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...
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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 new Labour government. Plus, in the Extra Bit fo...
Episode 369 • 6 September 2024 • 1h, 1m and 25s
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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.
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Episode 368 • 3 September 2024 • 1h, 1m and 37s
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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. What can Labour do to solve things and how much...
Episode 367 • 30 August 2024 • 1h, 9m and 34s
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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?
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Episode 366 • 28 August 2024 • 1h, 11s
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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? Plus, in The Extra Bit for s...
Episode 365 • 23 August 2024 • 1h, 11m and 34s
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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?
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Episode 364 • 20 August 2024 • 57m and 2s
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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 full of misinformation. So, is social media doome...
Episode 363 • 16 August 2024 • 1h, 15m and 45s
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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?
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Episode 362 • 13 August 2024 • 1h, 5m and 17s
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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. And in The Extra Bit for subscribers...
Episode 360 • 9 August 2024 • 1h, 17m and 4s
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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 politicians more for not sticking to their plan? And when does it just b...
Episode 359 • 6 August 2024 • 1h, 4m and 15s
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