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This week, Helen and Armando look back at a year of the Labour government. What language has come out of if, and why is it struggling to define itself?
Looking at phrases from the year, like "The tepid bath of managed decline" and "National Health Recovery Mission Champions", does their language connect, and are their opponents any better?
Strong Message Here will be back on Radio 4 in September, but subscribe to BBC Sounds to hear Helen and Armando over the summer in Strong Message Here: Strong Recommend; a series of short episodes with their language-based cultural recommendations.
Have you stumbled upon any perplexing political phrases you need Helen and Armando to decode? Email them to us at [email protected]
Sound Editing by Chris Maclean
Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Audio production for Radio 4.
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This week, Helen and Armando look back at a year of the Labour government. What language has come out of if, and why is it struggling to define itself?
Looking at phrases from the year, like "The tepid bath of managed decline" and "National Health Recovery Mission Champions", does their language connect, and are their opponents any better?
Strong Message Here will be back on Radio 4 in September, but subscribe to BBC Sounds to hear Helen and Armando over the summer in Strong Message Here: Strong Recommend; a series of short episodes with their language-based cultural recommendations.
Have you stumbled upon any perplexing political phrases you need Helen and Armando to decode? Email them to us at [email protected]
Sound Editing by Chris Maclean
Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Audio production for Radio 4.
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