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Oh God, What Now?

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Oh God, What Now?

Podmasters

Politics, Government, News, Society & Culture

4.62.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

What does the arrival of a COVID vaccine really mean for No.10’s virus strategy? Who’s the real opposition? Cool, calm and perhaps-too-collected Keir Starmer, or the wild men and women of the CRG – the disaster artists formerly known as the ERG? Plus special guest Giles Whittell of Tortoise Media joins us to explain Britain’s national security future and tell us why we should be optimistic about Russians, if not Russia. Shout out to @DMReporter for an unbeatable episode title. “As soon as we get the vaccine it’s like, Would you like some pernicious lying tribalism to go with your optimism?” – Ian Dunt “Britain badly needs a reality check… so I’d actually like to see a cataclysm on 31 December.” – Giles Whittell “Even a deal as bad as this would be good for Remainers, because it gives us what we need to build back.” – Ian Dunt “Biden aptly described Brexit as the dog that caught the car, and then the car reversed over the dog.” – Giles Whittell Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Ros Taylor and Ian Dunt. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Audio production by Alex Rees. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Back OH GOD, WHAT NOW? and help us make political life more bearable. Get every new episode a whole day early, plus new and classic merchandise when you back us on the Patreon crowdfunding platform. Get your free download of our theme tune ‘Demon Is A Monster’ by Cornershop. Our companion podcast THE BUNKER is on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Acast and more platforms every day. Oh and RSS too. For the moment we’re still at remainiacs.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hello and welcome to OGODWOTN where we take the temperature of the country so very sensible

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between debating whether or not a Scotch egg counts as a substantial meal.

1:14.0

I'm Dorian Linske, let's meet the panel.

1:16.0

Ross Taylor is the editor of the LSE's COVID-19 bloc. Hi, Ross.

1:20.0

Hello, I hate Scotch eggs. Is it okay to hate Scotch eggs?

1:23.0

No, it's not. It's simply objectively incorrect.

1:26.0

It's unpatriotic.

1:28.0

I can't stand them. Scotch or not?

1:33.0

Well, no pubs for you.

1:35.0

This morning we woke to the uplifting news.

1:38.0

The UK has become the first country in the world to prove the Pfizer COVID vaccine.

1:43.0

It'll be rolling it out next week.

1:45.0

Ross, how will that change the government's economic policy, their kind of crisis management?

1:50.0

In the short term, not that much, because it will be some time before enough of us are vaccinated

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