Hello, this is the Webbox Podcast. I'm Matt Cholie, bringing the rest of my timeswaters

show you can listen live, Monday to Friday, 10-to-1 on your DAB radio, on your smart speaker

or download the timeswaters app. Loads of you got in touch after yesterday's podcast

asking when should Rishi Sunak call the next election? Michael said mid-october this year,

enough time for him to sort himself out, as much as his limited skills would allow him.

Before the economy has the opportunity to shrink drastically, so mixed bag there.

Jake says he should call the election immediately. Glenn says,

now, Janet says it isn't for the media to decide or influence the general public,

that they can. It is subject to legislation, although of course actually it isn't. The fixed-term

parliament app has been repealed, so Rishi Sunak can call an election whenever he wants.

Do get in touch, you can email me Matt at times.radio for anything we discuss on the podcast.

Coming up today, lots of chat generally about you, Les, and other things which are happening in

London. But at the question I'm about one of those days, whatever happened to the Greens,

why is this entire conversation about environmental policy happening without the green party really

being part of it? And if everyone is that worried about climate change, why aren't the green

party doing better as they have been in other countries across Europe? So it's our big

thing that's coming up in just a moment, but first, as ever, we kick off with today's

columnist panel, the columnists on times radio.

Yes, and this morning we are joined by the Times' Scottish political editor, Kevin Andrews,

morning, Kevin. Good morning, Matt. We're in sunny Scotlidae this morning.

I am in sunny Glasgow in the Times, HQ up here. Oh, very nice, very nice. And Katie Balls

and the spectator, we're in the world of you, Katie Balls. I'm on the roof of parliament,

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