that “move fast and break things” is the way to go. Is that why we’re knee-deep in loads of broken stuff?

Feb 4, • 58:13

Happy Birthday, Brexit! – 5th Anniversary Gala Celebration!

Happy Birthday, Brexit! – 5th Anniversary Gala Celebration!

It’s five years this week since we left the EU. Isn’t everything going brilliantly? Special guest Anand Menon of UK In A Changing Europe joins us to assess the many, many achievements of Global Britain. Has Brexit changed Britain irrevocably? What destroyed the Tory party: leaving the EU, Liz Truss or Boris Johnson’s own hubris? What’s the real reason why Labour won’t touch this issue? And what happens if a radicalising Europe stops looking like such a secure place to rejoin after all? Plus, in

Jan 31, • 1:07:29

Why can’t the BBC handle our chaotic politics? – with special guest Steve Richards

Why can’t the BBC handle our chaotic politics? – with special guest Steve Richards

BBC politics coverage is in trouble: browbeaten by the Mail and Telegraph, still reeling from Tory intimidation, and addicted to ever-shorter, cheaper, surface coverage in an age that wants depth and complexity. Special guest Steve Richards of the Rock and Roll Politics podcast, himself an ex-BBC politics correspondent, joins us to work out what’s wrong with BBC politics and how to fix it. Plus: Was it so bad that Kemi Badenoch chose ‘Yellow Submarine’ as her favourite Beatles song? And if Keir

Jan 28, • 1:02:38

A Dictator from Day One

A Dictator from Day One

Trump starts as viciously as he means to go on, with a confected state of emergency on immigration, attacks on gay and trans people, withdrawals from the Paris Climate agreement and the World Health Organisation, and pardons for the anti-democracy rioters of Jan 6. Reed Galen, co-founder of the anti-MAGA Republican group The Lincoln Project and host of The Home Front podcast, joins us to assess Trump’s first moves and the state of the resistance against him. And in the Extra Bit for Patreon back

Jan 24, • 1:12:42

The Politics of Chaos – How should Britain handle Trump?

The Politics of Chaos – How should Britain handle Trump?

And so it begins. The second age of Trump is upon us. Are we all braced? All eyes are on what executive orders he will enact in his first week. So, how do we handle Trump’s politics of chaos? Or will we simply have to grin and bear it? Plus, Labour promised “a new deal for working people” before winning the election. Has it kept its promise with the new employment rights bill? General Secretary of the TUC Paul Nowak joins the podcast to get into it all. And, in a special extra, Judge Dredd does

Jan 21, • 1:07:35

Has the Right conquered social media – and can the Left win it back?

Has the Right conquered social media – and can the Left win it back?

As Musk and Zuckerberg vie to enshittify Twitter and Facebook, is the Right’s victory over social media final? Is there something intrinsic to social media that drives its users rightwards (and crazy)? Does Zuckerberg believe in anything at all? Expert in digital politics and radicalisation Alan Finlayson joins us to look at the abasement of Big Tech before Trumpism. Plus: Has Starmer drunk the A.I. Kool-Aid or is it really the key to Britain’s growth conundrum? And in the Extra Bit, why saying

Jan 17, • 1:07:51

Gilty Conscience – Is Rachel Reeves really in trouble?

Gilty Conscience – Is Rachel Reeves really in trouble?

As Britain’s economic growth slows and gilt returns go up (no, we can’t remember what it means either) the Tory press are eager to construct a narrative of “Labour’s mess”. How real is it – and is Chancellor Rachel Reeves really at risk? Plus: Trump wants to annex Canada, Greenland and possibly your house. Are we back to 19th century foreign policy where the world is basically a game of Risk? Seth Thévoz, The New Statesman’s Rachel Cunliffe, comedian Matt Green and Andrew Harrison try to make se

Jan 14, • 1:04:27

Are the Tories worse than Reform?

Are the Tories worse than Reform?

Senior Tories like Badenoch and Jenrick are cynically following the lead of far-right wackos like Elon Musk to stoke the grooming gangs story. Are there any red lines left for a desperate Conservative Party that will now say things even Nigel Farage won’t? Former editor of The Mirror Alison Phillips joins the panel to get into it all.  Plus, it’s a But Your Emails special as we answer as many of our Patreon backers’ questions as we can. And in the Extra Bit for subscribers, is January secretly t

Jan 10, • 1:12:25

2025: The Four Horsemen of the Apodalypse

2025: The Four Horsemen of the Apodalypse

We did it, we survived 2024. Now, we face 2025 – a year where the world’s most influential country is headed by a convicted felon. How consequential will Donald Trump and his nerdy henchman, Elon Musk, be? And back home, Labour is taking on its first full year in charge. Keir Starmer has made a lot of promises, can he and his government get any of it done? And what will happen to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK? Our first panel of the year gets into the biggest issues of 2025 and the cast of characters

Jan 7, • 1:12:53

The Oh God, What Now? Politics Awards 2024

The Oh God, What Now? Politics Awards 2024

• Last chance to get 20% off a year’s Patreon support for OGWN!Rishi in the rain? Musk ruining everything? Boris Johnson’s stupid book? In the OGWN Political Awards of the Year we choose the defining moments of the year – but also the heroes, villains, and even the reasons to be optimistic for 2025. Dorian Lynskey, Marie le Conte, Ros Taylor and Rafael Behr gather to pore over the entrails of 2024 and name the totemic people and events of the year.Plus, in the Extra Bit for Patreon peop

Dec 20, 2024 • 1:10:32

Rejoining the EU? – On the agenda for 2025?

Rejoining the EU? – On the agenda for 2025?

As bad Brexit news piles up, a new poll says that even Leave voters would welcome freedom of movement if it meant access to the Single Market. But is the question of Britain rejoining the EU ever going to make it into mainstream politics conversation? We look at the hurdles. Plus, the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has put the American people’s hatred of their health system in the spotlight. How deep does this resentment run and how did it get so bad that someone would kill over i

Dec 17, 2024 • 58:47

Ho Ho Ho God, What Now? Live – Christmas ’24 Special – Part Two: Trump’s MAGA-lomania

Ho Ho Ho God, What Now? Live – Christmas ’24 Special – Part Two: Trump’s MAGA-lomania

• Our Cyber Monday sale is still on. Get 20% off a year’s Patreon support for OGWN.Back from the interval? Got your drinks and crisps? Return to London’s legendary Comedy Store to hear Dorian Lynskey, Marie le Conte, Jonn Elledge and special guest John Crace – parliamentary sketchwriter for The Guardian – delve into the wreckage of the French elections, sift the entrails of US Presidential Election 2024, and cheer us up with some party games too. Support us on Patreon to get early access to all

Dec 13, 2024 • 1:11:12

Ho Ho Ho God, What Now? Live – Christmas ’24 Special – Part One: Genny Lecs

Ho Ho Ho God, What Now? Live – Christmas ’24 Special – Part One: Genny Lecs

• Our Cyber Monday sale is still on. Get 20% off a year’s Patreon support for OGWNIs it that time of year again? Join Dorian Lynskey, Marie le Conte, Jonn Elledge and special guest John Crace – parliamentary sketchwriter for The Guardian – LIVE at London’s Comedy Store for the OGWN Christmas Show 2024. In part one, we look back with disbelief on the UK election and what it all meant…Support us on Patreon to get early access to all our live tickets plus mugs, t-shirts and more. Written and presen

Dec 12, 2024 • 54:41

Labour vs. Reform – The real battle for Britain?

Labour vs. Reform – The real battle for Britain?

• Get 20% off a year’s Patreon support in our Cyber Monday sale. Why not ask for it for Christmas?Panic stations? Reform UK has overtaken Labour in the polls for the first time. Is this just a standard mid-term setback (albeit a bit early) or is Labour’s real battle with Farage not the Tories? The Guardian’s Polly Toynbee joins us to explore it. Plus, after the Assisted Dying debate, is religion creeping into famously secular British politics? And the highs and lows of the panel’s week.

Dec 10, 2024 • 1:01:01

No such thing as a free relaunch

No such thing as a free relaunch

• Get 20% off a year’s Patreon support in our Cyber Monday sale. Why not ask for it for Christmas?• Last chance for tickets to our Christmas Live Show on Tue 10 Dec at the Comedy Store London.All we want for Christmas is… a feisty front-foot reset from Labour? Can Keir Starmer turn round the Government supertanker and get the Civil Service to be a little more co-operative towards the Labour agenda? Plus, after Biden’s decision to give his son Hunter an absolute pardon, is there any point mitheri

Dec 5, 2024 • 1:09:59

No phone, who dis? – The Louise Haigh fiasco

No phone, who dis? – The Louise Haigh fiasco

• Get 20% off a year’s Patreon support in our Cyber Monday sale. Why not ask for it for Christmas?• Last few tickets for our Christmas Live Show on Tue 10 Dec at the Comedy Store London.🎵 Shoulda left my phone at home/Cos this is a disaster. 🎵 What does the surprise resignation of Louise Haigh tell us about propriety and forgiveness in the new government? Is it one strike and you’re out? Plus as Labour and the countryside clash we welcome Guy Shrubsole, author of the brilliant book Th

Dec 3, 2024 • 1:08:49

Reeves: Iron Chancellor or Rusty Rachel? – with special guest John Harris

Reeves: Iron Chancellor or Rusty Rachel? – with special guest John Harris

• Get 20% off a year’s Patreon support in our Black Friday sale. Why not ask for it for Christmas? • Get your tickets for our Christmas Live Show on Tue 10 Dec at the Comedy Store London.Is Rachel Reeves a Thatcher 2.0 for simply standing by her budget? Or is she right to stick to her guns? Plus, did 1990s lad culture pave the way for the toxic masculinity we see today? We unpack the new Loaded magazine documentary and the lasting impact of lad mag media. Our special guest is The Guardian’s John

Nov 29, 2024 • 1:12:11

Starmer to farmers: “Don’t have a cow, man!”

Starmer to farmers: “Don’t have a cow, man!”

• Get 20% off a year’s Patreon support in our Black Friday sale. Why not ask for it for Christmas?• Get your tickets for our Christmas Live Show on Tue 10 Dec at the Comedy Store London.Barbour-ism begins at home… Could the farm protests become the centre of a new right-wing opposition to Labour? Can Starmer’s team fix their messaging on the inheritance tax issue? And maybe there is two-tier policing, but it benefits you if you’ve got a tractor. Former Met Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe is our

Nov 26, 2024 • 1:06:17

Trains, planes and autocracies – The Starmer World Tour

Trains, planes and autocracies – The Starmer World Tour

• Get your tickets to our live show at the Comedy Store on Tue 10 Dec here!Keir Starmer’s global adventures have grabbed headlines – and while some think he should spend more time at home, others say he's doing what he needs to do to revive the UK’s international image. Our panel wades into the debate. Plus, is local media dead and buried or can upstarts revive it? Jim Waterson was the Media Editor for The Guardian before setting up London Centric, a “modern outlet for London”. Can you have a he

Nov 22, 2024 • 1:00:41

What comes after the Age of Twitter?

What comes after the Age of Twitter?

• Get your tickets for our Christmas Live Show on Tue 10 Dec at the Comedy Store London.The X-odus continues – but if we all quit the platform everyone still calls Twitter, are we handing a powerful social media engine to the worst of the far-right? Donald Trump continues to make cabinet appointments “so appalling they seem like performance art”. We get updates on the nightmarish backgrounds of Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard and RFK. And do elections now simply mean punishment beatings for incumbents

Nov 19, 2024 • 1:11:37

Injustice League: Trump and Badenoch recruit their minions

Injustice League: Trump and Badenoch recruit their minions

Get your tickets to our 10th December live show at the Comedy Store here!Trump has started to appoint his evil minions to his cabinet – and we take a breath to look at Badenoch’s new gang back home too. Andy Kroll, investigative reporter for ProPublica and author of A Death on W Street: The Murder of Seth Rich and the Age of Conspiracy, joins the panel to talk through the US side of things, and Dorian, Jonn and Zoe get into the UK news. And, in the Extra Bit for Subscribers, how do you deal with

Nov 14, 2024 • 1:07:26

How to live in Trump’s world

How to live in Trump’s world

• Get your tickets for our Christmas Live Show on Tue 10 Dec at the Comedy Store London.The Trump aftermath rumbles on. Farage, Tommy Robinson and the populist right think the GOP’s triumph is theirs too. Are they right? Will an isolationist America really want to export populism around the world? And will Keir Starmer have to choose between the EU and the USA? Plus, as the Democrats tear at one another, what should progressives really confront in the years to come? Could they at least start by

Nov 12, 2024 • 1:14:53

Oh God, Not Again – The revolting return of Donald Trump

Oh God, Not Again – The revolting return of Donald Trump

• Get your tickets to our 10th December live show at the Comedy Store London here!It’s happened, Trump has retaken the White House. How did the orange felon who’s also racist win the election and what might he do now? Andrew Rudalevige is a professor of government at Bowdoin College and joins the panel to confront it all. Plus, in the run-up to Remembrance Day, we dig up the strange evolution of poppy mania. And in the Extra Bit for subscribers, the panel ventures out of their comfort zones to g

Nov 7, 2024 • 59:13

Harris-Trump finale: Fear of an orange planet

Harris-Trump finale: Fear of an orange planet

Get your tickets to our 10th December live show at the Comedy Store here!On the eve of the US election, nobody is quite sure how Donald Trump still has a chance of becoming president. But should the orange man lose, how does the Republican Party recover from his reign? Home Front podcast host and Republican campaign veteran. Reed Galen, has been a vehement anti-Trumper for years and joins the panel to get into it all. And back home, Kemi Badenoch is at the helm of the Tory party - what does that

Nov 5, 2024 • 1:11:37

Emergency ToryCast – If it’s Badenoch for you, it’s bad enough for me

Emergency ToryCast – If it’s Badenoch for you, it’s bad enough for me

• Get your tickets to Oh God, What Now? live at the Comedy Store on Tue 10 Dec – now with special guest John Crace of The Guardian.Kemi “start a fight in an empty room” Badenoch wins the Tory leadership, beating Robert Jenrick in a surprisingly low turnout. Will an electorate that’s just turfed out the Conservative Party be in the mood for more of the same only more combative and obnoxious? Will Badenoch’s promise to “tell the truth” just mean more woke-bashing? And would Labour HQ be wise to ke

Nov 2, 2024 • 34:52

I like big budgets and I cannot lie

I like big budgets and I cannot lie

Go here to get tickets for Oh God, What Now? live at the Comedy Store on Tue 10 Dec – now with special guest John Crace of The Guardian.  Big tax rises, big ambition. Labour’s first budget since regaining power, from Britain’s first-ever female chancellor, is rocking the nation. Beyond frantic headlines in the Tory press, what’s Rachel Reeves up to? Former chief economist at the Cabinet Office Jonathan Portes joins us to explain. Plus, anger is an energy – is angertainment the real force shaping

Nov 1, 2024 • 1:04:03

If you voted for better government, then fight for it

If you voted for better government, then fight for it

• Go here to get tickets for Oh God, What Now? live at the Comedy Store on Tue 10 Dec.Labour’s first budget since regaining power is an opportunity to get back on the front foot and silence its critics on the right. What could Rachel Reeves introduce in this budget, how key is a focus on the NHS going to be, and, importantly, WHO THE HELL does the bins at Buckingham Palace?! Plus, the vote for the Assisted Dying Bill is about 5 weeks away. Some MPs feel there hasn’t been enough time to debate it

Oct 29, 2024 • 1:04:58

Starmer vs. The Media – Can Labour handle the press?

Starmer vs. The Media – Can Labour handle the press?

• Go here to get tickets for Oh God, What Now? live at the Comedy Store on Tue 10 Dec.Starmer’s still under media pressure over the Swiftgate/freebie scandal, he just can’t shake it off… (I'll get my coat). Should Labour give up on getting a fair crack from Britain’s media – and how much are the problems the party’s own fault? Broadcaster and ex-Sky News political editor Adam Boulton joins us to talk about Labour vs the media and the seismic changes engulfing the news business. Plus in the Extra

Oct 25, 2024 • 1:07:05

Taster – ‘Why do people join cults?’ – from the new series of Why? with Emma Kennedy

Taster – ‘Why do people join cults?’ – from the new series of Why? with Emma Kennedy

A bonus clip from the new series of science and psychology podcast, Why? – from the makers of Oh God, What Now? In Episode One: Most of us think we’re too smart, stable and strong-willed to join a cult – but clearly somebody’s joining them. So why do people willingly give up their free will and independence to join secretive communities with charismatic leaders – and how do they get out? Emma Kennedy talks to world-leading cult deprogrammer Rick Alan Ross and NXIVM cult survivor Sarah Edmondson

Oct 24, 2024 • 11:42

Squeaky Trump time

Squeaky Trump time

The US election is hanging in the balance with either candidate looking just as likely to win in November. Brian Klaas, author of Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters and professor of global politics at University College London, says it’s “absurd” that the race is as close as it is and joins the panel to explain how catastrophic a Trump 2.0 Presidency could be. And in the second half, we went to see the new biopic ‘The Apprentice’ which Trump called a “politically disgusting h

Oct 22, 2024 • 1:04:07

Pulp Faction – What's really going on inside the Labour Party?

Pulp Faction – What's really going on inside the Labour Party?

It’s not been plain sailing for the Labour government since the election, but what’s the state of play within the wider party? Now we’ve had 100 days of Starmer, how are the factions behaving, and where does the real power lie? Morgan Jones is a contributing editor for Renewal and formerly of Labour List – she gives us the lowdown on it all. Plus, why has the UK economy stopped growing? And following the international investment summit is Labour capable of righting the sinking ship? Then in the

Oct 18, 2024 • 1:07:09

We've picked the wingnuts by mistake!

We've picked the wingnuts by mistake!

The Tory leadership race is down to two: Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick – did this really take the Tories by surprise? Plus, we’re 100 days into the new Government. How long does Starmer have before he has to start producing results? And Andrew Harrison talks to ITV’s Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana about her new book: Taken as Red How the Election Was Won and Lost – find the full interview on The Bunker later this week. Buy Taken as Red How the Election Was Won and Lost throu

Oct 15, 2024 • 1:01:06

Folie à Deux – Badenoch/Jenrick reaction live from Hove

Folie à Deux – Badenoch/Jenrick reaction live from Hove

We were all set for a relaxing live show in Hove and then the Tories made the worst choice since the mayor in Jaws kept the beaches open. On this feature-length show: live Jenrick/Badenoch reaction, a look at Labour’s imposter syndrome and the Conservatives’ irrational exuberance, we put the boot into Boris Johnson’ wretched book, and much, much more. • Longtime OGWN fans Make A Will Online have a special offer for fellow listeners. Go to Makeawillonline.co.uk/whatnow for a 20% discount. Don’t p

Oct 11, 2024 • 1:15:49

It’s A Shame About Gray

It’s A Shame About Gray

• Last chance for tickets to OGWN Live in Hove at the Old Market, this Weds 9 Oct. Keir Starmer’s Chief of Staff gets the Spanish Archer and nobody was expecting it… or were they? Who is her replacement Morgan McSweeney and what does he want? Can he lift Labour’s Chaos Curse? Plus – After Laura Kuenssberg accidentally torpedoes her own “scoop” interview with reclusive former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, are political journalists too close to their quarry? And who really wanted the interview can

Oct 8, 2024 • 1:02:15

Tory conference: Feel like pure sh*t just want Thatcher back

Tory conference: Feel like pure sh*t just want Thatcher back

• OGWN Live in Hove, Weds 9 Oct. Tickets here.After the Tory leadership hopefuls made their pitches to the party conference, we unpack whether they offered anything new, interesting or remotely sane. We talk it all over with Tim Bale, professor of politics at Queen Mary University of London, and author of The Conservative Party After Brexit: Turmoil and Transformation. Plus, Starmer’s been to Brussels – is he drawing the UK back towards the EU? And in the Extra Bit for subscribers, with conferen

Oct 4, 2024 • 58:31

Kemi, Watch The Stars

Kemi, Watch The Stars

The Conservatives gather in Birmingham to contemplate their lost hopes and dreams (we’ve all done it). Why are Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick the frontrunners to lead what’s left of the party and where would they take it? Plus, will Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah bring peace any closer… or push it further away?• Get tickets for Levitation, the annual festival of electronic music and ideas presented by friends of the pod Castles In Space, at Bedford Esquires on Sat

Oct 1, 2024 • 51:33

Labour conference roundup – What we learned in Liverpool

Labour conference roundup – What we learned in Liverpool

• OGWN Live in Hove, Weds 9 Oct. Tickets here. This year’s Labour conference was the biggest in the party’s history – but what did we learn from the gathering in Liverpool? Jacob Jarvis and producer Chris Jones went up to Liverpool to speak with friends of the podcast new and old, to get their key takeaways and ask whether it went well, or badly, for Starmer and co. We’re on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnow   www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow • Get tickets for Levitation, the annual fe

Sep 27, 2024 • 16:44

Tunnel Vision – Starmer toughs it out in Liverpool

Tunnel Vision – Starmer toughs it out in Liverpool

Starmer’s Liverpool speech: the PM sticks to his guns but does Captain Competence need more pizzazz? Plus, a But Your Emails special featuring more of your brilliant questions. And in the Extra Bit for Patreon people, do freebies really move the dial? As the Tory press rage about Starmer’s free specs and Rayner’s holiday in New York, we look at the ins and outs of the political backhander. • Get tickets for Levitation, the annual festival of electronic music and ideas presented by friends of the

Sep 26, 2024 • 59:07

Live in Liverpool! – Part Two with special guest Emily Thornberry

Live in Liverpool! – Part Two with special guest Emily Thornberry

• OGWN Live in Hove, Weds 9 Oct. Tickets here.  In the second half of our Labour conference live show from Liverpool, Emily Thornberry MP joins Dorian, Jonn and Zoe. They discuss the mood in the party, touch on controversies, recap the victory and much more.  The people behind Make A Will Online are longtime fans of Oh God What Now and they’ve got a special offer for fellow listeners. Go to Makeawillonline.co.uk/whatnow and you’ll get a 20% discount. Don't put off making a will, get peace of min

Sep 25, 2024 • 56:34

Labour Conference Special: Live in Liverpool! – Part One

Labour Conference Special: Live in Liverpool! – Part One

• OGWN Live in Hove, Weds 9 Oct. Tickets here.  It was a big week for Labour in Liverpool and the Oh God, What Now? gang couldn’t miss it. In a special live edition, recorded at the Laughterhouse in Liverpool, Dorian, Jonn and Zoe discuss the state of things for Labour as they head into this chaotic gathering – and what the vibe has been like at the big meet up. Here the first half of the show with this trio… and come back soon for the second half with a very special guest. The people behind Mak

Sep 24, 2024 • 49:02

What a load of Meloni!

What a load of Meloni!

Starmer’s meeting with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni caused quite a stir. Is it meeting with her in the first place that’s the problem? Or is it because Italy’s deal with Albania over migration is, at the very least, problematic? The panel discusses how the Government should navigate world leaders it might not agree with. Plus, Sir Ed Davey wants his Lib Dems to replace the Tories as the official opposition. Is that a real prospect or an idea as silly as his many campaign stunts? Then, in the Extra

Sep 20, 2024 • 1:04:59

Crisis of Conference: What to expect from the party gatherings

Crisis of Conference: What to expect from the party gatherings

• OGWN Live in Hove, Weds 9 Oct. Tickets here.Party conference season is here and there’s much to talk about. What really goes on at these events, do they matter and what kind of vibe will Starmer give now he’s at the helm? Plus, the UK’s creative arts industry has some of the lowest government funding levels in Europe. Will Labour put a cash rocket up the arts? Or will it continue to let the industry decline? Alistair Barrie is a writer, actor, and comedian and joins the panel to discu

Sep 17, 2024 • 1:02:46

Nobody's fuel – What does the winter cuts saga mean for Starmer?

Nobody's fuel – What does the winter cuts saga mean for Starmer?

Keir Starmer’s cut to the winter fuel allowance has passed through Parliament – but at what cost? Plus, the Harris-Trump presidential debate was dominated by Trump lying through his teeth, but do we expect any difference from him? And does this make any difference to the race for the White House? Associate professor in politics and international relations at UCL, Dr Julie Norman, joins the panel to discuss. And in the Extra Bit for subscribers, Labour is coming across as the no-fun, eat-your-gre

Sep 13, 2024 • 1:12:03

Grenfell report: Lessons from a tale of greed and dishonesty

Grenfell report: Lessons from a tale of greed and dishonesty

• OGWN Live in Hove, Weds 9 Oct. Tickets here.The final Grenfell Tower fire report told a story of tragedy, greed, and dishonesty. What can Starmer’s Labour Party learn from the mistakes made that led to 72 lost lives? Plus, we speak to Andrew Connelly about the new podcast Fortress Europe, a seven-part podcast series that explores how years of brutal, dehumanising, anti-migrant policies have had their impact across the continent. And in the final part of the show new research suggests more peop

Sep 10, 2024 • 56:11

Trading Blows: PMQs clashes, right-wing media moves and EU talks explained

Trading Blows: PMQs clashes, right-wing media moves and EU talks explained

• New second live date in Liverpool, Tue 24 Sept. Tickets here.• OGWN Live in Hove, Weds 9 Oct. Tickets here.Parliament is back and so is PMQs, the right-wing media is on one and trading with the EU is still confusing. The panel discusses the latest flashpoints, what’s happening at the Telegraph and the Spectator, and guest Dmitry Grozoubinski, author of Why Politicians Lie About Trade... and What You Need to Know About It, delves into what our current situation is with the EU under a n

Sep 6, 2024 • 1:01:25

24 Hour Party People: Parliament's back! What now?

24 Hour Party People: Parliament's back! What now?

• OGWN Live in Hove, Weds 9 Oct. Tickets here.After what felt like the longest recess ever, finally, Parliament is back. What are Labour’s priorities and what backlash is Starmer facing? The panel is joined by Tim Roca, the first Labour MP to represent Macclesfield in over 100 years, to discuss – and to ask about his own goals in the Commons and for his constituents. We’re on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnow www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnowPresented by Jacob Jarvis with Rafae

Sep 3, 2024 • 1:01:37

(50) Days of Starmer

(50) Days of Starmer

• OGWN Live in Hove, Weds 9 Oct. Tickets here.• New second live date in Liverpool, Tue 24 Oct. Tickets here.Starmer has been in office more than 50 days – at least he’s beaten Liz Truss there, but his approval ratings have fallen. Is that because people now know more about him and don’t like what they see? Or is it just a natural decline in popularity? Plus, the UK’s criminal justice system has been described as being in “crisis”. Prisons are overcrowded and there aren’t enough prison officers.

Aug 30, 2024 • 1:09:34

Starmer: "We've gotta roll with it"

Starmer: "We've gotta roll with it"

OGWN Live in Hove, Weds 9 Oct. Tickets here. New second live date in Liverpool, Tue 24 Oct. Tickets here. Keir Starmer has painted a bleak picture of Britain’s future over the next few years. Is he being a needlessly miserable sod, or just realistic? And there have been multiple arrests over social media posts supporting the rioting a couple of weeks ago. Has social media made people think that actions don’t have consequences – and what are we going to do about it?Get exclusive Nord VPN deal he

Aug 28, 2024 • 1:00:11

Identity Crisis – Starmer’s Britain and Harris’s America

Identity Crisis – Starmer’s Britain and Harris’s America

• New second live date in Liverpool, Tue 24 Oct. Tickets here. • OGWN Live in Hove, Weds 9 Oct. Tickets here.Labour’s aspiration to transcend culture wars is easier said than done. What’s Starmer’s take on the politics of identity and can he paint a more hopeful picture of Britain? Director of British Future and author of How to Be a Patriot, Sunder Katwala, joins the panel. Plus the DNC has got Democrats hyped, but how unified are Democrats really? And what is Kamala Harris’s vision for America

Aug 23, 2024 • 1:11:34

That Thing Unions Do!

That Thing Unions Do!

The right-wing press has gone off the rails after Labour struck a deal on train driver pay to end strikes. So, are union barons really going to rule the country now? Or is it the media having a meltdown again? Plus, Liz Truss and David Frost say Starmer is "a threat to free speech". What’s this latest row about – and should we totally ignore it?We’re on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnow www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnowPresented by Jacob Jarvis with Jonn Elledge, Zoe Grunewald, and Hugo

Aug 20, 2024 • 57:02

New Kids on the Block

New Kids on the Block

• We’re LIVE at the Old Market Theatre, Hove on Weds 9 Oct. Tickets here.   Over half of the MPs elected in July’s Labour landslide are new to the Commons. Jim Murphy led the Scottish Labour Party and in 1997 he was propelled into Parliament for the first time, after winning the Tory stronghold of Eastwood. He joins the panel to discuss his experiences and what his advice is for up-and-coming MPs. Plus, did anyone watch Elon Musk’s conversation with Donald Trump on X? It was wild, rambling, and

Aug 16, 2024 • 1:15:45

Riots aftermath: Where do we go from here?

Riots aftermath: Where do we go from here?

• OGWN Live in Liverpool, Mon 23 Sept. Tickets here.• OGWN Live in Hove, Weds 9 Oct. Tickets here.As the dust settles from the far-right riots of the past two weeks – has the violence and the backlash against it changed the country or revealed something about it? Plus, across the pond, the Democratic Party is having a ball. Have they found the winning ticket to beat Trump? Or could things crumble very quickly?We’re on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnowwww.patreon.com/ohgodw

Aug 13, 2024 • 1:05:17

The Fascist and the Furious

The Fascist and the Furious

• OGWN Live in Liverpool, Mon 23 Sept. Tickets here. • OGWN Live in Hove, Weds 9 Oct. Tickets here. Immigrants across all parts of the UK have been reported to be living in fear over the violent anti-immigration riots. Many of the rioters say they have “legitimate concerns” - but is that just total bullshit? Because immigration is so central to this issue, what are Labour’s plans apart from scrapping the Rwanda plan? UK and EU migration expert Zoe Gardner joins the panel to discuss all of that.

Aug 9, 2024 • 1:16:49

Liars, Liars, Streets On Fire

Liars, Liars, Streets On Fire

• OGWN Live in Hove, Weds 9 Oct. Tickets here.• OGWN Live in Liverpool, Mon 23 Sept. Tickets here.Following the horrific knife attack in Southport that left three young girls dead, England has seen a mass of violence sweeping the country. That violence has been spurred on by misinformation allowed to spread like wildfire across social media. Hope Not Hate’s Director of Research, Joe Mulhall, joins the panel to discuss what’s happening, why, and how it can be stopped. Plus, Should we call out pol

Aug 6, 2024 • 1:03:30

Greens co-leader Carla Denyer full interview – “We’re here to get Greens elected and get stuff done”

Greens co-leader Carla Denyer full interview – “We’re here to get Greens elected and get stuff done”

The Greens pulled off an all-time best performance in the 2024 General Election, doubling their vote share to a historic high of 6.4% and winning four MPs. But can they handle the transition from outsiders to effective Parliamentary party? How do they square the need to remake Britain as a low-carbon economy and the traditional Green suspicion of development? And can they peel away disillusioned left voters from Labour? Co-leader Carla Denyer talks to Andrew Harrison about another green

Aug 2, 2024 • 39:09

Tory leadership: Let’s get ready to grumble!

Tory leadership: Let’s get ready to grumble!

We’re live in Liverpool on Mon 23 Sept for Labour’s first conference in government. Join Dorian Lynskey, Raf Behr, Jonn Elledge and a special guest TBA at the Laughterhouse – tickets here.The Tory bust up over who should be the party’s next leader is underway. Who is in the running, what do they want and is there a least worst option? Plus, Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer tells Andrew Harrison what her party wants to achieve in Parliament and gives her take on Labour’s green platform. And Ang

Aug 2, 2024 • 1:07:35

Supermassive Black Hole

Supermassive Black Hole

• We’re live in Liverpool on Mon 23 Sept for Labour’s first conference in government. Join Dorian Lynskey, Raf Behr, Jonn Elledge and a special guest TBA – tickets hereRachel Reeves revealed a £20bn black hole in public finances in a speech on Monday. How did the Tory Party let it get so bad? And what must Labour now cut to fix the mess? Plus, why did the Liberal Democrats do so well in this election? Newly elected Lib Dem MP for Chichester and first non-Tory for her constituency in 100 years, J

Jul 30, 2024 • 58:24

Bark at the Honeymoon

Bark at the Honeymoon

Prime Minister Starmer (still getting used to that) faced his first PMQs this week. How did he do? And does Sunak make a better opposition leader than he does PM? Plus, Kamala Harris is all but confirmed as the Democratic nominee. What attack lines can we expect from the RNC now? Can the oldest presidential nominee in US history, Donald Trump, even afford to fund any more after splurging ageism attacks on Biden? And in the Extra Bit for subscribers: Andy Murray quit, Southgate quit, Biden quit a

Jul 26, 2024 • 1:10:13

Wake Me Up Before You Go, Joe

Wake Me Up Before You Go, Joe

President Joe Biden’s decision not to run for a second term wasn’t exactly a shock, but what does it mean for the race for the White House? And could Vice President Kamala Harris beat Trump if she were the Democratic nominee? Rolling Stone Magazine politics reporter and co-host of our companion podcast American Friction Nikki McCann Rámirez, joins the panel. Plus, Keir Starmer’s been busy improving relations with Europe. No, we’re not rejoining the EU before you ask, but could things be about to

Jul 23, 2024 • 53:58

Special: When the Ministers talked to OGWN

Special: When the Ministers talked to OGWN

Keir Starmer’s new cabinet is full of our past guests. So we thought, why not revisit some of those classic interviews to see what they tell us about the big figures of the new era of politics? Come back in time as we talk to David Lammy, Bridget Phillipson, Wes Streeting, Lisa Nandy and Ed Miliband on episodes of Remainiacs and The Bunker of yore. The moral: If you want to get into Cabinet, be a guest on our podcast…  • The Pension Confident Podcast from PensionBee aims to improve list

Jul 22, 2024 • 34:34

The Great British Brakes Off

The Great British Brakes Off

King Prince Charles makes his first speech of Labour era, announcing a raft of legislation that will “take the brakes off Britain”. What was in it, what wasn’t and what does it all say about how Starmer will govern? Plus, with election candidates under increasing threat of abuse and harassment, what can be done to make the job safer? And in the Extra Bit for subscribers, if you absolutely HAD to save the Tories from extinction, how would you do it?• Get exclusive NordVPN deal here – https://nord

Jul 19, 2024 • 1:00:16

Trump: The shot heard around the world

Trump: The shot heard around the world

The assassination attempt against Donald Trump shocks the world. Has it handed Trump an unbeatable advantage in the Presidential election? And can Biden withdraw now even if he wants to? Plus, England’s moment of national euphoria in the Euros is fated not to happen. Is the football-based feelgood factor in politics real or just a figment of the collective imagination – or both?• The Pension Confident Podcast from PensionBee aims to improve listeners’ understanding of personal finance –

Jul 16, 2024 • 1:05:29

Mr. Starmer Goes to Washington

Mr. Starmer Goes to Washington

As Prime Minister Starmer jets off for the 75th NATO summit in Washington DC, how will he perform on the global stage? And how impactful will David Lammy be as the new foreign secretary? Plus, the Lib Dems’ strategic genius, Labour’s peculiar losses, and Reform’s overrated performance – the panel unpacks some of the election trends you might have missed. And in the Extra Bit for subscribers, Dorian, Zoë, and Raf detail their most forgettable and unforgettable election nights.Get exclusive NordVP

Jul 12, 2024 • 1:05:51

Ikea Starmer assembles a Cabinet

Ikea Starmer assembles a Cabinet

Well his dad WAS a toolmaker… What’s on the agenda in Week One of the Brave New Starmer Era? What do we make of Labour’s team? Is the party’s support really “broad but shallow” and does it matter anyway? Plus, as the Far Right is unexpectedly defeated in France, we demand of Marie: Qu’est-ce que cela signifie?Andrew’s music choice: Madres by Sofia Kourtesis.Matt’s music choice: The Walls by Holly Henderson. The Pension Confident Podcast from PensionBee aims to improve listeners’ understanding of

Jul 9, 2024 • 1:00:42

Election Night Live in London Part 2: The Moment of Truth

Election Night Live in London Part 2: The Moment of Truth

Drink in the tension in the room as we wait for the first Exit Polls of General Election 2204. LBC’s James O’Brien joins Dorian, Ros and Alex for the countdown, the reveal, and audience questions. Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ↣ https://nordvpn.com/ohgodwhatnow. It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money back guarantee!Support us on Patreon to get early access to all our live tickets plus mugs, t-shirts and more. Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Ros Taylor and Alex Andreou. Audio production b

Jul 8, 2024 • 48:13

Election Night Live in London Part 1: Scorn on the Fourth of July

Election Night Live in London Part 1: Scorn on the Fourth of July

Come with us back into the misty before-times… Election night, when we didn’t yet know the result. LBC’s James O’Brien joins Dorian, Ros and Alex for Part 1 of a nail-biting evening. Which Portillos are they expecting? How many seats do the audience think the Tories will get? And Matt Green brings his good friend the Rt Hon. Geoffrey Geoff-Geoffrey to celebrate fourteen glorious years of Conservatism. It’s dramatic irony overload! Part Two coming tomorrow.Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ↣ ht

Jul 7, 2024 • 53:39

Election Aftermath 🌹 At Long Last, Victory

Election Aftermath 🌹 At Long Last, Victory

Well, we got the bastards. Dorian Lynskey, Ros Taylor and Andrew Harrison gather in awe before the scale of Labour’s historic achievement. How did Starmer pull it off? What will Labour’s new era of service mean? And did we get the Portillos we wanted? Sure, there are some flies in the ointment – Farage, Corbyn, some tight victories – but this is a good-vibes-only zone. Stay for the end. It gets emotional.Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ↣ https://nordvpn.com/ohgodwhatnow. It’s risk-free with

Jul 5, 2024 • 1:02:13

The Oh God, What Now? Election Marathon on YouTube is about to start

The Oh God, What Now? Election Marathon on YouTube is about to start

ALERT! Get yourself over to the Oh God, What Now? YouTube channel right now for all-night second-screen coverage of the election with all your favourite presenters. Coverage starts just before 10pm and runs til late… or early? And if you’ve got questions, Tweet them to us at @OhGodWhatNowPod. The panel will answer as many as they can. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 4, 2024 • 1:31

Election ’24: The Calm Before The Starm

Election ’24: The Calm Before The Starm

• Watch our FREE all-night Election Livestream on YouTube from 10pm til early on July 4.• Watch our Election Night Live Special on Zoom when you back us on Patreon.It’s the end of an error! In the final edition of Oh God What Now of the whole nightmare Conservative age… What have we learned about Britain, politics, campaigning and the merits of waterproofing Prime Ministers during the longest and most gruelling election campaign ever? And how will it feel to watch what could be the actual destru

Jul 4, 2024 • 54:05

What if… the Tories won the Election?

What if… the Tories won the Election?

• Watch our FREE all-night Election Livestream on YouTube from 10pm til early on July 4.• Watch our Election Night Live Special on Zoom when you back us on Patreon.It couldn’t happen… could it? Everything points to a Labour landslide but regulars Jonn Elledge and Rob Hutton join Andrew Harrison for a journey into a nightmare parallel reality where Sunak somehow scrapes it. What happens? Does Starmer have to quit? Is ReformUK defanged or empowered? And what does a knackered Tory party do with ano

Jul 3, 2024 • 35:57

Election ‘24: Sunak’s Last Gasp

Election ‘24: Sunak’s Last Gasp

• Don’t forget our Election Night live show, streaming to Patreon backers.Rishi Sunak told Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday that life in Britain is better now than it was in 2010. Is his campaign more delusional now than ever, or is there still time for a late Jude Bellingham-esque comeback for the Tories? The panel unpacks the weekend’s drama just days before the general election. Plus, is Marine Le Pen and her far-right National Rally party on the verge of history in France after taking a l

Jul 2, 2024 • 1:05:55

Election Week 5: The Beginning of the End – with Gavin Esler and Ros Taylor

Election Week 5: The Beginning of the End – with Gavin Esler and Ros Taylor

In our latest bonus edition, Ros Taylor and Gavin Esler talk us through another week on the campaign trail. What was the point of the debate? Who cares about the tabloids? Why can’t we just reach polling day already?We are streaming LIVE on election night! Come and join your favourite panellists from Oh God, What Now?, The Bunker and Paper Cuts on YouTube from 10pm on Thursday 4th July as we react to the results live – you won't want to miss it. Visit https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatn

Jun 28, 2024 • 22:41

Election ’24: Starmer – A New Hope?

Election ’24: Starmer – A New Hope?

