Dom Tristram's Soapbox

Dom Tristram's Soapbox

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Dom Tristram's Soapbox episodes

  • Starmer and Labour: Brexit and working with others

    Kier Starmer has just ruled out the UK joining the single market or customs union under a Labour government. This is wrong.



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    8 min
  • Boris Johnson and 'compromising situations'

    Should government ministers be using the time and offices we pay for to do work, or to partake in the sort of activities that would get pretty much anyone else sacked? Is it right that triggering the only mechanism for holding them to account for doing so is, in this case, the decision of the person who would be under investigation?



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    6 min
  • Roe vs Wade, and how the UK isn't immune

    The right to abortion is under attack in the US and this has been widely reported. But such rights are safe in the UK... or are they? Did you know 100 UK MPs recently voted to ban abortion here?



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    6 min
  • Carrie Johnson, jobs, and controlling what is reported

    Number 10 pulled a story which is almost certainly true out of The Times, and other news sources. How is it acceptable for a government to have the power to spike news stories which are true but inconvenient for them?



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    6 min
  • Rwanda Flights and Asylum

    With the legal challenges to government plans to force asylum seekers on flights to Rwanda, what does this say about the UK? What can we do?



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    7 min
  • Extending the 'Right To Buy'

    The government is considering extending the 'right to buy' to Housing Association properties. Will this help anyone? If so, who?


    Content note: I mention a third of people used to live in Council housing. The actual figure was higher - 41% did by the end of the 1970's.



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    7 min
  • No Confidence in Johnson

    A no confidence vote has been called for Boris Johnson. What does that mean for us?



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit domtristram.substack.com
    8 min
  • Jubilee, Monarchy and Heads of State

    It's Jubilee weekend and I hope you are enjoying some time off - something we can do whether or not we are monarchists. I have nothing against the Queen personally, but I don't believe in inherited power. So what should we change, and how?



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    9 min
  • Imperial measurements, metric and EU bans

    Yes, it's a 'dead cat on the table', but we need to talk about this, knock the lies on the head, and move on.



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit domtristram.substack.com
    7 min
  • What the Sue Gray report and 'party gate' tell us about public trust in the government

    With the much delayed publication of the Sue Gray report into 'party gate', we can tell a lot about the nature of the government by how they have reacted and what they have said. Some will say that we should 'let it go' and party gate isn't important, but it is, and here's why.



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit domtristram.substack.com
    8 min

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Dom Tristram presents his thoughts on UK news, politics and current affairs.