130: The Brexiters’ War on Objective Reality

Oh God, What Now?

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Politics, Government, News, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2019

⏱️ 57 minutes

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This week: Why Dominic Cummings is putting out information chaff to create the impression of activity. Which good Remainy cause are YOU going to donate your shiny Brexit 50p to? Would Paddington Bear be rejected for Settled Status? Why are the Brexiters placing their faith in the WTO and Trump just as Trump is trying to neuter the WTO itself? And your autumn timetable of what (not) to worry about. “This Government is exactly like Brexit Twitter. And it behaves like Brexit Twitter.” Produced and presented by Andrew Harrison with Alex Andreou, Naomi Smith and Ian Dunt. Audio production by Elsie Bath at Soho Radio, London. Remainiacs is a Podmasters production. Get every new episode of Remainiacs a whole day early when you back us on the Patreon crowdfunding platform. You’ll also get our monthly Ask Remainiacs special episode plus smart merchandise, an exclusive weekly column by our panel, and discounts on #RemainiacsLive tickets too. #OwnTheRemoan remainiacs.com Get your free download of our theme tune ‘Demon Is A Monster’ by Cornershop. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Why is butter so expensive?
0:02.3	Which new shops are opening in my area?
0:04.3	How can I save on energy bills?
0:06.1	From stories about your weekly shop to reports on the economy,
0:12.3	Google helps millions of people across the UK access reliable news from a range of publishers.
0:18.3	So whatever your question is,
0:20.1	it's easy to find quality journalism to help you get the answers.
0:23.8	Learn more at g.co-supportingnews-uk
0:30.0	Hello, fanatical Remainists.
0:40.8	Welcome to a public information podcast on behalf of her Majesty's Guild List.
0:44.5	I'm Andrew Harrison, the producer of the show,
0:46.3	and I'm delighted to be able to tell you that Remainy Access won the 10
0:48.8	for a size and more chunk of that sweet, sweet £100m in government funding
0:52.6	for no-deal preparation information.
0:54.8	In conjunction with our friends at number 10 and Tuftin Street,
0:57.4	the podcast will now pivot to bring you all the latest on what you can do
1:00.9	to take full advantage of the opportunities,
1:03.0	but no deal will inflict, I'm sorry, bring, to Britain.
1:06.6	So, hold tight for how to make tea from pencil shavings,
1:09.3	the joy of queuing, insulin, who needs it,
1:12.2	fun with rickets, and much, much more.
1:15.8	Never let it be said that we can't be flexible.
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