meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Rest Is Politics

441. The Reality of Farage’s Mass Deportation Fantasy

The Rest Is Politics

Goalhanger

Politics, Government, News

4.49.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Is Farage imitating Trump with his desire to deport 600,000 migrants from the UK? How is the media whipping up a toxic debate on immigration? Why is Labour still trying to ape Reform, rather than fighting back? Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more. Join The Rest Is Politics Plus: Start your FREE TRIAL at ⁠therestispolitics.com⁠ to unlock exclusive bonus content – including Rory and Alastair’s miniseries – plus ad-free listening, early access to episodes and live show tickets, an exclusive members’ newsletter, discounted book prices, and a private chatroom on Discord. The Rest Is Politics is powered by Fuse Energy. The Rest Is Politics is powered by Fuse Energy. Fuse are giving away FREE TRIP+ membership for all of 2025 to new sign ups 🎉 TRIP+ gets you ad-free listening, discounts, and early access to episodes and pre-sale tickets for live shows! To sign up and for terms and conditions, visit ⁠⁠https://www.fuseenergy.com/politics⁠⁠ ⚡ Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ ⁠nordvpn.com/restispolitics⁠ It's risk-free with Nord's 30 day money back guarantee ✅ For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to ⁠www.goalhanger.com⁠ Instagram: ⁠@restispolitics⁠ Twitter: ⁠@restispolitics⁠ Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Social Producer: Celine Charles Video Editor: Josh Smith Assistant Producer: Evan Green, India Dunkley Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Exec Producers: Tony Pastor, Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Thanks for listening to The Restis Politics. Sign up to The Restis Politics Plus. To enjoy ad-free listening,

0:04.9

receive a weekly newsletter, join our members chat room and gain early access to live show tickets.

0:09.3

Just go to therestispolities.com. That's therestispolities.com.

0:13.2

The politics of this are toxic, and they're toxic everywhere.

0:16.0

There is really deep disquiet amongst the public about immigration.

0:20.1

There is nothing you can do on this

0:22.4

that is going to stop Nigel Farage whipping it up and saying that you've failed. There is a very

0:28.8

big problem. Failure to really deal with this asylum crisis is leading to the growth of these

0:33.6

populist parties. They're doing so in order to divide, in order to fan hatred rather

0:41.1

than to address it. There's been a massive missed opportunity with this. Hold on, Rory,

0:45.6

you've said this several times now, and I've not really pushed back on it.

0:49.4

The rest is politics, is powered by Fuse Energy, and Fuse are now offering £20 credit and free Trip Plus membership if you switch to a fixed tariff before the end of August.

1:02.0

They've listened carefully to their customers, and the number one request was gas tariffs, so now at last you can switch both your gas and electricity to fuse. One supplier,

1:12.5

one bill, one less quagmire to navigate. It's also cheaper. Fuse gas and electricity

1:17.8

customers typically save £150 versus the price cap. Today's political climate is full of talk about

1:24.1

control and clarity. Well, fuse have quietly exercised some, at least when it

1:28.5

comes to your energy bill. And they began with the mission, which was to make electricity cheaper,

1:33.6

cleaner, simpler. And Fuse now supplies over 50,000 homes across the UK, all done quietly,

1:40.8

efficiently, and without a single campaign bus tour.

1:44.7

Fuse's support is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with real people replying in

1:50.9

under two minutes.

1:52.2

So go to fuseenergy.com forward slash politics to switch your gas and electricity to fuse

...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 15 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Goalhanger, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Goalhanger and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.