A Winter Of Political Discontent?
Politics Unpacked
Anna Covell
4.1 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 24 November 2023
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
As temperatures drop around the UK, Patrick Maguire and historian Phil Tinline look at how political problems can turn into a crisis during the winter months - from the industrial action and coal shortages of the 1970s to modern-day demands to help households pay their energy bills.
Plus: Columnists India Knight and James Marriott discuss Keir Starmer's taste in classical music, whether people really care about politicians swearing, why we're still obsessed with posh people, and is it too early to put up your Christmas decorations?
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| 0:00.0 | Attention at all passengers. You can now book your train tickets on Uber and get 10% back in Uber credits to spend on your next train journey. |
| 0:11.0 | So no excuses not to visit your in-laws this Christmas. |
| 0:16.5 | Trains now on Uber. T's and C's apply check the Uber app. |
| 0:20.8 | Imagine sweeping through green fields, floating five feet above ground, sun on your face as you slide by, on track to your |
| 0:35.0 | there. |
| 0:40.0 | the care in the world as you simply lean back. |
| 0:37.0 | And before you know it, you're there. |
| 0:40.0 | This is how travels should feel, |
| 0:42.0 | and on our trains it does. |
| 0:45.0 | Avanti West Coast feel good travel. Hello, you're listening to the Red Box Politics Podcast, I'm Patrick McGuire, |
| 0:59.7 | still in for Matt Julie. It's my penultimate show of this run of podcast so you're not rid of me yet. |
| 1:06.2 | And I've got a great podcast to take you into the weekend today. |
| 1:10.4 | It's going to be cold out there, so we're talking the politics of winter with my friend and yours, the historian |
| 1:16.8 | Phil Tin Line. |
| 1:17.8 | But before then, it's time for today's columnist panel. |
| 1:25.0 | The columnists with Night at the Marriott, India Knight and James Marriott, on Times Radio. |
| 1:31.0 | Yes, enjoy my India night. Hi India. Do we have Indian |
| 1:37.0 | night? I'm here. Oh, thank you. God my heart was in my mouth then. |
| 1:42.0 | Yeah, it was in my mouth then. It was like it was like you know |
| 1:44.8 | losing a child and speaking of children sorry James Marion joins me in the |
| 1:50.7 | studio hi Javes hello I wouldn't have gone ahead of that India you would know India James Marion Myron joins me in the studio. |
| 1:54.0 | You would have walked out the studio. |
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