• Don’t forget our Election Night live show, streaming to Patreon backers.Have Tory governments depleted all of our optimism – or could a Starmer government restore hope in politics? The panel discusses whether things really can only get better post-Sunak. And our special guest today is award-winning journalist Peter Kellner, who has served as president of YouGov and previously worked on BBC Newsnight. He joins the panel to discuss polls, Farage, and everything in between. And in the Ex

Jun 27, 2024 • 1:05:21

Election bonus: Can we trust the polls? – with special guest Prof. John Curtice

Election bonus: Can we trust the polls? – with special guest Prof. John Curtice

In our latest bonus edition, polling guru Professor John Curtice talks Jacob Jarvis through the latest numbers – and tells us how much faith to have in what they’re predicting. What would the result be even if they were epically wrong? And what has made them shift? Plus, he gives his advice on staying awake on election night… We’re on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnow www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Jacob Jarvis. Producer: Chris Jones. Audio production by: Tom Taylor. Vid

Jun 26, 2024 • 29:59

Election ’24: The Wagers of Sin

Election ’24: The Wagers of Sin

• Don’t forget our Election Night live show, streaming to Patreon backers. What are the ODDS the Conservatives would be in the woeful position they are right now? How serious is this betting scandal for Sunak? Meanwhile, even though the election winner is all but confirmed, the press has to pump up the drama. What stories have been overdone and what potential drama is still to come? The panel discusses all that, plus this week's heroes and villains. (Apologies for Andrew’s sore throat. He’ll be

Jun 25, 2024 • 48:10

Election Week 4: Sunak’s bringing tetchy back – with guest John Crace

Election Week 4: Sunak’s bringing tetchy back – with guest John Crace

• Watch our Election Night Live Special on Zoom when you back us on Patreon. • Keep an eye out for daily editions Tue-Fri in the run-up to the Election.It’s Week Four sum-up time! There’s only 13 days to go and as the news worsens for the Conservatives their friendly papers are losing their minds. Guardian political sketchwriter John Crace takes Jacob Jarvis through the week’s highlights and many, many lowlights. Who would bet on an election date? Is “you backed Corbyn” the gotcha line

Jun 21, 2024 • 33:04

Election '24: Electric Landslide

Election '24: Electric Landslide

According to Grant Shapps, Labour is in danger of winning a “supermajority” - which means literally nothing in British politics. We prefer ‘mega-landslide’, but realistically what would a win as big as is projected mean for British politics? Plus, no one is talking about Brexit in this election cycle, even Nigel Farage – WHY?! And in the Extra Bit for subscribers when it comes to the broadcast media, who’s on cue with election coverage and who just hasn’t got a clue?  We’re on YouTube!:

Jun 20, 2024 • 1:06:03

Election ’24 Update – Stella Creasy on Labour’s tightrope walk

Election ’24 Update – Stella Creasy on Labour’s tightrope walk

In our latest Election update: If Labour are set for a massive majority, why are they still so cautious on policy? Labour’s Stella Creasy tells Andrew Harrison why the party refuses to over-promise – why Starmer won’t talk about rejoining the EU – where she stands on the controversial two-child benefit cap – plus Gaza, Sunak, Farage and how to get people believing in politics again. Don’t miss our Election Night Live Show, streaming on Zoom for Patreon backers. • “I don’t want us to promise a m

Jun 19, 2024 • 51:30

Election ’24: Three Liars on a Shirt

Election ’24: Three Liars on a Shirt

• Watch our Election Night Live Special on Zoom when you back us on Patreon. • Keep an eye out for daily editions Tue-Fri in the run-up to the Election.The manifestos are out (OK, not everyone’s lying but we couldn’t resist the headline). What’s in Labour’s, what’s not and what’s cutting through for ‘normal people’? Does it matters what the Tories offer? And what the Farage is in Reform UK on about? Plus, step away from the Britain Elects Twitter… are we over-polling this election? And are polls

Jun 18, 2024 • 1:15:10

Election Bonus: The Shakespearean Tragedy of Rishi Sunak – with guest Steve Richards

Election Bonus: The Shakespearean Tragedy of Rishi Sunak – with guest Steve Richards

Politics podcast presenter Steve Richards talks to Jacob Jarvis about the Shakespearean downfall of Rishi Sunak, the gilded youth who finds he’s not up to this titanic task. Plus: Is appearing as brutal as the Conservatives the right strategy for Labour? The weakness of Starmer’s language. And the patronising futility of TV debates.  • “Sunak has tried on so many guises, he doesn’t know who he is now.”  • “In Grimsby Sunak just looked crushed… It must be tormenting him that he’s leading his part

Jun 14, 2024 • 31:03

Election ‘24: No Dish Rish

Election ‘24: No Dish Rish

Sky-deprived youngster Rishi Sunak announced the Tory manifesto at Silverstone on Tuesday, claiming that the UK economy “is turning a corner”. Even if it is (it’s not), is his manifesto in pole position or does it simply have 4 flat tyres? And as Ed Davey hops on another rollercoaster, whose election campaign is going well and who’s just taking us for a ride? Former Labour Party advisor and co-author of Punch & Judy Politics, Tom Hamilton, joins the panel to discuss all of that. And in the Extra

Jun 13, 2024 • 1:05:24

Saving Private Lyin’

Saving Private Lyin’

Rishi Sunak’s gaffe over last week’s D-Day memorial service may not be the last big event he leaves early. How badly will this impact his election hopes? Could he even quit the race? Plus, what did we learn from the seven-way second election debate, apart from how much hairspray Penny Mordaunt can use in one go? Join the panel for all that plus this week’s heroes and villains.Come to our election night live show at The Tabernacle, London. https://www.thetabernaclew11.com/eventsWe’re on YouTube!:

Jun 11, 2024 • 58:16

Election ’24: The UK Farage Revival

Election ’24: The UK Farage Revival

Chief milkshake-wearer and wannabe MP Nigel Farage is making the Tories think hard. Has his decision to run trapped Sunak and his party? Plus, Labour is likely to win in July, but it’s a party full of unknown candidates. Who should you be getting familiar with? And in the Extra Bit for subscribers, what’s the state of patriotism today? We’re on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnow www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnowPresented by Ros Taylor with Seth Thevoz, Marie Le Conte and guest R

Jun 7, 2024 • 1:00:35

Election Debate Reaction: The Great British Shout Off

Election Debate Reaction: The Great British Shout Off

The first Sunak vs. Starmer TV debate was as enraging as you might expect. Sunak shouted about tax, while Starmer was more polite – but also too slow to pull the PM up on his bullsh*t. Andrew Harrison and Jacob Jarvis give their reaction to the spectacle. We’re on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnow www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnowPresented by Andrew Harrison with Jacob Jarvis. Producers: Chris Jones and Jacob Jarvis. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. Video production by Kieron

Jun 5, 2024 • 25:48

Election ’24: What’s the story? Mourning Tories

Election ’24: What’s the story? Mourning Tories

Come to the OGWN Election Night LIVE special at The Tabernacle, London W11. Tickets here. Genny Lex 2024 is heating up as Starmer and Sunak hit the campaign trail. The Labour leader has been talking nukes whilst Sunak focuses on culture wars (no surprise there then). And, [sighs] Nigel Farage is back in politics. What does his return mean for the Tories and the impending election? Plus, is anyone actually looking forward to the TV debates? Or are they just a massive waste of time?We’re on YouTub

Jun 4, 2024 • 1:01:22

Is Rishi No-Mates the Tories’ human shield?

Is Rishi No-Mates the Tories’ human shield?

Rishi Sunak is clearly terrible at politics, as the Election campaign is showing. Will his lack of ability give the Tory Party a smokescreen for their awful record? Plus, Diane Abbott and Jeremy Corbyn were once Labour stalwarts – but now the left wingers are clashing heavily with Starmer. Could Corbyn win as an independent? Plus, in the Extra Bit for subscribers, why is Britain so obsessed with private schools? We’re on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnow www.patreon.com/ohgodwhat

May 31, 2024 • 1:09:09

Bothers in Arms – the national service fiasco

Bothers in Arms – the national service fiasco

Rishi Sunak says he’ll bring back national service for all you IDLE YOUTH in his latest raft of randomly selected policies. Will putting teenagers in the military turn it around for the Tories come July? Doubtful. Plus, international trade! As yet more Brexit turkeys come home to roost we welcome back global commerce megabrain Dmitry Grozoubinski – author of Why Politicians Lie About Trade... and What You Need to Know About It – to update us on matters of import. And export.Buy Why Politicians L

May 29, 2024 • 1:05:32

Election ’24 Update: Sunak and Starmer Square Up

Election ’24 Update: Sunak and Starmer Square Up

It seems like a lifetime ago that Rishi Sunak called the General Election – even though it’s only been a couple of days. So, how has it gone in the aftermath of that rainy day in Downing Street? Ros Taylor joins Jacob Jarvis to talk about the state of the race so far in the first of what we’re sure will be many bonus podcast updates.   We’re on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnow   Support us on Patreon to get early access to all our live tickets plus mugs, t-shirts and more.     Pre

May 24, 2024 • 27:10

Election 2024: Things Can Only Get Wetter

Election 2024: Things Can Only Get Wetter

Rishi Sunak has only gone and done it – a General Election will finally happen on July 4. Why now? In a super speed podcast put together in the aftermath of the rainiest Number 10 announcement on record, we discuss the new hottest date on the British political calendar. Plus we talk about the colossal scandals where justice has either been delayed or denied. And in the extra bit – it’s the end of Newsnight as we know it, what does the panel think to the BBC’s cost cutting?We’re on YouTube!: http

May 23, 2024 • 55:37

Live in London Part 2: Who was the worst PM of the last 14 years?

Live in London Part 2: Who was the worst PM of the last 14 years?

And here’s Part 2 of our live show in London. Strap in as the panel discuss the thorniest question in politics – who was REALLY the worst PM of the modern Tory era? – and then take some of your questions. It’s live entertainment at its best!Support us on Patreon to get early access to all our live tickets plus mugs, t-shirts and more. Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Ros Taylor, Alex Andreou and Jan Ravens. Live audio by Simon Williams, production by Robin Leeburn. Zoom livestream by Ch

May 22, 2024 • 1:05:01

Live in London Part 1 with special guest Jan Ravens

Live in London Part 1 with special guest Jan Ravens

Join the regulars plus our special guest, doyenne of impressionists Jan Ravens, for OGWN: It’s Grim Up North London at the King’s Head Theatre in Woke Islington. In part one: After the last election we thought there wouldn’t be another Labour government for decades. How can things change so fast in five years? And Jan reads from great political works by Liz Truss and Nadine Dorries. Part Two coming tomorrow…  Support us on Patreon to get early access to all our live tickets plus mugs, t-shirts

May 21, 2024 • 59:51

Cleaning up the Commons, driving out the loons

Cleaning up the Commons, driving out the loons

Is Parliament’s vote to ban alleged sex pest MPs the first step towards restoring some respect to the Commons? Plus the Tories are spouting conspiracies again – this time it’s Maria Caulfield and 15-minute cities. What is she on about and what even are 15-minute cities? And in the Extra Bit for subscribers, Apple destroys the tools of creativity in its new iPad advert and no-one is impressed. Do our panel hate it too? Want more from the House of Podmasters? Origin Story Season 5 is out now! Ian

May 17, 2024 • 57:35

“Vote for me or it’s World War 3”

“Vote for me or it’s World War 3”

Rishi Sunak’s speech on Monday was one step short of giving the British public a very dreary ultimatum – vote Tory or else. But with Natalie Elphicke defecting, Nadhim Zahawi stepping down, and Dominic Cummings and Matt Goodwin wanting to create their own parties - can any message Sunak sends to the public give him a chance at the next election? Plus, Keir Starmer announced his plan to tackle immigration last week – what’s in it, and ultimately how does the UK feel about immigration right now? •

May 14, 2024 • 59:38

Starmer vs. The Green Machine

Starmer vs. The Green Machine

Tory failure at the locals was obvious – but the rise of Greens and independents was less clear in advance. What does this mean for Labour and the general election? Plus, it’s 30 years since John Smith died, is he the best Prime Minister Britain never had? Historian and editor of the Tides of History project, Anthony Broxton, joins the panel to discuss. And in the Extra Bit for subscribers, the panel discusses the controversy around Baby Reindeer.  • “To what extent are the people moving over t

May 10, 2024 • 1:04:50

The Wrath of Khan

The Wrath of Khan

The Tories got trounced at the locals – we unpack the winners and losers. Plus, we question how the media covered the races, including those who said Susan Hall might do better in London than she did… And with Monty Panesar standing for George Galloway’s party – didn’t have that on our 2024 bingo card – we ask about celebs and sports people going into politics. What are the dos and don’ts?  • “Susan Hall basically stood there spitting fire about why she lost and how it wasn’t fair.” – Jonn Elle

May 8, 2024 • 46:02

Extra: A taster of American Friction

Extra: A taster of American Friction

The brand new podcast from the makers of The Bunker. Bewildered by the US Presidential Election? Don’t worry, American Friction has got you. Every Friday Chris Jones, Jacob Jarvis and Nikki McCann Ramírez of Rolling Stone join expert special guests to count down to America’s most rancorous election in generations. Get the full episode and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all major platforms. Follow us on social media: TwitterInstagram TikTokWritten and presented by Chris Jones,

May 5, 2024 • 8:47

Emergency Localcast – How bad was it for Sunak?

Emergency Localcast – How bad was it for Sunak?

As Labour takes Conservative seats across the UK and in the Blackpool South constituency, Ros Taylor joins Jacob Jarvis to work out what it all means. Is it really the Tories’ worst local elections performance in 40 years? Are there any scraps of comfort for Sunak – or is he doomed?  Support us on Patreon to get early access to all our live tickets plus mugs, t-shirts and more.   Presented by Jacob Jarvis. Produced by Chris Jones. Audio production by Jade Bailey. Theme music by Cornersh

May 3, 2024 • 23:46

Scorn in the USA – The Biden-Trump countdown begins

Scorn in the USA – The Biden-Trump countdown begins

The US Election is just six months away. How come snoozy Trump still leads in several states, even though he’s in court every day? We’re launching a brand-new US election podcast American Friction and its regular panelist Nikki McCann Ramírez joins OGWN to scope out American’s Final Countdown. Plus, last-minute speculation on the local elections. Are our devolved local institutions really “a hot mess”? And in the Extra Bit for Patreon people: Following the fall of Too Nice Guy Humza Yousaf, when

May 2, 2024 • 1:01:04

Who’ll stop the Rayner?

Who’ll stop the Rayner?

The right wing press’s feverish attempts to take down Angela Rayner seem to be failing. What’s the secret of Rayner’s appeal and what does the future hold for Labour’s combative Deputy Leader? Plus, the SNP in turmoil as Humza Yousaf’s powerplay against the Greens goes badly wrong, forcing him to quit as Scotland’s First Minister. Scottish writer Gerry Hassan unpacks it for us. And how misty-eyed nostalgia accounts sneak hardline culture war dogwhistles into your mum’s Facebook feed. Final ticke

Apr 30, 2024 • 1:03:06

Rwanda endgame, Local Elections: The Tory collapse is here

Rwanda endgame, Local Elections: The Tory collapse is here

Sunak is still adamant his Rwanda plan will ‘stop the boats’. Will it? We unpack the latest in Tory failure and cruelty. Plus, the local elections are just around the corner and some Tory councillors are literally begging Sunak to stay clear of their constituencies. What should we be looking out for come May 2nd? Then in the Extra Bit for backers, are we heading for a future where all our politicians are weird and wealthy, as Tony Blair puts it? Or are we already there?• “It will cost m

Apr 26, 2024 • 1:03:56

Sunak Pulls a Sickie

Sunak Pulls a Sickie

Rishi Sunak has found a new target to pick on – the sick. He claims Britain needs to get rid of its ‘sick note culture’ and he wants work and health professionals to issue the fit notes instead of GPs – what could possibly go wrong? And Starmer might be popular now, but if he’s elected as PM his popularity will likely dwindle and fast. How will he and his party handle that?  • “There is a lazy ignorance here born out of not hanging out of hanging out with anyone who has used the benefits system

Apr 23, 2024 • 1:02:16

Liz Truss: Tip of the Iceberg

Liz Truss: Tip of the Iceberg

• Join us for OGWN: It’s Grim Up North London live in Islington on Mon 20 May. Tickets onsale now. Liz Truss’ new book 10 Years To Save the West certainly isn’t a boring read but neither is it a good one. Actor and impressionist Jan Ravens joins the panel to pick through how Truss thought her 45 days of office went compared to reality and all her other ludicrous claims in between. Plus: Sunak’s cigs ban. Is it fair to create two tiers of adult, one blissfully smoke-free and one battering the ga

Apr 19, 2024 • 1:06:37

Iran/Israel – What can Britain do?

Iran/Israel – What can Britain do?

The Middle East is on the verge of all-out war after Iran fired missiles and drones into Israel. Where does Britain stand on this latest escalation – and would we be ready if things get worse? Labour has outlined its hopes to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP – but is that enough? CEO of Chatham House and host of the Independent Thinking podcast Bronwen Maddox talks to Ros Taylor. And it’s a But Your Emails special! Are there any good right-wing podcasts? And what would you replace the mo

Apr 16, 2024 • 1:03:14

Reform UK – Inside the fear factory

Reform UK – Inside the fear factory

Reform UK’s candidates have proven to be controversial, to say the least. But, unfortunately, the party seems to be doing ok in the polls. What does Tice’s group actually stand for and what are Reform’s policies? And in the second part, why are we so obsessed with the end of the world? Dorian Lynskey’s new book Everything Must Go: The Stories We Tell about the End of the World explores that very idea – and the panel quizzes him over his latest work. And in the Extra Bit for subscribers, Netflix’

Apr 12, 2024 • 1:03:45

Sunak: The Errors Tour

Sunak: The Errors Tour

Britain is the second most powerful country in the world… according to Sunak’s latest desperate brag anyway. You probably saw the weird collage the Tories posted on Twitter — but is there any truth to the party's claims? Or is this just another bizarre fantasy? Plus, Brexit is about to rear its ugly head even higher with new food import charges. What are they and why could they damage consumers and small businesses alike? • “A chair would be a much more impressive communicator than Sunak.” – Ma

Apr 9, 2024 • 1:01:11

A Federation of Ungovernable Cults

A Federation of Ungovernable Cults

What have fourteen years of Conservative rule done to Britain?, asks Sam Knight in that mega-piece by the New Yorker’s baffled readers. You might well ask, say our panel, who discuss what the world thinks of Britain’s weird experiment on itself. Plus, our special guest the political economist Will Hutton is here to talk about Labour’s options on the economy and his new book This Time No Mistakes: How to Remake Britain. And in the Extra Bit: Which books shaped our panelists’ politics? • “It felt

Apr 5, 2024 • 52:46

Turn That Crown Upside Down

Turn That Crown Upside Down

The Royal Family are experiencing their worst year in decades. Is it time we wound down the Monarchy not just for our sake but for their sake too? Or are things best left the way they are? Plus, Boomers (not all of them we’ll add) are “used to having everything its own way”, says the Economist, but times are changing. Has the time of the Millennials finally come?• “The Monarchy doesn’t provide a service like the BBC or the NHS but I think it’s rational, because it’s been there for such

Apr 3, 2024 • 1:04:43

Taster: Best of Paper Cuts!

Taster: Best of Paper Cuts!

While you wait for the next episode of Oh God, What Now? Why don't you give our sister podcast PAPER CUTS a try? PAPER CUTS is the modern press review. We're out Monday to Friday, Miranda Sawyer and guests look at what’s behind the biggest stories, and bring you the weirdest headlines, the biggest scoops and the most astonishing manifestations of mass newspaper neurosis. Guests include Marcus Brigstocke, Rosie Holt, Jon Ellege, Scottee, Jason Hazeley, Daniel Foxx and the BAFTA nominated Gráinne

Apr 1, 2024 • 31:17

They're mad as hell and we don't want to take it anymore

They're mad as hell and we don't want to take it anymore

What on earth were they thinking? The Conservative Party’s weird, dystopian, GOP-style attack ad on Sadiq Khan shows just how much the party has lost its mind. The panel unpack what was wrong with it and why the Tories might have thought this was a good idea at all. And Jeremy Hunt says £100k a year “doesn’t go far” – is he right? Or is he just massively out of touch? Plus, in the extra bit for subscribers what could replace the Labour Party’s ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ ring-walk tune

Mar 28, 2024 • 59:48

Here comes The Sun, Little Starmer

Here comes The Sun, Little Starmer

Is The Sun newspaper starting to pivot towards supporting Keir Starmer? Will any of the rest of the Tory press follow suit? And does political endorsement from a newspaper even matter any more? Plus, double outrage as shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves acknowledges that Margaret Thatcher was, you know, quite a big deal. Was she right to do so and why can't we stay level-headed around the Iron Lady? • “I think there’s an acknowledgment from the papers that you can’t ignore Labour anymore.” – Rachel

Mar 26, 2024 • 48:42

Failure to Relaunch

Failure to Relaunch

Rishi Sunak is going for yet another relaunch. Will it work? (Probably not…) Plus, plucky newcomer Vladimir Putin has won the Russian presidential election with a massive landslide of 87% which is DEFINITELY legitimate. What have we learned from this sham election and what does it mean for Russia? Dr Ben Noble is an associate professor of Russian politics at UCL and chats with Alex Andreou. And in the Extra Bit for subscribers, will Aaron Taylor-Johnson kick ass as the new James Bond, o

Mar 22, 2024 • 1:06:21

Banging Your Head Against a Red Wall

Banging Your Head Against a Red Wall

Why are we so obsessed with ‘The Red Wall’? What does it mean and are the Tories about to lose all of those seats in the North? Plus, new research shows the government’s levelling-up project has not worked… at all. Only 10% of the approved fund has been spent by councils. Why? And were the government’s missions ever achievable? • “The red wall are actually voters who should’ve been Tory for quite a long time.” – Marie Le Conte• “It was more of an F YOU to the whole system.” – Hannah Fea

Mar 19, 2024 • 59:25

The End of the Tories as We Know Them (and I Feel Fine?)

The End of the Tories as We Know Them (and I Feel Fine?)

As the Tories face another racism row, we imagine a world where the Conservative Party simply didn’t exist. Would that be for the best for everyone? Plus, according to new research, only Uzbekistan is more miserable than the UK. What does this tell us about the British psyche? And in the Extra Bit for subscribers, is Kate Middleton just bad at Photoshop or is there a darker conspiracy at play? (PS. It’s definitely the first one.) • “There are certain trends that are making Conservative MPs real

Mar 15, 2024 • 52:46

30p Lee: You Can’t Fire Me, I Quit!

30p Lee: You Can’t Fire Me, I Quit!

Lee Anderson has thrown a strop and joined Reform UK. What is this political journeyman trying to do – other than seek a load of attention? And, the budget hasn’t managed to win hearts and minds for the Tories. In fact, it made the dial creep in the wrong direction. What will they try next? • “If the Tories choose to radicalise, then I’m sure Lee Anderson could find a home back within the party.” – Hannah Fearn  • “Talking up the numbers of defectors is just a way of spooking the Tories.” – Raf

Mar 12, 2024 • 1:00:10

Kicking the Budget

Kicking the Budget

Jeremy Hunt’s budget has arrived. We unpack the good, bad and ugly – and ask: “Are we all going to be much richer now?” Short answer: No. Also, the BBC’s first-ever disinformation and social media correspondent Marianna Spring joins the panel to discuss her new book Among the Trolls: My Journey Through Conspiracyland, how she wards off online hate – and why social media is so rife with conspiracy theorists.  Buy Among the Trolls: My Journey Through Conspiracyland through our affiliate bookshop

Mar 8, 2024 • 55:54

Is Galloway the game-changer he thinks he is?

Is Galloway the game-changer he thinks he is?

Is Galloway’s victory in Rochdale quite the seismic event that Gorgeous George claims it is? With even Mail readers more likely to vote Labour than Tory, do the papers still have the power they used to? And there’s a debate brewing on assisted dying. What do our panel think? Plus, Budget tips, the Supreme Court on whether Trump gets on the ballot, and why Marie le Conte considers herself a Space Arab.     • “Literally nobody wants tax cuts. If your ceiling is leaking, the upstairs neighbour givi

Mar 5, 2024 • 1:02:43

Sunak, Bigotry and 30p Lee

Sunak, Bigotry and 30p Lee

After Lee Anderson and Suella Braverman’s recent outbursts, why are the Tories so scared of the word Islamophobia? And how deep does this issue run in the party? Plus, it’s a But Your Emails special! In the second half the panel answers as many of our listeners burning political questions as possible. Then in the Extra Bit for subscribers, what are political marches good for? The panel discusses their own experiences.  We’re on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnow  www.patreon.com/oh

Mar 1, 2024 • 1:07:12

Man Behaving Bad Lee

Man Behaving Bad Lee

30p Lee has shown his real worth by claiming that Islamists have “got control” of Sadiq Khan. Suella Braverman, however, says they’re already in charge. Why hasn’t she lost the whip but Lee Anderson has? The panel discusses whether we have an intimidation issue in politics. Plus, as the Tories head for oblivion, why do political parties fail to learn from their mistakes before it’s too late? • “The Tories are Anderson’s enablers and for a reason – because it’s useful to them to have someone blo

Feb 27, 2024 • 59:15

David Cameron – Best of the Worst of the Worst?

David Cameron – Best of the Worst of the Worst?

We can’t believe we’re asking this, but is David Cameron showing some competence in his role as foreign secretary? Or is he just the best of a terrible Cabinet? The panel discusses how he’s performed so far – and whether we can ever really forgive him. The answer is no, we can’t, by the way. Plus, Our Ros Taylor’s written a book! The Future of Trust is out now! She discusses her work with the panel.  Buy The Future of Trust through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund Oh God, What Now? b

Feb 23, 2024 • 1:07:14

Stop Talking Britain Down, Brexiteers!

Stop Talking Britain Down, Brexiteers!

Why do the right-wing intelligentsia keep talking Britain down? Didn’t they get all they ever wanted when we left the EU? And who are the worst culprits? Plus: Remember when Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister and promised to fix the economy? Yes, well last week it emerged that Britain had entered a recession – nailed it. Has he completely failed on all his other goals too? That’s Oh God, What Now? with our special guest, political comedian Alistair Barrie. “The blame game is the only game in tow

Feb 20, 2024 • 59:10

EmergencyCast: You Only Lose Twice

EmergencyCast: You Only Lose Twice

The Tories have been trounced in the latest by-elections – who’d have guessed that would happen?! Sunak’s colleagues blamed a low turnout for the results in Kingswood and Wellingborough – is that fair? Or is the Tory electorate collapsing? What can we learn from these by-elections and what does this indicate, if anything, for the upcoming general election? Andrew Harrison is joined by Ros Taylor in an emergency edition.  “There was a feeling people might turn a little against Labour, b

Feb 16, 2024 • 28:29

New Labour Derangement Syndrome

New Labour Derangement Syndrome

Labour has disowned its candidate for the upcoming Rochdale byelection – how has Keir Starmer handled this? And has this turmoil over Azhar Ali’s comments damaged the Labour Party’s hopes of beating the Tories at the next election? Plus, we discuss New Labour Derangement Syndrome which we’ve DEFINITELY NOT made up. How influential is New Labour still? And in the Extra bit for subscribers – is platforming still a thing? We unpack the interview between Tucker Carlson and Vladimir ‘The Historian’ P

Feb 15, 2024 • 1:06:31

Backtrack to the Future?

Backtrack to the Future?

It’s been called “the mother of all U-turns”, but is Labour’s backtracking on its £28bn green policy pledge justified? And should we stop moaning and learn to love U-turns anyway? Plus, the UK’s education system isn’t in brilliant shape. What needs solving, and does Labour have a plan? Special guest Charlotte Santry, news editor for TES Magazine, FKA the Times Education Supplement, marks our report card. • “The £28b figure? I'm not bothered about it, it was just a pointless round number.” – Han

Feb 13, 2024 • 53:06

Episode 500! The Brexit Bunch – These We Have Loved To Hate

Episode 500! The Brexit Bunch – These We Have Loved To Hate

It’s the 500th episode since we started as Remainiacs! To mark the occasion we’ve highlighted 10 of the worst Brexit bad guys we love to hate… because you can’t spell “schadenfreude” without E.U. Plus, immigration under the microscope with migration expert Zoe Gardner. Are we in the crisis the Tories claim? And how will the next government handle it? And in the Extra Bit for subscribers, why are our MPs swearing so much and do we really give a shit? • “It still amazes me that Farage did not pay

Feb 9, 2024 • 1:01:13

Can We Fix It? We're Not Sure!

Can We Fix It? We're Not Sure!

Yes, we know the Tory party has made an absolute mess of the country – but can Labour do anything to fix it? And if it can, in which areas will it focus? Plus, according to new research, Gen Z boys and men are getting increasingly angry at feminism. Why? What’s behind the political rift between men and women? And is it all Andrew Tate’s fault?  •”Labour thinks the Tories will fight the next election on wedge issues… that is NOT the strategy.” – Alex Andreou. •”I cover this for a living and even

Feb 6, 2024 • 1:02:05

Jumping on the ban wagon

Jumping on the ban wagon

Disposable vapes, XL bullies, and nitrous oxide – this government loves banning things. Has that always been the case? Do we secretly love living in a nanny state? And the housing crisis keeps getting worse, will a Labour government be able to fix the problem? We’ve got two of the UK’s leading housing journalists with us, including award-winning journalist and author of Show Me The Bodies: How We Let Grenfell Happen, Peter Apps.  • “We shouldn’t have a nerd PM, he doesn’t understand the appeal o

Feb 2, 2024 • 54:24

Brexit: New ways for it to ruin everything!

Brexit: New ways for it to ruin everything!

Brexit Fourth Birthday Special! As new import regulations come in to make meat, cheese and flowers more expensive, why can’t we face up to the Dumbest Thing Britain Ever Did? Tory fratricide latest: the beleaguered Rishi Sunak’s masterplan is… banning disposable vapes? Is Viktor Orbán’s Hungary about to get kicked out of the EU? And will we see Mar-a-Lago on Zoopla soon?  (Due to illness it’s an all-male “manel” today. Normal service resumed ASAP.) • “The Government has effectively beta-tested

Jan 30, 2024 • 55:03

Is Britain fundamentally conservative?

Is Britain fundamentally conservative?

Is Britain a conservative nation at its core – or is it time to dispel that myth? And the Tories haven’t been too good at picking party leaders of late, could Kemi Badenoch be next up? The panel discusses who she is and what she stands for? Plus, in the extra bit for subscribers, Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer wants to give Ofcom more powers to stop what she believes is BBC bias – does she have a point? • “I think the cost of living crisis is making more institutions left wing.” – Marie Le Conte

Jan 26, 2024 • 1:03:26

Attack of the ‘Will of the People’!

Attack of the ‘Will of the People’!

Get the political cliché klaxon ready – Rishi Sunak has invoked the so-called “will of the people” as he boosts his Rwanda rhetoric. Does he have any idea what the public actually wants? And why is he so desperately upping his populist-but-not-very-popular messaging? Plus, as attacks on Starmer get increasingly desperate – should anyone care about mud-slinging from the tabloids? Ros Taylor is joined by Hannah Fearn and Times columnist Hugo Rifkind. • “When he has seen the will of the pe

Jan 23, 2024 • 50:41

Rebels without a clue

Rebels without a clue

Lee Anderson and his pals have thrown their toys out of the pram – we unpack the latest Tory fallout. Plus, Houthi rebel strikes across Red Sea shipping lanes have led to counterstrikes from the UK and the US militaries. How has that action been justified and what’s the danger of escalation? And, leading transport commentator Simon Calder joins the panel to give his thoughts on the UK’s travel networks – the good, the bad and the ugly.  • “It felt like ‘we’ve bombed this and this is why we did

Jan 18, 2024 • 1:04:53

🔊 BONUS 🔊 Secrets of Podmasters’ ‘Audio Island’

🔊 BONUS 🔊 Secrets of Podmasters’ ‘Audio Island’

‘Oh God, What Else?’ is our Monday morning extra edition for Patreon backers. This week’s episode is a bit special so we thought we’d make it available to the wider OGWN-verse too. This time: After 1,875 days, Oh God, What Now? producer extraordinaire Alex Rees is leaving Podmasters. He joins the rest of our audio team, Jade Bailey, Simon Williams and Robin Leeburn to take you behind the scenes of Podmasters to discuss how the company, podcasts and people have changed over the years. • “In my fi

Jan 17, 2024 • 42:26

The Tory mob turns on Sunak

The Tory mob turns on Sunak

It’s another tough week for Rishi Sunak as a new poll suggests the Tories are set for 1997-style obliteration. But, are the results all they seem? And are certain Tory factions turning further against him? Then, inspired by Ian Hislop Vs Jake Berry on Peston last week – the panel discusses how you win a meaningful argument in the world of politics. Is it even possible? • ”We always talk about the red wall going down, but this poll shows it's being rebuilt?” – Matt Green • “Voters care if he doe

Jan 17, 2024 • 1:08:10

Hate Mail: Post Office scandal boils over

Hate Mail: Post Office scandal boils over

An ITV drama throws the Post Office scandal back into the public eye. Why was it ignored – and what other scandals should we be discussing more? Plus, hands up if you had net zero goals as Sunak’s first blow of 2024. Chris Skidmore’s resignation over the Offshore Petroleum Bill has put the Tories in a spin. And in the Extra Bit for subscribers the most depressing day of the year (apparently) is on the horizon, what do our panel do to cheer themselves up in January?  • “We really mustn't obscure

Jan 12, 2024 • 1:05:08

Are you ready for the Tories’ alternative reality?

Are you ready for the Tories’ alternative reality?

When is a vote not a vote? Billions of people will go to the polls around the world this year but in Britain and the US, will the elections cover up deep democratic decay? Plus, the Conservative’s long goodbye to power is creating its own alternative universe of TV, comment and counterfactual reality. What happens when the Tory infosphere loses its mind? • “The country that’s worrying me at the moment is Germany.” – Marie Le Conte.• “Some people want Fox News for Britain and the more co

Jan 9, 2024 • 1:13:48

2024 preview: A pint of wine with friends

2024 preview: A pint of wine with friends

It’s 2024 and Rishi Sunak is up to his old tricks. The panel discusses what lies ahead for the year, plus all you might have missed over the festive period – from Sunak's meeting with Cummings to the pint of wine discourse. And in the extra bit for subscribers, what’s in and what's out for 2024 according to our panel? “I think 2024 could be the year of reclassifying things off of your to do list.” – Zoe Grunewald “Sunak’s big problem is Reform UK.” – Alex Andreou “Why would you trust Do

Jan 5, 2024 • 1:07:13

End of Year Special: The 12 Absolute Worst People of 2023

End of Year Special: The 12 Absolute Worst People of 2023

What have Donald Trump, Suella Braverman, and 495 voters in Uxbridge and South Ruislip all got in common? That’s right, they’re all terrible. For our last episode of the year, we’ve decided to put together a list of our 12 villains of Christmas. And in the extra bit for subscribers only, it’s the festive season – so what wholesome traditions does the panel have at Christmas? • “Nadine Dorries either genuinely has absolutely zero self-awareness, or she’s taking the piss.” – Alex Andreou • “Borin

Dec 21, 2023 • 1:16:30

Confessions of a Bra Baroness

Confessions of a Bra Baroness

Michelle Mone admits lying to the media about her PPE links – but hey, that ain’t a crime! What will the repercussions be of her belated honesty? Plus, Labour is getting ready for a spring election. Should we be braced for campaigns to start in earnest once the tinsel’s been taken down? And Christmas is a boring time for political geeks. The panel discusses getting through a period of little to no Westminster news. • “People do hate the press, but you only have to take it one step furth

Dec 19, 2023 • 54:26

Do they know it’s Rishmas time? Part Two – Live at London’s Comedy Store

Do they know it’s Rishmas time? Part Two – Live at London’s Comedy Store

Ho Ho Ho God, What Now? It’s part two of the OGWN Christmas live show as Dorian, Ros, Alex and special guest James O’Brien return for a half-time freshener at London’s legendary Comedy Store and look to the future. What’s waiting down the line for the next Government (whomever they may be)? Who’s looking like a future Cabinet star and who looks like trouble? Plus questions from our well-refreshed audience.  Support us on Patreon to get early access to all our live tickets plus mugs, t-shirts an

Dec 15, 2023 • 1:05:36

Do they know it’s Rishmas time? Part One – Live at London’s Comedy Store

Do they know it’s Rishmas time? Part One – Live at London’s Comedy Store

O come all ye tofu-eating wokerati… It’s part one of the OGWN Christmas live show with Dorian, Ros, Alex and special guest James O’Brien, LBC’s sharp-witted inquisitor-general, gathering before a well-refreshed audience at London’s world-famous Comedy Store. On the agenda: How did Sunak blow it so badly in 2023? We take a world tour of Planet Rishi and all its many troublespots. Part two will be with you tomorrow…   Support us on Patreon to get early access to all our live tickets plus mugs, t-

Dec 14, 2023 • 53:34

Sunak feels the walls closing in

Sunak feels the walls closing in

As Sunak squirms in the Commons and the COVID Inquiry, we wonder what will sink him first. His defence of Eat Out To Help Out The Virus? Or his own impossible-to-please backbenchers? Plus, how would the Tory Right’s feverish fan-fiction plan for a Boris Johnson-Nigel Farage Dream Ticket play out? • “The last Tory leader who said ‘Unite or die’ was Ian Duncan Smith, two weeks before they ousted him.” – Seth Thévoz• “We’re treating the COVID Inquiry like it’s going to provide catharsis –

Dec 12, 2023 • 59:04

EmergencyCast: Sunak's Week from Hell – Plus, Johnson's COVID Inquiry Shame-Fest.

EmergencyCast: Sunak's Week from Hell – Plus, Johnson's COVID Inquiry Shame-Fest.

Rishi Sunak’s week from hell really got into full swing after our last recording – so here we are with an emergency podcast. Alex Andreou joins Jacob Jarvis to explain why Jenrick’s resignation got Sunak sweating so much. Plus, Johnson’s been giving his evidence at the Covid inquiry – how’s that been going? And what should we pay attention to? “Sunak must also suspect this is a coordinated move, which makes it all the more menacing.” – Alex Andreou “All of this cannot continue to surprise u

Dec 8, 2023 • 34:36

Braverman goes full Rivers of Blood.

Braverman goes full Rivers of Blood.

Poor James Cleverley. Can’t a guy just announce his psychotically cruel migration policy without Braverman heckling that it isn’t fashy enough in her resignation* speech? We look at the Tories’ performatively mean new immigration plans and why they’ll never be enough for Beerhall Sue. Plus your questions answered in a But Your Emails Special, why on Earth would Starmer say he admires Thatcher, and Lord Moylan rizzes up Alex.* FACT CHECK: She was sacked.• “These immigration rules are goi

Dec 7, 2023 • 1:12:07

How to endure Sunak's dying government

How to endure Sunak's dying government

You might have noticed how terrible Rishi Sunak’s government is on basically everything, yet, if you listen to his cabinet you might think it’s all going swimmingly. How do we survive the next few months of a government eating itself alive without losing our sanity? Plus, why does British politics find it so hard to deal with religious issues? That’s Oh God, What Now? with guest Times Radio’s Hugo Rifkind. “It’s like watching a man who’s watching his house falling down, running from small DIY

Dec 5, 2023 • 1:01:21

ExtraCast! – Matt Hancock bullsh*ts the Covid Inquiry

ExtraCast! – Matt Hancock bullsh*ts the Covid Inquiry

Matt Hancock has been giving evidence to the Covid-19 Inquiry and frankly he’s not done himself any good. Alex Andreou has been locked in to the sessions on Thursday and Friday. He joins Andrew Harrison to unpack what the former Health Secretary said – and just how badly he came across.  • “His appearance was always going to be very defensive.” – Alex Andreou • “He was doing the same bullshitting that he was being accused of.” – Alex Andreou • “Someone of his limited ability should never have b

Dec 1, 2023 • 32:39

Israel/Hamas ceasefire: What's changed and what's next?

Israel/Hamas ceasefire: What's changed and what's next?

The first ceasefire deal in the Israel/Hamas conflict has been signed and hostages have been released. How will the war continue after this pause ends? Yair Wallach is a cultural historian of modern Palestine/Israel at SOAS University of London and joins the panel to discuss. Plus, With the Tories suffering so much in the polls how scared of the Reform UK party should they be? And in the extra bit for subscribers we ask: has Rishi Sunak lost his marbles? We unpack his row with Greece over ancien

Dec 1, 2023 • 1:12:30

James and the Giant Screech

James and the Giant Screech

Net migration is at a record high in the UK, and as you might expect the Tories are tearing their hair out over it. After the failure of the Rwanda plan, Home Secretary James Cleverly sayid that plan is not the “be all and end all”, angering those on the very right of his party. Can Sunak provide a credible answer to the backlash the Tory party has received over its migration policies? Or has it lost all public trust? And the general election is somewhere on the horizon, but does it rea

Nov 28, 2023 • 1:02:00

Mini-Budget ’23: Get Back in Your Red Box

Mini-Budget ’23: Get Back in Your Red Box

Hold tight for the white-hot excitement of the Autumn Statement! Why is Jeremy Hunt cutting taxes when public services are in the toilet? And what’s gone under the radar? Special guest Miatta Fahnbulleh of the New Economics Foundation has the receipts and the cheats. Plus, the great inheritance tax panic. Why is a tax that only 4% of estates pay such a hot potato?  Boost the economy! Don’t miss the Podmasters Christmas Market at podmarket.co.uk • “Hunt said very little about how he’s going to re

Nov 24, 2023 • 1:09:24

Rwanda: Carry On Deportin’?

Rwanda: Carry On Deportin’?

The Rwanda plan is in tatters but when did that ever stop the Government from ploughing on mindlessly? Plus, is it hard to wage war on the House of Lords when that’s where your new Foreign Secretary sits? And why Suella Braverman’s fulminating letter to Sunak was exactly the same as ‘Stan’ by Eminem. Don’t miss the Podmasters Christmas Market at podmarket.co.uk...with discounts available for backers! https://www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow• “The Tories are not trying to distract US with Rw

Nov 21, 2023 • 1:05:55

After All, You’re My Rwanda-Wall

After All, You’re My Rwanda-Wall

Complete our listener survey for a chance to win an OGWN t-shirt or mug: https://www.patreon.com/posts/92531764 The Supreme Court throws out the Government’s Rwanda plan quicker than a Cruella tantrum. Is the infamous scheme dead or will the Government have the brass neck to appeal to the ECHR? Plus the Thug Life madness of the Braverman Letter, why David Cameron is the Harold Bishop of Conservatism, Greg Hands finds there is no job left, and Esther McVey, Minister for GB News.  This week’s spec

Nov 17, 2023 • 1:02:12

Revolting Doors: The Cruella and Cameron Show

Revolting Doors: The Cruella and Cameron Show

Complete our listener survey for a chance to win an OGWN t-shirt or mug: https://www.patreon.com/posts/92531764 Suella Braverman’s out (finally) and former PM David Cameron’s in – what on Earth is going on?! The panel reflects on Braverman’s sacking and the latest reshuffle. Plus, free firework displays and other events of the sort are becoming more rare up and down the country. Are cash-strapped councils pricing young people out of culture? Is it even their fault? “Braverman was a liability.

Nov 14, 2023 • 56:18

Charlie and the Bullsh*t Factory

Charlie and the Bullsh*t Factory

Complete our listener survey for a chance to win an OGWN t-shirt: https://www.patreon.com/posts/92531764 Imagine waiting 73 years to become King and then you get dog-end policies from the bottom of a dying government’s drawer for your first speech to Parliament. We look at what’s in Rishi’s Big Plans – cigs! pedicabs! – and what’s conspicuous by its absence. Plus, does it matter whether Starmer is “statesmanlike” on Gaza or not? And Dorian sets up the Institution for Neutral Thinking.  Dr Robe

Nov 10, 2023 • 1:06:48

Bills and no mates

Bills and no mates

“Watch this space” said Rishi Sunak ahead of the King’s speech – well we have been watching it and it’s been catastrophic so far. Apart from vowing to halt climate saving policies, what is their long term plan and is there even a point of having one? PLUS, it’s almost exactly a year until the polls open in the US election, how are things looking? Could Trump turn it around, or is it in the bag for Biden and the Democrats? This week’s guest is Julie Norman, co-director of the Centre on US Politic

Nov 7, 2023 • 1:03:24

F**k-pigs and Englishmen

F**k-pigs and Englishmen

Dominic Cummings gave a colourful account of life in Downing Street at the Covid inquiry this week. Other than him describing people as “morons” and “useless f**k-pigs” – what else did we learn? Plus, our guest this week is the public policy editor of the Financial Times, Peter Foster. He joins the panel to discuss his new book – What Went Wrong With Brexit And What We Can Do About It.  Peter Foster’s book: https://canongate.co.uk/books/5012-what-went-wrong-with-brexit-and-what-we-can-do-about-

Nov 3, 2023 • 1:11:01

Britain’s Not Got Talent? Plus Labour’s response to war in Gaza

Britain’s Not Got Talent? Plus Labour’s response to war in Gaza

War in Gaza is getting worse by the day. How is Labour and the rest of Europe dealing with the conflict between Israel and Hamas? TIME writer Yasmeen Serhan has been speaking to people inside the war zone – she shares what she’s learned from those conversations. Plus, who on Earth would want to be an MP in today's day and age? Well, hundreds apparently. Will the next generation emerge to be great political leaders? Or will we be short of Parliamentary talent once again?  "I can understand why

Oct 31, 2023 • 57:39

Inside the Great Water Rip Off – With Special Guest Feargal Sharkey

Inside the Great Water Rip Off – With Special Guest Feargal Sharkey

After being battered by two byelections, where could the Tories possibly turn next? That’s right more of the same – no wonder the votes of no confidence are pouring into the 1922 committee. PLUS, Speaking of pouring, the water companies are destroying our waterways and running away with huge profits. Why? And how can we fix the system? Prominent Water campaigner Feargal Sharkey joins the panel to discuss all that. And in the extra bit for subscribers the panel answers the question: How do we sto

Oct 27, 2023 • 1:03:28

Rishi Sunak and the One-Year Itch

Rishi Sunak and the One-Year Itch

Two disastrous by-election losses have sent the Tories into crisis as Rishi Sunak approaches a year in office. What can we expect next from this flailing and failing party? Plus, is private healthcare becoming the norm for more Britons? And, if so, could that impact the NHS’s ability to provide a better service?  “Both Sunak and Hands are committed to this line that it’s all about turnout.” – Hannah Fearn “Why are Conservative PMs so bad with their phones?” – Zoe Grunewald We’re on YouT

Oct 24, 2023 • 1:08:03

Emergency By-Election Gloatcast – What Mid-Beds and Tamworth mean

Emergency By-Election Gloatcast – What Mid-Beds and Tamworth mean

SPECIAL EDITION: You’ve made your Mid-Beds, now lie in it. As Labour register stupendous victories in the former constituencies of tragic never-to-be Baroness Dorries (Mid-Beds) and poster boy for nominative determinism Chris Pincher (Tamworth), the Conservatives break out their emergency supplies of copium. What does it all mean? Alex Andreou and Andrew Harrison read the entrails of two historic by-elections.  Audio producer: Alex Rees. Theme music by Cornershop. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis.

