272. Friends Reunited

Where Politics Meets History

Global

History, News, Politics

4.5 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2021

⏱️ 114 minutes

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Summary

Iain Dale & Jacqui Smith discuss the week’s events and have a lot of laughs along the way. This week they talk about Dominic Cummings, Rob Roberts MP’s suspension from the Commons, the Batley & Spen by-election, the Ryanair flight hijacking by Belarus, mismessaging on Covid, the George Floyd murder one year on, the Tory islamophobia report, the Usman Khan inquest, Arlene Foster, Lord Geidt’s report, the Friends reunion, UFOs, the British podcast awards, Blue light glasses and the Playoff final/Champions League final. Phew. Smut quota: Lowish

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0:00.0	Here comes Steve, with the satisfied smile of a man who's checking out at midday
0:06.0	after a great night's sleep and a delicious unlimited brecky.
0:10.0	See the untamable bed head here.
0:12.0	And if you look really close, you can see that properly well-rested glow,
0:17.0	which can only mean one thing.
0:19.0	Last night he slept at Premier Inn.
0:22.3	Get better sleep for your money.
0:24.3	Premier Inn.
0:25.3	Rest easy.
0:27.0	Breakfast subject to availability.
0:28.7	T's and C's apply.
0:41.6	Ian, are you there, Ian?
0:44.7	Oh, good of you to bother to turn up.
0:46.6	I hope I'm not putting you to any trouble.
0:48.3	What's bitten you today then?
0:49.2	Oh, sorry.
0:50.9	Get out of bed on the wrong side, did we?
0:54.6	Just a tweet from Ian Dale from an hour ago.
0:59.0	My mission today is to finish off tweaking the manuscript to the presidents,
1:01.4	which I have to hand into Hodder books on Monday.
1:02.6	Oh, you're writing a book, Ian.
1:03.6	You should have mentioned it.
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