This week we wonder whether it would be a good idea to increase the drinking age for men only to 21. 

In Front Page Face Off, we expose, and maybe not for the first time, the utter hypocrisy of a very senior politician.

And Nige opens up the doors to the Rant Room, where he nearly loses his usual laid back (lazy) demeanour when talking about the Daily Telegraph.

We also welcome our special guest for this week - leader of the Tories, Keri Badenoch (not the real)!

LINKS TO ARTICLES

BBC Report on Alcohol https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20180618-why-alcohol-affects-women-more-than-men 

Prioiry Group https://www.priorygroup.com/blog/poll-shows-public-support-for-alcohol-age-rise 

Front Page FaceOff article https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/22/checked-out-jenricks-migrant-hotel-record-haunts-his-rightwing-bid-for-attention?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other 

Rant Room article https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08/25/sex-crimes-foreign-nationals-surge/ 

Reddit link about Robert Bates https://www.reddit.com/r/GreenAndPleasant/comments/1j8agii/who_is_the_centre_for_migration_control/ 

Govt Stats on Ethnicity https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/ethnicity-and-the-criminal-justice-system-2022/statistics-on-ethnicity-and-the-criminal-justice-system-2022-html#introduction 

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Nige & Maya

TimeStamps:

START 00:00

Intro: 00:51 We welcome Kimi Badenoch (not the real) to the podcast 

Debate Start:  02:10 Should we increase the drinking age for men only?

FPFO: 25:40 Robert Jenrick and his ever changing stance on immigration

Rant Room: 32:29 Nige vents his frustration at Charles Hyman, the Home Affairs Editor of the Daily Telegraph 

Leave Comments Outro: 44:35