Oct 20, 2023 • 24:16

Can Europe handle another Trump presidency?

Can Europe handle another Trump presidency?

The Israel-Hamas conflict is as intense as ever – but who can we trust to tell us what we need to know? The panel discusses the latest. Plus, the prospect of Donald Trump winning the next US election looms. What would that mean for Europe? And in the extra bit for subscribers a group of MEP’s were diverted to Disneyland in a bizarre turn of events earlier this week, what’s the weirdest diversion our panel have faced in their careers? That’s Oh God, What Now? with guest Brian Klaas, asso

Oct 20, 2023 • 59:41

Gross and Grosser Negligence: Inside The COVID Inquiry

Gross and Grosser Negligence: Inside The COVID Inquiry

The second leg of the Covid Inquiry is very much underway and Johnson’s government looks evermore like a "terrible, tragic joke". They’re not our words but those of Cabinet Secretary Simon Case. What else did we learn about the handling of the pandemic? And there’s been a small influx of Tory defection to Labour, meanwhile, former SNP MP Lisa Cameron has moved over to the Conservatives. What’s going on? “It’s a sort of confirmation of what we thought might be the worst case scenario.” – Alex

Oct 17, 2023 • 59:55

Can Starmer Get Back to the Future?

Can Starmer Get Back to the Future?

The Labour Party Conference is over – Keir Starmer glittered, but did he shine? We’ve got reaction from Labour MP Stella Creasy, Rock and Roll Politics host Steve Richards and The Trawl podcast’s Marina Purkiss. The panel also discusses the best political orators from the past and present. And in the extra bit for subscribers – what's the scary new appeal of the occult and the irrational? “It was quite bizarre really to be somewhere so normal.” – Jacob Jarvis. “It was an unremarkable speech a

Oct 13, 2023 • 55:42

Hope in Liverpool, horror in Israel

Hope in Liverpool, horror in Israel

Labour’s Conference in Liverpool is rammed and optimistic but Starmer is desperate not to look triumphalist. What must he do this week to seal the deal with Britain? Plus, as Hamas’s atrocities horrify the world, we look at what the unprecedented crisis in Israel means – the monstrous arguments that certain people think it’s OK to make – and why blue ticks are a red flag.  Dorian Lynskey, Hannah Fearn and Alex Andreou are joined by special guest Hugo Rifkind of The Times.  • “If you compare S

Oct 10, 2023 • 1:05:12

The Tories Finally Lose Their Minds

The Tories Finally Lose Their Minds

We really didn’t think things could get much worse, then Rishi Sunak took to the stage. His Tory conference speech was almost indescribable in terms of how awful it was. Suella Braverman was also at it being her usual offensive self, while the party decided to have a little flirt with Nigel Farage too. Plus, we discuss the issue of respect in politics – and how MPs can prove to the public they respect them. Luke Tryl, the UK director of More in Common, joins the panel to discuss research on this

Oct 6, 2023 • 1:03:33

In Manchester, So Much To Answer For

In Manchester, So Much To Answer For

If Rishi Sunak hoped the Tory conference might be a gathering of friendly faces he must be very disappointed. The constant HS2 controversy is bogging him down and he’s witnessing rivals pitch to replace him already… Plus, while the Conservatives fall apart, Labour aren’t without their wobbles. Is Starmer too quickly knocked off course when the media turns nasty?  “There is a sense that the right-wingers are on the front foot, and that the one nation Tories are taking a back seat.” – Ros

Oct 3, 2023 • 57:16

TASTER: Paper Cuts – Now 5 days a Week!

TASTER: Paper Cuts – Now 5 days a Week!

If you haven’t tried our new podcast PAPER CUTS yet, here are some of the best bits from last week... PAPER CUTS is the modern press review and it’s been such a hit that we’re now doing it five days a week. From Monday to Friday, Miranda Sawyer and guests look at what’s behind the biggest stories, and bring you the weirdest headlines, the biggest scoops and the most astonishing manifestations of mass newspaper neurosis. Guests this week include Marcus Brigstocke, Ava Santina, Grainne Maguire, Ja

Oct 2, 2023 • 20:48

The Great Train Robbery

The Great Train Robbery

Forget HS2, the current systems of public transport we have barely work. Other countries can manage it, so why can’t we? Are transport issues going to be a big selling point in the next election? Plus, Britons are more liberal now since the National Centre for Social Research began its first survey in 1983. Does that surprise you? And in the extra bit for subscribers, the Hollywood writers’ strike is over, what’s been agreed to get our favourite shows back on our screens? “People like t

Sep 29, 2023 • 1:12:05

If I Only Had a Train

If I Only Had a Train

HS2 was greenlit over a decade ago and now the Manchester extension seems doomed. What does that say about Sunak’s priorities? Does he even have a mandate anymore? And even if he does, is it too late to make it make sense? Plus, hands up, who hates London? Will the UK ever sort out the North vs South debate? That’s Oh God, What Now? with Andrew Harrison, Alex Andreou and Marie Le Conte. “In the end it will just be two steam trains between two villages ironically named HS2.” – Alex Andre

Sep 26, 2023 • 59:16

ExtraCast: Murdoch He Wrote

ExtraCast: Murdoch He Wrote

Rupert Murdoch has finally retired… kind of. He’s stepping down as Fox and News Corps chairman. His son, Lachlan, will now take on the role, how will he rule? And what does this all mean for Fox News and the rest of the media mogul’s empire? Dan Cassino is a Professor of Government and Politics at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He’s also the author of Fox News and American Politics: How One Channel Shapes American Politics and Society. “I think we are past a crisis point with Fox News

Sep 22, 2023 • 32:17

Green Goblin Sunak is Hostile to the Environment

Green Goblin Sunak is Hostile to the Environment

This week's sponsor is the Disorder Podcast - listen here: https://linktr.ee/disorderpod Rishi Sunak disappoints again on the environment – the panel give their reaction to the delays he announced on key Net Zero deadlines. Plus, ‘Broken Britain’ is a phrase we’ve been hearing for a while but now it’s not just the left saying it. Is there a general consensus across all sides? And the online safety bill is still knocking around but it’s getting ever close to passing. Tech expert and founder of Fa

Sep 22, 2023 • 1:14:41

No Money for Old Blokes

No Money for Old Blokes

This week's sponsor is the Disorder Podcast - listen here: https://linktr.ee/disorderpod As Liz Truss defends tanking the economy, the Government is wrangling whether to keep giving more money to OAPs. Is a pension crisis looming? Plus, Starmer’s been trotting around the world in an attempt to fix some of the damage of the last 13 years – will the likes of the EU listen? Or have we pushed it too far? “Starmer wants to see a cultural change in our attitudes to the EU - to take the toxicity out

Sep 19, 2023 • 1:04:30

Calm Before the Starm

Calm Before the Starm

With unions gathering for the TUC conference, parties are setting out how to engage with workers. Will Sunak change, and how will Starmer deal with them? Plus, we take a deep dive into Starmer’s leadership. How does he compare to the likes of Harold Wilson - when (if ever) will he have his own ‘white heat’ moment? That’s Oh God, What Now? With special guest Anthony Broxton, who runs the Tides of History project and is author of Hope and Glory: Rugby League in Thatcher’s Britain. https://www.pit

Sep 15, 2023 • 1:13:47

Chalk It Up to Experience

Chalk It Up to Experience

There’s no escape for Justice Secretary Alex Chalk as he faces questions over the state of our justice system. Daniel Khalife’s runner from HMP Wandsworth is only a small example of its decaying state. So why does a government with such a hardline stance on crime struggle to fund the justice system? Plus, comedian Matt Green tells us why our plight often makes us want to laugh as he discusses political comedy in bleak times. And hope is on the horizon – literally. The UK’s rejoining the EU’s Hor

Sep 12, 2023 • 1:02:28

Schools and Hard Knocks – plus guest Barry Gardiner MP

Schools and Hard Knocks – plus guest Barry Gardiner MP

There’s concrete evidence the Tories have messed up again – literally. School roofs are crumbling, but the Government is bragging at least most are fine… Plus, the PM says he cares about Net Zero, but does he really? And in the extra bit for subscribers, hot mic moments can reveal more than a whole interview. But are they ethical? That’s Oh God, What Now? With very special guest, Labour MP for Brent North, Barry Gardiner. “It’s a perfect physical manifestation of 13 years of the Tories being i

Sep 8, 2023 • 57:48

Every Day I'm Shufflin'

Every Day I'm Shufflin'

As Rishi Sunak wrangles with the school cement fiasco, he’s also been forced into a timid reshuffle. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer has also tweaked his top team. Who’s in, who’s out and who cares? And Penny Mordaunt wants to give young people National Service (but not really) to increase "resilience and pride". Out of touch? Or is this a scheme that could actually work?  “It’s not so much mismanagement as it is the entire Conservative approach.” – Ros Taylor “It really is the epitome of every

Sep 5, 2023 • 57:55

Crime Week and Punishment

Crime Week and Punishment

Suella Braverman’s told the police to get tougher on crime – but do they have the resources? She’s also keen to get people back on the Bibby Stockholm and hasn’t ruled out putting tags on migrants. Plus, what slogan should Labour use next? The panel answers your questions. And, for subscribers only, a search for the Loch Ness monster has just taken place – the panel reveals the mysteries they were obsessed with as youngsters. “I think Braverman has come out of this Summer with her posit

Sep 1, 2023 • 1:15:57

Dorries Seems to be the Hardest Word – plus guest Stella Creasy MP

Dorries Seems to be the Hardest Word – plus guest Stella Creasy MP

Nadine Dorries has finally gone (we think), but her behaviour will stick in our minds forever. She’s not the only Tory MP to have let us all down over the last 13 years. So why are the parliamentary standards of this government so abysmal? Plus, a closer relationship with Europe could be key to the UK’s future. So how does Labour go about that, especially when it persists with its messaging that it will ‘make Brexit work’? That’s Oh God, What Now? with special guest, Labour MP for Walthamstow, S

Aug 30, 2023 • 1:03:55

Is Britain a poor country?

Is Britain a poor country?

Are we the sick man of Europe? We’ve got all the symptoms: broken economy, falling living standards, we could go on. Does anyone have the remedy to get us back up and running again? Plus, it’s nearly the bank holiday, so let’s look on the bright side. The panel discusses who in politics they admire. And in the extra bit for subscribers, what’s the BEST summer you’ve ever had? That’s Oh God, What Now? With guest We Are History’s John O’farrell. “It’s not just the poor who are poorer, it’s the m

Aug 25, 2023 • 58:15

Back to the 50s — Is Britain stuck in a time warp?

Back to the 50s — Is Britain stuck in a time warp?

Living standards are falling to the lowest standards since the 1950s, so why is this government shouting about the so-called success it’s had? Plus, we need to build more homes - pure and simple. But how, and how can it be done? Hannah Fearn has 4 points Labour needs to hit if it gets into government. “This politics of nostalgia pretends that it can fix problems by going back to times before they existed.” – Tom Peck. “We have moved on, we just have a government that’s going nuts becaus

Aug 22, 2023 • 57:30

Have the Tories found their next Brexit?

Have the Tories found their next Brexit?

The Tories have been way behind in the polls for a long time. But could a comeback be on the cards? The data shows that a Labour government isn’t guaranteed after 2024’s general election. What does Keir Starmer need to do? And has Sunak found the next Brexit in the European Court on Human Rights. Not many people fully understand what it is, but perhaps that plays into the Tory’s hands. Could they take us out? And in the extra bit for subscribers, our panel recounts the worst paid jobs they’ve ev

Aug 18, 2023 • 57:53

Boaty McVolte-Face

Boaty McVolte-Face

“Small Boats Week” was a horrific failure. Why do the Tories keep getting it so horrendously wrong? Plus, are politicians playing up to the cameras to gain viral popularity? We unpack whether our politicians are more camera conscious ever as they chase online moments. We discuss with this week’s guest Ed Campbell from PoliticsJOE.  “The further we strip real human lives out of this, the more we avoid an actual human solution.” – Yasmeen Serhan “The problem is that Braverman does know how to t

Aug 15, 2023 • 1:00:23

Bibby Stockholm syndrome

Bibby Stockholm syndrome

The Tories have ramped their anti-immigration rhetoric up to eleven – can it help their election fortunes? With Lee Anderson going all in with belligerence and asylum seekers being moved on to the Bibby Stockholm barge, we pick apart the Government’s motives. Plus, who are the elite? Is it you? Is it us? Is being elite bad now? The panel tries to unpack it all. And in the extra bit for subscribers, is doing things by yourself always empowering?  “I think the Tories have decided that they want

Aug 11, 2023 • 1:03:37

Top of the populists

Top of the populists

We’ve been governed by populism for over a decade now, as has a lot of Europe. Will it ever blow over? Or are we stuck with it forever? Well, there is one ray of hope and that’s Millennials. Statistics show they're becoming more liberal and overtaking the older right-wing generation in number. But how long could that take? And how could this millennial invasion REALLY impact British politics? “There is this deeply believed thing that the arch of history leads toward progress, and I don’t know

Aug 8, 2023 • 59:12

The Great Rishi Sunak Swindle

The Great Rishi Sunak Swindle

Were we all conned by Calm, Collected, Competent Sunak? Have oil, cars, migration and woke-bashing revealed him to be the most right-wing PM since Margaret Thatcher? We look at the real Rishi who was unveiled last week, and how he’ll govern in the year (?) he’s got left. Plus, rent controls: a great fix for our housing hell or totally impractical? And in the Extra Bit, tat’s entertainment. We look at political merchandise. Joining Dorian Lynskey are Hannah Fearn, Geri Scott of The Times and spe

Aug 4, 2023 • 1:09:38

One Man and His Smog

One Man and His Smog

Sunak is turning climate change policy into the next frontier of his party’s neverending culture war. Why have the Tories lost their minds over green policy? And first, Suella Braverman came up with the big barges. Now it’s massive marquees for migrants. How has the Home Office got this issue so horribly wrong? That’s Oh God, What Now? With special guest, lawyer and author, Sam Fowles. “There’s a danger here that Labour and the Tories are becoming too similar.” – Zoe Grunewald. “It does seem

Aug 1, 2023 • 1:00:58

Appetite for Construction

Appetite for Construction

The Tories are failing on their housing promises. Quelle surprise. Up steps Michael Gove to save the day – or is he? Are his newly announced plans actually anything new? And will they make a difference? Then, as the world heats up and our political parties abandon key pledges on climate, are you losing hope? We discuss climate despair. And in the extra bit for subscribers, the panel unpacks Oppenheimer and how its dual release with Barbie could impact Hollywood. “They’re simply announcing thin

Jul 28, 2023 • 1:04:58

 An Uxbridge Too Far

An Uxbridge Too Far

Last week’s by-elections left the Tory party wounded, with Labour and the Lib Dems on the front foot. Or are they? The Tories JUST held onto Uxbridge and South Ruislip, and those on the right say that’s down to Labour’s ULEZ policy. Starmer, for some reason, ran with that narrative. Is he losing his nerve over his party’s green policies? And when will the Tories stop shitting on young voters? That’s Oh God, What Now? With this week’s guest, Rachel Cunliffe. “If I were Sunak I’d be tearing my h

Jul 25, 2023 • 47:53

By-elections EmergencyCast: Don’t Believe the Tripe

By-elections EmergencyCast: Don’t Believe the Tripe

The Tories clutch at a straw marked “ULEZ” but can’t hide the fact that they got an absolute hiding in three by-elections. What’s the truth behind the spin? Will Uxbridge tank Labour’s green policies? And who made a bigger fool of himself: Grant Shapps or Johnny Mercer? Jacob Jarvis is joined by Alex Andreou and the New Statesman’s Zoë Grunewald to read the runes of a big night in Somerton and Frome, Selby and Ainsty, and former Boris Johnson stronghold Uxbridge and South Ruislip.  • “It was a

Jul 21, 2023 • 47:24

Two Kids on the Block

Two Kids on the Block

Is keeping the Tory two-child benefit cap Starmer’s biggest mistake? We look at Labour’s trade-off between maintaining deadly seriousness on the economy and the party’s core beliefs. Plus, in a new irregular series we look ahead at the huge challenges facing the next government. This time: defence. Are Britain’s armed forces fit for purpose and how will Labour deal with troop levels, cyber war and costly nukes in a world where “there is no money left”? Politics professor Richard Whitman of the U

Jul 21, 2023 • 57:22

Nasty party to get nastier

Nasty party to get nastier

Will the UK’s new trade deal with the CPTPP fill the massive, gaping hole that Brexit left? No, probably not. So why are the Tories framing this as a huge win? Plus, Rishi and his mates are acting ‘ard. Will this new tough act win them votes, or is it just pushing us all even further away? That’s Oh God, What Now? with special guest Padraig Reidy, political commentator and editor of the literature, science, art and politics magazine littleatoms.com. “The problem here is we’re doing an agreemen

Jul 18, 2023 • 1:03:12

Is Britain begging for boring?

Is Britain begging for boring?

Labour’s policies aren’t exciting or even that clear. But is boring what Britain needs right now? Or is it ultimately leading to a lack of confidence in Labour leadership. Plus, George Osborne's wedding was disrupted by Just Stop Oil, OR WAS IT? Either way, was the extensive coverage of the orange confetti attack proof the group is making an impact? And in the extra bit for subscribers, are Gen Z just slackers who don’t want to work hard? That’s Oh God, What Now? With Paper Cuts’ Miranda Sawyer.

Jul 14, 2023 • 1:00:41

Break Class in Case of Emergency

Break Class in Case of Emergency

Keir Starmer announces plans to break the Class Ceiling. Will inequality be the big issue in the next election? And WTF is “oracy” anyway? As ticket offices disappear from the railways, are we in course of a society without face-to-face contact? Plus, the meaning of Biden’s visit to the UK, the feeding frenzy over the BBC’s SEX STORY, and who are our heroes and villains of the week? Listen for surprise revelations about our panel’s social life…  Listen to our new newspaper review podcast PAPER

Jul 11, 2023 • 54:50

Miriam Cates and her Horrible Mates

Miriam Cates and her Horrible Mates

Meet this week’s Tory game-changer: Miriam Cates and her New Conservatives. Will their wizard scheme to kick out foreign care-home workers and stamp out sex education save the Tories’ bacon? Is she real or a cartoon rightist from a British version of The Handmaid’s Tale? Plus: Farage Against The Cash Machine. Can Zuckerberg’s new idea Threads kill Twitter? Our special guest Henry Morris AKA mischievous mega-tweeter ‘The Secret Tory’ tells how he hoodwinked everyone from your pub pals to the comm

Jul 7, 2023 • 1:02:19

Suell-Air Flight 666 to Rwanda is cancelled

Suell-Air Flight 666 to Rwanda is cancelled

As the Supreme Court grounds Braverman’s Rwanda plan, what will the Tory Right try to pull us out of next? The ECHR, the continent of Europe, or three-dimensional reality itself? Plus, What’s new about the “New” Conservatives? Who’s about to get reshuffled? The NHS’s 75th birthday prompts the Tories to do some of that recruiting stuff, after only 13 years in power. And in a new feature: who are our Heroes and Villains of the Week? Listen to our new paper review podcast PAPER CUTS here.

Jul 4, 2023 • 1:04:27

Don't Look Back in Wagner

Don't Look Back in Wagner

Matt Hancock appears before the COVID inquiry – can he ever be forgiven? And Prigozhin has been exiled to Belarus – but how has his Wagner mutiny left Putin’s position in the Moscow. And what does this mean for Ukraine? Then in the extra bit for subscribers, yet another pointless news ‘story’ does the rounds. Why do we put up with churnalism? “It’s hard to imagine that Prigozhin will get a long retirement on the golf course.” – Arthur Snell “Prigozhin was acting out of desperation.” – Arthur S

Jun 30, 2023 • 55:40

Conflict of Interest

Conflict of Interest

Interest rates have reached the highest level for 15 years but don’t worry because Rishi Sunak says he’s: “totally, 100% on it”. Is he? Or is that totally, 100% rubbish? Is Cronyism getting worse? And if it is, how do we stop ministers from appointing their mates into positions of power? Did you see the all-leave BBC Brexit special last week? We did. The panel gives us their thoughts. And we get the latest mutiny news from Doomsday Watch’s Arthur Snell as tempers flare in Russia. Listen to our

Jun 27, 2023 • 57:02

The Seven Year Itch

The Seven Year Itch

It's been seven years since the Brexit vote. Are you surprised we’re still speaking about it? We’re not. Speaking of votes, there are three by-elections coming up because Tories keep quitting. Is our electoral system fair? Is it democratic? Or is it time for a change? And in the extra bit for subscribers the panel discusses how departed MPs should behave post parliament. That’s Oh God, What Now? With special guest and founder of Fair Vote UK, Kyle Taylor. “Brexit is this massive thing that has

Jun 23, 2023 • 53:51

The Party's Over: Boris Johnson-free edition!

The Party's Over: Boris Johnson-free edition!

The Covid inquiry is well underway but we won’t get the findings well-after 2026 and THEN some. Too long? Suella Braverman’s wish to increase powers to stop street protests has come true with little to no resistance from Labour. Our panel discuss why? Plus, private school officials hurled the most private school insults at Labour’s shadow education secretary. It called her “chippy” and said she knew “diddly” for planning to add VAT to school fees, A-class snobbery or justified comment? “You do

Jun 20, 2023 • 52:10

Taster 📰 PAPER CUTS, our new podcast

Taster 📰 PAPER CUTS, our new podcast

If you haven’t tried our new podcast PAPER CUTS yet, here’s a taster. Listen to the full episode here.PAPER CUTS is the modern press review. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday Miranda Sawyer and guests look at what’s behind the biggest stories, and bring you the weirdest headlines, the biggest scoops and the most astonishing manifestations of mass newspaper neurosis. Don’t forget to subscribe on your favourite app.PAPER CUTS. We read the papers so you don't have to. Learn more about your ad choi

Jun 19, 2023 • 8:07

EmergencyCast! – Johnson is Finally, Finally, Finally Finished

EmergencyCast! – Johnson is Finally, Finally, Finally Finished

Boris Johnson was in for trouble. But, bloody hell – the report is worse than even we imagined. So, we’re back to tear through the details in another bonus edition… Dorian, Alex and Naomi gather for a rough and ready EmergencyCast. “Increasingly this does look like the end to Boris Johnson’s political career because of the hurdles between him and returning.” – Naomi Smith “I think this is more explosive than anything we’ve heard before.” – Alex Andreou “He’s basically using a unanimous repor

Jun 15, 2023 • 26:54

Boris Johnson’s Lying Circus

Boris Johnson’s Lying Circus

Recorded before the Privileges Committee report landed. We thought the whole point of resigning was to shut up and go away? On his way out, ex-MP Johnson trashes everything from the Privileges Committee to Tory detente to objective truth itself. We reassemble the original Remainiacs team to look at the squalid final days of Britain’s worst Prime Minister. Could he ever come back? Plus, as Trump ends up in court and Berlusconi goes to the Great Bunga Bunga Party in the Sky, is populism unravellin

Jun 15, 2023 • 1:09:26

The Too Much News Edition

The Too Much News Edition

Johnson quits! Trump indicted! Berlusconi dies! Telegraph for sale! Sturgeon nicked! Dorries does… whatever it was she did! This one’s got it all. After a weekend that felt like the ‘Layla’ bit of Goodfellas, the OGWN team convene to look at the aftershocks of Boris Johnson’s flounce, what Trump’s worsening legal woes mean for America’s stability, and who we’d like to take over at the Torygraph. With special guest Eleni Courea, deputy editor of Politico’s London Playbook.   Listen to our new pap

Jun 13, 2023 • 1:09:04

EmergencyCast! – The Pathetic End of Boris Johnson

EmergencyCast! – The Pathetic End of Boris Johnson

Johnson quitting as an MP caused a stir in the Oh God, What Now? group chat – and it quickly dawned upon us it was EmergencyCast time. So, here we go. Wake me up before you BoJo and so on. The guy we all hate to hate is gone. Jarv, Ros and Alex gather for a bit of quickfire punk rock podcasting to discuss the fallout. Vocal power chords at the ready.  www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Jacob Jarvis with Alex Andreou and Ros Taylor. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob

Jun 10, 2023 • 34:02

Negative Energy

Negative Energy

The horrifying dam destruction in Ukraine has ruined countless lives and sparked disgust the world over. Will this war crime go unpunished? And how is the West responding? Plus, we unpack the latest Starmer drama. Is Labour’s relationship with the Unions on the rocks? And in the extra bit for backers, TURN DOWN THAT RACKET! Why are noise complaints for late-night venues on the rise? This week’s guest is former FSN bureau chief Laura Makin-Isherwood. “This lays open a bigger question, which is

Jun 9, 2023 • 53:37

Spot the Difference: Labour and Tory Special – with guest Marina Purkiss

Spot the Difference: Labour and Tory Special – with guest Marina Purkiss

Labour might be leading the polls over the terrible Tories, but maybe the two are more similar than most of us think. Have we seen the return of 1950s ‘Butskellism’? With that in mind, a new report suggests that most millennials hate the Tories (shock), does that mean they’ll vote Labour though? And Phillip Schofield’s been plastered across the news, is this the end of his TV career? Or is there a way back from TV cancel culture for disgraced celebs? That’s Oh God, What Now? with specia

Jun 6, 2023 • 1:14:43

It’s the End of the World and A.I. Feels Fine

It’s the End of the World and A.I. Feels Fine

So, we’re in the future I guess – and apparently A.I. threatens bringing an end to humanity. With top scientists sounding the alarm – should we be worried or panicked? Plus, vaping is in the Government’s firing line. Why is it on the agenda and how does Sunak balance crackdowns with his apparent Thatcher adoration? And in the extra bit for backers our panel discusses why so many of us get it wrong on recycling… Our guest this week is Zoë Grünewald of New Statesman.  “It’s not the worry

Jun 2, 2023 • 59:38

Succession Finale: Goodbye to the Beastie Roys

Succession Finale: Goodbye to the Beastie Roys

So it be, so it is – Succession has come to an end. We’re all obsessed with the HBO drama, so we thought why not give it the Oh God, What Now? treatment. If you’re scared of spoilers – you have been warned, this will be full of them. Andrew Harrison, Hannah Fearn and Alex Andreou discuss the fate of the Roys and Waystar Royco.  “Everybody in the show is awful to a greater or lesser degree.” – Andrew Harrison “The character development even continues right into the final moments.” – Hann

May 31, 2023 • 30:08

Redaction Man

Redaction Man

Boris Johnson’s in hot water…again. The former PM has thrown an epic tantrum over the COVID inquiry wanting unredacted WhatsApp messages. What will the Government do next – and will there be any end to this row? Plus our panel discusses “safe pair of hands” Jeremy Hunt. What’s going on with the MIA Chancellor? “Johnson is the dead cat here and the reticence has to do with how many other people will be implicated.” – Alex Andreou “Where is Hunt? Is he sitting back preparing for his leade

May 31, 2023 • 54:19

Tories of Future Past – Live in London Pt. 2

Tories of Future Past – Live in London Pt. 2

In Part Two of our latest live outing: Who will be the Conservative Corbyn for their impending wilderness years/psychological meltdown? Our panel ponders whether it’ll be Badenoch, Mordaunt, Braverman… or David Frost? And (for your nerves) we wind up with some reasons to be cheerful for the year ahead. www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnowPresented by Ros Taylor with Alex Andreou, Marie le Conte and Arthur Snell. Audio producer: Alex Rees. Producer: Chris Jones. Art: James Parrett. Theme music b

May 26, 2023 • 53:40

A Multitude of Sins – Live in London Pt. 1

A Multitude of Sins – Live in London Pt. 1

In part one of our latest live outing: When we look back upon this Government… it’s always with a sense of blame. Join us live in London as we go over the Seven Deadly Sins of 13 years of Toryism. Plus, as cheese sandwiches and Heinz beans are reclassified as luxuries, our panel come up with some modest proposals for economic living that might meet Anne Widdecombe’s approval. Your panel at the Leicester Square Theatre is Ros Taylor, Andreou, Marie le Conte and Arthur Snell. www.patreon.com/ohgo

May 25, 2023 • 55:46

Never Did Me Any Harm

Never Did Me Any Harm

Now that cheese sandwiches, Heinz beans and swimming in poo-free water are officially luxuries, have we reached Peak We Had It Hard When I Were A Lad? New figures show that our anti-migration government has managed to, er, double migration to the UK. How will Sunak get out of that? Plus our panel discusses a new survey which says a third of us are too tired to get fit. Comic writer John O’Farrell of the We Are History podcast is our special guest. Listen to We Are History: https://link.chtbl.co

May 23, 2023 • 1:04:02

The Anti-Nat C League: Inside the far right's Glastonbury for wingnuts

The Anti-Nat C League: Inside the far right's Glastonbury for wingnuts

There were some frankly bizarre statements made at the National Conservatism Conference. Now it’s over, we’re left asking: what was the point of it all? Our Seth Thevoz was there and spoke to Andrew Harrison about what he made of it. Plus, Kemi Badenoch: problem solver or is she just making everything worse? We know the answer. And in the extra bit - for subscribers only - our panel talks Succession and the parallels it draws with reality. “It’s like they’re talking about a Conservative Party

May 19, 2023 • 1:09:01

Rats in a Sack: The Tory civil war is a go

Rats in a Sack: The Tory civil war is a go

The Tories are at each other’s throats…again. Both Suella Braverman and Priti Patel took a pop at the party’s leadership at recent conservative conferences. Could Sunak survive a looming Tory revolt? And the state pension age may rise to 68, would you return to work if it meant a shot at rebuilding the country? Plus, the panel discusses their favourite accents and why we judge them so much. “The point here about the Conservatives is that they’re finished.” – Tom Peck. “I think it’s a deepeni

May 16, 2023 • 1:00:59

The Great British Bog Off

The Great British Bog Off

The Government’s Illegal Migration Bill is “morally unacceptable” according to the Archbishop of Canterbury. But since when did that stop the Conservatives? We look at the chaos, the confusion and the growing asylum seeker backlog. Plus, Labour did OK in the locals but were the real winners the Greens and the Lib Dems? And what does it mean for the General Election? And in the Extra Bit, for subscribers only, our panel discusses their favourite on-air mistakes.  “The UNHCR says the legislation

May 12, 2023 • 1:01:02

Republic Enemy: The Met’s arrest scandal

Republic Enemy: The Met’s arrest scandal

The republicans doth protest too much, according to the Met police. Can the force change? And does it really want to? Speaking of change, should the Tories be terrified by the local election results? And Trump, Carlson and DeSantis – no, not the start of a bad joke, but a trio who are pushing forward the far-right in America.  “In recent years, it’s felt there has been scandal after scandal after scandal from the Met.” – Rachel Cunliffe “If you hand the police sweeping new powers and sa

May 10, 2023 • 1:08:49

Localscast: ‘Stop the Small Votes’ Fails

Localscast: ‘Stop the Small Votes’ Fails

Despite the Tories’ best efforts at damage control they still got utterly trounced at the locals. Stopping boats didn’t work (in any way whatsoever) and neither didn’t stopping votes. So while Sunak will be moping, should the rest of us – and Starmer in particular – celebrate? Or are the results a little more confusing than that? Andrew, Ros and Naomi discuss.  “Without question it has been a very bad night for the Conservatives.” – Naomi Smith  “It’s very clear lots of Conservatives ju

May 5, 2023 • 27:27


Never Mind the Monarchs


Never Mind the Monarchs

It’s Coronation weekend and Charles “invites” you to pledge your allegiance to the crown. A wholesome tradition? Or just a bit much? And should we actually read much into the local elections? We ask special guest Ben Walker, senior data journalist at New Statesman and a Labour council candidate. Then in the extra bit – for subscribers only – with rock legends Aerosmith retiring, the panel discusses people they’d like to see pack it in.  “I won’t be saying it and I imagine very very few people w

May 5, 2023 • 53:30

The Secret Civil War

The Secret Civil War

A Whitehall bust up is underway with Sue Gray and Simon Case clashing over the former’s appointment as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff. Is this a witch hunt – or are there just questions? Plus, conflict in Sudan means the UK has organised a second rapid evacuation in two years. Has this one gone smoother than the last? And with the high profile departures of cable anchors Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon across the pond – we discuss our favourite TV hosts.  “Opinion of Sue Gray is totally moveable. T

May 3, 2023 • 55:40

Book of Revelations

Book of Revelations

More details of Johnson’s chaotic reign have emerged in Anthony Seldon’s new book Johnson at 10. He might now be in the history books but have we truly heard the last of him? And can we track his scandals without giving him the attention he wants? Plus, send in the subs! Our panel discusses Dominic Raab’s obscure replacements. Comedian, actor and Twitter sensation Matt Green is this week’s guest.  “Johnson may be confined to the history book but Johnson-ism isn’t.” – Seth Thévoz “There is eve

Apr 28, 2023 • 1:05:24

Taster 🇺🇦 DOOMSDAY WATCH: The Ukraine War

Taster 🇺🇦 DOOMSDAY WATCH: The Ukraine War

The Ukraine War is reshaping the world. Arthur Snell writes the first draft of its history. In this excerpt from Ep.1 of our new series: How Russia’s febrile history, Putin’s paranoid resentment and Western complacency led to an historic crime against a peaceful nation, the largest European land action since the Second World War… and a conflict of unprecedented brutality. Doomsday Watch: The Ukraine War is out now. Hear it wherever you listen to podcasts. Get every edition a week early and ad-fr

Apr 27, 2023 • 6:20


Karate Kid Gets the Chop


Karate Kid Gets the Chop

That’s a Raab! Karate guru Dom has lost several Cabinet jobs after an investigation into bullying allegations. What fallout can we expect? Plus, the Home Office has tried to clean up its act and says it will now refer to asylum seekers as “customers”. How compassionate. And another local councillor drops the ball, after replying to an email in Welsh in German. Why can so many Brits not speak a second language? Plus, our special guest this week is Geri Scott, political reporter at The Times.  “

Apr 25, 2023 • 1:04:47


Rishi Sunak’s Theatre of the Absurd


Rishi Sunak’s Theatre of the Absurd

Rishi Sunak promised an end to sleaze after the dark days of Johnson. But has his faux competency made us take our eyes off the ball? Plus, it’s not just lorries stuck in Calais. Our panel discusses the impact Brexit has had on the music industry and why it’s now so tough to get a gig in Great Britain. “The first rule when you’re talking about trust is don’t keep banging on about trust.” - Ros Taylor “Sunak just simply thinks that his wife’s financial affairs are separate from his own – but t

Apr 21, 2023 • 1:01:09

Is Keir Starmer Blowing It?

Is Keir Starmer Blowing It?

Labour is ahead in the polls but questions are still being raised over Keir Starmer’s leadership. Could he really be blowing it? Plus, is Suella Braverman Donald Trump’s fault? Then finally, the rise of the non-apology apology with councillors facing further pressure. Rachel Cunliffe, senior associate editor at New Statesman, joins as a special guest.  “Council elections are always used as a test bed for the themes that might come along in the General Election.” – Seth Thévoz  “I don’t

Apr 18, 2023 • 1:07:17

Britain’s Brain Drain, Dunt’s New Book and Succession Shocker

Britain’s Brain Drain, Dunt’s New Book and Succession Shocker

As the Government dishes out fresh lessons in doggedness – does the strike stalemate risk a brain drain for Britain? We discuss health workers ditching the UK for Australia for better money (and weather). Plus, why doesn’t Westminster work? It’s a question we all want to answer – and Ian Dunt has in his new book. And, with *major* spoiler warnings, we talk about the Succession latest.  “I hate the word vocation because it tends to be a way of not paying people for their skill.” – Hannah

Apr 14, 2023 • 1:08:13

Sunak’s Long Road to Nowhere

Sunak’s Long Road to Nowhere

Sunak is expected to cling on until Autumn 2024 for a general election. Why, when there’s clearly no plan of action? And as we creep closer, we unpack what the race might look like as Starmer’s Labour sparks controversy with its attacks on the PM. Plus, why is Elon Musk slowly making Twitter the least cool website on the planet? “All Labour needs to do is think of variations of the same theme – are you better off under the Tories?” – Gavin Esler  “I fully don’t understand why on earth somethi

Apr 12, 2023 • 1:00:40

Illegally Blonde

Illegally Blonde

Donald Trump has had his (first) day in court. How will this alter the course of US politics to come? Plus, Brexit promises are falling short again, quelle surprise. The panel discusses the problem the Government can’t bring itself to mention. In a special guest double-header, we’re joined by comedian, actor and Twitter star Matt Green, and Geri Scott, political reporter at The Times, this week.  “The taboo has been broken about indicting a former president.” – Seth Thévoz “This feels like th

Apr 6, 2023 • 1:07:24

Pot Hole Sun

Pot Hole Sun

Sunak was apparently turning it around but now he’s firmly black on the course to oblivion. Should he stop staring at potholes and realise he’s heading to a political black hole? Plus – we unpack the Trump latest, as his arrest looms. And, moanalism (yes, we’ve invented a word). What’s with all these articles where people just want to complain and tell us not to enjoy stuff? “There are comment pages that need to be filled.” – Marie Le Conte  “It’s been weird watching Conservative politicians

Apr 4, 2023 • 57:32

Anti-Social Justice Warriors

Anti-Social Justice Warriors

What’s with the Tories’ crackdown on anti-social behaviour? And what’s meant to be so wrong with people hanging about in parks? Plus, with protests in Israel and France, the panel discusses the spread of such activity in Europe – and why it feels empowering to people. Jonn Elledge, a regular columnist at New Statesman and Big Issue, is this week’s guest.  “They’ve tried to make the case on pollution and anti-social behaviour… even though there’s no link.” – Ian Dunt  “We have a governme

Mar 31, 2023 • 1:02:03

Whatever happened to the Brexit Wars?

Whatever happened to the Brexit Wars?

As the Johnson Rebellion fails to materialise and backbench rebellions over Northern Ireland fizzle, are we finally, finally seeing the end of the Brexit Wars? Plus: Humza Yousaf wins the SNP leadership. Can he put the party back together? How does Dominic Cummings still cast such a baleful shadow over the Tories? And Paris is burning. Can Macron put out the fire? Or is he l’allume-feu déformé?  “The ERG WhatsApp saga shows you that yes, there’s a friends group… but there’s always the inner f

Mar 28, 2023 • 1:05:31

Hog Roast for Greased Piglet

Hog Roast for Greased Piglet

SPECIAL EARLY RELEASE! THE GREASED PIGLET IS OUT OF THE PEN... It’s his party and he’ll lie if he wants to… Boris Johnson finally, finally goes before the Privileges Committee. How did his tactic of sneering, blustering and lying go over? And is it finally sausage time for the Greased Piglet? Plus as the horrific Casey Report excoriates the Met, does London’s police force have to be dismantled? And in the Extra Bit, what’s the weirdest thing that’s ever happened to our panelists? “Johnson’s d

Mar 23, 2023 • 1:10:03

Check Your Privileges

Check Your Privileges

Boris Johnson is stealing the limelight from Rishi Sunak yet again as he faces a four-hour grilling from furious MPs. We look ahead to the greased piglets latest trial. Plus, the panel reflects on the Iraq War, 20 years on. How has it warped our politics? Then, in the extra bit for Patreon backers, we look to the skies and discuss who should occupy the moon base – and whether we really need one.  “It will be glorious – it has the outward architecture of farce already.” – Tom Peck  “His defenc

Mar 21, 2023 • 1:02:02

Getting Off on a Technicality

Getting Off on a Technicality

Jeremy Hunt’s bland Budget offers little hope – but hey, at least we avoided a technical recession. The panel picks apart the Chancellor’s pledges. Plus, as Rishi Sunak lets his MPs duke it out – is he above the fray, or asleep at the wheel? Polly Mackenzie, chief social purpose officer at UAL and formerly director of Demos, is this week’s guest.  “The post-purge Tory party keeps on drifting to the right… it’s a significant problem.” – Ian Dunt  “Is Sunak someone who actually wants to make t

Mar 17, 2023 • 1:01:26

Own Goal of the Month

Own Goal of the Month

Lineker versus the BBC ends 1-0 to the football legend. What does the ding-dong battle tell us about the broadcaster’s shortcomings? And why did the Government call this so wrong? Plus, what is going on with Trump and Fox News? The panel looks at the right-wing rage machines across the Atlantic. And, we discuss the protests in Georgia – and the nation’s desire to join the EU.  “Footballers are media trained, this feels like a fight the Government shouldn’t want to pick – but they keep doing it

Mar 14, 2023 • 1:08:32

Cruel Intentions

Cruel Intentions

Braverman and Sunak’s callous and dehumanising “stop the boats” push is the latest moral shame bestowed upon us by this Government. Plus, we ask: is it ever okay for politicians to lie? We discuss the criticism of party leaders changing tack… And in the extra bit (for Patreon backers) – should we try harder to celebrate success in later life? “The way the government has conducted itself over small boats is despicable.” – Ian Dunt “Braverman gave less a word salad and more a word meringu

Mar 10, 2023 • 54:27

WhatsApp, Doc?

WhatsApp, Doc?

OK, Matt Hancock entrusting his WhatsApp messages to the world’s least trustworthy woman is pretty funny. But is the Telegraph using them to rewrite history on COVID? Plus, our panel gently disagree on the wisdom of Keir Starmer hiring Sue Gray as his Chief of Staff. Sunak bets on cruelty to small boat refugees to reanimate his Prime Ministership. And as Harry and Meghan are turfed out of Frogmore Cottage, which homes were our panel glad to see the back door of? “There is no British male who h

Mar 7, 2023 • 56:57

How many times can they get Brexit done?

How many times can they get Brexit done?

