Rob and Tom discuss the UK response and COVID-19 lockdown, how Trump is faring against the virus and briefly touch on Brexit and the Labour Leadership Contest. Followed by a fun quiz to break the tension. TOPICS - [0:00] Intro - [1:13] Lockdown - [10:31] COVID-19, The UK Response - [27:38] Trump Vs COVID - [32:12] Brexit Briefly & Coronavirus Legislation - [39:05] Labour Leadership Contest - [43:01] Quick Polls Update - [48:52] Diseases Quiz - [53:06] Outro - [54:57] Advert: Mish Mash Mayhem...
Mar 27, 2020•55 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Rob and Tom discuss latest headlines before focusing on Trump’s response to the novel Coronavirus COVID-19. Followed by a bumper edition of the Quick Polls Update as Biden storms Super Tuesday. TOPICS - [0:00] Intro - [2:05]The Headlines: Priti Troubling - [11:18] The Headlines: Stock Market Drop - [17:06] Trump And The Coronavirus - [34:38] Trump Vs SCIENCE - [48:38] Quick Polls Update: Super Tuesday - [1:03:15] Outro SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - BBC: Home Office: Sir P...
Mar 11, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Rob and Tom discuss the Cabinet Reshuffles from past and present. Then they focus on the latest reshuffle: what did we expect? what grudges were solved? what were the surprises? TOPICS - [0:00] Intro - [1:15] Headlines: A Priti Hard Week - [10:39] Headlines: Priti Untrustworthy? - [15:58] Black & Blue Passport - [18:59] EUR vs GBP - [22:16] Cabinet Reshuffles - [30:07] BoJo's Reshuffle: Who's Gone? - [32:30] The Expected Changes - [40:49] The Grudge - [46:30] The Surprise Resignation - [55:3...
Feb 27, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Rob and Tom discuss the fact that Brexit actually happened?, the results of the Iowa Caucus and how to correctly pronounce Buttigieg. TOPICS - [0:00] Intro - [2:36] Headlines: Brexit Happened? - [14:19] Iowa Caucus: How Do Primaries Work? - [21:52] What Type Of Primary Was Iowa? - [28:02] Iowa Results - [52:52] Iowa Caucus Delays - [1:02:22] Quick Polls Update: US Edition - [1:08:37] Outro SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - Guardian: 'Got Brexit Done': Tory party sells £12 tea...
Feb 14, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Rob and Tom discuss the history of Labour leadership and why the current system is used. Then they try to guess who will be the next Labour leader (and deputy leader). TOPICS - [0:00] Intro - [1:23] #newyearnewpodcast - [2:38] Headlines - [14:49] Main Story: Labour Leadership - [24:30] Changes Under Corbyn - [28:52] Deputy Leader? - [33:19] The Contenders & Predictions - [45:42] Outro SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - Guardian: Brexit weekly briefing: farce over Big Ben b...
Jan 22, 2020•48 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Rob and Tom try to predict what the politics of 2020 has in store both in the UK and across the pond. TOPICS - Brexit - Conservatives - Labour - Lib Dems - Trump SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon DISCUSS - Join us on Discord! - Reddit - Twitter - Facebook ATTRIBUTION Recording engineer: Craig Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0 ) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0 ). Main Image: Brexit Image Britain by TheDigital Artist under CC0 1.0...
Jan 04, 2020•55 min
Rob and Tom discuss the General Election results, the upsets, and where we are going next in this Election roundup. Tune in for a special of audience questions next week! TOPICS - [0:00] Intro: GE2019 Result - [7:59] The Results In Depth - [34:38] Traditional Media - [38:56] Proportional Representation - [44:47] Outro SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - BBC: Results of the 2019 General Election - UK Constituency Map - UK Constituency Cartogram - Join us on Discord! DISCUSS - Re...
