Party Games

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Party Games episodes

  • 114: It wasn't me
    Theresa May channels 90s rap star Shaggy, insisting that while every other MP is in some way to blame for this Brexit catastrophe, the Prime Minister is blameless. And, as you would expect, no-one believes her. As the EU agrees a Brexit delay, we assess another week of crisis, and wonder how, or indeed if, this will ever end. Plus we hear from some of the most passionate supporters and opponents of Brexit, the ones who stand outside Parliament waving their banners and flags. More at twitter.com/partygamespod and twitter.com/paulosbourne
    27 min
  • 113: She's lost control, again
    The most chaotic week at Westminster yet. Theresa May’s Brexit deal is defeated again, but she’ll revive it and have a third go. MPs reject leaving without a deal, and tell the Prime Minister to go to Brussels and beg for an extension. Her government is on the brink of collapse, and we’re no nearer a solution to this crisis. We sum up the madness in less than 25 minutes, which frankly is something of an achievement. More on twitter, facebook and instagram — search for partygamespod — and updates at twitter.com/paulosbourne
    24 min
  • 112: Simples
    Theresa May talks about delaying Brexit, while Jeremy Corbyn swings behind a second referendum with all the enthusiasm you might expect. We dissect a big week for Brexit when nothing really changed. Plus yet another anti-semitism scandal in Labour, and yet another difficult response. More at partygamespodcast.com plus search for us at partygamespod on twitter, instagram and facebook.
    27 min
  • 111: The Gang of Seven
    A bonus podcast at the end of an extraordinary day at Westminster. Seven Labour MPs quit to sit as independents, but it’s no secret many more are furious. Is this the start of a seismic shift in British politics, or just the departure of a few malcontents. More at twitter.com/partygamespod
    20 min
  • 110: Aren't we in hell already?
    Theresa May tells MPs to hold their nerve, and give her more time to fix Brexit. But has her chief negotiator let the cat out of the bag? Is the plan to make them wait until just a few days before we’re due to leave, when she’ll have them over a barrel? Plus Labour’s latest internal war, the Tory MP who can’t stop making a fool of himself, and Failing Graying’s greatest hits. Get in touch via twitter.com/partygamespod
    27 min
  • 109: Six Impossible Things Before Brexit
    Ideas dismissed by ministers as “delusional” just a few days ago are now government policy. Theresa May somehow unites her party, by making a series of promises she almost certainly can’t keep. Will the EU budge, making a deal more likely? Or will it be stalemate, with no-deal an even stronger possibility? Foolishly, we try to figure that out, as we edge ever closer to the edge of the cliff. More at twitter.com/partygamespod — and we’re on facebook and instagram as well.
    25 min
  • 108: The Rollercoaster of Hell
    Just another week in Brexit Britain — the biggest Parliamentary defeat any government’s suffered in living memory fails to shift a Prime Minister who invites her rivals to talks, and then refuses to consider any significant changes to her plan. Meanwhile, the clock just keeps ticking, and we edge ever closer to the abyss. Get in touch via twitter.com/partygamespod or twitter.com/paulosbourne
    25 min
  • 107: What fresh hell is this?
    A brief emergency podcast after an extraordinary day at Westminster. Theresa May suffers a humiliating, catastrophic defeat, and limps on. Once the confidence vote is done with, what next on the debris-strewn road to Brexit? More on twitter, facebook and instagram at partygamespod.
    11 min
  • 106: Nothing has changed
    Theresa May tries (again) to get her Brexit plan through the Commons, even though nothing has really changed, including the near certainty of defeat. We look at the increasingly desperate efforts by MPs to frustrate Brexit and prevent No Deal, and ask if Jeremy Corbyn’s fans have finally realised their hero is not going to save them. Plus we try to talk about the cretins screaming abuse at people in Westminster without becoming as irate as they are. All this and Kate Bush too. Get in touch via twitter.com/partygamespod
    28 min
  • 105: Merry Christmas, we’re doomed
    A government that can’t govern, an opposition that won’t oppose. Britain in 2018. We look over the latest Brexit madness, and realise just how similar Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn actually are, before handing out our awards to the year’s winners and losers. (spoiler - there aren’t really any awards)
    31 min

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Cutting through the nonsense of British politics, a concise run through events at Westminster and beyond. "Quite funny" as one reviewer put it..