It's two weeks until the UK general election so we talked about that. This week we address some common excuses people make not to engage politically (tldr: "If you don't have to think about politics, check your f*cking privilege!"). We talk about the UN's damning report on poverty in the UK that exposes how much damage the Conservative Government has done in the last decade. We discuss the Conservative Party's shocking "FactCheckUK" Twitter deception and the moral vacuum that is Boris Johnson as his lies become ever bolder. Then there's part one of a discussion of the Labour Party.

---- This Week's Links ----

[1] Politics Unboringed - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfxy4_sBQdxzZNqvVQXcBPvsl1Zgzy2-q

[2] See people’s voting record - https://www.theyworkforyou.com/

[3] Caroline Lucas - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Lucas 

[4] The Democracy Club - https://democracyclub.org.uk/ 

[5] Brexit Party Stands Down - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/11/brexit-party-will-not-contest-317-tory-seats-nigel-farage-says

[6] Remaniacs podcast - https://audioboom.com/channel/remainiacs-podcast

[7] UN Poverty Report recording - https://grandpodcast.com/un-poverty-report-2018.html

[8] Rutger Utopia for Realists - https://amzn.to/33HepG3 

[9] Top Boy Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80217669

[10] Windrush Scandal -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windrush_scandal 

[11] Tories fake twitter account - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/20/twitter-accuses-tories-of-misleading-public-in-factcheck-row

[12] “There are no press here” - Boris Johnson’s lies - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYZswb7wCmA 

[13] Drag Race UK - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p07kt8b4/rupauls-drag-race-uk

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