Dec 14, 2019•48 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Rob and Tom look at the polls and try to predict the outcome of Thursday’s General Election. TOPICS [0:00] Intro [1:34] Campaigning This Week: Who Won? [8:34] General Election Predictions 2019 & Polls [20:24] Rob's General Election Result Prediction [24:57] Where Does the Country Go From Here? [27:35] Outro SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES Hugh Grant vs Boris Johnson BBC: General election poll tracker: How do the parties compare? Britain Elects (now has mandatory email sig...
Dec 11, 2019•29 min
Rob and Tom discuss all the pledges, promises and fibs of the major parties’ manifestos for the upcoming General Election before taking a deeper look at how the polls stand. TOPICS [0:00] Intro [2:47] Manifestos For Everyone! ... Brexit [14:21] The NHS [24:45] Taxation [40:14] The Economy Stupid [51:09] Climate [58:47] How Do The Manifestos Fare? [1:04:21] Quick Polls Update [1:16:02] Outro [1:18:30] Bonus: Stunned Silence SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES BBC: Who should I vot...
Nov 27, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Rob and Tom discuss the pros and cons of Tactical Voting and how it might affect the result of a General Election. Followed by a quick polls update with a month left before everyone goes to the polls. TOPICS [0:00] Intro [2:41] Main Story: Tactical Voting [8:03] The Brexit Effect? [23:17] Tactical Voting Websites [31:24] Lib Dem Bar Charts [40:10] Quick Polls Update [53:58] Outro SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES tactical.vote tacticalvote.co.uk getvoting.org How the YouGov mod...
Nov 14, 2019•55 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Tom and Rob are joined by CK and Wade for a cross-over special: Unparliamentary Mayhem! Pitting two fictional characters chosen by their guests in a fictional debate for who would make a better World Leader: Trump or Merkel? TOPICS - [0:00]: Intro - [2:47] The Rules - [6:29] Now All Of China Knows You’re Here - [16:57] Mickey Mouse - [26:16] Taking Sides - [28:50] Opening Statements - [30:32] Shan Yu For Trump - [31:43] Mickey For Merkel - [33:40] Relationships With China - [36:02] Thoughts On W...
Nov 08, 2019•1 hr 6 min
Rob and Tom explain the differences between Boris’ deal and Theresa May’s deal. They then discuss how it fared in parliament and the chances of a General Election before Christmas. TOPICS - [0:00] Intro - [02:03] Brexit...again: Johnson’s Deal - [06:21] Backstop means Backstop? - [16:01] Free Trade Agreements - [20:45] Customs, customs, customs - [26:11] Cooperation - [29:21] What do the public think? - [34:03] What did the Commons do? - [46:44] General Election? - [59:51] Quick Polls Update - [...
Oct 29, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Rob and Tom discuss The Queen’s Speech, how the parties responded and the chances of Brexit being delivered on 31st October. With your usual Quick Polls Update. TOPICS - [0:00] Intro - [01:07] Main Story: Queen's Speech - [12:59] Part 1: Brexit - [21:26] Part 2: The Economy - [25:12] Part 3: Health - [28:53] Part 4: Law And Orderrrr - [34:36] Part 5: Devolution - [43:02] Part 6: Voter ID - [49:30] Labour's Response - [53:30] Where Next For Brexit? - [1:12:38] Quick Polls Update - [1:18:33] Outro...
Oct 16, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Rob and Tom discuss a Conference Season as well as a certain Supreme Court Ruling… TOPICS - [0:00] Intro - [1:45] Trump Impeachment? - [12:15] Conference Season - [13:44] Lib Dem Conference - [26:12] UKIP Conference? - [28:28] Labour Conference - [43:52] Labour's Brexit Stance - [48:15] Supreme Court Ruling - [58:34] Unparliamentary Language - [1:08:05] “Getting Brexit Done” - [1:14:20] Quick Polls Update - [1:19:36] Trump Update - [1:20:24] Outro - [1:21:51] Bonus: Sultry Wilko SUPPORT Support ...
