It’s a proper shit sandwich this week, Trawlers — a little light snack, a heavy main course and a very hopeful bite to finish. Followed, of course, as ever by a delicious pudding.

This episode starts with bad news for snack lovers - Penguin bars are no longer technically chocolate (cheers, climate change). Then, Jemma and Marina bite into the grim meat of it all: the racism notch in British politics. From Reform MP Sarah Pochin’s rant about “too many foreigners in adverts” to Katie Lam’s calls for “cultural coherence,” it’s open season for dog whistles. Marina and Jemma discuss how this stuff stopped being whispered and started being cheered.

Though rest assured they've also trawled away and come up with plenty of wonderful clips and takes to offset it all, because it goes without saying, millions of people do not feel the same. Which brings them onto the recent council by- election results and what happened in Caerphilly. Wonderful. Reform’s balloon well and truly popped.

Details of the charity art auction that Jemma mentioned are as follows - 

ART AUCTION FOR PALESTINE : BID FOR HOPE auction hosts @wynnesteve & @hanazidek . Join them for a instagram live at @hope_and_play_charity on : SUNDAY 30 NOVEMBER at 7pm

They will showcase the artwork, introduce the artists and give you a chance to have a closer look at the work.

There will also be a live Q&A with Emma from Hope and Play. Emma will answer questions about the work they do and provide updates from volunteers in Gaza.

The auction is online now and open for bids. Auction closes at 8pm that night (Nov 30th 2025) so you have time to get your bids in. To bid, go to the link visit  www.jumblebee/bidforhope

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