Won’t somebody think of the Brexiters? Sunak’s “Windsor Framework” sucks all the anger out of the Northern Ireland border issue, so what is Boris Johnson going to do with his life now? Plus, Flat Broke: Why isn’t anyone talking seriously about housing? The latest source for Isobel Oakeshott to burn is the hapless Matt Hancock. Who could possibly have foreseen this? Vicky Pryce? And what’s the worst event YOU’VE ever been to? “We’ve seen how flexible and generous the EU can be just as long as t

Mar 3, 2023 • 1:07:17

The Way You Make Me Deal

The Way You Make Me Deal

Rishi Sunak got Brexit done again – but will it be enough to satisfy the headbanging Leave die-hards who want to rule the Conservative Party? We discuss the latest NI protocol settlement after the PM’s meet with Ursula von der Leyen. And as the right-wing surges, the panel unpacks Suella Braverman’s immigration positions. Plus, Observer restaurant critic Jay Rayner gives his take on the food shortages as tomatoes become more valuable than the pound.  “There was never enough good faith t

Feb 27, 2023 • 1:08:57

Backseat Skiver

Backseat Skiver

As Boris Johnson drags us back to 2018 with his NI protocol meddling we discuss the latest Brexit wranglings (yes, again…). Plus, a year on from Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, we reflect on the conflict and how it has reshaped politics. And in the extra bit, in full for Patreons, we talk about the bizarre feeling of someone you disagree with making a smart point…  “If you’re applying a purity test – someone can always be purer.” – Seth Thévoz  “Sunak would be in a tricky position if he’s relyin

Feb 24, 2023 • 1:10:11

It’s Grim Up Islington North

It’s Grim Up Islington North

As Keir Starmer casts Jeremy Corbyn out, the panel discusses what this means for the Labour Party, its former leader and wider politics. Could this set a new model for influential but independent MPs? Then – have you seen your gas bill yet? We unpack the latest in the energy cost crisis, as people suffer despite booming profits for providers. Plus – what Government departments would our team like to take over – would they copy Sunak and make any new ones?  “It’s really bad for a party to becom

Feb 21, 2023 • 1:05:14

Rejoiniacs? – Live in London Part Two

Rejoiniacs? – Live in London Part Two

In the second half of our latest live outing, the panel discusses hope for the future and the prospect of rekindling the old EU flame… Is it time to rebrand rejoin? Plus, a special conspiracy theory quiz and some questions from our beloved audience.  www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow  Written and presented by Alex Andreou with Ros Taylor, Ian Dunt and Ayesha Hazarika. Audio producers: Alex Rees and Robin Leeburn. Producer: Jet Gerbertson. Assistant producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz. Theme music by Cornersh

Feb 17, 2023 • 1:03:22

Tales of the Unexpected – Live in London Part One

Tales of the Unexpected – Live in London Part One

To listen to this week's live show in its entirety before everyone else, join us from just £3 a month: www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow  What a difference a day makes… with Sturgeon gone and Starmer putting his foot down on Corbyn, the panel picks apart the latest political shake ups. What will this mean for the prospect of (whisper it), a Labour Government? Out early for everyone (and you’ll get it all on Patreon) here’s part one of our latest Leicester Square Theatre outing – with the second due i

Feb 16, 2023 • 52:36

A pint at The Rejoiners Arms

A pint at The Rejoiners Arms

Gove convenes a stealth conference on how to make Britain work better with the EU. Is the time ripe to start talking about Britain rejoining? Is the Tories’ Red Wall emissary 30p Lee Anderson a disaster waiting to happen? Plus, with legendary works of fiction going out of copyright – we ask our panel what they would reboot or reimagine. Rachel Cunliffe, associate editor at New Statesman, is this week’s guest. Get the last few tickets to Oh God, What Now? Live at the Leicester Square The

Feb 14, 2023 • 58:37

New podcast: Mugshots with Michael Crick

New podcast: Mugshots with Michael Crick

New series preview: How much do we really know about the people who make the headlines? In a provocative new series the acclaimed journalist Michael Crick, formerly of BBC, C4 and Newsnight, delves into the backgrounds of the powerful and the influential. In this first episode: Few newspaper editors wield as much power as the Daily Mail’s Paul Dacre. Feared and courted by politicians, he’s imposed his singular vision of Britain on successive governments – while sometimes stretching the law in pu

Feb 13, 2023 • 13:40

It's a dirty job (and nobody wants to do it)

It's a dirty job (and nobody wants to do it)

Rishi Sunak shuffles his Cabinet pack and comes up with a couple of dog-eared former junior ministers plus 30p Lee. Is there any talent left in the Tory tank? And is Sunak really in charge? Plus, HORRIBLE BOSSES: The Dominic Raab Edition. Why do bullies appear to prosper in the Conservative Party? And when does “robust management” become office tyranny? And in the Extra Bit: After the bizarre resurrection of Liz Truss, what are the best comebacks of all time? Get your tickets for OGWN Live on W

Feb 10, 2023 • 1:12:59

Lettuce Pray

Lettuce Pray

Truss is back and Johnson never went away – what are they angling for? And can Sunak avoid these two figurative icebergs? Plus, the yob narrative is back on the agenda. Is Tory posturing on anti-social behaviour any more than pandering to curtain-twitchers? And with Australia choosing not to put Charles on its banknotes – who should we put on our money? The panel is joined by Geri Scott, political reporter for The Times. Get your tickets for OGWN Live at the Leicester Square Theatre on

Feb 7, 2023 • 1:01:38

Weekend at Rishi’s: Can anyone bring the Tories back from the dead?

Weekend at Rishi’s: Can anyone bring the Tories back from the dead?

The Conservative Party is dying. Can anyone resurrect it? Our panel, begrudgingly, looks at the challenges they’ll have to face if they’re ever to become a functioning party again. Plus, we discuss the parlous state of the UK’s military capabilities. Can we defend ourselves? We wade through the news with an all-star panel of Oh God, What Now? regulars.  “Voters won’t pick the most interesting PM, they’ll pick the one who will save them.” – Alex Andreou “It’s hard for someone to be bett

Feb 3, 2023 • 1:08:21

Have the Tories Just Given Up?

Have the Tories Just Given Up?

With the PM and his party on the back foot – have they just given up? Our panel picks apart Sunak’s dither and delay in his sacking of Nadhim Zahawi. Plus, are we seeing a new, even more hostile, hostile environment? And we forcefully quit the anti-growth coalition as we discuss alternatives to Trussonomics. This week’s guest is Rachel Cunliffe, senior associate editor at New Statesman.  “If Rishi Sunak didn't know about this, what is the point of ministerial vetting processes? What is

Jan 31, 2023 • 1:01:16

Rage Against the Nadhim

Rage Against the Nadhim

The Tories are on the Zahawi to hell as briefing wars break out over sleaze scandals as Johnson lurks on the sidelines. Plus, voter ID is rolling out this year – but it turns out plenty of people don’t have a clue. What might mass disenfranchisement mean? Heidi Alexander, former MP, current Deputy Mayor of London and parliamentary candidate for South Swindon, is this week’s guest.  “This exposes just how rigged the game is if you’re really rich.” – Naomi Smith  “The more people see of

Jan 27, 2023 • 1:07:21

Careless (Not Deliberate) Whisper

Careless (Not Deliberate) Whisper

As the nation feels the squeeze, the Tories revel in sleaze. We get down to brass tacks on Nadhim Zahawi’s taxes. And while they ditch levelling up, do this cabal of cronies even understand what needs fixing? Plus, we ask: is it time for the West to go full throttle in backing Ukraine in the war against Russia? Our guest this week is Rock and Roll Politics host Steve Richards.  “The Tory party hasn’t really reformed and changed, the same issues that brought them down in ‘97 have just re

Jan 24, 2023 • 59:51

I Fought EU Law

I Fought EU Law

Law, huh, what is it good for? According to the Tory Brexiteers, not a lot, as they move to scrap thousands of EU regulations. The panel discusses what an act of legislative vandalism this truly is. Plus, COVID conspiracies become the new… COVID conspiracies. Anti-vaxx rhetoric is back and being weaponised by the right. What are Andrew Bridgen et al up to? And, in the extra bit (in full for Patreons) we keep tabs on the politics of cigarettes. Get tickets for OGWN Live in London on Weds 15 Feb

Jan 20, 2023 • 1:03:10

The Invisible Government

The Invisible Government

You’d think Rishi Sunak would be pushing ministers to take the flack amid the current crises – but they’re remarkably quiet. Where are the rest of his Cabinet? Plus, while Eurosceptics suggested Britain’s EU departure would weaken the bloc, the opposite has happened. Quelle surprise… And we talk about the spread of toxic masculinity online. Can we stop it earlier? Special guest Anoosh Chakelian, Britain editor at New Statesman, joins our panel this week.  “Hunt is like the villain in a kids’ c

Jan 17, 2023 • 1:10:34

TEASER - Jam Tomorrow, the brand new series from Podmasters

TEASER - Jam Tomorrow, the brand new series from Podmasters

A special preview of our new series - search for Jam Tomorrow in your favourite podcast app or visit https://kite.link/JTS1How did Britain’s dreams of a new postwar world go unfulfilled? And what does that mean for us today? In the first of a new documentary series from the makers of Oh God, What Now?, Ros Taylor looks at the legacy of the War itself. Ιdeals of the Blitz Spirit and dreams of wartime heroism still shape everything from pop culture and entertainment to the Brexit debate.

Jan 16, 2023 • 16:26

Tell me what UK wants, what UK really, really wants

Tell me what UK wants, what UK really, really wants

Rishi Sunak is constantly trying to reject the idea he could be out of touch – but, seriously, does he have any idea what Britain wants? This week’s guest Ben Walker, of Britain Elects and New Statesman, picks apart the polls to get in the mind of voters. Plus, political donations – how can we avoid undue influence and, dare we suggest it… corruption? Are more stringent rules needed?  “Everyone is feeling the cost of living crisis, going to a supermarket is like a radicalising process.”

Jan 13, 2023 • 1:07:26

Resting Pitch Face

Resting Pitch Face

Sunak and Starmer's battle of the speeches marked this year’s first blue on red ding dong. What are their respective pitches? The panel plays a game of spot the difference between the pair’s positions and policies. Plus, as the PM tries to hibernate through the new Winter of Discontent – is he sleepwalking towards a General Strike? And, finally, we unpack the pros and cons of tea-spilling biographies. Anybody heard about one of those recently? “None of these policies mean anything. Ther

Jan 10, 2023 • 1:08:34

Sunak’s Weapons of Maths Distraction

Sunak’s Weapons of Maths Distraction

Ah, a new year. A time to reflect and make changes. And here comes Sunak with his five pledges… Well, I guess there’s always next year (thanks very much, fixed-term parliaments act). With the NHS in crisis, strikes never ending and the cost of living spiralling out of control – surely we need more than more maths lessons? Plus, after Christmas drew charity into focus – has the state simply offloaded its responsibilities to Good Samaritans? “The crisis is the result of nearly 13 years of

Jan 6, 2023 • 57:09

The 20 Worst Moments of 2022 – Our Top Ten

The 20 Worst Moments of 2022 – Our Top Ten

Good will to all men and all that but first, join us for a final airing of grievances. What are the top 10 most infuriating, baffling and rage inducing events of the past year? Our panel counts down to number one in the second half of our 20 worst moments from 2022. They unpack everything from record temperatures, tyrannical leaders to unprecedented sewage spills – and that’s not a metaphor for Boris Johnson or Liz Truss, they get mentions of their own… “Trump didn’t realise that you c

Dec 23, 2022 • 1:06:13

The 20 Worst Moments of 2022 – Part One

The 20 Worst Moments of 2022 – Part One

So what were the REAL big events of 2022? From Matt Hancock stinking up the jungle to the true meaning of Wagatha Christie to the Mail’s efforts to get Beergate off the ground, we look back on 12 months of mendacity, grift, fantasy and denialism – and that’s just Boris Johnson.  “Truss was more useless and more mad than even Johnson realised” – Tom Peck “We should have Wagatha Christie once a year as a tradition. Pick two celebs who have a very stupid fight that ends up in court”. –

Dec 20, 2022 • 55:57

The Hustles from Brussels

The Hustles from Brussels

After Eva Kaili and the corruption arrests in Brussels, is EU democracy really in trouble? Meanwhile, as all the little strikes coalesce into a big one, why do governments love “sending the army in to fix it”? And new research shows working class participation in the creative industries has halved since the 70s. We go behind the figures to ask why. Ian Dunt, Hannah Fearn and Alex Andreou join host Andrew Harrison to huddle around a warm mixing desk.  “UEFA and FIFA are cesspits for sip

Dec 16, 2022 • 59:03

A Very Oh God, What Now? Christmas LIVE – Part Two

A Very Oh God, What Now? Christmas LIVE – Part Two

Scramble back from the bar for Part Two of OGWN LIVE at London’s 21Soho club. We pick apart the Main Characters of 2022 and ask who made the more lasting mark on the world: Musk, Zelenskyy, the Lionesses or… someone else? Plus more Peer and Loathing and audience questions too. Get the mulled wine in. It’s as good as being there.PATREON BONUS: Live video coming soon too…Written and presented by Dorian Lynskey with panelists Naomi Smith, Ros Taylor and Alex Andreou. Audio producers: Alex

Dec 14, 2022 • 1:01:38

A Very Oh God, What Now? Christmas LIVE – Part One

A Very Oh God, What Now? Christmas LIVE – Part One

Join the OGWN panel LIVE at London’s 21Soho club to look back on 2022 in a gala evening of high-octane political complaining. On the agenda: The ongoing collapse of the Conservative Party, the Year in Keir, and a fiendish Christmas party game called Peer And Loathing. Get the mulled wine in and turn up the volume. Part Two coming tomorrow, Weds 14. Written and presented by Dorian Lynskey with panelists Naomi Smith, Ros Taylor and Alex Andreou. Audio producers: Alex Rees and Robin Leebur

Dec 13, 2022 • 1:02:36

The End of the Peers Show

The End of the Peers Show

Keir is striking fear into peers with plans to ditch the Lords – but why not look at electoral reform first? The panel picks apart Labour’s plans for reform. Plus, with major strikes inbound – is this a new winter of discontent? Can the Government succeed in the Grinch narrative, or does that show just how weak our ministers are? “Just as trickle down economics has failed, trickle down democracy has failed.” – Naomi Smith  “I think Starmer is going to be quite boxed in by the economic

Dec 9, 2022 • 58:05

The Battle of the Brexits

The Battle of the Brexits

As Jacob Rees-Mogg et al keep telling us the sunlit uplands of Brexitville are just over the horizon, we pick apart their broken promises. What’s fallen to the wayside on the way to this broken Brexit apparently nobody voted for? Plus, the panel looks at protests in China and Iran, and the regime change they could effect. And finally, we ask: “Why can’t the left take a compliment?” Make Christmas Woke Again with OGWN gifts from podmarket.co.uk. Order by 8 Dec to beat the Christmas post.

Dec 6, 2022 • 59:29

Rishi Sunak, Troubled Tough Guy

Rishi Sunak, Troubled Tough Guy

Sunak is trying to act tough on Russia and China but being bullied over wind farms at home. Can he shake off the image of being a weak link? Plus, we discuss the census results – and unpack the reaction to England and Wales being minority Christian nations. This week’s guest is New Statesman’s deputy political editor Rachel Wearmouth. “You lose credit with the voters and then you lose credit within the party.“ – Rachel Wearmouth  “Conservative MPs are probably looking at a long period i

Dec 2, 2022 • 1:00:30

Coming Over Here, Staffing Our Hospitals

Coming Over Here, Staffing Our Hospitals

The Manston scandal and Braverman’s bluster lay our disastrous immigration policy bare. And just when we need more workers, Keir Starmer comes out against looser rules. Why can’t we talk honestly about this most emotive issue? Plus: will we ever defeat NIMBYism? And Planet Deepfake: why AI-generated images and video will soon outnumber human-made content. Get your perfect OGWN Christmas presents at podmarket.co.uk “When the Chinese government sends soup kitchens to the demonstrations,

Nov 29, 2022 • 1:05:35

Would EU Believe It?

Would EU Believe It?

What did we learn from the furore caused by whispers of a Swiss-style EU deal? Are we getting ready to mingle with the single market? The gang chats Brexit rumblings while it feels as though the narrative is shifting… Plus, as Labour touts Lords reform – should it top the list of constitutional conundrums? What other changes would the panel prefer to see happen?  “The bloated upper chamber is going to grow.” – Naomi Smith  “Westminster barely works, at any level.” – Ian Dunt “ “Why the

Nov 25, 2022 • 59:05

No Money Mo’ Problems

No Money Mo’ Problems

Hunt’s autumn statement has wound everyone up while whispers of a Swiss-style Brexit deal are sparking more Tory fury. How is Sunak going to handle anger from the public and his party? And how will parties to the right of the spectrum capitalise on the current disquiet? Plus, as Dorries looks to pen a Johnson biography we discuss the best and worst books of the political genre. This week’s guest is Rosie Campbell, director of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership and professor of

Nov 22, 2022 • 1:00:29

The Feel-Bad Austerity Remix

The Feel-Bad Austerity Remix

Out a day early to JUST beat the fiscal announcement… As Jeremy Hunt’s cuts come in, we look at why austerity has never worked before and won’t work now – and whether the infamous fiscal Black Hole is even real. Plus, Labour activist Michael Chessum of Another Europe Is Possible and Momentum talks about his new book This Is Only the Beginning: The Making of a New Left, from Anti-Austerity to the Fall of Corbyn. And in the Extra Bit… Gerontocracy Now? From Biden to Lula to Putin, why do

Nov 17, 2022 • 57:32

We’ve Tried Nothing and We’re All Out of Ideas

We’ve Tried Nothing and We’re All Out of Ideas

Sunak is performing ex-Prime Minister karaoke, pulling together failed ideas and giving them a go. Has he got anything fresh up his sleeve? Plus star guest Philippe Auclair, football journalist and singer songwriter, joins to discuss the moral perils of the upcoming Qatar World Cup. And finally after a string of seemingly culture averse Culture Secretaries, we ask the panel what they’d do if they took on the job. Listen to the new series of Origin Story: https://kite.link/OS2E1Rand “It’

Nov 15, 2022 • 59:53

Gavin, Gavin… Gone

Gavin, Gavin… Gone

Rejected Alan Partridge character “Sir” Gavin Williamson resigns to spend more time with his tarantula. (Poor Cronus). Is Sunak even paying attention to anything that isn’t the economy? Plus, the US Mid-Terms weren’t quite as hellish as expected. UCL politics professor Julie Norman explains what it means for Biden’s next two years and the spectre of Trump II. And the latest on Elon Trussk wrecking Twitter. Get your tickets for our Christmas show on Mon 12 Dec here: https://www.tickettex

Nov 11, 2022 • 57:56

What’s the point of Rishi Sunak?

What’s the point of Rishi Sunak?

Rishi Sunak promised stability but here we are, back in a u-turn vortex. If he can’t stop the rot, what’s the point of the new PM? Does he have a political north star? And as Braverman’s shirks blame, we agree the asylum system is broken – just not in the way she thinks. What needs fixing? Plus, Matt Hancock joins the shameful list of reality TV politicians. Seriously? This week’s guest is Satbir Singh, managing director of openDemocracy. Get tickets for A VERY OH GOD, WHAT NOW? CHRISTM

Nov 8, 2022 • 1:06:45

Welcome to Camp Cruella

Welcome to Camp Cruella

We thought they couldn’t do worse than Priti Patel. As conditions in Manston reveal Suella Braverman’s stupendous callousness, it turns out that yes, they could. We unpack the rank incompetence, as well as the rank and incompetent. Plus, New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg joins us to look ahead to the US midterms – and the unfortunate parallels in politics both sides of the pond.  “The blue tick is going to become a sign that basically you’re a huge dork.” – Michelle Goldberg

Nov 4, 2022 • 56:28

From Town Square to Hellscape

From Town Square to Hellscape

Trick or Tweet? Elon Musk buys Twitter to impose his half-formed ideas about free speech on the online world. Will he just make things worse? Suella Braverman doggedly refuses to take responsibility for either her emails or the migrant processing crisis. How long can she hang on? Plus, Labour’s attack lines for the Sunak Era. And why is Hallowe’en growing while Bonfire Night fizzles?Get tickets to Origin Story Live on Weds 2 Nov here: https://www.tickettext.co.uk/OHXEPSMwj1 “Somehow eve

Nov 1, 2022 • 1:00:46

Cabinet of Horrors

Cabinet of Horrors

It’s the hope that kills you. We didn’t have lots, but c’mon Rishi – Braverman? You know when a band reforms, with a couple of members swapped out for session musicians? Imagine they were always crap and it’s not a band, it’s the Cabinet. We chat through the no-shuffle. Plus, guest Adam Wagner, author of Emergency State: How We Lost Our Freedoms in the Pandemic and Why it Matters, to discuss his book and the imminent torching of more EU regulations. “If you’re going to do sensible poli

Oct 28, 2022 • 1:01:21

Doomsday Watch – new series out now

Doomsday Watch – new series out now

Like OGWN? You’ll love Doomsday Watch – and there’s a brand new series out right now. Hear former diplomat and OGWN regular Arthur Snell explore more faultlines and danger zones that threaten global stability. From the balance of power after Ukraine to the scattered conflicts that spawn bigger confrontations to American’s democratic death spiral, these are the flashpoints of the future.Hear Ep.1 right now here, plus Patreon supporters get every episode a week early. Visit doomsdaywatch.co.uk and

Oct 27, 2022 • 1:33

Absolutely Sunak-ered

Absolutely Sunak-ered

So Rishi Sunak, that bloke who couldn’t use a contactless card, is set to bring total normality to No.10. How will this megabrained and approachable (he owns a hoodie) maestro, you may remember from such successes as ‘Eat Out to Help Out’, lead us through this crisis? Plus, even if you’ve forgotten Liz Truss, the world hasn’t forgotten us having her as PM – we look at the international reaction to her downfall.  “Johnson’s fervent wish to destroy Sunak will not have gone away.” – Tom Pe

Oct 25, 2022 • 1:06:10

🚨 EMERGENCY TRUSSCAST 🚨 That. Was. A. Disgrace.

🚨 EMERGENCY TRUSSCAST 🚨 That. Was. A. Disgrace.

What a sad little life, wokerati. I hope you’re happy. Liz Truss is off. After being in office for less time than it takes to listen to Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd, she’s on the way out of Downing Street. The Daily Star’s infamous lettuce looks set to roll into Number 10, and we ask: what the f**k is going on? “We’re laughing but I also want to cry, I’m just so angry they’re inflicting this on us again.” – Ros Taylor  “She couldn’t even deliver a resignation speech properly, it was bori

Oct 20, 2022 • 23:43

When the Going Gets Tofu

When the Going Gets Tofu

An out-of-her-depth politician gets sacked by an out-of-her-depth politician who should get sacked. Tofu’s surprisingly high protein content boosts the Wokerati to victory over Suella Braverman – will Truss be the next victim of these Guardian-reading hooligans? Our panel talks about the Tory chaos (loath to say it’s the latest at this point), and even gets into a bit of Remainiacs style red meat to discuss rejoin. Our guest this week is ARD correspondent and New Statesman columnist Ann

Oct 20, 2022 • 1:05:25

New TUESDAY edition – Put Her Out of Our Misery

New TUESDAY edition – Put Her Out of Our Misery

Now twice a week, because you demanded it… Liz Truss is definitely not hidden under a desk – but we can’t necessarily confirm she’s still in Number 10. And if she is, who knows how long she can stay without hiding somewhere. We look at the new power of Prime Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, and the Tories’ ever falling standing in the latest opinion polls. Is a general election (or a genny leccy between friends) inevitable? This week’s special guest is veteran pollster and BBC election night mai

Oct 17, 2022 • 59:16

🚨EMERGENCYCAST🚨 Kwasi Thrown Under the Truss Bus

🚨EMERGENCYCAST🚨 Kwasi Thrown Under the Truss Bus

Kwasi go gos and the Government’s spinning around like a yo-yo – Andrew and Naomi pick apart the wreckage in an ever more regular EmergencyCast. What forced the PM’s hand and will it save her career – or has she just made yet another enemy? The Truss bus ploughs on full steam ahead, with or without anybody at the wheel… “She spoke abstractly to the markets in a very robotic way – and so far, they haven’t reacted well.” “The disconnect between Truss and reality is unbelievable.” “This

Oct 14, 2022 • 16:56

Operation Rolling Blunder

Operation Rolling Blunder

Truss and Kwarteng’s politically-charged synchronised diving routine continues as the pair flip flop until the pound drops. Do they even understand what’s going wrong? And, as the Government’s spiral into a vortex of shame embarrasses anyone with an ounce of self awareness – what should opposition parties do? Alan Wager, research associate at the UK in a Changing Europe, is this week’s guest.Get our sought-after ANTI-GROWTH COALITION mug and more here: https://podmarket.co.uk/  “Everyt

Oct 14, 2022 • 57:03

PurgaTory – with guest David Gauke

PurgaTory – with guest David Gauke

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 t

Oct 7, 2022 • 1:02:17

Pound-emonium with Special Guest Alan Johnson

Pound-emonium with Special Guest Alan Johnson

Truss and Kwarteng’s mini-budget madness has sparked a Black Wednesday 2.0 – will the quids be alright? Plus, as Starmer takes Keir of business with a successful outing at conference, we look at Labour’s standing. This week’s special guest is former Labour minister turned mystery novelist Alan Johnson. “It’s too long ago to blame the last Labour government for everything so now they’re blaming one that doesn’t exist yet.” – Ros Taylor  “This looks like two economics A-Level students hav

Sep 29, 2022 • 1:06:11

Mrs. Trickle

Mrs. Trickle

Trickle down economics is the talk of the town as Liz Truss relaunches her Britannia unhinged agenda. Can she sell her growth narrative to the public? What will the so-called fiscal event (definitely not a budget) look like? Plus, we discuss what voters want to see from the party conferences with our guest Luke Tryl, UK director of More in Common. Tickets to Doomsday Watch live: https://www.tickettext.co.uk/etmejHAuba  “Levelling up has been completely abandoned as an issue under Truss

Sep 23, 2022 • 1:03:09

This. Is. A. Disgrace. – Live In London Part Two

This. Is. A. Disgrace. – Live In London Part Two

You didn’t think we weren’t going to give you some tough Truss talk, did you? In the second half of our latest London live show we decipher what we can about the new PM, from the relatively few bits of politics we’ve seen in recent days. www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnowPresented by Dorian Lynskey with Ros Taylor, Ian Dunt and Alex Andreou. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Producers: Alex Rees, Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Assistant Producer: Kasia Tomas

Sep 17, 2022 • 45:48

Monarchy In The UK? – Live In London Part One

Monarchy In The UK? – Live In London Part One

What a week. The panel discusses the nation’s almighty gear shift, in part one of our latest London live show. How did they feel about the death of the Queen? And what have they reckoned to the reaction? Out in the usual Friday time slot, with the second half to follow tomorrow… www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnowPresented by Dorian Lynskey with Ros Taylor, Ian Dunt and Alex Andreou. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Producers: Alex Rees, Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sof

Sep 16, 2022 • 52:37

The Evil of Two Lessers

The Evil of Two Lessers

Liz Truss is in Downing Street and we’re here to deliver, deliver, deliver our thoughts on the new PM. She’s promised to do all the stuff and fix all the things – but hasn’t really said how. Does she know herself? We delve into the mind of the new Tory figurehead. Our guest this week is journalist and historian Seth Alexander Thévoz, author of The Secret Life of London Private Members’ Clubs.   “Perhaps boring could play well for her, but it has to be backed up by detail. It was the boring ver

Sep 8, 2022 • 1:01:09

End of an Error

End of an Error

Boris Johnson to the dustbin of political history, here we go. With the PM set to finally leave Number 10 we look back on his tumultuous tenure. Plus, with the prospect of Prime Minister Liz Truss looming, we assess the future of democracy in Britain. Things can only get… worse? Sam Fowles, author of Overruled: Confronting Our Vanishing Democracy in 8 Cases, is this week’s guest.  “It turned out the gloomsters were right all along.” – Hannah Fearn  "Boris’s ego is why we don’t have a governme

Sep 2, 2022 • 1:00:47

Build Bacteria Better

Build Bacteria Better

Levelling up goes down the drain as its champion Gove vanishes. Whatever happened to the Tory pledge to the re-grout the Red Wall? Plus, as sewage on the beaches turns us into the dirty man of Europe, is the case for nationalising utilities now unanswerable? This week’s guest is Anand Menon, director of The UK in a Changing Europe think tank. “If the Tories have a plan, they are not sharing it with us yet… and that is causing a lot of anger.” – Ros Taylor  “There's not much space for level

Aug 26, 2022 • 59:44

International Debt Set

International Debt Set

With Johnson in holiday mode, what do we make of Starmer’s move to fill the void with his own cost of living plans? Does his energy bills freeze proposal go far enough? Plus, special guest Tim Walker joins to discuss his Brexit showdown play Bloody Difficult Women and his time working alongside Johnson at The Telegraph.  “Brexit is like this awful family secret. The day granny got done for shoplifting that no one wants to talk about…” – Tim Walker “The cost of living is driving peopl

Aug 19, 2022 • 1:05:15

Unlit Uplands

Unlit Uplands

We’ve got bills, they’re multiplying and the Government has lost control. Will the cost of living crisis ever end? What might Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak (hey, you never know…) do about it? And after Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort was raided, we look at the scandal surrounding the former US president. Satbir Singh, managing director at openDemocracy, and technology journalist Charles Arthur join us as our special guests this week.  Complete our listener survey and be in with a chance of winning an OGWN

Aug 12, 2022 • 1:03:20

Hot Strike Summer

Hot Strike Summer

Keir Starmer and the unions: Can Labour keep its distance from striking workers without paying a price? Or will everything get better if you picket? Plus, is Rishi Sunak really catching up on Loopy Liz Truss? As Cosplay Thatcher executes rapid policy reversals, is this lady definitely up for turning? And as the Lionesses Bring Football Home™, our panelists revisit the trauma of sport at school.  Complete our listener survey and be in with a chance of winning an OGWN t-shirt: https://bit.ly/3zIk

Aug 5, 2022 • 1:05:29

Posh Shoes vs Cheap Earrings

Posh Shoes vs Cheap Earrings

As Sunak and Truss trade blows in a classic blue-on-blue bout, we ask if we’ve really seen the end of the Johnson era. Plus, we unpack the crises either candidate will face should they win. Growing NHS waiting lists, queues in Dover and an ever-deepening cost of living crisis. Do either of them have a plan? This week’s guest is New Statesman deputy political editor Rachel Wearmouth.  “I wonder if Sunak has lacked the stomach for the fight, that kind of killer instinct.” – Rachel Wearmouth  "T

Jul 29, 2022 • 57:46

BONUS: The Best of Oh God, What ELSE?

BONUS: The Best of Oh God, What ELSE?

Every Monday we put out Oh God, What Else?, a special mini-cast exclusively for Patreon backers. To show you what you’re missing, here’s a bonus selection of some of our best episodes featuring our Ian, Naomi, Ros, Dorian, Alex and Minnie in Now That’s What I Call Oh God, What Else? You can get a brand new “OGWE” every Monday when you back us on Patreon. Just go to www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow to find out more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 25, 2022 • 50:39

Meal Deal vs Pork Markets

Meal Deal vs Pork Markets

Sunak or Truss. No, this isn’t a fever dream – one of them will be the next Prime Minister. The panel analyses this gruesome twosome, in the immediate aftermath of Mourdant’s elimination from the Tory leadership race. This week’s guest is Independent columnist and freelance journalist Hannah Fearn. And Doomsday Watch host Arthur Snell joins to discuss his new book How Britain Broke the World.   “The debates were a terrible mistake. What was the point in them when the public have no say?” – Han

Jul 22, 2022 • 1:07:52

Fight for the Right of the Party

Fight for the Right of the Party

With Tory leadership contestants fighting like rats in a sack we pick apart the hopefuls vying to succeed Johnson. Is there a least worst candidate in this rotten bunch? And what policies might any winner actually push forward with? Our guest is Ali Milani, who was Labour’s candidate against Johnson in 2019 and is author of The Unlikely Candidate.  “I’m glad to see the back of Johnson. He’s one of the most dangerous men to walk into Number 10.” – Ali Milani  “This was always going to be the e

Jul 14, 2022 • 1:03:10

🚨 EmergencyCast 🚨 Disgraced, Debased, Destroyed

🚨 EmergencyCast 🚨 Disgraced, Debased, Destroyed

That’s it. Boris Johnson is to resign – sealing his place in history as the most shambolic excuse for a PM ever. We recorded a speedy-release edition on Wednesday, with 36 Government departures. Now we’re over 50. What the hell happened overnight? The resignations wouldn’t stop. Gove managed to get sacked. Johnson was due to fight on – before rather unceremoniously putting his fists down.  “The idea of Boris Johnson as caretaker, a man not known for taking care is ridiculous” – Dorian Lynskey

Jul 7, 2022 • 39:11

The End of the World King

The End of the World King

Amid a resignation tsunami, who knows how many ministers will have quit by the time you read this sentence? Boris Johnson is clinging to power like a leech full to the brim with the lifeblood of the Conservative Party. Is this finally the end? Plus, Fine Gael spokesperson on European Affairs Neale Richmond joins us as we unpack Starmer’s Brexit stance and the latest from that neverending conundrum.  “We deserve a better class of bastards." – Ian Dunt  "This isn't analysis, this is giggling

Jul 6, 2022 • 1:03:41

Humpty Numpty Has Two Big Falls

Humpty Numpty Has Two Big Falls

With Boris Johnson’s face covered in egg after two humbling by-election defeats, we assess the PM’s standing. What further turmoil is coming down the line? Plus, the post-Johnson future will need big political ideas. Guest Geoff Mulgan, former head of policy in the Prime Minister’s office under Tony Blair, gives us some pointers from his new book Another World is Possible. “Nobody in British politics ever learns anything from any other country any more. Not Scotland, Wales, France or an

Jul 1, 2022 • 1:03:21

Wakey, Wakey – By-Election Emergencycast

Wakey, Wakey – By-Election Emergencycast

As the Tories suffer two crushing by-election losses and Oliver Dowden resigns, mark this a good morning for Britain. In a special by-election emergencycast, Ros Taylor and Ian Dunt discuss the fallout from a disastrous night for the Conservatives, what next for Johnson’s leadership, and if Labour and the Lib Dems have finally worked out how to defeat the Tories. “Dowden doesn’t have any honour whatsoever, it’s very good that he’s resigned.” - Ian Dunt “The worse things are at home, t

Jun 24, 2022 • 23:55

On a Sticky Picket

On a Sticky Picket

With the Conservatives trying to blame Labour for this week’s strikes we unpack this latest bemusing attack line. Plus, we assess the ongoing Brexit dilemmas six years on from the referendum, with even ardent leavers dismayed and question marks over Labour’s position on the situation. This week’s guest is Robert Ford, professor of political science at the University of Manchester and co-author of Brexitland: Identity, Diversity and the Reshaping of British Politics. This week we're out early, wa

Jun 23, 2022 • 54:26

Back In The ECHR

Back In The ECHR

Patel’s eviction flights to Rwanda fall apart at the last minute and spark the ire of the European Court of Human Rights. But is a blazing row with “European judges” exactly what this collapsing Government wants anyway? Plus the Good Friday Agreement goes under the Brexit bus, David Davis’s “Remainer’s Brexit”, and Carole Cadwalladr defeats Arron Banks in court. Jack Blanchard of Politico is our special guest. (This edition recorded before the resignation of Lord Geidt) Also this week: A tribute

Jun 17, 2022 • 1:12:36

Live in Brighton with Rafael Behr: Part Two

Live in Brighton with Rafael Behr: Part Two

Is the nation due a vibe shift? With the Conservative Party in disarray, it would appear the times are a-changing… Plus, the Jubilee weekend has raised questions over the future of the monarchy. Dorian, Ian, Alex, Ros and special guest Rafael Behr mull over the state of the UK and how it might change in the near future.  www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Alex Andreou, Ian Dunt and Ros Taylor. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Producers: Ale

Jun 11, 2022 • 52:38

Live in Brighton with Rafael Behr: Part One

Live in Brighton with Rafael Behr: Part One

With Johnson clinging on to power after a dramatic week in Westminster, the panel unpacks VONC aftermath live in Brighton. What next for the embattled PM – can he linger around like a foul political stench for much longer? Dorian, Ian, Alex, Ros and special guest Rafael Behr mull over the latest drama in the first half of our latest in-person outing – from Hove, actually. “The Conservative Party has been in the grip of a personality cult.” – Ros Taylor  “Johnson will try to pacify everyone an

Jun 10, 2022 • 52:37

The Brady Crunch

The Brady Crunch

As Johnson says he won’t quit thanks to a newfound sense of responsibility, we assess the chance of him being ousted. No confidence letters to 1922 Committee chair Graham Brady are reportedly nearing the magic 54 number. Will that happen? Then, what next? Plus, with Platty Joobs upon us, we discuss the panel's thoughts on a Royalist shindig. Guardian sketch writer John Crace is our special guest. “The idea that Johnson might do the decent thing or feel a note of shame… he’d need a character t

Jun 3, 2022 • 59:33

“We’ve Hosted a Party by Mistake” – Plus guest Francis Fukuyama

“We’ve Hosted a Party by Mistake” – Plus guest Francis Fukuyama

Fifth birthday edition! Let the PM who has not accidentally arrived at a party during a pandemic lockdown cast the first stone... The panel unpacks Johnson’s latest partygate excuses now the hottest report of the year has dropped. Plus, special guest Francis Fukuyama gives his take and joins to discuss his latest book Liberalism and Its Discontents. And a special OGWN Backstage Confidential in the Extra Bit…  “People weren’t just having a quick drink, this was people getting drunk to the leve

May 26, 2022 • 1:07:25

Taster: ORIGIN STORY, Ian and Dorian’s new podcast

Taster: ORIGIN STORY, Ian and Dorian’s new podcast

NEW PODCAST: In a brand new 6-part series, Ian and Dorian explore the histories of the most misrepresented ideas in politics. Here’s a taster of the first episode: McCarthyism. Was it really a crusade against communists or just a grifter’s opportunity that got out of hand? How did a witch-hunt morph into a way to denounce any critic, no matter who? And did Joe McCarthy really write the rulebook for Trumpism? It’s a new smash hit from the House of OGWN! Get the full episode here: https://kite.li

May 22, 2022 • 10:52

Dude, Where’s My Society?

Dude, Where’s My Society?

The panel unpacks our eternally wise Government’s ingenious cost of living fix – simply try to be richer! How did certain politicians come to suggest better jobs and working more as quick fixes to escape poverty? Is the old “no such thing as society” mantra rearing its head? Plus, the Article 16 standoff goes on, who were the charlatans who signed up to this dodgy deal? “What Rishi Sunak actually does with his money is give fuck-off donations to his old private school.“ – Ros Taylor “The Bank

May 20, 2022 • 1:01:14

Aloo Aloo Aloo, What’s Going on Keir, Then?

Aloo Aloo Aloo, What’s Going on Keir, Then?

As Starmer goes bhuna or bust, we discuss his big gamble and the ongoing curry furore. Lib Dem MP Layla Moran joins us to discuss who’s pushing the story and whether Keir’s response was the right move? Plus, the panel unpacks the local elections, now the dust from the ballot boxes has settled. And, what are the big things we should be worried about from the Queen’s Speech? “Johnson is a great asset for the Labour Party.” – Naomi Smith  “What Keir Starmer is in fact doing is what I think most

May 13, 2022 • 58:46

Neil Kinnock on How to Fight the Good Fight

Neil Kinnock on How to Fight the Good Fight

Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock talks Westminster sleaze, Starmer’s fighting spirit and tussles with the ultra-left. He and the panel unpack the rot in Government and the decline in standards – which he suggests could undo Johnson in the long run. Neil also reflects on his own time heading up Labour, while addressing what the party needs to do now and for the future. “Keir Starmer is not Kinnock, or John Smith, or Tony Blair. He is in fact Keir Starmer.” – Neil Kinnock “I think that Keir

May 6, 2022 • 1:09:11

NSFW (Not Safe For Westminster)

NSFW (Not Safe For Westminster)

As Boris Johnson’s teflon covering is scratched away, we chart a potential path to his political demise. The panel analyses the latest x-rated scandal in the Commons, that newspaper article and the Prime Minister’s turmoil. Plus, we look at Elon Musk’s controversial Twitter takeover. Sir Anthony Seldon, political historian and author of The Impossible Office? The History of the British Prime Minister, is this week’s guest.    “Boris Johnson has passed the supposed point of no return in his lea

Apr 29, 2022 • 1:00:06

The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum System

The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum System

We unpack Johnson’s latest partygate pseudo-apology and analyse the Government’s controversial Rwanda asylum plans. Might the PM’s hubris finally catch up with him? The panel also casts an eye to France as the nation’s presidential election comes to its climax, with veteran correspondent John Lichfield joining as this week’s guest. “The Conservatives are looking around thinking: 'This is a party absolutely stacked with shite.'” – Ian Dunt  “If the worst Johnson can do is compare Starmer to

Apr 22, 2022 • 1:06:58

The Crime Minister

The Crime Minister

Johnson becomes the first PM to be convicted of a crime when in office. We look at the times Britain HAS changed its PM during a war, the fines that are coming – and how Johnson is now hiding behind the Ukrainian people so he doesn’t get No Confidenced. Aussi, la merde frappe le ventilateur in the French elections. And Penny Mordaunt, Tank Girl. Labour MP for Leeds NW Alex Sobel is our special guest.  “You don’t have to be a Non-Dom to be a Chancellor – but it helps, right?” – Naomi Smith

Apr 14, 2022 • 1:05:14

Have I Got No News For You

Have I Got No News For You

Dorries decides to sell Channel 4 (definitely not out of revenge), it’s two years of Keir, and populism wins again with Orbán. Guest Matt Forde, comedian and host of The Political Party podcast, joins us to look at how Labour has shifted under two years of Starmer and where it goes next. Plus, we look at what’s behind Nadine Dorries’ decision – and what will come of another Orbán victory in Hungary? “Starmer didn’t want to be in a position where he had to remove the whip from Corbyn, it didn’

Apr 8, 2022 • 1:08:05

Party, All the Fines? – with guest Emily Thornberry

Party, All the Fines? – with guest Emily Thornberry

With Partygate fines being dished out, special guest Emily Thornberry joins us to discuss Government scandals and sleaze. The shadow attorney general weighs in on Boris Johnson’s position, as it appears evermore untenable. Plus, we discuss the Labour’s future prospects, hopes for change …and the Tories eternally wading into the war on woke.  “You can’t have some rules for some people and no rules for other people. We don’t have gods among us.” – Emily Thornberry  “Of course the British peo

Apr 1, 2022 • 1:07:03

Last Chancellor Saloon

Last Chancellor Saloon

We analyse whether there was anything but jam tomorrow from the chancer Chancellor in his Spring Statement. During a historic cost of living crisis, has Rishi Sunak come anywhere close to meeting the moment? Plus, as scandals surrounding Boris Johnson and his Government resurface, we dive into the sleaze. Will Davies, a professor in political economy and co-author of Unprecedented?: How COVID-19 Revealed the Politics of Our Economy, is this week’s guest.  “This statement struck the wrong note

Mar 25, 2022 • 1:08:35

From Russia With Funds

From Russia With Funds

Government shortcomings amid Ukraine’s invasion are clear, with questions over refugee support and Russian influence in British politics. The panel discusses oligarch controversy, issues for those trying to flee to Britain and global shifts the present crisis is sparking. Guardian columnist and The Long View presenter Jonathan Freedland is our special guest this week.  “You can’t deal with this on your own, of course not. It has to be European solidarity.” – Jonathan Freedland  “If you’re

Mar 18, 2022 • 1:01:00

Slava Ukraini – OGWN Live in London

Slava Ukraini – OGWN Live in London

Live in London… How will Putin’s Ukraine gamble play out? Has Johnson got away with Partygate? Which pundit wins the Worst Take on Ukraine award? Ian, Dorian, Ros, Minnie (live debut!) and special crossover guest Arthur Snell of Doomsday Watch/The Bunker discuss these issues and more before a brilliant live audience at the Leicester Square Theatre. Text the word SUPPORT to 70150 to send £10 to the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented b

Mar 11, 2022 • 1:30:58

🇺🇦 Ukraine: A Nation’s Bravery 🇺🇦 plus guest Anna Soubry 🇺🇦

🇺🇦 Ukraine: A Nation’s Bravery 🇺🇦 plus guest Anna Soubry 🇺🇦

As Ukrainian resistance awes the world, can EU sanctions stop Russia – or are the risks of confronting Putin just too great? Plus the Government’s cruel refugee policy, unexplained oligarch wealth, and the ignominy of Stop The War. This week’s special guest is former Conservative MP, defence minister and Change UK leader Anna Soubry. “Ukraine has made people realise what the nature of a refugee really is.” – Anna Soubry “The financial assault on Russia is economic warfare of the highest or

Mar 4, 2022 • 1:13:01

A Crime Against Freedom

A Crime Against Freedom

**This episode was recorded prior to Russia's assault on Ukraine on Thursday.** Putin pounces. Ukraine in peril. COVID sidelined at home.  Romeo Kokriatski, managing editor of New Voice of Ukraine, joins us from Kyiv to talk about the horror posed by Russia’s aggression. Plus, comedian and creator of The Room Next Door Michael Spicer joins us to discuss what’s going on domestically, as Boris Johnson tries to ignore his way out of the pandemic.  “Putin is a dictator, he doesn’t need a reason t

Feb 24, 2022 • 1:07:31

Ukraine in the trenches, Britain on the benches

Ukraine in the trenches, Britain on the benches

Russia insists troops are being withdrawn from the Ukrainian border, but is there a genuine deescalation? What happens next? We assess the crisis and Britain’s reaction to it. Plus, with our institutions in disarray as the Government remains embroiled in scandal, what needs to change? Former diplomat and civil servant Alexandra Hall Hall is today’s special guest. “I find it so frustrating that Russia is spinning this narrative that NATO’s actions are somehow provocative.” - Alexandra Hall Hall

Feb 18, 2022 • 1:06:15

When Will the Bubbly Burst?