Oct 02, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Rob and Tom discuss a very long week in politics for Boris Johnson, a Lib Dem surge and the legality of proroguing. TOPICS - Intro [0:00] - Brexit: A Long Week in Politics [0:54] - Boris Loses His Majority [10:21] - Boris Struggles at PMQs [17:26] - Boris Can’t Get an Election [22:46] - September 5th: Bye Bye Jo Jo [30:29] - The Weekend: What Could Go Wrong? [33:48] - The Last Day of Parliament [35:07] - A Lawful Proroguing? [40:48] - What’s Next? [44:46] - Quick Polls Update [49:42] - Outro [01...
Sep 17, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Rob and Tom are back for a new season because the Boris and Brexit news just won’t stop! This week they dive into proroguing and fears of an upcoming General Election. TOPICS - Intro [0:00] - What is proroguing? [1:44] - Does Boris want a No Deal Brexit? [7:25] - Boris' speech and promises [13:53] - How could this cause a General Election? [19:20] - Deselection of Tory MPs [25:11] - What are Boris' options if the bill passes? [28:15] - Does Labour want a GE? [32:38] - The Polls and GE prediction...
Sep 03, 2019•51 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Tom goes back to school with Rob to learn some political philosophy. In the fist episode in this series they cover Plato & Aristotle’s views on governance. TOPICS - Intro [0:00] - Plato [1:59] - Problems with Democracy [5:21] - Plato's Society [14:05] - Plato's View of Human Nature [22:58] - Aristotle [33:54] - Aristotle's Types of Government [35:44] - The Virtuous Mean [49:25] - Plato vs Aristotle [50:43] - Outro [55:43] - Bonus: The Void [58:33] SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SH...
Aug 19, 2019•59 min
Rob and Tom are back for an extra special episode to end the season as they discuss Boris Johnson. While discussing the new Prime Minister they also cover another new leader and the Cabinet in detail. TOPICS - Intro [0:00] - John Sun [1:40] - Jo Swinson [4:21] - Boris Johnson, Prime Minister, DUDE [16:13] - Deliver (Brexit) [19:16] - The New Cabinet [25:16] - Jacob Rees-Mogg M.P. Esq [47:12] - Diversity in the Cabinet [51:58] - Unite (Party & Country) [54:47.670] - Defeat (Labour) [1:03:23] ...
Jul 31, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Rob and Tom discuss what the summer has in store for Brexit ahead of the Silly Season specials. TOPICS - Conservative Leadership Race - The EU Response to Boris or Hunt - Brexit Economy - Proroguing Parliament - General Election? - Quick Polls Update SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - HoMT: Why Sportsball is So Great - BBC: Andrew Neil tests Boris Johnson's knowledge of GATT 24 - BBC: UK economy returns to growth but slowdown fears persist - BBC: Brexit: What is proroguing Par...
Jul 17, 2019•43 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Rob and Tom catch up on three weeks of the Conservative Leadership Race and give their thoughts on the final two contenders. TOPICS - Conservative Leadership Race - Boris’ Conduct - Quick Polls Update SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - Twitter: Guardian TV Page - YouGov: Most Conservative members would see party destroyed to achieve Brexit - Guardian: Boris Johnson will not say who released photo with partner, or when it was taken - Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention...
Jul 03, 2019•42 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Rob and Tom take a slow look at the Headlines in lieu of a larger story this week as we enjoy a bit of political calm. TOPICS - Lib Dems Top the Polls - Trump Visit - Tory Leadership Contest - Peterborough By Election SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - Sky News: Lib Dems would win general election if it was held tomorrow - poll - Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention - The ‘Lib Dem Bar Chart’ - Average polls - BBC: May officially steps down as Tory leader - BBC: In pict...
Jun 11, 2019•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 19
Rob and Tom discuss the results of the European Elections 2019. Who were the winners and losers? How does Brexit Britain compare to the continent? Does the Brexit Party have any staying power? TOPICS - European Election Results - The UK Parties - Brexit Party - Change UK SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - EU Election Results - YouTube: Guy Verhofstadt Compares Farage to a Blackadder Character - BBC: European elections 2019: Brexit Party dominates as Tories and Labour suffer - ...
