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Where Politics Meets History

201. On White Horses

Where Politics Meets History

Global

Politics, History, News

4.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2020

⏱️ 108 minutes

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Summary

Iain Dale and Jacqui Smith review the news of the last few days and talk about the latest Coronavirus developments, the weird interviews given this week by Trump and Biden, and the likelihood of a Japan-UK trade deal. They answers lots of your questions and reminisce over 1970s television. Smut Quota: Lowish

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0:00.0

When it comes to saving water in Tower Hamlets, it's the little things that make a real difference.

0:06.0

Like turning off the tap when washing the dishes, using a watering can instead of a hose,

0:12.0

and only filling the kettle with the water you need.

0:15.0

On sunny days like today, we'll use more water than usual, so it's vital that we try to save it.

0:21.3

Make every drop count to help save water, and you could save energy too.

0:26.4

Search Thames Water Calculator to see what you could save.

0:42.4

So have you got your technical glitches sorted out, woman?

0:46.3

Well, I'm sorry about that.

0:52.7

I let myself down by not having my microphone plugged in at the right moment.

0:56.6

And you, of course, very cruelly said to me, well,

1:02.3

I bet Caroline Flint will do a better job, didn't you? I did, yes, just to keep you on your toes.

1:07.1

Do you want me to enjoy my holiday or do you want me to spend the whole time as I'm on that sun lounger drinking that Tuscan wine thinking, will I have a roll when I get back to UK if I ever bloody get back?

1:16.1

Contemplating your two-week quarantine when you do get back.

1:18.9

Exactly.

1:21.5

I actually changed my return ferry trip yesterday so that I don't come back through France. Well, because I'm

1:29.2

driving and I was going to come back through France and it was looking slightly as if France might

1:34.0

be next on the list for the quarantine. So I changed it to go back through the hook of Holland instead.

1:41.8

Mind you, that's a bit close to Belgium, isn't it? I didn't think they did ferries from the hook of Holland instead. Mind you, that's a bit close to Belgium, isn't it?

1:47.8

I didn't think they did ferries from the hook of Holland anymore.

1:51.8

Yeah, to Harwich, yeah. Oh, that brings back. Well, I bloody hope so, because I gave some company some money to get on one.

1:56.4

Well, let me tell you my Harwich Hook of Holland anecdote.

2:03.5

Oh, this, oh, please do, Ian. Believe me, you'll want to re-book after it.

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