It Could Be Said

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss the death of American democracy AGAIN as a Supreme Court justice dies in an election year AGAIN. They then discuss the British Government being caught out by a surge in coronavirus cases AGAIN. Coronavirus even causes the rare occurence of Will and Luke to shout at each other AGAIN. 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup are back to look at the Brexit eruption caused by the Government bringing forward legislation to unpick the Withdrawal Agreement they signed only nine months ago. We then talk Left Out, the new book about Corbyn's period in charge of the Labour Party. 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Luke Middup return to talk the latest resignation of an Irish Agriculture Minister before breaking down the debacle that was the Government's handling of GCSE/A-Level exams and the triumph that was the Democratic National Convention. 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss the latest developments about Coronavirus in the UK, the change in leadership for the Scottish Tories, who Joe Biden will pick as his nominee for Vice-President, and the life of John Hume. 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to eventually dissect why Dr Middup was right. What was he right about? You'll have to wait until near the very end of the episode as before we discuss *deep breath* Notts County, Huawei, YouTube, Tick Tock, how Will and Luke met each other, Jeremy Corbyn and Labour's legal difficulties, Arlene Foster's latest mistake, Fianna Fial running into difficulties already, Chris Grayling vs Julian Lewis and SNP lies about the UK Internal Market. After all that, and Luke Middup's victory lap, we answer a question TOO HOT for George Galloway. 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return for a lightening round where we cover the bars reopening, the Liberal Democrat leadership election, Sinn Fein's recent troubles, David Starkey not so recent troubles, John Bolton's hawking his conscience round for profit, and the latest developments in Hong Kong. We then end by answering the most important question of all....

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk about why Keir Starmer was right to fire Rebecca Long Bailey (note that this was recorded just before Starmer appointed the new Education Secretary), formation of a new Irish Government and when contemporary politics begins 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk about the week of protests that have engulfed the UK following the murder of George Floyd in America the week before. They talk the Britain First/EDL protest in London on Saturday 13th June, before looking back to the Black Lives Matter protests across the country the weekend before. They talk Edward Colston's statue being brought down in Bristol, and also debate Winston Churchill, Joe Chamberlain, Cecil Rhodes and James II. They also look at the wider issues this moment raises, including the legacy of the British Empire and the prevelance of racism in the UK.

Books mentioned during this episode:

Histories of the Hanged: Britain's Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire Paperback - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Histories-Hanged-Britains-Testimonies-Rebellion/dp/0753819023

Six Minutes in May: How Churchill Unexpectedly Became Prime Minister - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Six-Minutes-May-Churchill-Unexpectedly-ebook/dp/B01N7P46OZ/ref=sr_1_2?

Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Longer-Talking-White-People-About/dp/1408870584/ref=sr_1_1?

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup for another bumper podcast. We talk briefly about the situation in America before we look at the latest chaos surrounding Coronavirus and review The National Theatre's presentation of This House.