When Will the Bubbly Burst?

As Boris Johnson is busted with bubbly, will new No.10 arrivals come to his rescue – or are they too late to the parties? Journalist and author Marie Le Conte joins us from sister podcast The Bunker to discuss the latest ins and outs at Downing Street and the mini Cabinet reshuffle. Plus, while the PM loses friends at a rapid rate, a constant ally remains in the form of Nadine Dorries. We ask, what’s her deal? “Like Matt Hancock, this rambling scandal will disable Johnson – but it’ll b

Feb 11, 2022 • 54:44

Blame and Shame

Blame and Shame

Boris Johnson remains consistent in at least one regard – he continues to disappoint yet fails to surprise with his actions. With the PM’s bluster having backfired of late, journalist and author of Just Boris: A Tale of Blond Ambition Sonia Purnell joins us to discuss his position. Meanwhile, questions have been raised over “dirty money” from Russia “flowing into” London. How does this tie in with our politics – and place on the world stage?  “Boris was driven by the agenda of his own career.

Feb 4, 2022 • 1:10:53

When Cakes Attack

When Cakes Attack

Is the party nearly over for Boris Johnson, or can he continue to have his cake and eat it? With a police investigation launched into Downing Street’s lockdown shenanigans, and the publication of Sue Gray’s report apparently imminent, we assess the Prime Minister’s seemingly ever-precarious position. Beyond that we look at Rishi Sunak’s manoeuvres and motivations, as he’s touted as a successor to Johnson. What are the Chancellor’s chances? “The Government has lied so many times, over and over,

Jan 28, 2022 • 1:08:56

Red Meat is a Dog’s Dinner

Red Meat is a Dog’s Dinner

The Sue Gray report is imminent, Tory backbenchers are sending in their letters to the 1922 committee, and Bury North MP Christian Wakeford has defected to Labour. Is Boris Johnson a dead man walking, or can he really ride this out? Plus, we discuss the Government’s latest attack on the BBC, and how to fund the national broadcaster in the age of streaming. The Financial Times’ Chief Features Writer Henry Mance is our special guest this week. “Johnson must have thought he was home free, then o

Jan 21, 2022 • 1:05:25

You’ll Always Find Me In Denial At Parties

You’ll Always Find Me In Denial At Parties

When is a party not a party? As Boris Johnson slobbers out a pitifully insincere apology for No.10’s Turbo Garden Rave 2020, has he finally lost the Tory Party as well as most of the country? Plus, Liz Truss: Portrait of a Woman Who’s Dire. What makes Cosplay Thatcher run? And who would our panel put in the Lords? Comedy writer of HIGNFY fame Sara Gibbs is our special guest.   “I can’t pretend I’m not enjoying this absolute lying bastard getting his comeuppance… He is boxed in by his own bulls

Jan 13, 2022 • 1:07:44

Happy New Keir

Happy New Keir

It’s the first Oh God, What Now? of 2022, and we’re going back to our roots by looking at good old Brexit. What joys will our prolonged divorce from Europe bring in the year ahead? Plus Keir Starmer put his “Contract with the British public” on the table in a speech earlier this week, but what exactly is it? And in the extra bit, we discuss Netflix’s apocalyptic comedy Don’t Look Up. “Macron has nothing to lose with this rhetoric, anti-vaxxers aren’t going to vote for him anyway and the vaxxed

Jan 7, 2022 • 1:09:03

Now That’s What I Call OGWN 🎉 The greatest bits of 2021

Now That’s What I Call OGWN 🎉 The greatest bits of 2021

In our intra-Christmas special to tide you over til January, we present some of the best bits of OGWN from 2021. From scourge of the No.10 party person Pippa Crerar to representative of endangered species the ‘sensible Tory’ David Gauke, from the Sunday Times Insight Team’s incredible work on the Government’s pandemic failures to favourite guests Andy Burnham and Sarah Gibb, here are some of our favourite moments. Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Naomi Smith, Alex Andreou, Ian Dunt, Minnie Rahma

Dec 30, 2021 • 1:07:38

🎄Christmas ’21 🧀🍷 Away In A Danger! 🥂

🎄Christmas ’21 🧀🍷 Away In A Danger! 🥂

🎶 “Simply having/A terrible cheese and wine…” 🎶 In the last OGWN of 2021, our Christmas stocking bulges with troubles for Boris Johnson. Lord Frost bails out, the UK caves over the ECJ and the Northern Ireland Protocol, people have never been so angry about cheese and/or wine, and he’s lost control of COVID measures – again. What a way to end the year. Plus: The panel reads the tea leaves for reasons to be optimistic in 2022. The many faces of the Liz Truss Multiverse. And what’s the worst Chr

Dec 23, 2021 • 1:01:14

🚨🗳 Emergency By-Electioncast 🚨🗳 Come Gloat With Us 🚨🗳

🚨🗳 Emergency By-Electioncast 🚨🗳 Come Gloat With Us 🚨🗳

SHORT SHARP SHROP: Christmas comes early as Johnson’s Tories are utterly humiliated in the North Shropshire by-election, with the ignominious loss of a 23,000-vote majority in a Tory heartland – and the biggest swing to the Lib Dems since 1993. What brought about this debacle: sleaze, scandal, Christmas parties, Johnson selling out farmers, Owen Paterson’s arrogance, or Johnson’s own repellent personality? And did Labour play it right by not campaigning too hard? Ros, Naomi and Dorian gather for

Dec 17, 2021 • 23:11

Bor Is Over – If You Want It?

Bor Is Over – If You Want It?

Boris Johnson finally looks vulnerable, but should we really want him to go on the eve of the Omicron Wave? Is Partygate plus COVID fatigue a recipe for non-compliance? Did Plan B happen so fast to save Johnson’s skin – and should Lib Dems, Greens and the Left really make common cause with libertarian Tories over vaccine passports and mandatory vaccinations?Plus, the Afghanistan Withdrawal was among the most shameful episodes of 2021. We ask Kim Ghattas – Middle East expert and author o

Dec 17, 2021 • 1:10:41

Ho Ho Ho God, What Now? - Live in London

Ho Ho Ho God, What Now? - Live in London

It’s their party and they’ll lie if they want to… Mere hours after Allegra Stratton fell on her sword, the Oh God, What Now? panel assemble before a baying crowd at the Leicester Square Theatre, London, for our Christmas special. What does the party-that-wasn’t mean? What were the ten worst things about 2021? And what would our panelists do if they were suddenly made Dictator?  Back us at www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Naomi Smith, Alex Andreou and Ian Dunt. Assist

Dec 10, 2021 • 1:30:36

The Culture War’s deep roots – with guests JON RONSON and RAF BEHR

The Culture War’s deep roots – with guests JON RONSON and RAF BEHR

If you thought the Culture War was a recent invention, you’d be wrong. Investigative mischief-maker JON RONSON joins us to explain how its roots run a lot deeper than you might think – as he learned from making his new podcast series Things Fell Apart. Plus, are progressive politics finally turning the corner? The Guardian’s RAFAEL BEHR on the difference between where Starmer is and where he needs to be. And what will the NEXT Culture War be about?  • “If you fill your head with ideology then th

Dec 3, 2021 • 1:05:53

DePfeffel Pig and the Very Hard Speech

DePfeffel Pig and the Very Hard Speech

As Johnson makes a pig's ear out of his speech to the CBI, and with unrest sizzling on the Tory backbenches over social care, is the Prime Minister in danger of getting smoked out, or can he use red meat to buy off his MPs? Plus continental Europe is facing a fourth wave of COVID, reaching case rates the UK has seen for months! Will Britain avoid another lockdown, and are we changing our behaviour as Christmas approaches? Naomi, Dorian and Alex are joined by special guest Gavin Esler on this wee

Nov 26, 2021 • 1:03:25

From Here to U-Turnity

From Here to U-Turnity

Welcome to the House of Funds… Parliament’s sleaze scandal rolls into yet another week. But have no fear! Boris Johnson has announced plans to reform the rule for second jobs MPs can do, and this time it’s totally going to work, you guys. Gracie Mae Bradley from human rights group Liberty joins us to discuss the week’s news...  Will the Tory old guard be impressed with Johnson threatening to take away their nice little earners, and is there any stopping serial filibusterer Christopher Chope fro

Nov 19, 2021 • 1:01:15

Sleaze Latest: Two Jobs Good, One Job Bad

Sleaze Latest: Two Jobs Good, One Job Bad

Vultures circle as the Owen Paterson scandal disintegrates into a circular Tory firing squad featuring Geoffrey Cox (hon. member for the Virgin Islands), vengeful whips, an absentee unmasked PM… and a collapsed Conservative poll lead. Plus COP26 winds down, we talk to PETER STOTT, author of Hot Air to find out how climate denial has morphed into a campaign to smear climate mitigation as “too costly”. And ARTHUR SNELL drops in to introduce our new sibling podcast Doomsday Watch, a deep dive into

Nov 12, 2021 • 1:07:58

BONUS TASTER: Doomsday Watch with Arthur Snell

BONUS TASTER: Doomsday Watch with Arthur Snell

A sneak peek at a brand new series from the producers behind Oh God, What Now? To hear more, visit kite.link/doomsdayThe world has never stood as close to the apocalypse as it does today.Hosted by ARTHUR SNELL, a former British diplomat and counter-terrorism operative who has seen service in Yemen, Helmand and Zimbabwe, DOOMSDAY WATCH meets experts and eyewitness for an unflinching look at the threats that conventional media ignores. On this first edition: Is a toxic combination of extr

Nov 10, 2021 • 13:56

Their Owen Worst Enemy

Their Owen Worst Enemy

“A bingo card of Tory sleaze…” It’s COP26 week so naturally the Tory Government puts the recycling out – bringing back 90s corruption by overturning the suspension of self-enriching paid lobbyist MP OWEN PATERSON. What were they thinking, will it bite them back in the end, what exactly were Randox getting for their money, and can we consign “standards in public life” to the box of quaint historic relics? Plus our guest this week is PAUL HAWKEN, author of Regeneration: Ending the Climate

Nov 5, 2021 • 1:07:37

Bilge Back Better

Bilge Back Better

The Government sanctions explosive leaks of noxious material, leaving the country nauseated. But enough about the Budget. As National Sewage Week comes to a glorious end, we reach around the political S-Bend to see what Rishi Sunak has left in Britain’s economic pan. Also we welcome guest MICHAEL BRADDICK, author of 'A Useful History of Britain: The Politics of Getting Things Done’ to ask if ‘Britishness’ really exists. Plus, what would our panel do if they were dictators? * “Clean water would b

Oct 29, 2021 • 1:03:07

Politicising a Tragedy

Politicising a Tragedy

MPs want the Online Harms Bill to be tightened to take in “hateful speech” – yet the murder of David Amess appears to have had nothing to do with social media. Are they trying to insulate themselves from criticism. Special guest, news and policy blogger David Allen Green, joins us to look at the fallout from David Amess’s killing, plus the confirmation that, yes, the UK government signed the Withdrawal Agreement always intending to break it.  “Just because extremists are on social media, it d

Oct 22, 2021 • 1:05:09

Frosty the Conman

Frosty the Conman

Brexit’s back! Unelected bureaucrat Lord Frost resurrects the nightmare by tearing into the disgraceful deal and NI Protocol negotiated by dastardly unelected bureaucrat Lord Frost. Wait til he finds that guy… Plus, Johnson re-enacts the late 70s by going on holiday during a national crisis and unfortunately misses the interim COVID report which pins a large chunk of blame on Boris Johnson. Just another perfectly normal week in a perfectly normal country.  “Johnson is like a man who has pisse

Oct 15, 2021 • 1:01:42

Bonus: OH GOD, WHAT ELSE? taster mini-cast

Bonus: OH GOD, WHAT ELSE? taster mini-cast

An extra for Oh God What Now listeners! Every Monday morning we put out an exclusive, brand new microcast for our Patreon backers, called (inevitably) OH GOD, WHAT ELSE? Our regulars tide you over between episodes by talking about politics but also politics-adjacent stuff like movies, food and the terrible decisions they’ve made in life. Here’s a supercut taster edition so you can hear what you’re missing. If you’d like to get OH GOD WHAT ELSE every Monday morning, search PATREON OH GOD WHAT NOW

Oct 13, 2021 • 19:20

The Blather’s Grim – Tory conference with guest David Gauke

The Blather’s Grim – Tory conference with guest David Gauke

As the Conservatives drift through a self-congratulatory conference, special guest David Gauke – former Conservative Justice Secretary, now rōnin of old-school Toryism – joins us to sieve Johnson’s speech for an atom of real content. Plus, does the BBC’s Blair & Brown: The New Labour Revolution give us new insight into the TBGBs? And after Facebook goes down, would we miss it if it went away forever?  “Johnson’s speech was jibbered nonsense, like a human jelly spitting at you for 45 minutes.”

Oct 8, 2021 • 1:06:32

Brighton Rocked? – with guest Clive Lewis MP

Brighton Rocked? – with guest Clive Lewis MP

So, how did that Labour conference go? Did Keir Starmer snatch victory from the jaws of fratricidal defeat with that closing speech? Special guest Clive Lewis MP joins us to work out whether Labour is back on the road to recovery – and what was missing from the Conference. Plus, the German elections a row of light for the centre-left? And is it really so terrible if politicians call other politicians “scum”? “If you were casting hecklers to look mad and unsympathetic, you couldn’t have done a

Oct 1, 2021 • 1:01:39

Clause IV Concern: Energy drains and Labour pains with guest Rafael Behr

Clause IV Concern: Energy drains and Labour pains with guest Rafael Behr

This week, Mr Spaff Goes to Washington. But as Boris Johnson chums up to Joe Biden, an energy crisis is looming back home. With two providers collapsing and more on the way, what does the winter have in store?  And on Saturday the Labour Party conference kicks off at the scene of Neil Kinnock's seaside tumble in Brighton. Can Keir Starmer capture a post-Covid comeback with his own Militant moment? Guardian journalist and host of Politics on the Couch RAFAEL BEHR joins the panel to hash out this

Sep 24, 2021 • 1:03:31

Back to Drawing Borders?

Back to Drawing Borders?

Recorded before this week’s reshuffle was finalised. For full analysis, listen to our Emergency Pod! As Boris Johnson kicks Gavin Williamson out from the cabinet, the issues of trade with the EU, especially in Northern Ireland, have been kicked into the long grass once again. Independent MLA Claire Sugden joins the panel for the view from across the Irish Sea.  Plus, as the chess pieces move around him, Health Sec Sajid Javid announces the government’s plan to tackle Covid in England over the

Sep 17, 2021 • 56:21

Emergency: Oh God, Who Next?

Emergency: Oh God, Who Next?

The mince pies and P45s arrive on the shelves earlier every year. That’s right, it’s reshuffle season - and we’re here with an emergency pod to assess the latest shower of sycophants.  With Oliver Dowden taking over as party chair, are the Tories now on election footing? What awaits the justice system with Dominic Raab in charge? Can the panel bring themselves to speak the name of the new Culture Secretary, Nadin- Nadine Do- Na- oh, never mind, we can’t do it either. “It’s sense of moral desp

Sep 16, 2021 • 24:44

The End Is N.I.

The End Is N.I.

Does it matter when a Government breaks a keystone promise? Former Blair advisor John McTernan joins us to look at Boris Johnson’s punitive National Insurance hike and ask whether even a serial liar can get away with a whopper like this. What sort of devil is in the detail of the Government’s social care plans? Plus, on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 we ask whether the baleful effects of the terrorist attacks on Western politics could ever have played out differently.  “Breaking a promis

Sep 10, 2021 • 1:04:19

Pets over people: “The last smear on our character”

Pets over people: “The last smear on our character”

With Afghanistan left to the mercies of the Taliban, Dominic Raab filibusters his own Foreign Affairs committee and ensures that no lessons are learned. Ian gives his verdict on the Pen Farthing pet evacuation spectacle. Plus, the five big issues on the Government’s plate in the autumn. And with Michael Gove out dancing in Aberdeen, we ponder the loneliness of the single politician on the pull.   “Pen Farthing made me so angry I could burst through my skin.” – Ian Dunt “The very weal

Sep 3, 2021 • 1:00:05

Foreign Sec’s On The Beach

Foreign Sec’s On The Beach

As Dominic Raab tries to get his deposit back from Tui, we ask how he got here and what he wants. Meanwhile the pandemic recedes, exposing supply chains and worker pools dangerously denuded by Brexit – meaning empty shelves, shuttered shops, care homes without carers, and missing milkshakes at McDonald’s. How is the Government going to get out of this one? Our special guest is Independent sketchwriter Tom Peck.  “If you’re fleeing the Taliban, you don’t have time to fill in a form and wait fo

Aug 27, 2021 • 1:04:06

Worse than Suez: Afghanistan abandoned

Worse than Suez: Afghanistan abandoned

The Government’s flat-footed and callous response to the collapse of Afghanistan and the resultant refugee crisis has enraged even the House of Commons. What should Britain do to help the people who helped us? And was the whole enterprise for nothing? Also, after the the horrific killings in Plymouth, should we see the incel culture as terrorism? “This is cutting deep into the Tories’ idea of who we are… They have woken up to the fact that Biden like Trump is pursuing an America First policy.

Aug 20, 2021 • 1:04:32

Swot vs Blot – The Sunak-Johnson Smackdown

Swot vs Blot – The Sunak-Johnson Smackdown

As the shine comes off the Prime Minister and the Cabinet gets fractious, is the country ready for a brutal Rishi-on-Boris battle? Special guest Gracie Bradley, interim director of Liberty, takes us through the Government’s suite of repressive civil liberties legislation. What can listeners can do about them? Plus, in the Extra Bit, the frankly astonishing tale of teenage Minnie Rahman’s meeting with… David Cameron?  “Boris Johnson has no principles. Rishi Sunak has terrible principles. Take

Aug 13, 2021 • 1:00:47

The Last Days of COVID?

The Last Days of COVID?

With new cases of COVID declining, are we really seeing COVID dwindle? Or is this the calm before the next wave? The expert’s expert Christina Pagel of independent SAGE joins us to explain whether we really are turning the corner. Plus, what does the Tories’ ‘Advisory Board’ tell us about cronyism, nepotism and how our governing party preserves its privilege? Ete operae pretium sit Latine discendi?  “It’s fair to say that nobody was expecting the decline in COVID infections… What this I

Aug 6, 2021 • 59:25

Everyday Britain vs the Cultural Arsonists

Everyday Britain vs the Cultural Arsonists

What if they held a Culture War and nobody turned up? A new report says Jo and Josephine Public are less riled by hot button rage issues than we think. Plus, all of a sudden Johnson is wobbling, with a disastrous crime policy launch, his vapid “levelling up” speech, and cratering approval numbers. Are Labour finally making headway on policy or is Johnson getting found out? Plus, the world’s least sporty panel discusses the Olympics.  “Maybe the Government’s plan is to make the roads so unsafe

Jul 29, 2021 • 1:03:05

Stranger Pings

Stranger Pings

As Cummings:Kuenssberg gives us yet more Classic Dom content, are we now fine with unelected advisors trying to topple Prime Ministers – or for that matter, Prime Ministers giving the Queen COVID? Freedom Week: has the Government just given up trying to control the virus? Special guest Charles Arthur, author of Social Warming: The Dangerous and Polarising Effects of Social Media, explain the forces that make Facebook and Twitter increasingly noxious. And 60 glorious years of Prime Minis

Jul 23, 2021 • 1:01:46

It’s Coming Home, To Roost

It’s Coming Home, To Roost

Johnson and Patel’s dog-whistling finally brings all the racists to football’s yard (who could have predicted this??) but England’s young black players are making fools of their critics. As the country lines up behind Rashford, Saka, Sancho and Mings, is the Culture War about to consume the chancers who started it? Plus, libertarian dogma is frogmarching us towards the indiscriminate unlocking of ‘Freedom Day’ – but what are we going to do with the fun-hating 26% of the population who think club

Jul 16, 2021 • 1:02:48

Death by Common Sense

Death by Common Sense

As the Government abandons clear rules for “common sense” and “personal responsibility”, even Sajid Javid admits we’re entering “uncharted territory”. We find out why Priti Patel’s latest immigration regulations amount to one big xenophobic, mendacious grey area. Our special guest is Sara Gibbs, comedy writer for HIGNFY, Dead Ringers and The Mash Report and author of the memoir of her autism diagnosis Drama Queen. And friend of the podcast Gavin Esler risks his status as a Scot by telling us why

Jul 9, 2021 • 54:55

🚨 EmergencyCast: Truly, Batley, Deeply 🚨

🚨 EmergencyCast: Truly, Batley, Deeply 🚨

Labour wins something shocker! As Kim Leadbeater’s victory in the most rancid by-election of modern times ignites a festival of pundit hindsight, we bring the panel together to assess Labour’s tight squeeze in Batley and Spen. How did she do it? What does it mean for Starmer? Did Galloway’s 8,000 votes constitute some sort of success? Can the Tories really blame their defeat all on Hancock? And was it Naomi Smith’s leafletting wot won it?  “Kim Leadbeater ploughed her own furrow and was reward

Jul 2, 2021 • 28:01

Matt Hancock booted off Love Island

Matt Hancock booted off Love Island

Does LOVE RAT MATT’s embarrassing self-own tell us anything we didn’t already know about Boris Johnson’s moral universe? And should we stop chortling given that his replacement Said Javid is promising “irreversible” unlocking? Why is Batley and Spen the ugliest by-election in recent history, and how much of that is George Galloway’s fault? Plus, the fiasco of isolation for hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren. And what’s going wrong at GB News?  • “You can’t have ethics and standards as a res

Jul 2, 2021 • 54:35

Dido’s Life For Rent

Dido’s Life For Rent

“Happy” Referendum-versary! Special guest Ailbhe Rae of the New Statesman joins us to look at the meaning of the Lib Dem victory in Chesham and Amersham – don’t mention the Blue Wall – and explain what the DUP’s current game of Musical Stegosauruses means for Northern Ireland. Plus as Dido Harding offers to head the NHS and rid it of those pesky foreign nurses, we take a look at the Toryverse’s most inveterate failer-upper. And what would we do if WE were forced to take the plum job of Governmen

Jun 25, 2021 • 55:14

“Totally F***ing Hopeless”: Dom’s Blog-Buster Sequel

“Totally F***ing Hopeless”: Dom’s Blog-Buster Sequel

As yet another self-justifying Dominic Cummings megablog arrives, will this latest real-life No.10 Spider-Man meme affect actual politics? Barrister Jolyon Maugham joins us to explain “de facto opposition” the Good Law Project’s work on the Government’s breathtaking cronyism and back-handers, and what happens in a country where there’s no cost to lawbreaking. And five years on from the Brexit vote, Tom Peck of The Independent joins us to look at the Referendum winners who lost – and the losers w

Jun 18, 2021 • 57:27

On tour with the Minister of Chaos

On tour with the Minister of Chaos

Will US journalist Tom McTague’s lengthy profile for The Atlantic help us comprehend the dumbfounding appeal of Prime Minister Posh Benny Hill? Plus, what does the G7’s Biden-boosted tax rate for multinationals tell us about legislating against companies that are bigger than countries? And on the eve of the Euros, our not-very-football panel ponder the most political preamble to a sporting tournament ever.  • “Johnson is a master of getting away with it. He’s that breed of privileged person who

Jun 11, 2021 • 49:25

Welcome to Britain. Now get out.

Welcome to Britain. Now get out.

As Britain’s hostile border environment starts to entrap visitors from the EU, is the Home Office’s Brexit-infected immigration arm out of control? And why does the Home Office turn reasonable Ministers into monsters? Plus, new Netflix documentary Nail Bomber: Manhunt unravels the story of the neo-Nazi terrorist who bombed Brick Lane, Brixton and the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho in 1999. What it teach us now that far right terror is once again on the rise? • “The Home Office is like a gia

Jun 4, 2021 • 1:06:17

MegaMind vs the Mayor from Jaws

MegaMind vs the Mayor from Jaws

It’s our FOURTH BIRTHDAY edition! And what a sumptuous spread Classic Dom has laid on for us. The classic line-up of Dorian, Naomi, Ros, Alex and Ian reassemble in an actual physical studio (!) to discuss Cummings’ committee drive-by on Johnson and his vendetta against multi-sackable Matt Hancock, and why he supported a PM he knew was unfit for the job. Plus a special treat for listeners: yes, we’re talking about the Progressive Alliance! This edition out early as a special bonus for our loyal l

May 27, 2021 • 1:05:31

Young Ex-PM seeks fun partner for £££ times!

Young Ex-PM seeks fun partner for £££ times!

So, Brexit five months in – how’s it going? As the Government prepares to pauperise Britain’s farmers with its Australian trade deal, and as Unionists compare the NI Protocol to the Vichy Regime, are the wheels finally off the Brexit bus? Plus the FT’s Chief Political Correspondent Jim Pickard joins us to look at David Cameron’s performance in committee and how the Greensill saga is playing out. And we say goodbye to a beloved friend of the podcast.  Audio warning: Jim is recording from inside a

May 21, 2021 • 56:18

The Morning After The Fight Before

The Morning After The Fight Before

As the Government celebrates its electoral victories with a bout of naked voter suppression and intimidation of protest, we look at Labour’s farcical response and where the party goes from here. Plus we talk to Jonathan Calvert and George Arbuthnot, co-authors of Failures Of State: The Inside Story Of Britain’s Battle With Coronavirus. Exactly what went wrong in the pandemic response and how can a colossal crime of Government negligence happen in plain sight – and go unreported?• “It’s

May 14, 2021 • 58:51

Elections ’21: Nothing Breaks Like A Hartlepool

Elections ’21: Nothing Breaks Like A Hartlepool

On the eve of what looks like a not-great election day for everyone who isn’t Boris Johnson, the SNP, a Labour metro mayor or Count Binface, are we witnessing the final mopping up of the 2019 General Election? The Independent’s sketchwriter TOM PECK joins us for Election Doomwatch ’21. Plus, the Conservatives pack cultural institutions in an act of Home Counties Orbanism. And why do politicians insist on being photographed with pints?  • “If I could tell you why people aren’t angry, believe me I

May 7, 2021 • 56:55

Extreme Makeover: Golden Wallpaper Edition

Extreme Makeover: Golden Wallpaper Edition

As Johnson’s odious comments about “bodies piling up” collide with Carrie Antoinette’s golden wallpaper splurge and the Vengeance of the Cummings, has this barrage of sleaze finally putting the PM on the ropes? Tech expert Alexi Mostrous of Tortoise joins us to explore what Big Tech and Bigger Data have in store for our democracies. Brexit eats another of its children in the shape of Arlene Foster. And what will our film critics make of Matt Hancock’s blockbuster COVID: The Movie? “This is li

Apr 30, 2021 • 59:46

For Tax Tips, Text 07700 B.O.R.I.S.

For Tax Tips, Text 07700 B.O.R.I.S.

It turns out that all you need to fix your tax problems is the PM’s mobile number! We look at Britain’s sprawling corruption problem and whether the Government even wants to control it. Plus, after the Super League fiasco, can politicians really tell private companies what to do – even if they’re football teams? And the Allegra Stratton Press Conference Room lasts about as long as, er, the Super League. Our special guest Pippa Crerar, political editor of the Mirror, explains what it all means.

Apr 23, 2021 • 1:07:45

The Good Friday Vehement

The Good Friday Vehement

Northern Ireland descends into violence and it seems that Boris Johnson just doesn’t care. We ask Belfast-based political journalist Amanda Ferguson how much of the rioting is down to Brexit, or are the causes deeper? And does the border in the Irish Sea put us on course for worse troubles? Plus: Does public indifference over the death of Prince Philip indicate bad news for the future of the Monarchy? Or did we just know it all already from watching The Crown? And why it’s your duty to get out a

Apr 16, 2021 • 57:38

Passport To Purgatory

Passport To Purgatory

Vaccine passports: thin end of the authoritarian wedge or a grim necessity that we liberals should grit our teeth and support? Plus, who’s writing the first draft of Brexit history? Guests Jill Ritter and Alan Wager of UK In A Changing Europe tell us about their oral history project the Brexit Witness Archive, where the people who were there tell us where the bodies are buried. And what do Labour’s Starmerphobes actually want?Read the Brexit Witness Archive here: https://ukandeu.ac.uk/b

Apr 9, 2021 • 1:01:34

Confessions of a Prime Minister

Confessions of a Prime Minister

The Prime Minister’s affair with a woman who was receiving large amounts public money is confirmed – and nobody is talking about it? We look at the corruption and the democratic toxin behind the Johnson-Arcuri leg-over. Plus, a weirdos’ gallery of old Brexiters is setting up a ‘Museum of Brexit’. How can it possibly be balanced, like they claim? And why the school protests outside Batley Grammar should worry everyone.  “The intended audience for the Government’s report? White people.” – Alex

Apr 2, 2021 • 1:03:31

Priti Fly (if you’re a white guy) – plus guest NITIN SAWHNEY

Priti Fly (if you’re a white guy) – plus guest NITIN SAWHNEY

Inside Home Secretary Priti Patel’s insidious new plans for asylum seekers – why moves that claim to reduce the use if people traffickers will actually increase them, and why the cruelty is the point. And special guest the legendary Anglo-Indian musician Nitin Sawhney joins us to talk about making multicultural music in an increasingly insular Britain, his brilliant globe-spanning new album Immigrants (which is very us) and how he got Andy Serkis to sing ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ as Theresa M

Mar 26, 2021 • 1:03:41

“The biggest crisis in the public square since the 1930s” – with guest James Harding

“The biggest crisis in the public square since the 1930s” – with guest James Harding

Can anything hold back Priti Patel’s assault on the great British tradition of noisy, disruptive protest? Plus: partisan or penniless: what’s the future of media in the coming age of news-mangling tech giants and GB News? Special guest James Harding – former Director of BBC News, ex-Times editor and now co-founder of Tortoise Media – joins us to examine the future of the news. And on the first anniversary of Lockdown 1, we look back on a moment when real life turned into John Wyndham novel.

Mar 19, 2021 • 1:01:09

The North will rise again: ANDY BURNHAM is our guest

The North will rise again: ANDY BURNHAM is our guest

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham joins us to talk about Westminster vs the Regions and whether Labour is opposing Johnson hard enough. What actually happened in that moment when London strong-armed Manchester into Tier 3 with scant compensation? Will the Government’s derisory 1% pay rise for nurses turn into a political albatross on the scale of Black Wednesday or Iraq? And as the levelling up scam begins to unravel with money flooding to Conservative constituencies, how can Canterbury be p

Mar 12, 2021 • 1:02:50

Lost In Sunak, Caught In A Trap

Lost In Sunak, Caught In A Trap

So what did Sunak’s Budget actually mean? How did he manage to keep both Brexit and the North out of his wheezes? What sort of Chancellor does he really want to be? And is the secret message of the Budget that we should prepare for an early election? Plus: there’s a Museum of Communist Terror on the way, to reshape our understanding of totalitarianism. So why is it backed almost exclusively by culture warriors who think we shouldn’t re-examine our ideas about history? “The CRG, the ERG and al

Mar 5, 2021 • 50:52

Crocus Pocus

Crocus Pocus

Is Boris Johnson’s slow-burn unlocking actually – shock – the right thing to do? Will he be led by data, dates, deaths or whatever the CRG shouts at him? What will fertilise that “crocus of hope”? And will the panel all go turbo on June 21? Plus, what are the elephants in the room that we’ve been neglecting throughout the COVID-Brexit nightmare? Ros Taylor, Ian Dunt and Minnie Rahman join Naomi Smith for this week’s communal gaze into the abyss of politics.  “If you hate Zooms as an adult, you

Feb 26, 2021 • 58:02

Free Speech For You… But Not You

Free Speech For You… But Not You

What if they gave a War on Woke and nobody came? The Government decides to both defend free speech (if you’re a right winger on campus) and restrict it (if you run a stately home named after a slave owner). So that makes sense. Plus: As there’s no credible recovery programme for education, Gráinne Hallahan of the Times Education Supplement joins us to set one out. Gav, call us yeah?  Meanwhile… Ros gets a COVID jab! The Arts get their own special No Deal Brexit! And in the Extra Bit, we watch Ad

Feb 19, 2021 • 1:03:31

Had Enough of Exports

Had Enough of Exports

Piles of fish, cheese, bees, toys, guitar cases and banking deals are LITERALLY rotting at Britain’s ports. How long can the government keep claiming we’ve only got import/export “teething problems” when it’s full-blown trade/dental collapse? Politicshome’s Brexit and Westminster Correspondent Adam Payne joins us on the dock of the bay. Plus: Have virus truthers finally hit Britain’s bullsh*t ceiling? Flag-angst and Starmerphobia in Labour. And is that COVID burnout you’re feeling or something d

Feb 12, 2021 • 1:00:44

All Tomorrow’s Tories – with guest Matt d’Ancona

All Tomorrow’s Tories – with guest Matt d’Ancona

Last week’s EU:UK vaccine stand-off put Ursula von der Leyen squarely in the spotlight, but what makes the President of the European Commission tick? And is there a sane Conservative Party somewhere in our political future? Matthew d’Ancona – formerly deputy editor of the Sunday Telegraph and the Spectator, now partner-editor of the slow news site Tortoise – joins us to look at what might come after Johnsonism. Plus, Dacre at OFCOM, foreign bees comin’ over ’ere pollinating our plants… and why a

Feb 5, 2021 • 1:02:03

🚨 Emergency VACCINECAST 🚨 The EU’s disastrous mistake 🚨

🚨 Emergency VACCINECAST 🚨 The EU’s disastrous mistake 🚨

Has Brussels just handed Brexiters the killer argument they so desperately needed? The EU’s bizarre decision to impose and then cancel restrictions on COVID vaccines crossing the border from the Republic of Ireland into Northern Ireland exasperated pro-Europe campaigners and left the Brexit press crowing. Naomi Smith and Alex Andreou look at what this terrible error means.   Presented by Andrew Harrison with Naomi Smith and Alex Andreou. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jacob Ar

Jan 30, 2021 • 26:07

Vaccine Wars

Vaccine Wars

As the EU considers restricting exports of the COVID vaccines, are we in the midst of the first authentic post-Brexit row between the EU and the UK – or are Brexiters just using it as a distraction from their own failures? And who’s really to blame for the vaccine shortage? Plus, what has the Year of Living Isolatedly done to Britain’s appetite for alcohol and “miscellaneous stimulation”? What will an independent English parliament look like if (when) it happens? And, in the Extra Bit,

Jan 29, 2021 • 52:39

Fumigating the White House

Fumigating the White House

It’s a little bit later than usual but still early for Patreon backers… Our long international nightmare is over – for now. As Trump exits the White House to fester in Mar-A-Lago, former UK Ambassador to the USA Kim Darroch joins us to look at what the Biden/Harris Era will mean for British trade, British foreign policy, and Boris “Britain Trump” Johnson. Plus: What does that huge exodus of immigrants from the UK mean for the character of our cities and the future of our country? And why do midd

Jan 22, 2021 • 58:03

E Pluribus Moron: The Bitter End of Donald Trump

E Pluribus Moron: The Bitter End of Donald Trump

This podcast recorded before the impeachment vote. As Republicans distance themselves in horror from Donald Trump’s violent sedition, can we finally conclude that yes, he was a fascist all along? Will the GOP or Johnson pay any price for their years of fawning before Agent Orange? Special guest Philip Stephens of the Financial Times joins us to talk about his new book Britain Alone: The Path from Suez to Brexit and the strange psychodrama of Britain’s search for a foreign policy identit

Jan 15, 2021 • 1:00:47

Lockdown III: Why Threequels Always Suck

Lockdown III: Why Threequels Always Suck

This podcast recorded before the invasion of the Capitol building in Washington DC. “Happy” New Year! With Britain’s kids getting one whole day of virus-spreading schooling, is a third lockdown any use in the absence of a coherent COVID policy? And how are we coping with yet more home schooling and working from home without even a takeaway pint to assuage the misery? Plus trade expert David Henig joins us to point out the hidden traps in Johnson’s make-do trade deal and explain what the UK needs

Jan 8, 2021 • 1:01:21

DealCast: The Fake Escape

DealCast: The Fake Escape

Intra-Christmas Emergency Edition. Having cancelled Christmas, Johnson then ruined what was left of it by crowing about his Deal. But what’s in it? How should Remainers feel about it? Where did Britain cave? Have British fish been sold down the river? Why is nobody talking about services? And exactly how much of that tasty, tasty control has Brexit Britain really taken back? “The dominant narrative is ‘Don’t scrutinise this deal, it’s all water under the bridge now.’ When does accountability

Dec 29, 2020 • 41:02

EmergencyCast: I Saw No Ships Come Sailing In

EmergencyCast: I Saw No Ships Come Sailing In

The new mutant strain of COVID has shattered the Government’s Christmas strategy and plunged Britain into isolation and chaos. Is government dithering to blame or are the hard right, libertarian, chlorinated chickens coming home to roost? Are we really looking at 20,000 new hospital admissions and 5,000 deaths a day in the New Year? And how is Britain going to cut a Deal with the EU when Johnson has ensured we’re more cut off from Europe than at any time since 1939? “I would not be sur

Dec 22, 2020 • 25:24

’Twas The Fright Before Brexit: End Of Year Special

’Twas The Fright Before Brexit: End Of Year Special

Out early to beat potential Deal obsolescence! All we want for Christmas is… a deal. Any deal. Has an agreement already been concluded and is it just waiting for the window-dressing? We assemble the full panel to explain where Johnson has caved, how Labour might have a get-out-of-jail clause, and why there’s not much wriggle room on fish. Oh, and the Government’s incomprehensible Christmas advice. Plus, we present the Oh God, What Now? Awards for 2020. Who are the winners, losers, disasters and

Dec 17, 2020 • 1:03:51

The Last Supper – plus guest JAMES O’BRIEN

The Last Supper – plus guest JAMES O’BRIEN

As Boris Johnson joins Ursula von der Leyen for the worst dinner since Mr Creosote in The Meaning Of Life, we’re joined by LBC frontline key worker and friend of the ’cast James O’Brien to discuss Britain on the brink of No Deal and his new book How Not To Be Wrong: The Art of Changing Your Mind. Plus, who decided that this catastrophe was Remainers’ fault all along?  “I’m walking the tightrope between complete vindication and avoiding triumphalism…” – James O’Brien  “How can Johnson

Dec 11, 2020 • 1:00:33

Absolutely Jabulous

Absolutely Jabulous

What does the arrival of a COVID vaccine really mean for No.10’s virus strategy? Who’s the real opposition? Cool, calm and perhaps-too-collected Keir Starmer, or the wild men and women of the CRG – the disaster artists formerly known as the ERG? Plus special guest Giles Whittell of Tortoise Media joins us to explain Britain’s national security future and tell us why we should be optimistic about Russians, if not Russia. Shout out to @DMReporter for an unbeatable episode title. “As soon

Dec 4, 2020 • 59:14

Stop Calling It “Chumocracy”

Stop Calling It “Chumocracy”

Why are we calling the Government’s COVID backhanders and gilded inner circle a “chumocracy” when it’s just straightforward corruption? Brace yourselves, it’s going to get worse. Plus, former civil servant Alex Andreou gives the inside track on diminutive bully Priti Patel’s brazen escape from the consequences of her actions. As No Deal comes up against the urgent reality of bringing perishable COVID vaccines into the country, could Johnson end up begging for an extension after all? And why Davi

Nov 27, 2020 • 55:38

The Prime Minister’s Brain Is Missing

The Prime Minister’s Brain Is Missing

What’s the real state of play between Keir Starmer and newly independent MP Jeremy Corbyn? Where does Boris Johnson go now that his external brain Dominic Cummings has put up the GONE BLOGGIN’ sign? Pfizer vs Moderna – whose vaccine is so hot right now?  Plus a taster of our new, extended edition of Oh God, What Now – exclusive to Patreon backers.  “There’s nobody around to fill the Angry Gonad position that Cummings has just vacated” – Naomi Smith “As soon as politics goes back to p

Nov 20, 2020 • 57:16

EmergencyCast: Ground Control to MAJOR DOM

EmergencyCast: Ground Control to MAJOR DOM

IGNOMINY DOMINIC: As the Prime Minister’s attack weasel Dominic Cummings finally “resigns” to spend more time with his WordPress, Ian Dunt reflects on the meaning and manner of his departure. Can Johnson continue without his external brain, is Carrie Symonds really that powerful, and what are we going to do without SuperDry Gollum to kick around? Includes exciting live radio moments! “At least his blogs will stay in a little corner of the internet rather than at the heart of the British Governm

Nov 13, 2020 • 21:33

Banana Republicans – plus special guest Emily Bazelon

Banana Republicans – plus special guest Emily Bazelon

What does the rise of President Joe mean for Britain and our shapeshifting creep of a PM? If Donald Trump can’t win in America’s democracy, would he really destroy it? And why are politicians so bad at Twitter? We’re thrilled to welcome special guest Emily Bazelon from the podcast that inspired us, the Slate Political Gabfest, to dissect the monsters produced by Trump’s electoral death throes. “I just can’t believe that people are prepared to mess around with the most important thing a

Nov 13, 2020 • 59:06

I Am Furious Orange – with special guest Gavin Esler

I Am Furious Orange – with special guest Gavin Esler

After the despair of Wednesday morning, could Biden actually win the US election? Were the polls really so wrong? And why are the Left so bereft at the prospect of President Diamond Joe? Plus Nigel Farage’s new promotional vehicle, Labour’s ongoing problems with “Long Corbyn”, the BBC’s bizarre social media balancing act, and Lockdown: Part Deux. All in the latest edition of the podcast formerly known as Remainiacs. “Trump’s supporters don’t seem as authoritarian. They see him as a champion of

Nov 5, 2020 • 57:18

EmergencyCast! Corbyn suspended

EmergencyCast! Corbyn suspended

We sure picked the right day to relaunch the podcast. As Labour suspends Jeremy Corbyn after the damning EHRC report shone a light on the party’s antisemitism issues, IAN DUNT and ALEX ANDREOU join Andrew Harrison to explain what it all means. Presented and produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant Producers Jelena Sofronijevic and Jacob Archbold. Music: Cornershop. Art direction: Mark Taylor. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oct 30, 2020 • 24:11

Remainiacs is now OH GOD, WHAT NOW?

