029: Unlawful Lords Laws, Pegg’s rage, and Sunak’s Private Strife

The Trawl

Jemma Forte & Marina Purkiss

Politics, Government, News

4.6 • 708 Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

This episode ends, like all editions of The Trawl, with a bit of fun. In 029 it's the return of amazing satirist Rosie Holt, who is best known for her Tory MP alter ego, which tweeters often mistake for a real Tory MP such is the bonfire Britain we live in. This slice of pudding features a "handy" tip for how to navigate the cost-of-living crisis… and that sort of sums up the tone of this edition of Marina Purkiss and Jemma Forte's trawl through Twitter, in which multi-millionaire Sunak won't admit to having private health care (reportedly he does), whilst celebs like Simon Pegg and Carol Vorderman are speaking up about the 'permacrisis' we're living through. Also in this episode Richard Madeley does another Richard Madeley, an update on the NHS negotiations with the govt... and all the while, quietly in the background, the Lords are leaping to attend votes to ensure some things remain unlawful rather than illegal. As ever, if you've seen a great tweet, tag us @thetrawlpodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Tax Act can think of a million things more fun than filing taxes.
0:04.0	Tax Act is going to name some now.
0:07.0	Sitting in traffic.
0:08.0	Folding a fitted bed sheet.
0:11.0	Listening to your coworker talk about his fantasy team.
0:14.0	Digging a hole.
0:16.0	Digging an even larger hole next to that original hole.
0:19.0	Unfortunately, Tax Act's filing software can't make taxes fun,
0:24.3	but Tax Act can help you get them done.
0:27.4	Tax Act, let's get them over with.
0:30.7	Why wouldn't you tell us whether or not you use private health care?
0:33.3	But again, it's a distraction from what the real issue is.
0:40.7	Hello, I welcome to The Trawl, where we scroll through socials so you don't have to.
0:45.8	I'm Marina Perkis.
0:47.1	And I'm Gemma Forte, and just before we really get into the Trawl,
0:51.5	here's a little mood music to accompany the energy price cap that kicked
0:56.0	in on January 1st, which was posted on Instagram with the caption, Me, seconds after looking at my
1:02.3	electric bill.
1:03.7	Turn off the lights and light a candle.
1:13.4	Oh, joy.
1:15.6	But back to what's been unfolding in the world of Twitter,
1:18.5	and I am delighted to report that more and more well-known faces are feeling so repulsed
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