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For The Many

39. Bridge Over Polluted Water

For The Many

Global

News, History, Politics

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Iain and Tessa go hell for leather on the state of our water industry, the pension age, Betty Boothroyd and whether people talk about WW2 too much.

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Stay connected with us on Instagram @WherePoliticsMeetsHistory and on X @WherePolitics. You can also follow @IainDale and @DrTessaDunlop.

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0:30.2

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0:34.7

I know. I think he should resign.

0:41.3

There is something phallic about the microphone and his relationship with it. Oh, man. Anyway.

0:49.0

Hello and welcome to another edition or is it episode. That's a matter of controversy. Of The Where Politics Meets History Podcasts with me, Ian Dale and her Dr. Tessa Dunlop. Oh, she's doctor. Is she today? What do you want? You're always doctorate. Of course, I get my doctorate on Wednesday. Oh, would you fuck on. I'm not like to swear, God, because

1:11.4

oh no, it's two swears, depending whether you're medieval or contemporary. Well, just on the swearing or the last episode. We didn't get as much flat for that as I thought we might, because I did listen back to it and it was pretty near the knuckle, most of it, wasn't it? Well, that was the whole point. That was demonstrating the potency of profanities.

1:29.2

But I did wonder if we'd gone a bit over the top. Did you worry? And I was even more worried when I got an email from Graham, not that one. Do you know what I mean when I say, not that one? There's a Graham that complained that he actually, you like me because there's no smart. and then he said but the swearing as we segueed into swearing.

1:26.3

But when I say not that one, because Jackie's no smart and then he said but the swearing as we said

1:44.2

when i say not that one because jackie's partner is called graham so we always had to differentiate

1:49.2

between the various graham's on the podcast you see our contemporary partner yeah okay so we like him

1:54.7

we like him yes um so anyway graham has been in touch he said thank you for your reply Ian and the mention on the

2:02.0

podcast of course we all swear when the occasion demands my only objection is when it's used

2:07.4

gratuitously and you do border on that let me put my laptop on silent never mind i enjoy the

2:14.7

podcast and wish you every success poor old git being 63 years old my best

2:20.3

times were in my 60s so keep it up as long as you can off off you wouldn't have appreciated

2:25.8

the half half no he wouldn't why did you do that because he gave me the opportunity to do it he did he left

2:30.7

you with an open goal he clearly actually actually despite himself. He quite likes it.

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