Remainiacs is now OH GOD, WHAT NOW?

The secret is out. Remainiacs has a new name – but the same team and the same commitment to dispelling the misery of politics with humour and sharp analysis. On OH GOD, WHAT NOW? this week: There’s no such thing as a free lunch (if you’re a poor kid). The Taming of the Feral Tory Intake. Why the Far Right is actually on the fade across Europe. And as a new podcast era dawns, our panel look to how the future really, really could be better. “We are now the insurgents. Let’s embrace it” – Alex An

Oct 30, 2020 • 1:00:35

Madchester Rage On

Madchester Rage On

This week: Will that punishment beating for King In The North Andy Burnham make ex-Red Wallers think again about their unwise pre-Christmas fling with raffish Londoner Boris Johnson? Brexit and Coronavirus merge into COVEXIT, the uncontrollable MegaZoid of misery. Are Schrödinger’s Brexit Talks dead, alive, or both at the same time? And for the first time ever, a thrilling cliffhanger – no scrolling to the end…  “Seeing Andy Burnham now is like running into an ex who’s been working out. Like,

Oct 23, 2020 • 53:44

Cracks in the Union Jack

Cracks in the Union Jack

Is the Government’s piecemeal lockdown driving as big a wedge between the North and South of England as there is between Westminster and the devolved governments? Plus our special guests, Manchester University politics professors Rob Ford and Maria Sobolewska, join us to talk about their new book Brexitland: Identity, Diversity and the Reshaping of British Politics. Do the roots of Brexit really go back to the 1960s? And where do we go now that we’re all alone in Brexitland, our only home?  “

Oct 16, 2020 • 51:35

How to win a Culture War

How to win a Culture War

Having lost control of the virus, the economy and now the Conservative Party, can mojo-free COVID casualty Boris Johnson relaunch himself with a war on Lefty Luvvies? Behind the scenes, are we looking at an autumn Sunak vs Gove smackdown? Is the big winner of Donald Trump’s COVID diagnosis really… Donald Trump? And how to fight – and win – a culture war.  “History goes in the direction you fight for.” – Ian Dunt “You’re more likely to have a criminal record than attend a party conference s

Oct 9, 2020 • 55:33

Hellbent on Compromise – plus guest MATT FORDE

Hellbent on Compromise – plus guest MATT FORDE

As the final round of trade talks EU grind into low gear, should we brace ourselves for another heroic climbdown from the Prime Minister? Comedian, podcaster and voice of Trump, Starmer and Johnson on the new Spitting Image MATT FORDE joins us to talk about his new book Politically Homeless and life on the Labour rollercoaster. Plus, could YOU survive… Exile on Priti Island? “The UK will have to make embarrassing concessions, while spinning them as victories” - Alex Andreou “Labour needs t

Oct 2, 2020 • 1:03:30

The Wrong Good Friday

The Wrong Good Friday

This edition recorded before Kent was made an independent statelet… As the Internal Market Bill takes a wrecking ball to the Good Friday Agreement, Alliance Party Deputy Leader and North Down MP Stephen Farry explains why this will shift every aspect of politics in Northern Ireland. Plus, Can Britain face going back to square one on COVID for a further six months? Keir Starmer’s new progressive patriotism, the travesty of COVID outsourcing, and untold tales of Stephen’s constituent, foghorn mask

Sep 25, 2020 • 52:26

The Great British Lawbreak-Off

The Great British Lawbreak-Off

Just how precarious is Tory support for the Government’s disavowal of international law via the Internal Market Bill? Up-and-coming young author Ian Dunt joins us to discuss his new book How To Be A Liberal, the airport thriller of reason-based political thought. And are we allowed to throw a party as long as all guests bring guns?  Listeners can get 10% off How To Be A Liberal using this link. Just add 'HTBAL10' on checkout. “Liberalism is a kicking, fighting school of thought. It doesn’t te

Sep 18, 2020 • 53:47

Rogue Nation: Britain scuttles its credibility

Rogue Nation: Britain scuttles its credibility

As Johnson scrapes his Oven-Ready Deal into the bin, we ask why would any other country ever trust Britain’s word ever again? We explore the new Internal Market Bill’s staggering contempt for international law. And the authors of Left Out: The Inside Story of Labour Under Corbyn – Gabriel Pogrund and Patrick Maguire – join us to explain what really went on during Jeremy’s Wild Years.  “The government is a 24-hour rolling embarrassment and I’m not sure what’s supposed to be distracting from wh

Sep 11, 2020 • 58:45

The Lady’s not for U-Turning: Leadership Lessons with STEVE RICHARDS

The Lady’s not for U-Turning: Leadership Lessons with STEVE RICHARDS

As MPs prepare to return to work, what should we look out for in the new parliamentary session? And after a summer of u-turns galore, what policy reversal will the Tories whip out next? Plus, political columnist STEVE RICHARDS joins us to discuss his book ‘The Prime Ministers’ and to give his take on the best and worst leaders from Wilson to Johnson. “When you’ve won a landslide election, that gives you an authority to do what you want” - Steve Richards “In Boris Johnson we are dealing with some

Sep 4, 2020 • 1:05:49

Land of Hopeless Tories

Land of Hopeless Tories

Recorded before Germany pulled Brexit from next week’s summit AND before “mutant algorithm”. This week, after his feeble response to the Summer of Messes, is governing just too hard for our work-averse Scarlet Pimpernel of a Prime Minister? Minnie Rahman of the JCWI joins us to look at who’s weaponising the Channel refugees issue, and what the Dublin Regulation really means. Plus: the brain-destroying fake ‘Land of Hope And Glory’ row and our Clickbait Government. And Johnson trolls us by toying

Aug 28, 2020 • 53:52

Belarus Rising – plus Lights! Kamala! Action!

Belarus Rising – plus Lights! Kamala! Action!

As Belarus fights its way towards true democracy, we speak to a protestor who’s on the ground in Minsk about what’s really happening and what we can do to help. Plus: Can Kamala Harris thread her way past hard right lies, sexism, racism and a left that can’t be satisfied? Plus ‘Leftwaffe’, ‘Starmtroopers’ and our least favourite political neologisms. Special guest Marie Le Conte joins us to discuss these weighty matters – plus the horrific Politics Gossip Drought of 2020.  “We’re governed by

Aug 21, 2020 • 53:08

200th Edition! Daze of Future Past

200th Edition! Daze of Future Past

Who’s got the Ben & Jerry’s? In our gala 200th edition, our original core team of Dorian Lynskey, Ros Taylor, Ian Dunt, Naomi Smith and Alex Andreou gather not to pore over the past but to look at the future. What are the big issues that will shape our world in the post-COVID, post-Brexit, post-employment future? Plus a few of our favourite bits from the past 200 shows. Altogether now: “Don’t! Start! Thinkin’ about tomorrow…” Thanks to everyone who has supported us so far, from our Patreon backe

Aug 14, 2020 • 1:02:02

Infocalypse Now: Deepfakes and the War on Democracy

Infocalypse Now: Deepfakes and the War on Democracy

Attention, bots, trolls and rogue A.I.s! This week our own Nina Schick publishes her new book Deep Fakes and the Infocalypse: What You Urgently Need To Know – and its revelations about how high technology can create terrifyingly plausible fake humans in video or audio, for political ends, will scare the hell out of you. What can we do to stop bad actors from Russia, China and elsewhere from bringing about the literal collapse of consensual reality?Plus: The Brexit Drain to Spain. Peer-t

Aug 7, 2020 • 54:55

Labour’s Infinity War reignites – plus guest JOHN CRACE

Labour’s Infinity War reignites – plus guest JOHN CRACE

Continuity Corbynism picks a fight with the Starmer Leadership in the aftermath of the antisemitism court settlement. Will anything ever end the party’s Left-Right Infinity War? Plus: Brace yourself for a “low quality, low profile” face-saving Deal with the EU. And special guest John Crace, the Guardian’s demob-happy parliamentary sketch writer, takes us through the highs (subs pls check) and lows of the Johnson Parliament so far.  “Starmer has proved a lot more ruthless than anyone ex

Jul 31, 2020 • 53:03

Russia Report: Gremlins from the Kremlin

Russia Report: Gremlins from the Kremlin

“Приветствую! Welcome to podcast where panel talk about how great nation of Russia did not interfere with British elections, no way. Is Russophobia only. Честно! Also, do not read Russia Report, is also Russophobic. Спасибо!” Meanwhile: Is now a good time to pick a fight with China, however badly China might be acting? Why have MPs who demanded control of our trade deals just voted away their power to, er, control our trade deals? And there’s a job going where you report to Dominic Cummings.

Jul 24, 2020 • 1:00:25

Bunker Russia Report taster: It’s A Vladi Disgrace

Bunker Russia Report taster: It’s A Vladi Disgrace

It’s a Russian Report special on today’s edition of our little sibling podcast The Bunker, with Ian Dunt, Naomi Smith, Alex Andreou and Helen Lewis talking about the sheer cynicism of the Government’s do-nothing approach to Putin’s interference with our democracy. Here’s a taster – get the whole thing here or wherever you get your podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 22, 2020 • 5:30

RED TAPE TIME MACHINE plus Return of the Dunt

RED TAPE TIME MACHINE plus Return of the Dunt

The Government launches yet another, definitely final campaign to sell the “benefits” of No Deal. What do we think of Britain’s bold New Start into £13bn of 1970s-style red tape and towering tariffs on food basics? Plus, concreting over the Garden of England: there is some corner of a Kent field that will forever be a giant lorry park. The return of Ian Dunt. And Monarchy In The UK: With the Queen and Harry AWOL in moments of crisis and Prince Andrew definitely sweating now, is there any point t

Jul 17, 2020 • 1:01:27

Who ordered Rish’n’Chips?

Who ordered Rish’n’Chips?

Oh Rishi you’re so fine, you’re so fine you blow our minds… Or will he? Will Sunak’s £10 off Groupon Meal Deal save the British economy? Do the Government’s free-spending interventions amount to the death of Old School Conservatism? Plus we welcome veteran Brexit blogger Chris Grey to look at the Ghosts of Brexit Past and Brexit Yet To Come. Produced and presented by Andrew Harrison with Naomi Smith and Ben Stewart. Assistant producer: Jacob Archbold. Audio production by Alex Rees. Remainiacs is

Jul 10, 2020 • 57:00

Spiked: Lost in the Moral Maze – plus guest Nick Cohen

Spiked: Lost in the Moral Maze – plus guest Nick Cohen

“The matter is closed!” Special guest Nick Cohen of The Observer joins us to look at the fall-out from Cummings taking down the country’s most senior civil servant, the reeking corruption of the Robert Jenrick/Richard Desmond affair, and the Starmer-Long-Bailey face-off. Plus: how on earth did shady contrarian factory Spiked elbow its way into the spotlight of politics, and are they really as influential as TV producers think? And British satellites. Galileo? Galileo. Galileo? Bismillah no, our

Jul 3, 2020 • 54:04

My Bojo’s Not Working

My Bojo’s Not Working

As Boris Johnson continues to fumble everything he touches, are the Tory Right losing patience with their flop-haired figurehead? Gove is preparing a “shock and awe” ad campaign to sell No Deal to voters. How did we get from “sunlit uplands” to deliberately inciting fear among the public? Plus, Britain thinks of itself as a magnet for foreign students. But will COVID and the Corona recession, the toxic legacy of the Hostile Environment and Brexit itself combine to wreck Britain’s univer

Jun 26, 2020 • 59:43

Unboxing Churchill

Unboxing Churchill

With the world gripped by the most significant anti-racist demonstrations in half a century, why are we still obsessing over Churchill? Do we overstate the power and significance of ageing Nazis in off-brand polo shirts running around Trafalgar Square? Could Britain actually shrink its police? Plus: so farewell then, DFiD. How the spread of fake data is producing a “Liar’s Dividend”. And why Marcus Rashford can only nutmeg the Government once.  “The goal of far right politics IS violen

Jun 19, 2020 • 58:36

“Oven-Ready Deal” Gives Britain Food Poisoning

“Oven-Ready Deal” Gives Britain Food Poisoning

This week: Boris Johnson fights to undo the unfair deal imposed on us by treacherous pro-EU operative *checks notes* Boris Johnson. Alex Andreou explains his epic investigation into whether the Government really did follow the science on COVID (spoiler: they didn’t). Who’s batting for chlorinated chicken in our cabinet of all the talentless? And get ready to eat rollmop herrings for Britain.  “I foolishly thought that government would put the right to an education above commercial concerns. I wa

Jun 12, 2020 • 47:26

“Is your culture war still working, Mr Cummings?”

“Is your culture war still working, Mr Cummings?”

How hard will a No Deal/COVID double whammy hit the British economy? New research from Best For Britain shows it will devastate the places you don’t expect as well as Brexitland. Could Black Lives Matter and America’s revolt against institutional racism cross over to the UK? And special guest Daniel Trilling of The Guardian explains how the new immigration regulations aren’t designed to “take back control” but to rip off workers.  “We’ve proven you can’t bury No Deal under Corona… Some 7 mill

Jun 5, 2020 • 1:03:04

Domnishambles

Domnishambles

Dom’s last stand (again): how did the supergenius who instinctively understands Britain’s heartbeat become the most hated man in the UK? SDLP MP Claire Hanna makes a welcome return to Remainiacs to explain the state of play in Northern Ireland vis-a-vis both COVID-19 and the cliffhanger Brexit trade negotiations. And Tobias Jones calls in from Parma, Italy to tell us how it felt to live through one of Europe’s grimmest COVID experiences.  “Cummings has upset one of the biggest and most danger

May 29, 2020 • 1:03:16

BUNKER BONUS: Emergency DomCast excerpt

BUNKER BONUS: Emergency DomCast excerpt

As the Government went up in flames over Dominic Cummings’ flagrant breaches of his own lockdown rules, Dorian, Alex, Ros and Andrew got together for an Emergency CummingsCast for The Bunker. For our subscribers who weren’t on social media over the weekend and may have missed it, here’s a teaser. Find the whole show and subscribe to The Bunker here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 25, 2020 • 12:04

Donkey Business, No Deal Drama

Donkey Business, No Deal Drama

This week… Keir Starmer, a man out standing in his field, and why you don’t want to get on the wrong side of Big Donkey. Where do the hands of the EU Negotiations Doomsday Clock stand? How are COVID and the increasingly perilous EU trade negotiations looking from Germany? Rachel Stern from TheLocal.de joins us from Berlin to explain. And your Brexit news round-up, all with Dorian Lynskey, Naomi Smith and Ben Stewart. “If the furlough scheme ends for ordinary people but not Monaco-based

May 22, 2020 • 57:40

Stayin’ Alert, Stayin’ Alert

Stayin’ Alert, Stayin’ Alert

“It’s all right, it’s OK/The press will look the other way/And we will fail to understand/Can’t Britain find a better man?” This week: Boris Johnson’s deceitful advice on unlocking. Why appealing to magical “common sense” is his ultimate get-out clause. And as Spain reopens its own society we talk to Fiona Govan of TheLocal.es about what the crisis has done to Spain’s politics.  “No-one really knows what common sense means. It’s just a dogwhistle.” – Ros Taylor “The closer you look at thes

May 15, 2020 • 47:08

“Authoritarian in the streets, Libertarian in the sheets”

“Authoritarian in the streets, Libertarian in the sheets”

As Britain registers the worst COVID toll in Europe, why is blame for the failure sliding off Boris Johnson? Lovelorn Prof Neil Ferguson feels the sap rising. Operation Bookshelf Barbarossa. Why VE Day belongs to us, not the petty nationalists. Is the fish a credible war animal? And who decided that if you’re pro-Brexit you’ve got to be pro-virus too? Dorian Lynskey, Naomi Smith and Ian Dunt police one another’s tones.  “People are saying this is not the time to criticise the government. It’s

May 8, 2020 • 58:20

“Outwitted by goo.”

“Outwitted by goo.”

This week in Euro-Plague news: How is Sweden’s risky approach to the COVID crisis really working? James Savage of news network The Local joins us from Stockholm to give us the view on the ground. Plus: That weird feeling when the person demanding a proper merciless lockdown is… evil Dominic Cummings? Alan Sugar’s totalitarian boomer tweets. And why we shouldn’t trust people who say we don’t trust journalists. Also… towns!  “The Brexiters are realising that the economic hit of COVID will be so

May 1, 2020 • 56:11

“But their emails!”

“But their emails!”

“They want power, but they don’t know why.” How this government’s obsession with rebutting bad COVID news is masking a total absence of ideas. As No.10’s story on our failure to join the EU joint purchase of medical equipment falls apart, Naomi gives a true crime fan’s guide to the timeline. Fire and brimstone among the Brexiters as a few heretics float the idea of extending transition. And is exiting under No Deal in midwinter – prime COVID Wave 2 time! – really a good idea, Minister? “The g

Apr 24, 2020 • 54:29

D’oh! You Priti Thing

D’oh! You Priti Thing

Priti Patel’s nonpologies. Former Green MEP and Brighton & Hove Mayor Alex Phillips joins us to look at how the Corona crisis could at least provide an opportunity for a green reboot of economics. Alex and Dorian read the entire leaked Labour antisemitism report so you don’t have to (they wish THEY didn’t have to). Will the EU Corona bailout actually work for European countries – and is Britain really going to stampede towards No Deal, now of all times?  “The same people who told us Brexit was m

Apr 17, 2020 • 1:00:50

Failing the global stress test?

Failing the global stress test?

Is Brussels’ hamfisted approach to resurrecting the European economy really a danger the EU’s own existence? Will Boris Johnson’s hospitalisation expose the flaws in his Corona policy? Where in the world is Priti Patel? And we’re joined by Fleur Anderson MP, the only Labour gain in the 2019 General Election, to look at Keir Starmer’s options to regenerate Labour – and the party’s future position on Europe. (This edition recorded before the EU stimulus deal was struck on Thur 9 April). “The EU w

Apr 10, 2020 • 1:02:39

A moment of clarity?

A moment of clarity?

Will the seismic trauma of COVID-19 provide the moment of clarity we need to change the way we live? Authoritarian governments seize on Corona to enact the repressive moves they’ve always craved. Chemicals and ventilators: is the Government’s slipperiness with facts undermining its Corona message? Transition denialism drags us towards the abyss. And our special guest, former Labour MP for Bury James Frith, give his totally disinterested take on the arrival of the Starminator.  “There IS a mon

Apr 3, 2020 • 53:38

Panicky in the UK?

Panicky in the UK?

REMOTELY RECORDED FOR YOUR HYGIENE… Has the deepening Corona crisis rendered the Brexiteers’ plans for economic nirvana obsolete? Why the EU’s big financial guns are coming out. Special guest Charlotte Potts – London political correspondent for Deutsche Welle – tells us what Germany thinks of Britain’s efforts on transition, Johnson’s wayward handling of COVID-19… and Angela Merkel’s unexpected last stand. And have the Brexit years created a hysterical media that’s no longer fit to cover a real

Mar 27, 2020 • 58:56

At War With The Invisible Enemy

At War With The Invisible Enemy

RECORDED FROM SECRET BUNKERS ACROSS EUROPE… As the Corona Crisis deepens, is the Government blowing its response? Will Fortress Britain have to request an extension to our transition out of EU arrangements? Guest Mike Galsworthy of Scientists 4 EU tells us what’s really going on with the science of the COVID battle. Plus, the truth about Dominic Cummings’ secret science army. The heroic return of Our Man in Mykonos Alex Andreou, if only in a virtual context. And top tips for working from home.

Mar 20, 2020 • 1:03:55

The Coronacession – plus Dark Money brought to light

The Coronacession – plus Dark Money brought to light

Crisis? What, MORE crisis? How well is plucky Brexit Britain set up to cope up with the Coronacession? (Spoiler: badly). Investigative academic Seth Alexander Thévoz shows the breathtaking power of untraceable dark money in UK elections – and how it helped the Tories knock down the Red Wall. The EU shames itself in the Greece-Turkey refugee crisis. Toilet paper: Britain displays its Bumkirk Spirit. And the clucking awful truth about chlorine chicken.  “The economy was screwed already. Boris boun

Mar 13, 2020 • 54:12

Britain self-isolates

Britain self-isolates

As the Coronavirus bites, the government decides it’s a good time to cut us off from the EU Pandemic Warning system. PLUS: who makes the Nazis? HOPE Not Hate’s Nick Lowles on how Brexit rolled out the carpet for the extreme right, up to and including actual Nazi Satanists.  Red tape bad, blue tape good: the 50,000 customs officers nobody asked for. And how mad do you have to be to think that No.10 loves the Priti Patel scandal because it keeps the Russia report quiet?  ”The reason the traditiona

Mar 6, 2020 • 59:22

Big Trouble in Little Britain – plus guests Cornershop

Big Trouble in Little Britain – plus guests Cornershop

On Radio Free European Britain this week… The Independent’s sketch writer Tom Peck on our politics’ descent into self-lacerating madness. Heroes of Remain and creators of our theme tune Cornershop join us to discuss their new album ‘England Is A Garden’ and making defiant, multicultural pop in a xenophobic era. The Brexiters’ ongoing Culture War turns into an actual war on culture. The Points-based Pandora’s Box continues to spill its poison. And a glorious future of British “champagne” industry

Feb 28, 2020 • 56:20

Points-Based Immolation

Points-Based Immolation

The Government’s immigration plans are out and yes, they’re every bit as narrow, vindictive, boneheaded, vicious and philistine as we expected. What next when the hostile environment leaves the people who voted for it without the health care and other workers they need? Plus former Lib Dem MEP Caroline Voaden explains what Brussels and Strasbourg really think of us. And RTÉ’s London Correspondent Sean Whelan on what Brexit Britain needs to know about Ireland. (It’s a lot).  “The first rule of Re

Feb 21, 2020 • 56:36

Keeping The Lights On for EU citizens

Keeping The Lights On for EU citizens

(This episode recorded just before Sajid Javid got Cummingsed…) The long campaign for our EU friends and neighbours is on. As Johnson’s government breaks its promises to UK-resident EU citizens daily, MONIQUE HAWKINS of campaigning group the3million updates us with horrific stories of government indifference and incompetence. Plus: If Remainers are now the “fruitcakes and loonies” as Farage says, is there freedom in having nothing left to lose? Returning regular Ben Stewart of Led By Donkeys on

Feb 14, 2020 • 54:10

Order! The one with JOHN BERCOW

Order! The one with JOHN BERCOW

Clear the lobby for special guest JOHN BERCOW, the most controversial Speaker in recent history. He visits Remainiacs to talk about his time in charge of Commons at war, his new autobiography Unspeakable, what Remain got wrong, David Cameron’s disastrous miscalculations, whether he’d do Strictly… and those incendiary bullying allegations. Plus: The Government starts its relationship with the EU as it means to go on, in loutish bad faith. Why Cummings is losing a war with Sajid Javid tha

Feb 7, 2020 • 1:06:05

BONUS: Our new politics podcast THE BUNKER

BONUS: Our new politics podcast THE BUNKER

If there was ever a good day to try our new, no-Brexit politics podcast THE BUNKER then it’s today, Friday 31 Jan. Every Wednesday we’ll be talking about the wider world of politics with voices both familiar and new. Subscribe to THE BUNKER (or bookmark it) on… APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bunker/id1496246490 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1g7XYt7lI0XNVZ4Ze8mDau?si=hs0KKFCUSGOhF1JEvcycsg ACAST: https://play.acast.com/s/the-bunker RSS: rss.acast.com/the-bunker

Jan 31, 2020 • 2:40

Brexit Day: Not with a bong but a whimper

Brexit Day: Not with a bong but a whimper

Our bloody but unbowed Brexit Day edition. As Britain slopes out of the EU like an embarrassed pub drunk, Leaver triumphalism is strangely muted. Is the Brexiters’ victory is beginning to feel a little hollow? Maybe the REAL Brexit was the enemies we made along the way.  Plus, period of reflection latest! The Labour Party sets the “days since we decided Jeremy did everything right” clock back to zero. Why the trade talks will inevitably turn into a culture war too. What we Remainiacs have learne

Jan 31, 2020 • 57:37

So Long And Thanks For All The Fish – plus special guest Ian Murray MP

So Long And Thanks For All The Fish – plus special guest Ian Murray MP

This week: fish, food, agriculture, immigration, Scotland and our special guest, Labour’s deputy leadership candidate and only Scottish MP, IAN MURRAY. On the menu: Labour’s existential crossroads, why the party lost Scotland, the Brexit vs Corbyn blame game, and what Labour needs to do to win back Britain’s confidence. Plus: Why crossing the imaginary Brexit finish line won’t change Britain’s inevitable reckoning with the immigration issue. What use is the Government’s greenwashed Agriculture B

Jan 24, 2020 • 1:06:05

The Bong Remains Insane

The Bong Remains Insane

As Britain spirals down to a Bonkers Big Ben Brexit Day Breakdown, we avert our eyes and look to the future, specifically the policies Labour might need in (gulp) 2024. Plus, has the UK actually done the EU a favour in the long term by Brexiting? And we fill up the swear jar as we ask whether Johnson can govern on a “F*** business” platform. Also: Has Brexit really cost us $170bn, more than the cost of all our contributions to the European community since we joined it 47 years ago? Why the Austr

Jan 17, 2020 • 58:38

Into 2020: Fake Unity and Labour’s Future

Into 2020: Fake Unity and Labour’s Future

The battle to keep Britain in the EU is over but with Parliament neutered, Brexit needs more scrutiny than ever. This week: Does Boris Johnson’s “plea for unity” amount to a pass-agg order to shut up and accept whatever Brexit be fancies? From continuity Corbynistas to closet Centrist Dads, we run the rule over the Labour leadership candidates. Uri Geller applies for a job with Classic Dom. And Ingrid talks for the first and last time about her mum becoming a Tory MP.Yes, Remainiacs is

Jan 10, 2020 • 1:01:45

The Remainiacs Annual Christmas Messages

The Remainiacs Annual Christmas Messages

Brexit roasting on an open fire! Rees-Mogg nipping at your toes! Yes, it’s a miserable old Christmas for Remainers, but whatever. We need to gird our loins for a big year in 2020, so we present inspirational messages from a few of our regulars: Ros Taylor, Ian Dunt, Dorian Lynskey, Ingrid Oliver, Alex Andreou and Andrew Harrison. (Naomi Smith wasn’t feeling up to it, so she sent a very special guest). Listen now, at 3pm on Christmas Day, or maybe Christmas morning just like Jeremy Corbyn does. A

Dec 24, 2019 • 36:05

Apodcalypse Now: Remainiacs Live in London 17 Dec 2019

Apodcalypse Now: Remainiacs Live in London 17 Dec 2019

We got knocked down but we’ll get up again. Join the panel of REMAINIACS for our last live show of 2019 and our last full podcast of the decade – recorded onstage in London’s Leicester Square Theatre on Tuesday 17 December.It’s election post-mortem time but there’s no room for misery. How did the Remain parties blow it so spectacularly? Was it really all down to Corbyn’s massive turn-off factor? Where should Remain’s tattered but unbowed legions put their energies now? And what awaits i

Dec 20, 2019 • 1:42:53

Election aftermath – The long road ahead

Election aftermath – The long road ahead

Yes, we got a kicking. Remain parties might have edged the popular vote but it didn’t stop Boris Johnson winning the majority he always craved. So what now? Is Remain dead? Where do we put our energies from now on? Are lies and contempt for basic scrutiny the new normal for political campaigns? Will Labour face its culpability for the hard right’s greatest success since Thatcherism? And exactly how much sleep did our panel get? Incredible though it seems, we’ve done the easy stuff. Now it’s a ha

Dec 13, 2019 • 42:10

155: “YES, THERE IS HOPE.” The Election Endgame edition

155: “YES, THERE IS HOPE.” The Election Endgame edition

“GET IN THE FRIDGE!” As the polls tighten on the eve of the vote, we tell you exactly where to vote tactically, how to persuade waverers, and why a Johnson majority might prove to be a curse... on Boris Johnson.  Plus: Will the PMs’ foul attitude to a sick kid in a Leeds A&E finally, finally move the needle among his supporters? Ian’s tips on how to stay awake for the full horror of Election Night. Where will the anger go if Brexit ever DOES “get done”? Boris Johnson reveals himself to be a thin

Dec 11, 2019 • 58:16

BONUS PODCAST: All We Want For Brexmas is EU - Live from Leicester Square Theatre

BONUS PODCAST: All We Want For Brexmas is EU - Live from Leicester Square Theatre

Deck the balls with Multi-level Regression and Post-stratification polling! Our penultimate live show of the year saw a full-panel turnout for a festive evening of the latest Brexit analysis, campaign horror stories, pre-election recrimination and the hellishly difficult Have I Got Brexit For You quiz. If you were there you can relive it. If not, you can pretend you were. Hold tight for Naomi Smith, Dorian Lynskey, Ian Dunt, Ros Taylor, Nina Schick, Ingrid Oliver, Alex Andreou and Andrew Harriso

Dec 9, 2019 • 1:52:52

154: HIGH STAKES, LOW TACTICS: Election endgame

154: HIGH STAKES, LOW TACTICS: Election endgame

With less than two weeks to go, how is this simultaneously the most terrifying and consequential – yet somehow boring – General Election in history? Even with the Conservatives looking to stack every aspect of the constitution permanently in government’s favour? Plus: what the party leaders’ stock reactions to the London Bridge terror attack reveal about how they see the electorate. Did Labour’s leaks about NHS privatisation come from Russian hackers? WTF is an Australian points-based immigratio

Dec 6, 2019 • 59:13

153: LET'S GET TACTICAL, the legacy of Empire and more Ask Remainiacs

153: LET'S GET TACTICAL, the legacy of Empire and more Ask Remainiacs

It’s halfway through the election campaign… Producer Andrew is away for Thanksgiving this week, so our regulars are off the leash and the metaphors get a little… colourful. In the wake of updated tactical voting data, we discuss the possibilities that lie ahead on polling day and try to bring some cheer to proceedings while keeping references to “flesh piñatas” to a minimum.  Campaign speed bumps abound for the main parties, as Jeremy Corbyn is grilled by Andrew Neil in an interview Boris Johnso

Nov 29, 2019 • 1:05:58

152: CORBYN & JOHNSON'S TRUDGE MATCH, plus polls, manifestos and ASK REMAINIACS

152: CORBYN & JOHNSON'S TRUDGE MATCH, plus polls, manifestos and ASK REMAINIACS

The first episode of Remainiacs to be verified by "Fact Check UK” as “proper good, five stars on iTunes from us…”Who won the first debate of the campaign between Johnson, Corbyn and Corbyn’s enormous specs? We discuss manifestos, polls and potential landmines for the main parties, and how wave after wave of scandals like CCHQ's @factcheckUK con, dubbed Actually Orwellian by our Orwell expert Dorian Lynskey, have dulled our reaction to them. “If I step on a turd and walk into this studio

Nov 22, 2019 • 1:21:23

151: BORIS, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE with guest Peter Foster of the Telegraph

151: BORIS, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE with guest Peter Foster of the Telegraph

A first for Remainiacs as we welcome a guest from the Telegraph! But don’t worry, it’s their eminently sensible Europe Editor PETER FOSTER with a tour d’horizon of the frosty future that Britain faces if Johnson gets the Brexit he says he wants.  Plus! Why can’t we read this Russia report, then? As Nigel Farage pulls a wheeze too far, the Jacobin Rebellion finally comes home in the Brexit Party. Why Tom Watson’s face is like an HBO box set. Is there really more Remain stuff in the Telegraph than

Nov 15, 2019 • 1:06:48

BONUS AUDIO COLUMN: It’s time to tell them “NO” says ALEX ANDREOU

BONUS AUDIO COLUMN: It’s time to tell them “NO” says ALEX ANDREOU

In a special mini-episode, Alex Andreou puts his mellifluous voice to a Twitter thread he did with Best for Britain earlier this week, about the need to start saying “No” to the so-called strongmen who don’t understand the meaning of the word…  The column is dedicated to Ruth, on her birthday.  Follow Alex @sturdyAlex on Twitter, and B4B @BestForBritain. Get every new episode of Remainiacs a whole day early when you back us on the Patreon crowdfunding platform. You’ll also get our monthly Ask Re

Nov 15, 2019 • 6:17

BONUS PODCAST: Remainiacs Live in Manchester with guest Rob Ford

BONUS PODCAST: Remainiacs Live in Manchester with guest Rob Ford

Our first live show in Manchester YES OK SALFORD on Sat 2 November was a smash hit. Dorian, Ros and Ian joined special guest Rob Ford of the University of Manchester onstage at The Lowry theatre to deal with the state of play in those far-off days of the weekend we were supposed to leave the EU but, erm, didn’t.This special bonus podcast went out to our Patreon backers early last week, so if you want to be first with extra Remainiacs content, why not sign up as a supporter now?On the ag

Nov 10, 2019 • 1:38:51

FOOT IN MOUTH DISEASE: Election Week One

FOOT IN MOUTH DISEASE: Election Week One

Election Week One: everyone sabotages themselves! Farage vs Rees-Mogg! Trump vs Johnson! Plus tactical voting: our panelist Naomi Smith on the controversy over her organisation Best For Britain’s advice site. Is B4B’s data really a better guide than the 2017 results… and why is everyone so angry about it? Also: What sort of coalition to prepare yourself for. The most effective Parliamentary petition you didn’t know about. How Nick Clegg is still damaging independent political lobbying from beyon

Nov 8, 2019 • 53:16

149: CAMPAIGN STUPOR-NOVA with guest John Crace

149: CAMPAIGN STUPOR-NOVA with guest John Crace

As Christmelection 2019 finally, finally, finally gets under way, could Boris Johnson’s good-time blustering turn out to be a campaigning bug, not a feature? Why we should all have looked harder at the opinion poll which claimed that voters were OK with political violence as long as they got their way on Brexit. And The Guardian’s magnificent political sketch-writer JOHN CRACE joins us to talk about his new book Decline And Fail – and Brexit’s endless race between satire and reality. “O

Oct 31, 2019 • 1:08:17

BONUS BIT: Ian Dunt guests on On The House

BONUS BIT: Ian Dunt guests on On The House

Need a bit more Dunt for your Friday? Britain’s sweariest pundit is the special guest on this week’s edition of our companion podcast On The House, where Lib Dem MPs and Tory escapees Sam Gyimah and Phillip Lee convene over a pint to try and work out what the hell has gone on in their workplace this time.Here’s a tiny excerpt. You can listen to the full rare Dunt away fixture on…Apple Podcasts Spotify Acast Have a listen to get Ian’s take on this week’s razor’s edge votes in the Commons… the all

Oct 25, 2019 • 3:54

148: INTERMISSION IMPOSSIBLE with guest John Curtice

148: INTERMISSION IMPOSSIBLE with guest John Curtice

As Boris Johnson experiences embarrassing Brexitus Interruptus, the Remainiacs team discuss this week’s knife-edge Commons votes… what the Pause means for the Cause… and whether voters really are coalescing around the Deal when they literally don’t know what’s in it. This week’s special guest, undisputed godfather of election psephology JOHN CURTICE, brings more granular polling detail than you can handle. Where are battlegrounds of opinion? Has Labour’s “unusual” Brexit position set the elector

Oct 23, 2019 • 1:04:58

147: EMERGENCY PODCAST: Remain for the LetWIN

147: EMERGENCY PODCAST: Remain for the LetWIN

We were expecting a funeral march. Instead we got a victory procession – of sorts. After the big march and the even bigger vote, heroic Best For Britain march organiser Naomi Smith and truly knackered journo Ian Dunt join Andrew Harrison in an echoey Portcullis House to work out exactly what happened, and what happens next.Plus, news from the soundsystem and the joyous street activities! Who says we can only do gloomy EmergencyCasts, eh? This one will put a smile on your face.Remember, it’s an E

Oct 19, 2019 • 19:00

146: EMERGENCY PODCAST: The Long Night before the Big Day

146: EMERGENCY PODCAST: The Long Night before the Big Day

The Vote. The March. The Deal and the Amendments. The balance of power. And the decision? As we steel ourselves for the biggest day in this whole struggle, Dorian Lynskey, Ros Taylor and Ian Dunt assemble to examine what’s on the table, how we got here and how we might get out of it. “This deal is not going to be popular for very long. It’s not very popular NOW…” Re. the March: We’ll see you on the corner of Curzon St and Park Lane tomorrow from 12 noon. And remember: whatever happens, however i

Oct 18, 2019 • 35:13

145: INTO THE ENDZONE: Is this finally it for Brexit?

145: INTO THE ENDZONE: Is this finally it for Brexit?

So we’re finally here. Boris Johnson thinks he’s got a deal. Arlene Foster isn’t so sure. Nobody knows what’s in the deal – but some of the ERG think it’ll pass the Commons anyway. The Remainiacs team gather to work out what we know, what we don’t know… and what we think will be put before Parliament on Saturday. Plus special guest Mike Butcher of TechForUK joins us to explain the digital tools he and his cross-platform team of wonks and ninjas have built to fight Brexit, and which ones will com

Oct 16, 2019 • 55:08

144: EXTENSION REBELLION: Will Boris blink?

144: EXTENSION REBELLION: Will Boris blink?

