Joanna reports on the new restrictions in Scotland. Also, the National Audit Office and Starmer at PMQs scold the UK government's corruption and Laurie Garrett summarises the extent of the Covid crisis across the US. Listen to the whole Laurie Garrett interview on Hell and High Water: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-hell-and-high-water-with-70854991/episode/laurie-garrett-73985090/ *Swearing*

Moderna are reporting 94.5% effectiveness on early data of their trial. Great news! But it's the love story behind the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine that'll be made into a Hollywood movie! *Swearing*

Sausage Johnson's government is an example of what happens when a leader can't lead. Cummings set the template for lies, corruption and distrust, but those failures all belong to Johnson. *Swearing*

Cummings is out the door! What does it mean for the world? A conman is rarely a good leader; Governor Andrew Cuomo talks about this with David Axelrod - the full interview is here: https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/axe-files

Sausage Johnson is up to his neck in it. Trump is conning his supporters. Thankfully Sophie Hill is on the case! Her brilliant visual mapping of the connections between the Tory party, corporations and friends can be found here: https://www.sophie-e-hill.com/post/my-little-crony/?s=08 *Swearing*

Another special episode, charting a few of the many contrasts between New Zealand and UK responses to Covid. Thank you to Rupert Herring for the brilliant report. *Swearing* Check out Rupert's website here: https://www.rupertherring.com/

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris make history by winning with the most votes for any presidential ticket in US history - 75 million so far. *Swearing*

A quick episode: the vote is taking a long time to count. While Biden is preparing for transition, Trump is losing his cool in the White House. *Swearing*

More people voted in this US election than any other, and Biden is on the cusp of securing enough states to reach 270. *Swearing*

With 9.7 million votes cast already (8% more that the 2016 total!) Texas looks very good for Biden. But it's too close for comfort in Florida and North Carolina. Good luck tomorrow if you are voting ♥️ *Swearing*