Deborah Frances-White and John Bercow get in to the thick of it by exploring the misunderstood and often undemocratic role of Special Advisers (SPADs) and Spin Doctors. Do they wield Malcolm Tucker-esque power or are they merely convenient scapegoats? Find out on Absolute Power.

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Media Storm is the new podcast from The House of the Guilty Feminist

Where fact-checking meets fun, reporting meets road-trip and the mainstream media meets its match, Media Storm is a news podcast that starts with the people who are normally asked last. "Migrants", "criminals" and "sex workers" are some of the biggest stars in the headlines, yet we rarely actually hear from them. There’s no right of reply – and that’s just bad journalism. Here, from the house of The Guilty Feminist, Media Storm hands the mic to people with lived experience, to shed new light on old stories and roast the headlines that love to roast them.

Presented by Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia

https://podfollow.com/media-storm

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Deborah Frances-White and John Bercow look at the party enforcers whose role is to ensure that MPs vote the way they are supposed to. How much power do they really have and why on earth are they called "whips"?

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• Website: https://absolutepowerpod.com
• You can send us an email: [email protected]
• We’re on Twitter as: @bercowpowerpod

We're taking a couple of weeks off over Christmas but Deborah and John will be back with more Absolute Power in the new year.

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Deborah Frances-White and John Bercow turn their attention to the highest office in the land - the Prime Minister. Is this a position that John would want? What is his opinion of those he saw in action? And how do we get rid of a prime minister we don't want?

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• Website: https://absolutepowerpod.com
• You can send us an email: [email protected]
• We’re on Twitter as: @bercowpowerpod

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Join John Bercow and Deborah Frances-White as they unpack the role of The Speaker - a position that John held for over a decade and made famous (or infamous). Find out the fundamental place that beheadings, coffee and coups have in the role of Speaker. Discover how John managed to keep ORDER in the chaos of the British Parliamentary system.

Read the transcript: https://absolutepowerpod.com/2021/12/01/1-1-the-speaker/

Further links:

• Dawn Butler MP is removed from the chamber: https://youtu.be/O2aafrWpsKg
• Ian Blackford accuses Theresa May of lying: https://youtu.be/jW5cTdvYABo
• John Bercow in action: https://youtu.be/Xn5THTi6Zbg

Find us at...

• Website: https://absolutepowerpod.com
• You can send us an email: [email protected]
• We’re on Twitter as: @bercowpowerpod

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Coming soon from The House of the Guilty Feminist... John Bercow's Absolute Power

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Coming soon from The House of the Guilty Feminist... John Bercow's Absolute Power

https://absolutepowerpod.com/

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