Remainiacs on a Friday, like it's 2017 or something? As the clock ticks down to Zero Hour, will the Government’s performative anti-Brussels bolshiness come back to bite it? What are the real factors that are making the GNU the most endangered animal in politics? Project Fear comes true, but still can’t cut through. How to shut up people who shout “LISBON TREATY!” as if it’s some magic word to dispel all anti-Brexit argument. And what are we going to spend all that Get Ready For Brexit ad money o

Oct 11, 2019 • 1:00:57

143: O, BUFFER WHERE ART THOU? Johnson’s border plans – plus WTO trade fun

143: O, BUFFER WHERE ART THOU? Johnson’s border plans – plus WTO trade fun

It’s not a deal if only one person wants it. This week, the Government breaks its promise on no customs checks in the island of Ireland with an offer the EU can’t excuse. Is Johnson throwing Ireland under the Boris Bus (again) and why does the government’s creation of narrative take precedence over actually solving the border issue?  Plus: Priti Patel decides that Britain is not a country but a Russell Group university. Civil unrest updates: why you can’t use the threat of people rioting to get

Oct 4, 2019 • 1:01:32

142: REMAINIACS LIVE: Democalypse 2019 Part 2 with MARK GATISS

142: REMAINIACS LIVE: Democalypse 2019 Part 2 with MARK GATISS

Here's audio from our second live show from Mon 23 Sept, with special guest MARK GATISS of The League of Gentlemen and Doctor Who fame joining regulars Ros Taylor, Alex Andreou and Andrew Harrison for a gala evening of pre-Supreme Court conjecture. Whether you came on the night and want to relive it or you couldn’t make it, it's 90 minutes of quality RemainiAction.  On the menu: What did we think would happen in the Supreme Court the following day (and how wrong were we)? Who are our Brexit Hero

Oct 1, 2019 • 1:32:48

141: REMAINIACS LIVE: Democalypse 2019 Part 1 with JAMES O’BRIEN

141: REMAINIACS LIVE: Democalypse 2019 Part 1 with JAMES O’BRIEN

A Sunday bonus: the first of our two DEMOCALYPSE 2019 shows at the Leicester Square Theatre from Monday 23 Sept, in case you couldn’t make it or you want to “experience the magic” again. Listen up as Dorian, Ingrid, Ian and special guest James O’Brien dig into the Supreme Court, the phenomenon of “Chaos Voters”, and the future of Divided Britain… and they play a few rounds of that ‘Leave Or Remain’ game that’s been doing the rounds lately too. Who will get what category and is Jim Royle from The

Sep 29, 2019 • 1:28:41

140: PARLIAMENT UNPROROGUED – plus guest Robert Webb

140: PARLIAMENT UNPROROGUED – plus guest Robert Webb

DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK! As Parliament returns in righteous anger and the Brexit Press bleat about how the Supreme Court has DESTROYED DEMOCRACY, the Remainiacs team reconvene to find out if everything really has changed. Special guest ROBERT WEBB – Peep Show star, author and fellow appalled Brexit-watcher – joins us to explore this next circle of hell.  This week: Watching history in the pouring rain. Should the Labour Party be grateful that the Supreme Court furore took the spotlight off the

Sep 26, 2019 • 1:03:20

139: JUDGMENT DAY Supreme Court EmergencyCast with David Allen Green and Schona Jolly QC

139: JUDGMENT DAY Supreme Court EmergencyCast with David Allen Green and Schona Jolly QC

Incredible scenes on a monumental day, as guests Schona Jolly QC and David Allen Green hotfoot it across London to join Naomi Smith in Remainiacs HQ.Just how damning was the Supreme Court judgment on Johnson’s illegal prorogation? How on earth can the Government brief against the most significant constitutional judgment in – possibly – centuries? Where do we go from here? Should we all go out and get drunk? And who would pick fight with Lady Hale, with her laser eye and her spider brooc

Sep 24, 2019 • 25:30

138: JUSTICE LEAGUE HITS SUPREME COURT with guest Jolyon Maugham

138: JUSTICE LEAGUE HITS SUPREME COURT with guest Jolyon Maugham

With the legality of prorogation being tested in the crucible of the Supreme Court, we welcome Good Law Project director and Remain legal vanguard JOLYON MAUGHAM QC to the studio to discuss exactly what’s at stake. If the Government wins this one, could future administrations simply suspend Parliament whenever it likes, as if in some authoritarian Hokey-Cokey?Plus, the maddening detail of what would be required to implement Johnson’s imaginary deal. What does the Lib Dems going broke fo

Sep 19, 2019 • 1:02:39

137: SUPREME CAUGHT? David Allen Green on the Scottish court case capers

137: SUPREME CAUGHT? David Allen Green on the Scottish court case capers

“And finally monsieur, a wafer-thin Brexity mint…” The “distinguished”* legal expert DAVID ALLEN GREEN joins us to explain the consequences of the Scottish Court of Sessions’ bombshell ruling in a little extra Remainiacs for one week only.* As endorsed by the House of Commons.Audio production by Alex Rees. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Remainiacs is a Podmasters production. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c

Sep 11, 2019 • 19:05

136: GAGGIN’ FOR BREXIT plus guest Bridget Phillipson MP

136: GAGGIN’ FOR BREXIT plus guest Bridget Phillipson MP

As the Prorogue Leader’s plans fall apart at the first hurdle, we look at the fallout of The Week It All Went Wrong. Will a silenced Parliament speak louder than an active one could? Does Johnson have any real power left? And will there be anything remaining of the Tory Party after #ClassicDom Cummings has finished “remodelling” it? Plus BRIDGET PHILLIPSON, Labour MP for Houghton and Sunderland South, joins us to correct a few myths about the Left Behinds, shine a light on the path marked No Bre

Sep 11, 2019 • 1:05:38

135: THE LYIN’ KING LOSES CONTROL plus guest Jonathan Lis

135: THE LYIN’ KING LOSES CONTROL plus guest Jonathan Lis

Was that the shortest honeymoon since Cher married Greg Allman? The Johnson- Cummings plan is in bits on the floor of Parliament and Bojo’s jolly mask has well and truly slipped. As the petulant boy king threatens a General Election he can’t deliver, the Remainiacs team gather with special guest and journo Jonathan Lis of think tank British Influence to work out what happened and what it all really means. Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Naomi Smith and Ian Dunt. Audio production by Sophie Black

Sep 4, 2019 • 1:00:16

134: PROROGUE STATE Emergencycast with David Allen Green

134: PROROGUE STATE Emergencycast with David Allen Green

Things are moving far too fast to wait ’til next Friday. Ros Taylor, Alex Andreou and guest David Allen Green gather in the studio to look at the legality of prorogation, the chances of beating it in the courts or elsewhere… and the poor performance of Her Majesty The Queen. Or was it? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 30, 2019 • 33:36

133: MAD COUP DISEASE plus guest Hugo Rifkind

133: MAD COUP DISEASE plus guest Hugo Rifkind

The moment of truth is finally here. Johnson-Cummings have decided it’s necessary to destroy parliamentary sovereignty in order to “save” it. But the Remain Alliance finally has its act together — and the numbers to stop No Deal. Alex Andreou is optimistic. Remain Wonder Woman Naomi Smith is ready for battle to be joined. Host Andrew Harrison is panicking. And special guest HUGO RIFKIND of The Times wonders why he picked this week to do Remainiacs… Listen up. The Endgame is on and we can’t give

Aug 28, 2019 • 59:24

132: BOJO GOES INTER-RAILING plus special guest Guy Garvey of Elbow

132: BOJO GOES INTER-RAILING plus special guest Guy Garvey of Elbow

“What you’ve got to remember is, even the good guys are sociopaths.” Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Ros Taylor and Ingrid Oliver. Audio production by Elsie Bath at Soho Radio, London. The producer is Andrew Harrison. Remainiacs is a Podmasters production. Get every new episode of Remainiacs a whole day early when you back us on the Patreon crowdfunding platform. You’ll also get our monthly Ask Remainiacs special episode plus smart merchandise, an exclusive weekly column by our panel, and disco

Aug 23, 2019 • 55:24

131: EMERGENCYCAST: Have We Got GNUs For You with special guest David Allen Green

131: EMERGENCYCAST: Have We Got GNUs For You with special guest David Allen Green

If Remainer Conservatives and Lib Dems can’t swallow their notion of Jeremy Corbyn, Interim Prime Minister, who CAN they agree on? Exactly how would we get to our Government of National Unity anyway? How long would it last? Why there is no Season Finale Reset Button for Article 50. What would the Remain Dominic Cummings do? And the dawn of the Meat Loaf Remainers: “They’ll do anything to avoid No Deal… but they won’t do that.” Produced and presented by Andrew Harrison with Alex Andreou and Naomi

Aug 19, 2019 • 35:12

130: The Brexiters’ War on Objective Reality

130: The Brexiters’ War on Objective Reality

This week: Why Dominic Cummings is putting out information chaff to create the impression of activity. Which good Remainy cause are YOU going to donate your shiny Brexit 50p to? Would Paddington Bear be rejected for Settled Status? Why are the Brexiters placing their faith in the WTO and Trump just as Trump is trying to neuter the WTO itself? And your autumn timetable of what (not) to worry about.  “This Government is exactly like Brexit Twitter. And it behaves like Brexit Twitter.” Produced and

Aug 16, 2019 • 57:59

129: CUMMINGS GOES KAMIKAZE plus special guest Rory Palmer MEP

129: CUMMINGS GOES KAMIKAZE plus special guest Rory Palmer MEP

On the agenda: The headlong rush to an end nobody voted for, and why No Deal is a man-made asteroid strike. When is the right time for a No Confidence motion against the Government? Linguistic programming as Johnson drills the buzzphrase “undemocratic backstop” into the national mind. Scenario planning and horizon scanning. Ingrid – our secret agent within the Tory Party – finally succumbs to Stockholm Syndrome. The Government’s snappy 1,400 page No Deal for small businesses. And why food shorta

Aug 9, 2019 • 1:04:12

128: BRECON BAD: Emergency By-Electioncast

128: BRECON BAD: Emergency By-Electioncast

Lib Dems on the march? General Election plans scattered? As the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election result reduces Johnson’s majority to just one, Naomi Smith, Alex Andreou and guest Rob Blackie convene to sort out what it all means.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 2, 2019 • 22:54

127: BOJO’S ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION plus special guest Heidi Allen MP

127: BOJO’S ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION plus special guest Heidi Allen MP

This week HEIDI ALLEN – independent MP, recovering Tory and battle-scarred CHUK veteran – joins us in the Brexit blunderdome. How can we create a Remain Alliance when the clock is ticking? What’s Johnson planning for Election ’19 and how do we fight the Vote Leave ERG Goverment? What can we learn from the CHUK episode? And much, much more   Presented by Ros Taylor with Ian Dunt and Alex Andreou. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Audio production by Alex Rees ad Soho Radio, London. Remainiacs is a Pod

Aug 2, 2019 • 1:03:34

126: THE CORONATION OF PRINCE BOFFREY plus special guest Gavin Esler

126: THE CORONATION OF PRINCE BOFFREY plus special guest Gavin Esler

So it’s come to this… Boris Johnson finally gets to sit in the Big Chair. Where do we go from here? Can he turn Brexiter fantasy into governmental reality? Is there a real Awkward Squad assembling on the Tory backbenches? And how do we get through this new low with our sanity intact?   Plus special guest Gavin Esler talks us through his new book Brexit Without The Bullshit, his short rollercoaster ride as a Change UK candidate, and the war of facts vs fiction that defines Brexit. Oh, and there i

Jul 25, 2019 • 1:07:46

125: Guests LED BY DONKEYS: How they hacked Brexit Britain’s brain

125: Guests LED BY DONKEYS: How they hacked Brexit Britain’s brain

They put tweets that Brexiters would rather forget on giant billboards, chased Farage around the country with reminders of his lies, and annoyed loony-right glove puppet Guido Fawkes so much he outed them for spite. Now guerrilla artists and Remainiac heroes LED BY DONKEYS join us on the podcast to tell us what it’s like when an idea in the pub goes on to the country alight. Ben Stewart and Olly Knowles from LBD tell us who deserves a proper lampooning (and who doesn’t), why the British will acc

Jul 19, 2019 • 1:06:32

124: THE AMBASSADOR’S RECEPTION plus guest Wes Streeting MP

124: THE AMBASSADOR’S RECEPTION plus guest Wes Streeting MP

So much for the Special Relationship… In an unprecedented week in which PM-to-be Boris Johnson effectively fired Britain’s ambassador to the USA to placate a bullying Donald Trump, we look into Britain’s humiliating future as a taker of orders from bigger international players. Plus independent-minded Labour MP for Ilford North WES STREETING joins us to explain what the party’s shift of Brexit policy means. Corbyn now says he wants another vote – but would Labour really fight a General Election

Jul 12, 2019 • 1:08:08

123: RISE OF THE TROLLITICIANS plus comedian Kieran Hodgson on the lessons of 1975

123: RISE OF THE TROLLITICIANS plus comedian Kieran Hodgson on the lessons of 1975

As the Brexit Party Ltd’s antics in Strasbourg grow more obnoxious, does the future belong to “trolliticians” who don’t really want to achieve anything – they just want to ruin everything around them? Should Vladimir Putin’s pronouncement that “liberalism is dead” worry us? And character comedian KIERAN HODGSON joins us to explain how his show ‘75’ – about the first EU referendum, and returning to London and Edinburgh soon – tells us much about the 2016 one. And the next one too…? PLUS: Another

Jul 5, 2019 • 1:00:30

122: POWER, CORRUPTION AND LIES with Brian Klaas, author of How To Rig An Election

122: POWER, CORRUPTION AND LIES with Brian Klaas, author of How To Rig An Election

As the Tory leadership race is buried under an avalanche of dead cats, we’re joined by political analyst Brian Klaas – assistant professor of global politics at UCL, expert on authoritarianism, electoral malpractice and how democracies die, author of How To Rig An Election, and host of the Power Corrupts podcast. What can the truth-lite, nonsense-heavy Trump nightmare tell us about the future of British democracy in the Age of Johnson?  Plus… Why DID Johnson claim he makes toy buses for fun? Ian

Jun 28, 2019 • 59:18

121: A PANTOMIME OF DEMOCRACY plus guest Caroline Criado-Perez

121: A PANTOMIME OF DEMOCRACY plus guest Caroline Criado-Perez

This one’s in danger of being superseded by events so it’s out a day early… We recorded it just a little too soon to catch the heroic demise of Rory Stewart. But we did catch the latest Blue on Blue atrocities from the Tory leadership squabble, plus depressing research that shows the British people are more hostile to compromise than ever. Meanwhile, indestructible feminist warrior CAROLINE CRIADO-PEREZ joins us to discuss the March for Change on Sat 20 July, and why Brexit always was a feminist

Jun 20, 2019 • 1:04:47

120: PROROGUE ONE: A Tory Wars Story with guest Anand Menon

120: PROROGUE ONE: A Tory Wars Story with guest Anand Menon

This week ANAND MENON – commentator, director of UK In A Changing Europe and Moriarty to Ian Dunt’s Sherlock Holmes – joins us in our fancy new studio to perform triage on the Tory leadership battle and all the latest Brexit catastrophes.  On the podcast: ‘My Gove Hell, by Cocaine’. Are tax cuts for the rich the bold move the Left Behinds cried out for in 2016? Why Dominic Raab wants to destroy parliamentary sovereignty in order to save it. Peterborough fall-out. And a whole lot more.  “What the

Jun 14, 2019 • 1:00:22

119: Into PurgaTORY with special guest DOMINIC GRIEVE MP

119: Into PurgaTORY with special guest DOMINIC GRIEVE MP

On the agenda: the Conservatives’ self-inflicted purgatory. The squabble for the Party leadership, and why Rory Stewart is the Tory Corbyn (Torbyn?). Trump Week and Britain’s future as trade partner or prey. And the sad end (or is it?) of Change UK. It’s all here in an absolutely fascinating extra-length conversation with a titan of our political times. And there’s a ray of hope too. “The Brexit Party is thriving on paralysis,” Dominic Grieve tells us. “Take away that paralysis and they will beg

Jun 7, 2019 • 1:12:39

118: ANARCHY IN THE UK? EU elections aftermath special

118: ANARCHY IN THE UK? EU elections aftermath special

After the EU parliamentary elections turned into a straight-up showdown between the Remain bloc and the Brexit Party, who’s in charge now – and what’s left of the Tories and Labour? How can Remainers challenge the Brexiters’ simplistic narrative that “it’s Nige wot won it”? What were the REAL trends across Europe? And what’s the message for a People’s Vote if and when it comes?Plus! Ingrid Oliver returns after too, too long. We talk to Dorian about his new book The Ministry Of Truth: A

May 31, 2019 • 1:10:35

117: VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL Our trade future with guest Dmitry Grozoubinski

117: VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL Our trade future with guest Dmitry Grozoubinski

We didn’t QUITE make Wednesday night as promised at the top of the show… but here’s this week’s podcast, just in time for that EU vote. In this episode: What’s in the WAB and has any May idea ever died quite so quickly? Final learnings from the EU Election campaign that everyone pretended never was. The pros and cons of milkshaking. Astroturfing for fun and profit. And should Labour have been on our EU Parliament hustings at all? PLUS Britain’s glittering future in world trade! Negotiator and tr

May 23, 2019 • 1:00:30

116: SPECIAL EDITION: Candidate-packed Euro Elections hustings-cast!

116: SPECIAL EDITION: Candidate-packed Euro Elections hustings-cast!

Surprise special edition incoming… It’s Euro elections week and lots of us STILL don’t know who to vote for. On Friday 17 May we brought together people from the key national parties who are hunting the Remainer vote to make their pitch in semi-hustings format. London MEP candidates DINESH DHAMIJA (Lib Dems), LAURA PARKER (Labour) and JAN ROSTOWSKI (Change UK) plus AMELIA WOMACK (Deputy Leader of the Greens for England and Wales) joined Dorian Lynskey for an hour of free-range podcanvassing in o

May 19, 2019 • 1:11:05

115: THE EVE OF THE WAR with special guest Stephen Bush of the New Statesman

115: THE EVE OF THE WAR with special guest Stephen Bush of the New Statesman

As the EU Election clock ticks remorselessly down to zero we’re joined by the New Statesman’s political editor STEPHEN BUSH to survey the campaign so far and predict the upshot. What will Labour’s “all things to everyone” stance to do its vote? How do we fight the Brexit Party’s “all rage, no content’’ politics? Just how screwed are the Conservatives? Why a Farage victory might be a good thing for Remain. And we (try to) answer the only question that matters: who should Remainers vote for?  PLUS

May 17, 2019 • 1:12:52

114: DEMOTING THE VOTE with special guest, Labour MP ALEX SOBEL

114: DEMOTING THE VOTE with special guest, Labour MP ALEX SOBEL

How did a sweeping local elections vote for Remain parties become an instruction to “just get Brexit done”? What do those results mean for the EU Elections later this month? What will it take to stop the momentum of the Brexit Party? And what will happen if we don’t? ALEX SOBEL, the pro-People’s Vote Labour MP for Leeds North West, joins us to unpick the spin around a vote that saw both Labour and the Tories receive a bloody nose – and then try to explain it away. He gives us an idea of what Lab

May 10, 2019 • 1:00:15

113: EU elections: HOWLS OF FRUSTRATION with special guest Rachel Shabi

113: EU elections: HOWLS OF FRUSTRATION with special guest Rachel Shabi

As Labour’s NEC enrages members by pushing a Confirmatory Referendum into Never-Neverland and recommitting to “Soft” Brexit, we invite Guardian writer and Corbyn supporter RACHEL SHABI into the Remainiacs bunker for a candid discussion of Labour’s Brexit contortions. Why would voters back the party in the EU parliamentary election if that vote will only be transformed into a “vote for Brexit”? Is it time for Remainers to give up on Labour and vote for unequivocally Remain parties? And is there s

May 3, 2019 • 1:07:32

112: FAILURE TO LAUNCH: Have Remain parties blown the EU elections? PLUS 1975 Referendum retro special

112: FAILURE TO LAUNCH: Have Remain parties blown the EU elections? PLUS 1975 Referendum retro special

On this week’s podcast: Why can’t the Remain parties get their acts together for the European Parliament elections, the most important vote on the EU since the Referendum? Historian ROBERT SAUNDERS joins us to explain what lessons we should have learned from the 1975 Referendum (Do YOU have a copy of ‘Common Market Reggae’? Top £ paid). If we’re going to “remain and reform” what exactly is that supposed to mean? And could we pull it off anyway? And we have a very special Remainiacs Live

Apr 26, 2019 • 59:39

111: D’HONDT STOP BELIEVING: Fighting the EU Elections and more with guest Matt Forde

111: D’HONDT STOP BELIEVING: Fighting the EU Elections and more with guest Matt Forde

This week MATT FORDE – stand-up, ‘Mock The Week’ regular, creator of touring show ‘Brexit Through The Gift Shop’ and interviewer of political heavyweights on his podcast ‘The Political Party’ – joins us to get psephological for the upcoming EU Parliament elections. Should we embrace or fear a vote that Theresa May definitely doesn’t want? Can Remain parties co-ordinate, which side’s vote is most likely to split… and how does the D’Hondt system work anyway? Plus how can a fatally split Tory party

Apr 19, 2019 • 1:14:18

110: STOP THE CLOCKS: The delay is away, plus Future Politics with Jamie Susskind

110: STOP THE CLOCKS: The delay is away, plus Future Politics with Jamie Susskind

As Theresa May bows to the inevitable and asks for a short delay to Brexit, we ask what it’ll mean when a merciful EU insists on rather a longer one. Do the hard Brexit headbangers have what it takes to bring her down or are the ERG now fatally split? Were the Lab-Con talks just about optics? What is “perfidious Albion” anyway? And when a Hansard survey says a great many Britons would be happy with a “strongman who breaks the rules”, do we really have to worry about Britain falling into the hand

Apr 11, 2019 • 58:34

109: SPECIAL EDITION: Remainiacs onstage at PodcastLive

109: SPECIAL EDITION: Remainiacs onstage at PodcastLive

BONUS EPISODE: Here’s the audio from Sunday’s PodcastLive at The Light in London, where Dorian, Nina, Alex and Ros brought the RemainiacsLive experience to the special one-day festival of political podcasting. Have a listen to this special “raw and uncut” edition in which we look at the very latest in the May/Corbyn love-in/Blame Tennis tournament… ask whether anything can be done about Britain’s obsession with the War… and finally, fix Brexit in five minutes flat. It’s a rough’n’ready, live and

Apr 8, 2019 • 1:01:16

108: PRIME MINISTER JEREMAY: National Unity special with guest Tom Kibasi

108: PRIME MINISTER JEREMAY: National Unity special with guest Tom Kibasi

Wonders will never cease. All her avenues exhausted, Theresa May reaches out to the only person who can help in her hour of need. And that would be… Jeremy Corbyn? This week we look at the minefield that is the Theresa-Jezza Love-in. Is compromise possible any longer in the snakepit of the Commons? Who will carry the can for Brexit if they pull it off? And what does this mean for Labour’s General Election plans and the future of the two parties? As luck would have it we recorded right before Emi

Apr 3, 2019 • 1:08:18

107: EMERGENCY PODCAST: Groundhog May as the Deal dies (again)

107: EMERGENCY PODCAST: Groundhog May as the Deal dies (again)

As MV3 turns out to be DOA we hotfoot it into febrile Soho to read the steaming entrails of the May Deal. What happens next? Does May have any blackmail left in her sack of off-brand tricks? What will happen at the EU Parent-Teacher meeting on April 10? Are we closer to Revoke or a People’s Vote? Michael Gove’s performative jogging, the political significance of Y-fronts, and the Magic 8 Ball that is a possible General Election. And how could Theresa May’s psychology finally scupper us? Naomi Sm

Mar 29, 2019 • 38:05

106: TAKING BACK CONTROL with special guest John Harris

106: TAKING BACK CONTROL with special guest John Harris

The March. The Revoke petition. The Government that can’t govern and the amendment that put MPs in charge of Britain’s destiny at last. Was this the week that Brexiters lost control of Brexit?  In that quiet moment before the Indicative Votes we welcome JOHN HARRIS – the Guardian’s wandering Brexit Britain correspondent – to work out where we are, what happens next, and what the unheard parts of Britain will make of the Brexit endgame. Plus: What Brexit will do to Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls and skat

Mar 27, 2019 • 1:04:46

105: Special edition: TONY BLAIR on this week’s crisis, how to win another Referendum and more

105: Special edition: TONY BLAIR on this week’s crisis, how to win another Referendum and more

It’s a big one. TONY BLAIR, former Labour Prime Minister and now head of his Global Institute, talks to Dorian, Naomi and Ian about escape routes from the current Parliamentary chaos, how his own policies relate to the roots of Brexit, what a good Prime Minister would do under the catastrophic circumstances Theresa May has built for herself… and how this weekend’s march can sway the Government when the march against his own Iraq policy didn’t. It’s a fascinating conversation but a word of warnin

Mar 21, 2019 • 38:09

104: EDGE OF DESTRUCTION: Time runs out with guests Roland Smith and David Allen Green

104: EDGE OF DESTRUCTION: Time runs out with guests Roland Smith and David Allen Green

With Brexit literally hours away, we convene Leaver-turned-Article-50-Revoker ROLAND SMITH and law and policy expert DAVID ALLEN GREEN to stare into the abyss. How did we get here? What could happen next? Has May engineered a Hobson’s Choice between her Bad Deal and No Deal? And what happens if nothing happens?  PLUS May blames Parliament for her own failings. Why John Bercow’s Eskine Mayhem isn’t a constitutional crisis at all. David discusses the Meaningful Vote in terms of Thanos’s Infinity S

Mar 20, 2019 • 1:02:42

103: AFTERMATHCAST: Ok, so what exactly happened in Brexit’s latest Hell Week?

103: AFTERMATHCAST: Ok, so what exactly happened in Brexit’s latest Hell Week?

After a week like that we just had to reconvene and perform triage on the Deal, the People’s Vote, the state of May’s governmental authority and all the other walking wounded of the Brexit Infinity War. Dorian Lynskey, Ian Dunt and producer Andrew Harrison convene in a very nice North London restaurant – yeah we’re in a metropolitan bubble, what of it? – to find out where the latest Hell Week leaves us. As ever, our emergency podcasts are a little bit more rough and ready than usual, without the

Mar 15, 2019 • 30:37

102: BREXIT: FINAL FANTASY? with special guests LAYLA MORAN MP and Tim McInerney of The Irish Passport

102: BREXIT: FINAL FANTASY? with special guests LAYLA MORAN MP and Tim McInerney of The Irish Passport

The flaming wreckage of The Deal is all around us (yet again) but what happens next? Can Theresa May salvage anything from her plans and career? Is there enough turd polish around to give the Deal another go-round? What even is Malthouse 2.0? And is it democratically necessary to give the people the option to vote for catastrophe?  Our special guests are LAYLA MORAN MP – Lib Dem Education spokesman and indefatigable People’s Vote warrior – and our brother-in podcasting TIM MCINERNEY of the brill

Mar 13, 2019 • 1:06:14

101: THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM: We look at Brexit bribery, Ladies For Leave and the elephants in the room

101: THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM: We look at Brexit bribery, Ladies For Leave and the elephants in the room

This week, the last desperate moves before next week’s descent in the Hellmouth of Final Votes. Has Theresa May’s attempts to bribe Labour MPs from Leave constituencies backfired? Just how wobbly is Labour’s “commitment” to a People’s Vote? And who will run candidates in the 2019 European Parliamentary Elections if Brexit is extended and Britain has to participate?  Plus! While parliament wrestles with procedure, our panelists choose the real elephants in the room that nobody is talking about. W

Mar 8, 2019 • 1:04:14

100: ONE HUNDREDTH SHOW! May’s delay, Labour People’s Vote flip, Common Market 2.0, Ireland and more

100: ONE HUNDREDTH SHOW! May’s delay, Labour People’s Vote flip, Common Market 2.0, Ireland and more

Huge thanks to May and Corbyn for laying on some quality material for our extended 100th podcast. Labour finally, finally comes out for a People’s Vote. But what needs to happen first? Can TIG claim credit? And are we in for another grudging 60% campaigning performance from Jeremy? And Theresa May finally, finally admits she’ll probably have to delay Brexit. But is she just setting a trap for Remainers? We’ve put this one out quickly because hey, you never know what might change.  Plus we’re joi

Feb 28, 2019 • 1:08:48

99: THE NOTORIOUS T.I.G.? Labour and Tory breakaways – with special guest Cristo Foufas

99: THE NOTORIOUS T.I.G.? Labour and Tory breakaways – with special guest Cristo Foufas

EMERGENCY RELEASE AS EVENTS GO CRAZY YET AGAIN. The dam finally breaks in the most dramatic week in Brexit since… January? Eight Labour MPs including Luciana Berger and Chuka Umunna quit Labour over anti-semitism and Corbyn’s intransigence over Brexit. Then three Tory women – Heidi Allen, Anna Soubry and Sarah Woollaston – resign from the party they now say is irrevocably dominated by the hard Right and its ERG extremists. What can the Independent Group achieve and what must they do to achieve i

Feb 21, 2019 • 1:03:56

98: PODCLASH SPECIAL! Remainiacs meet Cakewatch in EU summit conference

98: PODCLASH SPECIAL! Remainiacs meet Cakewatch in EU summit conference

It’s a special edition of Remainiacs as we welcome our brothers-in-podcasting STEVE BULLOCK AKA @GuitarMoog (left) and CHRIS KENDALL AKA @ottocrat of the brilliant Cakewatch podcast for what the world is already calling the Yalta Conference of Remain.Embedded in Brussels deep inside the EU policymaking machine, Steve and Chris bring their insider knowledge to the Remainiacs bunker for a fascinating hour of Brexit talk. What do EU decision-makers really think of Britain’s antics? Even if

Feb 15, 2019 • 1:07:50

97: CAVALIERS vs. ROUNDHEADS with guest MARK GATISS of League Of Gentlemen

97: CAVALIERS vs. ROUNDHEADS with guest MARK GATISS of League Of Gentlemen

This is a LOCAL podcast for LOCAL people… We are thrilled to have the great MARK GATISS – writer, star of ‘The League Of Gentlemen‘, 'Sherlock' and 'Doctor Who', and five-star unyielding Remainer – as this week’s special guest on Remainiacs.  Listen in as Mark explains how the League unwittingly predicted the Brexit mindset, why despite the Nissan news Leave has such a grip on the North-East where he was born, “the weaponisation of nostalgia”… and which residents of Royston Vasey would have vote

Feb 8, 2019 • 1:04:44

96: WELCOME TO FANTASY ISLAND plus our first Leaver guest, Oliver Norgrove

96: WELCOME TO FANTASY ISLAND plus our first Leaver guest, Oliver Norgrove

SPEED RELEASE TO KEEP UP WITH EVENTS: As Parliament delivers “a masterclass in cowardice” on the Withdrawal Bill and the May Government escapes into a world of pure imagination, Ros Taylor, Ian Dunt and new panelist Melissa Chemam convene to sift the wreckage of Amendment Day. If MPs don’t want No Deal, why did they rob themselves of the chance to prevent it? Why is May going to Brussels to ask questions the answers to which she knows are “no”? And what the hell happens next?Plus we wel

Jan 31, 2019 • 1:04:40

95: SQUEAKY BREXIT TIME? Breaking down Plan B with special guest Steve Analyst

95: SQUEAKY BREXIT TIME? Breaking down Plan B with special guest Steve Analyst

As Plan A arrives in its moustache and glasses, will May’s second attempt to get a deal through unbalance the Brexit Bus and if so, in which direction? Business intelligence expert and super-tweeter STEVE ANALYST joins us to see where the Undead Deal goes next, and explore the myriad amendments it’ll undergo next week. Who’s made the killer parliamentary move and who is the true Jedi Master of Parliament. Otherwise… roll on Plan C, then? PLUS When is a compromise not a compromise? The ins and ou

Jan 25, 2019 • 55:09

94: THE DAY THE DEAL DIED with special guest David Allen Green

94: THE DAY THE DEAL DIED with special guest David Allen Green

RUSH RELEASE FOR RELEVANCE: The day after the May Deal finally fell to a record defeat (with an even worse vote than her projected result if she hadn’t bottled it in December) Ian Dunt, Naomi Smith and Dorian Lynskey convene to ask what the hell is going on and how will it all end. As the Deal lies in tatters, special guest DAVID ALLEN GREEN – lawyer, writer, commentator and warrior monk of the British constitution – joins us to ask tough questions of the People’s Vote and explain just how far b

Jan 16, 2019 • 1:04:50

93: PARLIAMENT TAKES BACK CONTROL? With special guest Peter Kellner

93: PARLIAMENT TAKES BACK CONTROL? With special guest Peter Kellner

It’s time-sensitive again so we’re releasing this one, recorded at 2pm on Wednesday, a little early. In our first podcast of 2019 we’re right back into the Brexit war of attrition with the aid of special guest PETER KELLNER, doyen of pollsters, ex-president of YouGov and expert on exactly the sort of constitutional mess we find ourselves in this week. As luck would have it we recorded at the exact moment the Grieve Amendment – the one that mandates the Government to come up with a Plan B if and

Jan 10, 2019 • 1:03:45

92: NEW YEAR, NEW EU! The best and worst of 2018 – and our hopes for 2019

92: NEW YEAR, NEW EU! The best and worst of 2018 – and our hopes for 2019

As Britain holds its breath for the Year of Decision, the Remainiacs panel convene to look back at the ups and downs of the year that’s just gone – and what we can look forward to for 2019. Gird yourself for the new year as Dorian Lynskey, Naomi Smith, Alex Andreou, Ian Dunt, Ingrid Oliver, Ros Taylor and producer Andrew Harrison look back (and forward) in anger… and each choose a song to energise all Remainers for the Final Battle ahead.We recorded this show in two special sessions in

Jan 4, 2019 • 59:07

91: A BREXMAS CAROL with guests Femi from OFOC and Seb Dance MEP

91: A BREXMAS CAROL with guests Femi from OFOC and Seb Dance MEP

It’s the most blunderful time of the year! As MPs head off for a ‘well-earned’ – hem-hem – Christmas break, the final Remainiacs of 2018 welcomes returning favourites SEB DANCE MEP and FEMI OLUWOLE of Our Future Our Choice to see what lumps of coal are in our Brexmas stockings. How will Health Secretary Matt Hancock cope with being the world’s biggest purchaser of fridges, and can he change all those fuses? Is “managed No Deal” just scaremongering or would the Government really press the Red But

Dec 21, 2018 • 55:25

90: INFINITE CRISIS! Special guest crossover with JAMES O’BRIEN and DAVID SCHNEIDER

90: INFINITE CRISIS! Special guest crossover with JAMES O’BRIEN and DAVID SCHNEIDER

You thought Brexit couldn’t get any worse? Guess again. As we hurtle towards the brick wall of No Deal, the Tories think there’s no better moment for a time-wasting leadership contest. Luckily we’ve persuaded two of our most popular guests of the year — LBC legend JAMES O’BRIEN and comedy giant DAVID SCHNEIDER — to discuss the events of the most disgraceful week in British politics since…. well, next week. On this episode: the ERG decide that the country has to be destroyed in order to save it.

Dec 12, 2018 • 1:04:04

89: LIVE ON INDECISION DAY Part Two: Crystal Balls and Brexmas Presents

89: LIVE ON INDECISION DAY Part Two: Crystal Balls and Brexmas Presents

And here’s Part Two of our live show from Monday 10 Dec, right in the middle of Theresa May’s total retreat from reality. Dorian Lynskey, Ingrid Oliver, Ian Dunt and Ros Taylor run through some post-Brexit scenarios, exchange Brexmas gifts, take audience questions… and then run weeping to the bar. Listen and enjoy. This special podcast is live and unedited, straight from the mixing desk. Special thanks to Simon Kitts and all at the Leicester Square Theatre for giving us a great evening at the en

Dec 11, 2018 • 1:12:07

88: INDECISION DAY: Live and unedited at Leicester Square Theatre – Part One!

88: INDECISION DAY: Live and unedited at Leicester Square Theatre – Part One!

We wouldn’t normally do this kind of thing… but the events of Monday 10 Dec were so insane that we just had to release the audio of our latest live show to everyone, not just our beloved Patreon backers.Here’s Part One of last night’s show at the Leicester Square Theatre. Listen in as regulars Dorian Lynskey, Ingrid Oliver, Ros Taylor and Ian Dunt try to make sense of Theresa May’s worsening crisis… and wonder what might happen next. Part Two to follow later today. And do you like our y

Dec 11, 2018 • 41:57

87: BAD TIMES IN THE HOUSE OF PAIN plus: Can we rebrand Remain?

87: BAD TIMES IN THE HOUSE OF PAIN plus: Can we rebrand Remain?

A tiny bit earlier than usual because hey who the hell knows what’s going to happen next… This week, CONTEMPT PROVIDERS: Will this week’s seismic events in the Commons bring us closer to a #PeoplesVote? ULTIMATE WEAPON: Does the Grieve Amendment mean that No Deal is officially on Death Row? REMAYNIACS: Which one of the panel will throw their support behind Theresa May’s embattled Deal? The answer will shock you. MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL: Where next for off-brand Kermit the Frog dog-toy Nigel Farag

Dec 6, 2018 • 1:01:32

86: THE AAARGH! OPTION with special guest Marcus Brigstocke

86: THE AAARGH! OPTION with special guest Marcus Brigstocke

As things get WORSE and WORSE and BLOODY WORSE we welcome much-loved Brexit-baiting comedian and actor MARCUS BRIGSTOCKE to stare into the vortex one more time. Should we say NO WAY, NORWAY? Will a televised May vs Corbyn ding-dong be the new Frost/Nixon or a pointless yammer between a Remainer who pretends she’s a Leaver and a Leaver who pretend he’s a Remainer? How would Marcus’s nice-but-dim Tory boy creation Giles Wemmbley-Hogg deal with the jolly sticky mess his old chums have inadvertently

Nov 30, 2018 • 1:06:27

85: COUP OR NO COUP with special guest Ayesha Hazarika

85: COUP OR NO COUP with special guest Ayesha Hazarika

On this week’s queue-jumping REMAINIACS, comedian and political commentator Ayesha Hazarika joins us to discuss the coup that wasn’t, the Deal that might or might not be, and comedy’s ongoing struggle with the least funny thing ever: Brexit. PLUS Damon Albarn of Blur releases a Brexit concept album with his band The Good, The Bad And The Queen. Are we at least going to get a Brexit dividend of good art to see us through the tinned beans years to come?This week’s REMAINIACS is presented

Nov 23, 2018 • 1:10:00

84: EMERGENCY CHAOS-CAST! Everyone quits!

84: EMERGENCY CHAOS-CAST! Everyone quits!

On Planet Brexit's worst Day of Chaos yet, we drag Dorian Lynskey, Alex Andreou, Naomi Smith and Ian Dunt into the subterranean Remainiacs bunker to ask what it all means… and whether Theresa May can survive. Beware – this is an Emergency Podcast so it's a bit rough and ready. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 15, 2018 • 30:48

83: THE DEAL is here. Now what? Plus guest CHRIS ADDISON on the Brexit tragi-comedy

83: THE DEAL is here. Now what? Plus guest CHRIS ADDISON on the Brexit tragi-comedy

Early release special – recorded at 2-3pm on Wednesday and it was up to date when we pressed ‘send’! THE DEAL is finally here, but what does it mean? What’s in it, who’s going to hate it and can May get it past Parliament, the DUP, the ERG and an increasingly restive populace? Comedian, actor and fellow Brexit sufferer CHRIS ADDISON joins us at the hinge of history to ask where we go from here, the true meaning of vassalage, how we can change the agenda… and how Ollie from ‘The Thick Of It’ woul

Nov 14, 2018 • 1:07:02

82: EMERGENCY DUNTCAST! Jo Johnson resigns to demand a People's Vote

82: EMERGENCY DUNTCAST! Jo Johnson resigns to demand a People's Vote

You can't hide bad news on a Friday any more. Ian Dunt and Andrew Harrison rush to Soho Radio to discuss Jo Johnson's seismic resignation… See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 9, 2018 • 17:05

81: ARRON BANKS BUST: “It’s like Bodyguard – but a lot less sexy.” Plus: Brexit Parliamentary procedure special!

81: ARRON BANKS BUST: “It’s like Bodyguard – but a lot less sexy.” Plus: Brexit Parliamentary procedure special!

Did Andrew Marr fail to land a punch on Arron Banks? Should Leave EU’s troubled Alpha Gammon have been invited on a BBC politics programme at all? What does it mean for Labour now that Momentum members have come out for a People’s Vote? Will Labour’s Barry Gardiner ever recover from the “reveal” of that massive C4 poll that showed a firm shift to Remain across the country – and what does Ian really think of “Eyeroll Girl”?  PLUS Ruth Fox of the Hansard Society drops in to explain just how messy

Nov 9, 2018 • 53:47

80: EMERGENCY PHONECAST! Arron Banks reported to the National Crime Agency

80: EMERGENCY PHONECAST! Arron Banks reported to the National Crime Agency

As yet another hot story breaks after we've recorded this week's show, Andrew Harrison talks to Ros Taylor about the escalation of investigations into the garrulous Mr Big of Leave. EU. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 2, 2018 • 10:55

79: Special guest GAVIN ESLER on Referendum rage, BBC in crisis and the Brexit 50p. PLUS inside The Ladybird Book Of Brexit

79: Special guest GAVIN ESLER on Referendum rage, BBC in crisis and the Brexit 50p. PLUS inside The Ladybird Book Of Brexit

Legendary former Newsnight presenter and BBC Washington Correspondent turned doughty Remain footsoldier GAVIN ESLER joins us to sort through the Breckage of another week in the sunlit uplands. Hold tight for… the 50p Brexit coin! Daniel Hannan’s plans to replace the NHS with an American-style system that has worse outcomes than the one in Cuba! Why did the Head of the Electoral Commission resign? And is the defining factor in modern politics not the alt.right or the far left but the Exh

Nov 2, 2018 • 1:06:24

78: WILL POWER: What the People’s Vote March means. Plus special guest NICK COHEN of The Observer

78: WILL POWER: What the People’s Vote March means. Plus special guest NICK COHEN of The Observer

THE MARCH THEY CAN’T IGNORE: In the wake of the epic 700,000-strong People’s Vote March we ask where next for the campaign for a Final Say referendum? And Observer columnist and Alpha Centrist Dad NICK COHEN joins us to talk over the long game in the Tories’ endless fratricidal war, why the Referendum provoked “the greatest outbreak of political lying in a hundred years,” Chris Grayling’s new career as a ferrymaster, and why the Brexit jihadis will “burn down the house for the sake of their idea

Oct 26, 2018 • 1:15:42

77: Wargaming a #PeoplesVote: If we get the #FinalSay how do we win it?

77: Wargaming a #PeoplesVote: If we get the #FinalSay how do we win it?

Ahead of the People’s Vote March we ask: it’s all very well winning a chance to vote again but how do we carry the day? Who do we target, how do we campaign… and what happens if it’s a choice of Deal Or No Deal? Plus: What does the impending fall of Speaker John Bercow mean for Parliament’s role in the Brexit “process”? Are the Met really dragging their feet on investigating the Leave campaign’s alleged cheating because of political pressure? And a surprise guest appearance from Pearse Smith of

Oct 19, 2018 • 1:05:26

76: “People’s Vote? I’m in!” DEBORAH MEADEN of Dragon’s Den is our special guest

76: “People’s Vote? I’m in!” DEBORAH MEADEN of Dragon’s Den is our special guest

We’re thrilled to welcome the legend that is DEBORAH MEADEN – star of Dragon’s Den, business colossus and indefatigable Remainer – into the Remainiacs bunker. Why is she refusing to be bullied into silence over Brexit? What does it mean when the Party of Business refuses to listen to business? How does Deborah score Theresa May on leadership? What’s it going to say on her banner at the People’s Vote March on Oct 20th? And will Deborah accept our surprise offer of a 49% stake in a thriving young

Oct 12, 2018 • 1:14:41

75: #RemainerNow: Leavers who changed their minds. Plus FESTIVAL NEWS: Brexit Through The Gift Shop

75: #RemainerNow: Leavers who changed their minds. Plus FESTIVAL NEWS: Brexit Through The Gift Shop

This week we meet the most important people in the whole Brexit mess: the people who voted Leave, now regret it and are fighting hard for a #PeoplesVote. Emma Huckey and Hugh Norris of grassroots group Remainer Now join Alex, Naomi and Andrew for a stirring discussion of why they changed their minds – and their tips on how to persuade wavering Leavers over to our side of the fence. “How did I feel after the Referendum?” says Hugh. “I’d never felt so played in my life.”Plus BREXIT THROUG

Oct 5, 2018 • 1:09:48

74: “NOBODY is ruling out Remain” Labour Brexit latest and more with special guest RUPA HUQ MP

74: “NOBODY is ruling out Remain” Labour Brexit latest and more with special guest RUPA HUQ MP

On this week’s show special guest RUPA HUQ – Labour MP for Ealing Central and Acton – joins us to read the entrails of the Labour Conference, marvel at the ERG’s latest made-up trade model, and ask just who the Dirty Rats of Brexit really are.  What does Keir Starmer “not ruling Remain out” mean for Labour’s Brexit policy and will John McDonnell ever come down off the ceiling of the Conference Hall? What’s Rupa’s Boris Johnson impersonation like? (Spoiler: “it’s uncanny”) Plus your questions ans

Sep 28, 2018 • 50:29

EMERGENCY LO-FI PODCAST! The aSalzburg and Battery edition

EMERGENCY LO-FI PODCAST! The aSalzburg and Battery edition

With tottering Theresa still reeling from the proper Tusking meted out to her Chequers proposals, Ian Dunt and Andrew Harrison meet up outside the British Library to discuss the fallout from Salzburg – which was strategically timed, of course, to miss our recording on Wednesday. They do it deliberately, we’re sure of it. Plus, there’s a twist! The Prime Minister has announced a surprise press conference and Ian has to catch a train! Stay tuned for a post-presser phone call… and to find out if ye

Sep 21, 2018 • 19:17

73: Brexit vs IndyRef2 vs Remain… but who wins? Let’s ask ALYN SMITH, SNP MEP for Scotland

73: Brexit vs IndyRef2 vs Remain… but who wins? Let’s ask ALYN SMITH, SNP MEP for Scotland

SNP MEP for Scotland Alyn Smith joins us for a spirited discussion of Scotland’s experience of Brexit, what it means for the future of the UK, and the complex relationship between Remainers and Scottish nationalists.  Is the SNP really not lending its strength to calls for a #FinalSay referendum just because of the prospect of an IndyRef2? Should English Remainers support the SNP and if so why? And Alyn tells us about his electrifying speech after the Referendum when he urged the European Parlia

Sep 21, 2018 • 1:07:08

72: No Lexit Strategy: special guest ZOE WILLIAMS on the Brexit battle on the Left

72: No Lexit Strategy: special guest ZOE WILLIAMS on the Brexit battle on the Left

Guardian columnist and Left Against Brexit activist ZOE WILLIAMS joins us to talk over the surreal Operation Yellowhammer, Boris Johnson’s Operation I Still Want To Be Prime Minister, why the ERG can’t stop battering the corpse of Chequers… and the Brexit battle on the New Left. What will it take to dispel the Lexit fantasy? And how can Labour supporters shift the party to support a People’s Vote? “For Labour, the electoral argument against Brexit is dead,” says Zoe. “And if you’re not against a

Sep 14, 2018 • 56:31

71: BREXIT HUSTLE: Scams expert Alexis Conran on the psychology behind the Leave vote

71: BREXIT HUSTLE: Scams expert Alexis Conran on the psychology behind the Leave vote

Was Brexit a sophisticated confidence trick? Scams expert, host of the BBC’s The Real Hustle and TalkRadio presenter ALEXIS CONRAN joins us to talk bait-and-switch, the power of emotional alignment, and whether an ill-informed, manipulable Referendum electorate was the biggest “mark” in modern British political history. And what now? “The worst thing you can do,” he tells us, “is shove it in someone’s face and say, ‘Ha, you fell for it.’ The truth is that anyone can fall for it at the r

Sep 7, 2018 • 1:11:37

70: Let’s Dance! Labour Euro MP SEB DANCE’s inside track on No Deal, Corbyn and more

70: Let’s Dance! Labour Euro MP SEB DANCE’s inside track on No Deal, Corbyn and more

Labour’s Deputy Leader in Brussels SEB DANCE MEP joins us in the Remainiacs Bunker to discuss the Government’s ‘technical notices’ and why they may be saving the worst for last… what life in Brussels is like for British MEPs now that we as a country have roundly insulted their colleagues… and why the next Tory Prime Minister could well be someone you’ve never even heard of (they might even be listening to this show).And Seb talks about the biggest question of all. What will it take to s

Aug 31, 2018 • 1:01:11

69: “Brexit is a betrayal of every British leader from Elizabeth I to Margaret Thatcher”

69: “Brexit is a betrayal of every British leader from Elizabeth I to Margaret Thatcher”

You wait forever for a Conservative Remainer on the show… and then two come along at once. This week SIMON ALLISON of “Torymainer” group Citizens4Britain joins us to discuss the Tory conference gagging Brexit dissenters, how the Party of Business became the Party of F**k Business, why Tories need to Take Back Control of their own party… and where next for a country with a Government that can’t govern. Plus: What’s behind the hazy notion of Theresa May’s offer of an unconditional Right To Remain

Aug 24, 2018 • 54:11

68: What’s the story, Remainer Tories? Pro-EU Conservative Garvan Walshe guests

68: What’s the story, Remainer Tories? Pro-EU Conservative Garvan Walshe guests

This week on the Brexit podcast that DOES answer questions when it brings you a cup of tea… we’ve got Garvan Walshe, former Conservative Party National and International Security Policy Adviser and now columnist at ConservativeHome.com, joining us to explain how it feels to be a Tory Remainer, how electoral arithmetic means we’re in for political paralysis forever, and what future the party has after the dust of Brexit settles in about thirty years’ time. Plus: Best For Britain’s poll analysis s

Aug 17, 2018 • 1:04:50

67: WTO? WTF! How Brextremists are normalising a No Deal nightmare

67: WTO? WTF! How Brextremists are normalising a No Deal nightmare

This week: Are Brexit jihadis using the summer break to acclimatise voters to No Deal as if it’s some sort of sensible idea instead of kamikaze economics?ALSO: Chilli con Carney on the menu as Bank of England boss Mark Carney receives a punishment beating for doing his job. Wild praise for Emily Maitlis and a terrible shoeing for Bernard Jenkin MP. Steve Bannon in a Monopoly top hat and monocle. The Telegraph tells the Tories they’re not right-wing enough. And what Brexit will mean for

Aug 10, 2018 • 1:02:28

66: Dark ads, troll hunting and more with special guest STELLA CREASY – yes, it’s the Rebel MP

66: Dark ads, troll hunting and more with special guest STELLA CREASY – yes, it’s the Rebel MP

Special guest STELLA CREASY – Walthamstow MP, out-and-out Remainer and biggest* Wedding Present fan in the Commons – joins us in the week that the Government decided that its own contingency advice for No Deal was too alarming for the simple British public to see.(* OK, only). In a wide-ranging chat with Stella we ask… How can we get Labour to make a stand against Brexit before it’s too late? Now that Vote Leave’s deceitful Facebook ads have been exposed, can Britain regulate its way ou

Aug 3, 2018 • 1:01:26

65: FOOD! ADEQUATE FOOD! Stockpile special plus Jason Arthur of FFS

65: FOOD! ADEQUATE FOOD! Stockpile special plus Jason Arthur of FFS

This week on the podcast that David Campbell Bannerman MEP wants to see prosecuted for “extreme EU loyalty”… Does Britain have what it takes to live on a diet of nettle soup? Will people who never actually experienced WWII ever shut up about the “Blitz Spirit”? And how research shows that Leavers really are more aggressive online.PLUS our special guest JASON ARTHUR of the youth anti-Brexit campaign FFS (For our Future’s Sake) comes in to explain what’s going on with The Young People, ho

Jul 27, 2018 • 1:10:57

64: HARD BREXIT, HERE WE COME? with guest David Allen Green

64: HARD BREXIT, HERE WE COME? with guest David Allen Green

As Theresa May cravenly caves to the Brextremists yet again, are we finally trapped on a course for the catastrophic Hard Brexit that everyone fears? Lawyer and commentator DAVID ALLEN GREEN (also known as Jack Of Kent) joins us to explore escape routes from Brexit, the legal landscape around a People’s Vote, and much more. Plus: Donald Trump’s drive-by shouting. The ghost of David Davis’s reputation. And when “Tommy Robinson” gets out of jail, will Trump money try to create a dangerous British

Jul 20, 2018 • 1:09:24

63: DAY OF CHAOS What next for Brexit after Tory fratricidal fall-out?

