126. King Charles III's coronation, the geopolitics of net-zero, and the power of oracy

The Rest Is Politics

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News, Politics, Government

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🗓️ 3 May 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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This Saturday May 6th, the UK will celebrate the coronation of King Charles III. But what is the political impact of such an event? And what is the relevance of the monarchy today? Rory and Alastair will discuss this historic event, plus Richard Sharp's exit from the BBC, the impending energy crisis in Europe, and the importance of teaching speaking skills. Sign up to the free TRIP weekly newsletter: bit.ly/3zhYAIl TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up. Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @RestIsPolitics Email: restispolitics@gmail.com Producers: Dom Johnson + Nicole Maslen Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to The Restless Politics for ad-free listening, early access to episodes, membership to our chat community.
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0:24.0	Welcome to The Restless Politics with me, Rory Stewart and me, Anastak Campbell.
0:28.0	We've got a lot to get through today, Rory. We're going to talk about the coronation of your friend, the King.
0:33.0	We're going to talk about the energy crisis across Europe and particularly something you've been picking up about worries in Germany.
0:40.0	We're going to give a little plug to our splendid leading interview with Tony Blair.
0:47.0	And we're going to talk about the BBC, X Chairman and what the future of the BBC might be and what sort of person they should get.
0:54.0	And we're also going to talk about something called Oracy, which is, well, we'll explain what it is later in the show.
1:01.0	Anastak, I'm seeing you in a bookshop with your bookspinach, just a quick, quick reminder, book now on sale.
1:07.0	They're not my books, I'm in a book, I'm in the stock room of a bookstore where once we've recorded the podcast, I'm going to sign, I think it's about 700 books that Restless Politics listeners of Asper Personal Dedications.
1:19.0	I will have RSI by the end of the day.
1:22.0	So I'm in the stock room and you'll be pleased to know Rory, given you're the arch monochist in the team.
1:28.0	And the coronation is one of the things that we're going to talk about.
1:31.0	You can see that they've put out a load of union flags behind me.
1:34.0	That's right, presumably for your benefit.
1:36.0	Where is yours?
1:37.0	Well, I feel ashamed now I see that you are doing a podcast with a union jack behind you and I will try to sort that out in the future.
1:44.0	So Rory, will you easily be able to find a union flag in Amman, will they be on sale?
1:49.0	Are people in Jordan getting ready for the coronation?
1:51.0	I see it's live on Al Jazeera.
1:53.0	I've been thinking about this a lot actually because I was imagining that I was going to be assaulted by you because you are, of course, under the surface, basically a Republican.
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