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The Rest Is Politics

478. Farage’s Crypto Megadonor and the Graduate Jobs Disaster (Question Time)

The Rest Is Politics

Goalhanger

News, Politics, Government

4.511.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Why has a crypto billionaire living in Thailand donated £9 million to Nigel Farage's party, Reform UK? With a graduate jobs crisis in full swing and rising debt, what are the prospects for young Brits? Can the fragile Gaza ceasefire realistically hold? Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more. Gift The Rest Is Politics Plus this Christmas - give someone a whole year of Rory and Alastair’s miniseries, ad-free listening, early access to episodes and live show tickets, an exclusive members’ newsletter, discounted book prices, and a private chatroom on Discord. Just go to https://therestispolitics.supportingcast.fm/gifts And of course, you can still join for yourself any time at therestispolitics.com or on apple podcasts. Shop Tesco food this Christmas, either in-store or online. The Rest Is Politics is powered by Fuse Energy. The Rest Is Politics is powered by Fuse Energy. Fuse are giving away free TRIP Plus membership for all of 2025 to new sign ups 🎉 TRIP Plus 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 ⁠fuseenergy.com/politics⁠ ⚡ For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to goalhanger.com Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @restispolitics Email: therestispolitics@goalhanger.com __________ Social Producer: Celine Charles Video Editor: Josh Smith Assistant Producer: Daisy Alston-Horne Producer: Evan Green, India Dunkley Senior Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Tom Whiter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Thank you so much for listening to The Restis Politics. Here's the thought for Christmas.

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0:15.9

Head to the Restis Politics.com and click Gifts.

0:19.8

Hello, this is Marina Hyde here from Gollhangers, the Restors Entertainment podcast. This episode is brought to you in partnership with Hotel Chocolat. Now, we talk an awful lot about different creatives, actors, directors, and the main thing we're looking for is someone who's one of a kind. I actually, also, as you know, talk quite a lot about my valvertiser. They've got one.

0:37.5

You actually do, to be sure. This is, this is the product that I basically asked to advertise. Yeah. There is an all new valvertiser, yes, from her time. I know this is an advert, but I just want to assure everyone listening. It's also sort of not an advert. This is real. I'm looking. Because you, You banged on about it a lot.

0:53.3

Okay, as you know, I have a valetiser.

0:55.4

Very, very recently at the end of November, my father's birthday. This is real. Because you banged on about it a lot. Okay, as you know, I have a valetiser.

0:55.3

Very, very recently at the end of November, my father's birthday, I bought the all-new valvertiser room. I rang my mother and said, has you had it yet? You know, we haven't set it up yet. I said, no, no, you just take it out of the box and plug it in. And then there's a button and you can press, you can do hot or cold, like barista level hot chocolate.

1:13.3

Doesn't I don't often talk about thermodynamics. and plug it in. And then there's a button and you can press, you can do hot or cold, like

1:10.9

barista level hot chocolate. I don't often talk about thermodynamics when I talk about

1:15.6

chocolate, but I understand that you love the velveterizer. What I do know is the engineers at

1:19.5

Hotel Chocolate have created what they think is the perfect cup of hot chocolate or cold

1:24.1

chocolate. You seem to agree with them as well. Oh, it is. And everything you need

1:28.0

is in that package. Gift the magic of the all-new valvertiser this Christmas. Visit Hotel

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