63: DAY OF CHAOS What next for Brexit after Tory fratricidal fall-out?

After our emergency podcast on Monday it’s time for a more considered take on the Government’s disastrous week... and the verdict is still “WHAAAAAT?” Does Theresa May still have a Chequers policy or just a chequered future? After BOREXIT, will Johnson become a backbench thorn in May’s side, emerge as the next Prime Minister or just go back to being Britain’s least lovable music hall turn? Will anyone ever mention David Davis again? All this and more we will examine.  This week’s REMAINIACS is p

Jul 13, 2018 • 1:00:59

62: TORY CIVIL WAR MINICAST! Johnson gone, Davis gone... so what now?

62: TORY CIVIL WAR MINICAST! Johnson gone, Davis gone... so what now?

It’s been 24 hours of scarcely believable Tory chaos as the Brexit clown car finally loses its wheels. Boris Johnson and David Davis are out — but what does it mean? IAN DUNT and DORIAN LYNSKEY hotfoot it across a febrile London to gaze in disbelief at the smoking wreckage of the Red, White and Blue Brexit.  Beware: sound quality is variable. Regular show back on Friday as usual. And has anyone seen our heart pills? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about you

Jul 9, 2018 • 18:31

61: Comedian INGRID OLIVER vs Brexit plus V For Vendetta revisited

61: Comedian INGRID OLIVER vs Brexit plus V For Vendetta revisited

On this week’s show we welcome comedian and actor INGRID OLIVER – yes fellow nerds, it’s UNIT scientist Osgood from Doctor Who – to the Remainiacs bunker to discuss Vote Leave finally (?) being brought to book for election spending, what the German half of her family think of Brexit, and her own raging case of Brexophobia. It’s OK for Ingrid! She’s got a German passport. What about the rest of us?PLUS: Theresa May’s Third Way on customs: unicorn or dead duck? DANNY DYER speaks for Engla

Jul 6, 2018 • 1:07:00

60: SELLING BRITAIN BY THE POUND: Shorting sterling, blowing out business

60: SELLING BRITAIN BY THE POUND: Shorting sterling, blowing out business

This week on the anti-Brexit podcast for people who actually KNOW how to rebel… the Greens’ Brexit and Finance spokesperson MOLLY SCOTT CATO MEP joins us to dig into the scandal of the Leavers short-selling sterling. Did hedge funds illegally use private polling to profit from weakening the pound on Referendum Day? And where does Nigel Farage fit in? PLUS: Because you demanded it, we welcome political commentator, actor and our favourite Greek guy ALEX ANDREOU as a regular Remainiacs team member

Jun 29, 2018 • 1:05:30

59: MEANINGLESS VOTE: So that’s your rebellion, is it?

59: MEANINGLESS VOTE: So that’s your rebellion, is it?

Tough week. Tension in the studio as we record this show on Wednesday afternoon while the crunch debate on the “meaningful vote” is taking place. Listen in for analysis on what it could mean, where we go next… and then stunned disbelief as Dominic Grieve folds at the last minute. Guess that’s a case of “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice… that’s absolutely fine by me?”PLUS after May promises to pay for that NHS budget hike with the imaginary, non-existent “Brexit Dividend” we ask

Jun 21, 2018 • 1:08:55

58: EMERGENCY LO-FI MINI-CAST! May breaks her word in Grieveous fashion

58: EMERGENCY LO-FI MINI-CAST! May breaks her word in Grieveous fashion

Why do they keep doing this to us? YET AGAIN major events occur immediately after we finished recording Remainiacs on Wednesday. So YET AGAIN we've recorded a quick-and-dirty response to events. On this minicast, panel regular NAOMI SMITH talks about Theresa May’s unprecedented bait-and-switch over the Withdrawal Bill with producer Andrew Harrison. Will Dominic Grieve and the Tory Rebels ever trust the Prime Minister’s word again? This time we’re not recording in a pub or a park but in the echoe

Jun 15, 2018 • 17:04

57: WITHDRAWAL PAINS: Have the Tory Rebels blown their shot?

57: WITHDRAWAL PAINS: Have the Tory Rebels blown their shot?

On this week’s podcast, Guardian columnist and former Russia correspondent RAFAEL BEHR joins us to explain the mind-crushing complexity of Withdrawal Bill day. What happened, who won (if anyone) and where do we go from here? Did Theresa May play Dominic Grieve like a sucker? And if she did, can the Rebels come back at her in any meaningful way? (We recorded on Wednesday 13 before May “allegedly” went back on her word to Grieve regarding the Meaningful Vote. Update minicast coming soon).   Plus:

Jun 15, 2018 • 1:00:40

EMERGENCY PARKCAST! Dacre gone, Davis embarrassed, Johnson out of control

EMERGENCY PARKCAST! Dacre gone, Davis embarrassed, Johnson out of control

No sooner had we pressed "stop" on recording Wednesday's show than all sorts of bizarre events unfolded. Brexit cheerleader Paul Dacre announced his retirement from editing the Daily Mail, David Davis went through another pantomime resignation threat… and Boris Johnson's attempts to get sacked reached new heights of absurdity. "Pro bono publico, no meltdown" – really?So Ian and producer Andrew headed to London's lovely Hyde Park (pubs are too noisy) to quickly get it all down so you don

Jun 8, 2018 • 23:29

56: Withdrawal warfare, Corbyn crunch time, oh and DOOMSDAY!!

56: Withdrawal warfare, Corbyn crunch time, oh and DOOMSDAY!!

This week on the Brexit podcast that’s so powerful the government schedules its bad news for Thursdays to make sure we miss it… Special guest JONN ELLEDGE of the New Statesman and Citymetric joins us to talk about how urbanisation relates to Brexit. Is the old “Remain metropolises vs Leave countryside” conundrum really nonsense? Is there a plan for infrastructure after Brexit? And more importantly, why does Jonn love propellerheaded Brexit wonk Dan Hannan so much?  PLUS: What’s really behind Jer

Jun 8, 2018 • 57:33

55: Angry Remainers, HUGO RIFKIND feels your pain

55: Angry Remainers, HUGO RIFKIND feels your pain

On this week’s Remainiacs, Times columnist and social media fighter-of-good-fights HUGO RIFKIND joins Dorian Lynskey and Ian Dunt for this week’s battle with the horrible Hydra that is Brexit. This week: Why Leavers shouldn’t dare conscript the Irish abortion referendum into their arguments. Why Remain couldn’t win another referendum the same way Leave won the last one. Do Labour MPs really have anything to fear from their Leave voters? How would YOU mark what they’re insisting on calling “Brexi

Jun 1, 2018 • 1:05:39

54: Who wants cake? Epic FIRST BIRTHDAY edition!

54: Who wants cake? Epic FIRST BIRTHDAY edition!

It’s REMAINIACS ASSEMBLE as all our regular panelists convene to “celebrate” a whole year in the Brexit time warp. Ian, Ros, Dorian, Naomi and Peter listen back to our very first episode – back when “strong and stable” was still a thing – to ask, what has changed? What did we get right and wrong? Will Britain ever escape from the time loop that is Brexit? Will Britain ever escape from the time loop that is Brexit? And will Britain ever escape from the time loop that is Brexit…? PLUS: Are the Tor

May 25, 2018 • 1:07:19

53: Do We Wanna Live Like Gammon People?

53: Do We Wanna Live Like Gammon People?

The Norway option, gammon wars and the plight of expats with DR MICHAELA BENSON of Goldsmiths University of London. In the week when confusion continues to reign about the EEA option, Labour’s Brexit policy and what to do about customs, we talk to sociologist Dr Michaela Benson about how the endless uncertainty is affecting British citizens who live in the EU27. Who are the BrExpats, apart from pensioners in Spain and DJs in Berlin? How nervous are they about the future? What, if anything, are g

May 18, 2018 • 1:00:10

52: Lords Almighty! Unpicking that rebellion with our special guest, Greens co-leader CAROLINE LUCAS MP

52: Lords Almighty! Unpicking that rebellion with our special guest, Greens co-leader CAROLINE LUCAS MP

After those pesky, meddlin’ peers in the House of Lords took a wrecking ball to Theresa May’s Brexit policy, we sort through the rubble with our special guest, Greens co-leader and Brighton Pavilion MP CAROLINE LUCAS.Are the Greens picking up votes because unlike everyone but the Lib Dems, they’re proudly and unabashedly anti-Brexit? How do they square some of their Lexity supporters with their internationalist instincts? And why is the freebooting neoliberal Single Market ironically qu

May 11, 2018 • 1:00:32

51: Double-guest special with FEMI from OFOC and BILLY BRAGG

51: Double-guest special with FEMI from OFOC and BILLY BRAGG

It’s inefficient Euro-socialist overmanning time as we present a special, super-extended episode of Remainiacs with not one but TWO special guests. First the fantastic FEMI OLUWOLE of youth campaign Our Future Our Choice tells us why he gave up a promising career to fight Brexit, how young people are the ones who can turn this mess around… and why everyone turns into a worse version of themselves on social media. Then the legend that is BILLY BRAGG comes in to explain some hard truths about the

May 4, 2018 • 1:11:58

50: DAVID LAMMY MP on the Windrush fallout and the dirty roots of Brexit

50: DAVID LAMMY MP on the Windrush fallout and the dirty roots of Brexit

Few MPs have grown in status since the Brexit mess unfolded – but DAVID LAMMY, the member for Tottenham, is one of them. We’re delighted to have him down in the Remainiacs Bunker to discuss the unsavoury roots of Brexit, what the Windrush scandal means… and whether Labour will ever get off the fence regarding our membership of the EU? “We have to be crazy if we think the country is happy with being poorer.” This week’s REMAINIACS is presented by Dorian Lynskey with Ian Dunt and Peter Collins. Au

Apr 27, 2018 • 44:41

49: People’s Vote, Windrush shame and Scotland vs Brexit with Kirsty Blackman MP of the SNP

49: People’s Vote, Windrush shame and Scotland vs Brexit with Kirsty Blackman MP of the SNP

Remainiacs welcomes SNP Westminster deputy leader and economics spokesperson KIRSTY BLACKMAN MP for a long-overdue Scottish perspective on Brexit. What does our departure from the EU mean for Scottish independence? Which would she prefer: no Brexit and Scotland stays in the EU, or independence but Scotland outside the EU? Will the SNP leave the “rUK” in the Brexity lurch? Listen in as our cast cite great-aunties from Arbroath in a bid to nail a Scottish passport after we leave the EU. Plus! The

Apr 20, 2018 • 1:02:10

BONUS: A taster of Anger Management with NICK CLEGG

BONUS: A taster of Anger Management with NICK CLEGG

When Nick Clegg appeared on Remainiacs last year, the ex-Deputy PM enjoyed it so much that he asked our backroom team to help him create his own podcast… so here's a special taster for Remainiacs listeners. ANGER MANAGEMENT WITH NICK CLEGG is a new fortnightly series all about anger, and you can see more here. What is anger doing to our society? Are we stuck in an Age of Rage? And what can we do to get reason back on top? Nick promised that he wouldn't stay inside his comfort zone, and he's been

Apr 19, 2018 • 5:29

48: Philomena Cunk’s writers help us fix Brexit

48: Philomena Cunk’s writers help us fix Brexit

This week the co-creators of BBC2’s investigative dimwit Philomena Cunk – top comedy writers JASON HAZELEY and JOEL MORRIS – descend into the Remainiacs bunker to get all that Brexit misery off their chests. What should go inside the Museum of Brexit? How will Britain manage to negotiate a wide-ranging trade deal with the 1950s? What’s at the core of Cunkism? And what was in the original final scenes of ‘Cunk On Britain’ – the ones they daren’t film? Plus this week’s new Centrist party, what Hun

Apr 13, 2018 • 1:03:03

47: Fixing the BBC, Leavers for a Final Say vote and Ask Remainiacs

47: Fixing the BBC, Leavers for a Final Say vote and Ask Remainiacs

This week on the premier reason-based podcast for Brexit-watchers… The BBC’s coverage of Brexit is causing increasing alarm. Is the Corporation failing in its duty to explain? Is it just frightened of government and demagogues? How do we fix it? Is John Humphrys really past his sell-by date? And if Remainers join the Bash The BBC mob, will we all live to regret it? Plus: Theresa May’s world tour of Britain’s cow-sheds. With even volunteers for Vote Leave saying there must be a Final Say referend

Apr 6, 2018 • 1:02:30

46: We set the Brexit Doomsday Clock

46: We set the Brexit Doomsday Clock

Europe: it’s the Final Countdown. On this week’s show we look at what to expect – and what can go wrong – in the twelve-month road to our inglorious exit from the EU.Plus! After Christopher Wylie’s testimony to the Culture Committee, is the Referendum result irrevocably tainted? Does Keir Starmer care more about keeping Labour together than keeping Britain in the Single Market? Why is Ros obsessed with whale meat? And can the Brexiters successfully abolish time and space? “Journalism is

Mar 30, 2018 • 1:03:47

45: ALASTAIR CAMPBELL on the Battle against Brexit

45: ALASTAIR CAMPBELL on the Battle against Brexit

The most fearsome spin doctor in politics is now a doughty fighter for Remain. ALASTAIR CAMPBELL enters the Remainiacs basement bunker to tell us what Remainers should really be doing… why Prime Minister David Cameron (remember him? posh chap?) kept avoiding the weirdly asocial Theresa May… and why we’re in a nightmare era of very serious issues decided by very un-serious people. But do the roots of the post-truth era lie in the same victory-at-all-costs news management that Alastair Campbell pi

Mar 23, 2018 • 1:06:22

44: JAY RAYNER on the Brexit food fiasco

44: JAY RAYNER on the Brexit food fiasco

Very excited to welcome legendary food journalist and Observer restaurant critic JAY RAYNER for the eye-opening, jaw-dropping hard truths of Britain’s Brexitised food policy. Are we really only days away from empty shelves in the event of Hard Brexit? Why is our food culture still shaped by the effects of WWII? Which parts of EU food policy ARE a disaster (that we won’t be able to influence once we leave)? And did you know that it’s now OK to eat cod, and climate change has produced a huge incre

Mar 16, 2018 • 1:03:46

43: Knowing me, knowing EU with DAVID SCHNEIDER

43: Knowing me, knowing EU with DAVID SCHNEIDER

“Smell my EU protected denomination cheese, you mother!" This week’s special guest is the great DAVID SCHNEIDER, comedy legend of ‘Death Of Stalin’, ‘I’m Alan Partridge’ and ‘The Day Today’ fame. Listen up as he tells us how the Leave mentality works, what Brexit has done to satire, how the Alan Partridge mentality won in the end… and how he’s going to wreck the Johnson family’s Christmas. Plus: Tariff Wars! Our future in the tiny hands of an America First lunatic. Life inside the phone

Mar 9, 2018 • 1:02:12

42: Labour’s new Brexit dawn… or just Red Cake-ism?

42: Labour’s new Brexit dawn… or just Red Cake-ism?

Jeremy Corbyn has FINALLY come out in favour of “a” Customs Union. But are Labour’s ideas just Tory cake-and-eat-it promises with red icing on top? And why is he still repeating the Big Bus Lie that we can fund everything with imaginary money returned from Brussels? Special guest HELEN LEWIS, deputy editor of the New Statesman, joins us to dissect Jezza’s new-look Brexit policy.(Annoyingly, we recorded this one after May had dismissed the EU exit treaty draft out of hand. Grrr. Again.)P

Mar 2, 2018 • 1:07:10

41: James O’Brien vs. the Brex-o-sphere

41: James O’Brien vs. the Brex-o-sphere

Last sane man on the airwaves and giant of Remain JAMES O’BRIEN of LBC joins us for possibly THE most epic interview we’ve yet had, in a special take-no-prisoners edition of Remainiacs. From BBC balance to Paul Dacre’s reign of terror over Tory ministers to Farage, Minford Madness and the DUP on Viagra, James puts it ALL to rights. Trust us, you don’t want to miss this one.  Plus: The European Research Group’s latest punishment beating for Theresa May. Peace in Northern Ireland gets thrown on th

Feb 23, 2018 • 1:08:22

40: Johnson’s tatty olive branch, McDonnell in wonderland, fun with tariffs!

40: Johnson’s tatty olive branch, McDonnell in wonderland, fun with tariffs!

This week on the podcast that know clarity from carrots: end-of-career music hall turn Boris Johnson “reaches out” to Remainers by telling us to shut up and agree with him. The Government re-re-re-relaunches its Brexit policy – again. Fish passports and foie gras. John McDonnell’s simple solutions to complicated problems. Plus: Tariffs! Tariffs! Tariffs! Why do they matter and what will Brexit do to them? And are the great villains of fiction LEAVE or REMAIN? “If goods can’t cross borders, soldi

Feb 16, 2018 • 58:43

39: MINI-PUBCAST: The monstering of George Soros, regional impact leaks

39: MINI-PUBCAST: The monstering of George Soros, regional impact leaks

PODFLASH: Two big Brexit stories broke immediately after we finished recording last week's episode, and we didn't want to wait til next Friday to deal with them. So Ian Dunt met our producer Andrew Harrison in the Red Lion pub off Whitehall to discuss the trashing of philanthropist George Soros – is Britain REALLY buying the worst conspiracy theories of Eastern European autocrats? Plus, those leaked regional impact statements and what they mean. Beware: pubby background noise.Regular sc

Feb 13, 2018 • 20:29

38: What Brexit REALLY means for working Britain

38: What Brexit REALLY means for working Britain

This week on the podcast that NEVER fiddles the figures: What will Brexit do to work in Britain? Employment consultant Rachel Marangozov joins us to explain what leaving the EU might really mean for the future of jobs. That odd-looking death threat to a Leave voter that Zac Goldsmith chose to share on Twitter rather than sending to the police. And more Rees-Mogg than anyone can reasonably handle.This week’s REMAINIACS is presented by Dorian Lynskey with Ros Taylor and Peter Collins. Stu

Feb 9, 2018 • 43:07

37: AC Grayling on Brexit vs. Democracy

37: AC Grayling on Brexit vs. Democracy

It’s a deep-thinking edition of Remainiacs as we welcome Prof AC GRAYLING – Philosopher, Master of the New College of the Humanities and intellectual engine-room of Remain – to examine what Brexit really means for British democracy. Can it be stopped? How? What has it done to Britain? And the Referendum dilemma: if the 2016 vote wasn’t truly democratic, can another referendum to fix it be democratic either? PLUS: Jeremy Corbyn’s baby steps towards the Brexit policy his voters wants. The leaked i

Feb 2, 2018 • 1:03:00

36: The One With Matthew Parris

36: The One With Matthew Parris

WE LOVE PARRIS IN THE SPRINGTIME… This week, noted Times and Spectator columnist and former Conservative MP MATTHEW PARRIS joins us for your weekly dose of Brexit badinage. Why do so many Tory MPs hate Boris Johnson? Is his ‘Bridge Over Bullshit Waters’ feasible? What’s life like when you’re a Remainiac Conservative? And why should we be glad and not angry that British democracy has become a provincial car boot sale? PLUS More bawdy fun in long-running Westminster farce ‘Carry On Ukip’. We read

Jan 26, 2018 • 57:39

35: Nigel’s Second Referendum and the Amorous Henry Bolton

35: Nigel’s Second Referendum and the Amorous Henry Bolton

On this week’s show… What’s behind Nigel Farage’s will-we-won’t-we routine on a Second Referendum? Does he just want to stay in the news – or does he know something we don’t? Our panel check which way the wind is blowing for another vote to undo the last one. Plus PLAY MAGNA CARTA FOR ME: the tangled love life of Ukip leader (at time of writing) Henry Bolton. The little-known clause in a government bill that means we could rejoin the Customs Union on the very day we leave it. And why Ca

Jan 19, 2018 • 51:39

34: Good Lord! ANDREW ADONIS on rebellion, ‘national fascism’ and PM Nigel Farage

34: Good Lord! ANDREW ADONIS on rebellion, ‘national fascism’ and PM Nigel Farage

PEER PRESSURE: Newly-unbound superhero of remain Lord Andrew Adonis joins us in the Remainiacs Bunker to discuss how Brexit is infecting every aspect of government, the dirty tricks culture at No.10, and why Nigel Farage is the real Prime Minister. What’s it like to be targeted as a “weasel” for speaking as your conscience dictates? And is he the right man to lead the Remain bloc? Plus: the return of our own IAN DUNT, the trolling in the public interest of Chris Grayling… and welcome to the rebe

Jan 12, 2018 • 59:08

33: The One With Vince Cable

33: The One With Vince Cable

You wait ages for a top Lib Dem and then two come along at once… Lib Dem leader SIR VINCE CABLE follows our Nick Clegg special with his own take on the brave, Brexitty new year. Where should we Remainiacs focus our energies? Have we actually HAD a real referendum yet? And what colour would passports be under a Lib Dem government? All will be revealed. And don’t worry, we’ve got a healthy spread of Labour, centrist, soft Tory and “none of the above” guests on the show in weeks to come. H

Jan 5, 2018 • 56:33

32: And so this is Brexmas, and what have we done…?

32: And so this is Brexmas, and what have we done…?

It’s the most blunderful time of the year… Gather round the fire for the REMAINIACS End Of Year special. Regulars Ian Dunt, Ros Taylor, Dorian Lynskey, Naomi Smith and Peter Collins share their heroes, high points, low points and hidden significant moments from the year that Brexit went from gung-ho confidence to the May’s Mess. And it ain’t over yet. Plus we’ve got exclusive Brexmas Carols from the magnificent cast of Brexodus: The Musical. Learn the words and sign them to your Kipper auntie an

Dec 22, 2017 • 36:09

31: NICK CLEGG tells us how to stop Brexit… really!

31: NICK CLEGG tells us how to stop Brexit… really!

This week on the podcast for rebels and mutineers… NICK CLEGG joins Dorian, Peter and special guest MIRANDA SAWYER in the Remainiacs bunker for a full-on remoan-a-thon that’s full of optimism and ideas for the future. Can we actually STOP Brexit, and if so how? May’s Big Deal: how much devil is in the detail? (Clue: loads) Does Nick blame himself for the austerity that led to the Brexit revolt? And are he and Cameron still carrying on their bromance on the downlow? There’s only one way to find o

Dec 15, 2017 • 55:14

30: The Dog Ate My Brexit Papers Edition

30: The Dog Ate My Brexit Papers Edition

This week on the podcast that literally cannot believe what it’s seeing… How in the hell is David Davis still in post after admitting that the secret Brexit assessments, which he said were “exhaustive”, DO NOT EVEN EXIST? Meanwhile it emerges that the Government has NO IDEA of the shape of the final Brexit that it wants. They simply have not discussed it. How is this happening? Why is this OK? Plus: DÁIL OR NO DÁIL? The Irish border mess (how long ago it seems now). Special guest Eloise Todd of

Dec 8, 2017 • 50:28

29: THE €50bn DIVORCE: Bills, spills and idiot principles

29: THE €50bn DIVORCE: Bills, spills and idiot principles

This week on Britain’s last-ever European Podcast of Culture… What did David Davis hope to achieve by redacting the Government’s 58 secret Impact Papers? Why did DExEU spin doctors harass journalists for even saying the papers even existed – when now we know they did all along? Plus: The Government caves on the EU divorce bill, as everyone knew they would. What sort of final Brexit settlement would the Remainiacs team like to see? Daniel Hannan’s sci-fi Brexit. Biblical Leavers vs High-Stakes Re

Dec 1, 2017 • 48:42

28: BRELIEVERS SPECIAL - Any Regrets?

28: BRELIEVERS SPECIAL - Any Regrets?

In this week's edition of the saboteurs' best friend Dorian & Peter are joined by Guardian columnist and Centrist Mum Suzanne Moore to discuss the decline of the Daily Express, how not to keep our closest neighbours onside, and the leavers who have gone from Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien to J'M'en Fous Pas Mal. As it were.Want to help us #OwnTheRemoan? Visit our PATREON page at http://www.patreon.com/remainiacscastThis episode of REMAINIACS is presented by Dorian Lynskey with Peter Colli

Nov 24, 2017 • 1:00:47

27: Crunch time for Tory Brexit Mutineers?

27: Crunch time for Tory Brexit Mutineers?

This week on the no-bullshit Brexit podcast… The Withdrawal Bill is in play, so is it time for the Tory Mutineers to finally grow a backbone? Evening Standard columnist ROSAMUND URWIN and stand-up comic GRÁINNE MAGUIRE join us to thrash it all out. Plus: what’s it like to work with George Osborne? Inside the demise of “numpty bellend” Priti Patel. That awful Channel 4 documentary ‘British Workers Wanted’. And your questions answered in the return of Ask Remainiacs. “If you’re faced with the kind

Nov 17, 2017 • 57:46

26: GRAND THEFT DEMOCRACY: Did bots buy Brexit?

26: GRAND THEFT DEMOCRACY: Did bots buy Brexit?

This week on the no-bullshit Brexit podcast… We talk to investigative journalist MIKE HIND about how automated social media is warping democracy, and what you can do to keep the bots at bay. Plus: Why Britain should be booming now, and why it isn’t. How Labour Leave keep making progressive arguments for reactionary causes. And a nice big argument about poppy fascism. “There’s so much stupidity out there it’s hard to tell the bots from the real people.” Want to help us #OwnTheRemoan? Visit our PA

Nov 10, 2017 • 58:46

25: Secret Surveys and Dodgy Donations

25: Secret Surveys and Dodgy Donations

This week on the no-bullshit Brexit podcast… Our special guest, Lewisham East MP and Remainer hero HEIDI ALEXANDER, on the Government’s 58 hidden economic impact surveys. Why won’t they release them? Plus: Ukip, Arron Banks and those allegations of campaign finance irregularities. The disconnect between voters and politicians. And are Leave voters really less educated than Remainers? “People voted to take back control. Instead they’re getting a cover-up.” Want to help us #OwnTheRemoan? Visit our

Nov 3, 2017 • 1:00:15

24: Germansplaining Brexit plus Orwell Book Club

24: Germansplaining Brexit plus Orwell Book Club

This week on the favourite podcast of disloyal academics everywhere… Our special guest political commentator NINA SCHICK of BBC, Sky and Bloomberg TV drops in to Germansplain the Brexit mess to we naïve Anglos. Turns out the German car industry isn’t terrified of losing us at all. And those Brussels negotiations? “Hardball from the EU? You ain’t seen nothing yet.” Plus we spot the scarily prescient ideas in George Orwell’s ‘Notes On Nationalism’ from 1945 in the first Remainiacs Book Club. Also:

Oct 27, 2017 • 59:25

23: The One With Mitch Benn

23: The One With Mitch Benn

This week MITCH BENN – comedian, musician and treacherous mind-controlled slave of Brussels – joins us in the Brexit Bus as it screams towards the brick wall of No Deal. And he’s quite optimistic. “What there is to be won here,” he tells us, “we on the Remain side are winning.” Plus: Why Theresa May is telling the EU one thing about Brexit and the UK another. Alan Partridge vs Malcolm Tucker in The Big Issue. And it turns out Britain really did vote itself poorer. As Mitch so picturesquely puts

Oct 20, 2017 • 52:15

22: Brexit: The No Deal Means Doom Edition

22: Brexit: The No Deal Means Doom Edition

This week on the Brexit podcast that doesn’t want a bloody blue passport… The grisly spectre of NO DEAL is back from the dead. Are these morons REALLY going to crash us out of the EU with no settlement at all? Special guest ALEX ANDREOU – columnist, actor, cat liberationist – on Lexit, the triumph of irrationalism, and how Britain is breaking every bargain it ever made with EU citizens. Plus some Brexiteers ramp up the search for scapegoats, while others tell us Britain’s future as the Cursed Ea

Oct 13, 2017 • 51:55

Tory Co ference Special

Tory Co ference Special

MANCHESTER, SO MUCH TO ANSWER FOR. This week on Britain’s best Brexit podcast: Theresa May literally chokes on her words in “a grand moment of political education for the Conservative Party at large” – but what does it mean? Plus stand-up comic and special guest AHIR SHAH tries to make sense of Brexit. The EU and the Catalonia crisis. And is the economy getting worse or do we just think it is? Plus Sue Wilson of pro-EU group for UK citizens abroad BREMAIN IN SPAIN tells us how most Britons who l

Oct 6, 2017 • 1:02:48

AL MURRAY versus Brexit

AL MURRAY versus Brexit

BREXPLICIT LANGUAGE ALERT: This week special guest and Great British comic AL MURRAY wades into the Brexit mess in no uncertain terms (and he hasn’t even got his Pub Landlord hat on). How quickly does Nigel Farage’s bloody-good-laugh persona dissolve when you stand against him in a General Election? Is the Pub Landlord suffering a terrible case of Bregret and confusion? And what the hell is really going on with Labour’s invisible Brexit policy? Best not play this one on the school run unless you

Sep 29, 2017 • 1:02:22

The one with Gina Miller

The one with Gina Miller

It’s an exciting week as we welcome Superhero of Remain GINA MILLER to tell us about her battles over Article 50 and now the Government’s “deal” with the DUP, the future of the battle against Brexit, and how she made Nigel Farage VERY uncomfortable on a TV studio sofa. Plus, BORIS JOHNSON, BUSTED FLUSH: Did the Foreign Secretary actually read that pro-Brexit screed before he sent it to the Telegraph? (We suspect not). Has the Talking Fatberg finally followed his ambitions too far? Also: Ringo St

Sep 22, 2017 • 52:34

The One With Nick Cohen

The One With Nick Cohen

Sparks fly in the Remainiacs bunker this week as we’re visited by Observer columnist and author of ‘What’s Left?’ NICK COHEN. Enjoy a bout of spirited Brexit conversation with Britain’s most fearless political commentator and lovestruck Corbyn worshipper. Plus: the sheer, unadulterated shame of the EU Withdrawal Bill and all your usual favourites.“These lies will be on Boris Johnson’s gravestone.”This episode presented by Dorian Lynskey with Peter Collins and politics.co.uk's Ian Dunt.

Sep 15, 2017 • 55:31

March For Europe Minicast

March For Europe Minicast

Join Dorian Lynskey, Peter Collins and Ros Taylor as they report from the People's March For Europe, soak up the atmosphere and talk to some of the people on the march. Includes interview with Seb Dance, MEP See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 10, 2017 • 16:04

"WHY WOULD ANYONE COME HERE?" The Home Office EU Immigration Paper Explained

"WHY WOULD ANYONE COME HERE?" The Home Office EU Immigration Paper Explained

As the Home Office paper on EU residents' status is leaked, Peter Collins, Ian Dunt and Ros Taylor dissect the grim details. Plus, special guest The Memo's Oliver Smith explains what Brexit will mean for the UK's tech industry, and Ros takes us through the LSE Brexit Blog's view on how Brexit will affect the NHS. Don't forget People's March For Europe on September 9th. March details: https://peoplesmarch4eu.org/the-event/ This episode presented by Peter Collins with Ros Taylor from the LSE Brexi

Sep 8, 2017 • 54:55

STARMZY TO THE RESCUE? Has Keir Starmer sorted Labour's Brexit stance?

STARMZY TO THE RESCUE? Has Keir Starmer sorted Labour's Brexit stance?

This week join Dorian Lynskey, Ian Dunt and Peter Collins as they unpick Labour's latest stance on Brexit. Plus; the best Brexit gags from the Edinburgh Fringe, why the Home Office can't be trusted, and what Peter will be wearing to the People's March For Europe on September 9th. March details: https://peoplesmarch4eu.org/the-event/ This episode presented by Dorian Lynskey with Peter Collins and politics.co.uk's Ian Dunt. Producers: Andrew Harrison and Matt Hall. Stream now or download for later

Sep 1, 2017 • 46:38

BREXIT BEDLAM: The faith-based economics edition

BREXIT BEDLAM: The faith-based economics edition

This week on the Brexit podcast for the reality-based community… The “staggering economic illiteracy” of Brexit cheerleader Prof Patrick Minford. Will civil servants come to Britain’s rescue? Why the European Free Trade Association Court is “less boring than it sounds”. More of your questions answered in #AskRemainiacs. And David Bowie: Leave or Remain? “This is a war to define Britain for the rest of our lives.” This episode presented by Dorian Lynskey with Naomi Smith and politics.co.uk's Ian

Aug 25, 2017 • 40:18

OFFSIDE! Post-Brexit soccer, customs chaos and the War on Centrism

OFFSIDE! Post-Brexit soccer, customs chaos and the War on Centrism

This week on the Brexit podcast that bends its own bananas… Special guest PHILIPPE AUCLAIR, football writer and England correspondent for France Football, tells us how Brexit will make the national game a lot less beautiful. The sheer fantasy of the government’s customs plans. And who decided that CENTRISTS were the new class enemy? “Who cares who’s on the Iron Throne when the White Walkers of Brexit are coming?” Asseyez-vous et écoutez Remainiacs. This episode presented by Dorian Lynskey with P

Aug 18, 2017 • 1:01:30

BREXIT LATEST: The Baldrick Ultimatum

BREXIT LATEST: The Baldrick Ultimatum

This week on the only Brexit podcast with an EU Blue Flag for cleanliness… Is David Davis’s negotiation team really lulling Brussels into a false sense of security or are they genuinely inept? How dare EU tyrants bring in the tough border controls we demanded! And the return of Alan Partridge, Brexiteer. PLUS special guest Mike Stuchbery – the history hero who schooled the alt.right on diversity in Roman Britain – on Europe’s deep and weird history. Turns out that Brexit began in the year 286…

Aug 11, 2017 • 57:04

BREXIT BUST-UP: Don Felipe vs Dirty Davis

BREXIT BUST-UP: Don Felipe vs Dirty Davis

This week on the podcast that gets through European customs faster than Trump gets through Comms Directors… After that shocking Brextremism poll, do Leave voters REALLY want their kids to be poorer? Ian gets trolled by David Davis’s new Chief of Staff. Is the Duke of DExEU really positioning himself as an even worse PM than we’ve already got? And if you thought that Leave voters would suffer most under Brexit, there’s a plot twist. It might be Remain areas that really feel the pain. Plus the pan

Aug 4, 2017 • 57:55

BREXIT VS. DINNER: The Chicken à la Chlorine edition

BREXIT VS. DINNER: The Chicken à la Chlorine edition

This week on the podcast that remembers when the Euro wasn’t Europe’s strongest currency… Special guest AFUA HIRSCH of Sky TV and The Guardian on the post-Brexit crisis in British identity. Is the Lib Dems’ new leader Strong And Cable enough to hold back Brexit? Are farmers the new miners? And is Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour the new Ukip? “We didn't know we were a nation of chlorine-free Sunday roasts… and now we do.” This episode presented by Peter Collins and Naomi Smith with programme editor Andrew

Jul 28, 2017 • 1:00:31

REPEAL BILL: A Very Brexit Power-Grab

REPEAL BILL: A Very Brexit Power-Grab

This week on the podcast that wants to keep its red passport… Is Brexit technically illegal? What horrors are contained in the small print of the “Great Repeal Bill”? Our special guest, Irish stand-up comedian GRAINNE MAGUIRE, gives Brexit Britain a bit of very tough love (“Let them eat gruel!”). And Project Fear turns into Project Bad Things Are Actually Really Happening before our very eyes. “We can’t cheat the result. We have to win the argument.” This episode presented by Dorian Lynksey, Pet

Jul 21, 2017 • 48:50

BREXPULSION: EU citizens in limbo

BREXPULSION: EU citizens in limbo

This week on every Europhile’s favourite Brexit podcast… How the Home Office told an EU citizen who’d lived legally in the UK for 24 years to “make arrangements to leave” without any legal grounds – and then refused to hear her complaints. Our special guest MONIQUE HAWKINS describes Britain’s out-of-control immigration system. Plus: Is Vote Leave campaign boss Dominic Cummings having a mid-Brexit crisis? What is Chukka Umunna up to? And could Britain one day achieve “Bre-entry” to the European U

Jul 14, 2017 • 52:48

BREXIT, SCIENCE AND FISH: Britain sidelines itself, again

BREXIT, SCIENCE AND FISH: Britain sidelines itself, again

This week on the Brexit podcast that refuses to get over it… Special guest DR MIKE GALSWORTHY of http://scientistsforeu.uk rails against the self-destructive waste of Britain’s departure from European science collaboration. And he tells us why Britain leaving the nuclear oversight authority Euratom is a really, really stupid idea. Plus Bregret intensifies as latest polling says Remain would win by 54% to 46% if a referendum were held tomorrow. Michael Gove weaponises the Great British Fish to sa

Jul 7, 2017 • 58:51

May’s migrant offer and the Brexit Brain Drain

May’s migrant offer and the Brexit Brain Drain

This week on the podcast that won’t shut up and get over Brexit… Is Theresa May’s offer of “settled status” to EU migrants worth the paper it’s scribbled on? Are highly skilled EU citizens resident in Britain finally packing up to leave? And stand-up comedian David Davis’ European tour. All with our regular presenters Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian, ex-Economist Business Editor Peter Collins and Ian Dunt of http://politics.co.uk. Stream now or download for later at: http://po.st/RMNCS http://www

Jun 30, 2017 • 47:43

BREXIT VOTE ONE YEAR ON: Where were you?

BREXIT VOTE ONE YEAR ON: Where were you?

Can it only be a year since Britain voted itself poorer, angrier and more irrelevant? Regulars Dorian Lynskey, Ian Dunt of politics.co.uk and Peter Collins plus some of our special guests recall where they were and what they were doing on the magical day we took back control – and promptly lost it again. Relive that special day with guests Sindhu Vee and Naomi Smith plus friends of the show John Niven and Mark Hooper. And don’t forget to #OwnTheRemoan. Listen now or download for later at: http:/

Jun 23, 2017 • 38:21

ELECTION FALLOUT: Is Hard Brexit really going soft?

ELECTION FALLOUT: Is Hard Brexit really going soft?

This week: Have we passed Peak Hard Brexit? Why are Leave bloggers losing their minds about Remainers returning to government? Is the Tory brand undergoing detoxification or re-retox? Plus, in bed with the DUP… “shut up Guy Verhofstadt, you’re not helping”… and our favourite meddling EU regulations. It’s all in the podcast that OWNS THE REMOAN, co-presented by Dorian Lynskey, Ian Dunt of politics.co.uk and Peter Collins. Listen now or download for later at: http://po.st/RMNCS REMAINIACS is a Pod

Jun 16, 2017 • 51:15

ELECTION SPECIAL: “Revenge Of The Young ’Uns”

ELECTION SPECIAL: “Revenge Of The Young ’Uns”

On today's special post-election podcast Dorian Lynskey and Ian Dunt are joined by Naomi Smith, Remain campaigner and former Lib Dem parliamentary candidate. Fuelled by strong coffee and Red Bull, they discuss the problems with calling an election no one really wants, the end of Paul Nuttall impersonator Paul Nuttall, and those lovely people in the DUP. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 9, 2017 • 45:40

1/6/17: Theresa May’s plan – “A great enterprise, and no-one to know what it is”

1/6/17: Theresa May’s plan – “A great enterprise, and no-one to know what it is”

This week on the podcast for people who won’t just shut up and accept Brexit… If Theresa May has such a great plan for leaving the EU, why won’t she tell us more about it? Special guest ROS TAYLOR of the LSE Brexit Blogs explains the unknown costs of ending free movement. What’s the date for National Oh God What Have We Done? Day. And remaking Blake’s 7 with UKIP. It’s all in the podcast that OWNS THE REMOAN, co-presented by Ian Dunt of politics.co.uk and Peter Collins. Listen now or download fo

Jun 6, 2017 • 59:12

Podcast #1: Brexit and “The empty tyrannical genius of Theresa May”

Podcast #1: Brexit and “The empty tyrannical genius of Theresa May”

Podcast #1: “The empty tyrannical genius of Theresa May”The first episode of a new, no-holds-barred podcast for everyone who won’t just shut up and get over Brexit – presented by Ian Dunt of politics.co.uk, Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian, and ex-Economist Business Editor Peter Collins. This week: the Brexit election that wasn’t, talking to your angry Leaver relatives, and Reasons To Be Cheerful.Listen now or download for later at: http://po.st/remainiacsREMAINIACS is a PodMasters produc

May 26, 2017 • 48:36

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