May 28, 2019•59 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Rob and Tom discuss the rise and fall of Britain’s Prime Minister, Theresa May. They also discuss who will be likely to replace her, the archaic Conservative leadership contest and the state of the polls. TOPICS - Theresa May’s history - Theresa May’s downfall - Conservative leadership race - Quick Polls Update SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - Wikipedia: The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman - BBC: Prime minister Theresa May's statement in full - Chrome Store: ...
May 27, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Rob and Tom discuss the local elections 2019. Who won? Who lost? Was there a Lib Dem surge? And how do these results reflect on the parties fortunes if we were to have a General Election? TOPICS - Local Election Results - Three Party Politics - Extrapolating to a General Election - Quick Polls Update SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - BBC: Local elections: Results in maps and charts - Uttlesford - BBC: Election results: Lib Dems 'success story of the night' - Twitter: Vince Ca...
May 08, 2019•52 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Tom and Rob are joined by Evan and Daniel (live from Indonesia) to get a rundown of the results of the Indonesian General Election 2019. TOPICS - The results - Voting process - Media balance - Social media’s effects - Religion’s effect on voting - Quick polls update SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - UL: The History of Indonesian Politics - BBC: Indonesia election: Widodo declares victory amid dispute - YouTube: Sexy Killers - Wikimedia: Indonesian Ballot Paper - New Mandala: ...
Apr 30, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Rob and Tom discuss Theresa May reaching across the aisle and how an agreement might be reached. They also take stock of where the Brexit process is now that the 29th March has passed and ponder what the future of Brexit holds. TOPICS - Labour’s Brexit Plan - Conservative Brexit Plan - Where are we now? - Quick Polls Update SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - Labour: Labour’s Plan for Brexit - Conservatives: Brexit Plan - BBC: What trade deals has the UK done so far? - Labour: ...
Apr 10, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Rob and Tom discuss the Indicative votes, Theresa May’s visit to Brussels and the Put It To The People March in what was a pretty Brexit-y week. TOPICS - Parliamentary Votes - Indicative Votes - Theresa May ask the EU for an Extension - Put It To the People March - Quick Polls Update SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - BBC: What are Indicative Votes? - Brexit Flowchart - BBC: Can May still bring back her deal after Bercow statement? - The Guardian: ‘Let Me Do It, David’ cartoon...
Mar 28, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Tom is joined by Evan (our Indonesian correspondent) to get the lowdown on Indonesian politics to date and the two main candidates for the upcoming General Election. TOPICS - Indonesian Politics to date - Jokowi - Prabowo SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - Wikimedia: Indonesian Political Timeline - Wikipedia: The Ahok Affair - Wikipedia: Joko Widodo - Wikipedia: Prabowo Subianto - Wikipedia: Islam in Indonesia - Indonesia’s election debates: there’s substance in the style - Ja...
Mar 24, 2019•35 min
Rob and Tom discuss the Meaningful Vote 2 (Electric Boogaloo) and where does Brexit go from here? N.B: Some occasional audio issues on Tom’s line as he is travelling. TOPICS - Brexit: Meaningful Vote 2 - Quick Polls Update SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - BBC: MPs reject Theresa May's deal for a second time - Legal Opinion on Joint Instrument and Unilateral Declaration - BrexitCast: See You in Strasbourg - BBC: Border 'no-deal plan' to be published - Twitter: Meaningful Vote...
Mar 13, 2019•52 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Rob and Tom discuss the breakaway Labour and Conservative MPs forming the Independent Group and how this might be a move towards the centre ground amidst the chaos of Brexit. TOPICS - Headlines - The Independent Group - Quick Polls Update SUPPORT Support all TTSS shows on Patreon SHOWNOTES - Tomorrow’s Newspapers Today - Positive News - The Independent Group: Statement - BBC: Who are the MPs resigning to join the Independent Group? - You Gov: 14% would vote for The Independent Group - Guardian: ...
Feb 26, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 11
