meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Planet Normal

Can Sunak stop the perma-crisis?

Planet Normal

Louisa Wells

News And Current Affairs, Current Affairs, Society & Culture, Telegraph, News Commentary, News, Planet Normal

4.72.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Another week on the rocket, and another Prime Minister on Planet Earth. But what does the future hold for ‘dishy Rishi’ as he moves into No10? Our co-pilots have their crystal ball out.


Both our co-pilots think the new PM made a strong debut at his first PMQ’s. But Allison wonders how the new PM will fare when faced with conquering the red wall.


Liam is also concerned that the Tories could be giving Labour an ‘open goal’ with such an economically flush PM  and Chancellor at the helm in the midst of a raging financial crisis.


Also stowing away on the rocket of sweet reason this week is Planet Normal listener and lifelong Conservative voter, Alison, who tells our co-pilots why she hopes her fellow Tories get behind new PM Rishi Sunak, and why she'd urge him to target younger voters.

And finally the rocket’s newly qualified economist, co-pilot Pearson has an inflation update for  listeners.


Read more from Liam: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/liam-halligan/ |

Read more from Allison: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/a/ak-ao/allison-pearson/ |

Listen to How to become a dictator: https://podfollow.com/how-to-become-a-dictator |

Need help subscribing or reviewing? Learn more about podcasts here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/podcasts/podcast-can-find-best-ones-listen/ |

Email: planetnormal@telegraph.co.uk |

For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/normal |

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

The Telugu.

0:02.0

The Telugu.

0:03.0

Podcasts.

0:09.0

Five.

0:10.0

There's a bit of a sigh of relief, isn't there?

0:13.0

We've been in this constant, perma crisis.

0:16.0

I think there are some people who feel he unjustly step or is,

0:21.0

but I think the general feeling is we've got to all get behind him.

0:25.0

We're certainly going to see this young man,

0:28.0

the youngest prime minister of course for 200 years,

0:31.0

tested to the full.

0:33.0

We're in the land of so many multiple U-turns,

0:37.0

it's like the roundabouts in the Swindon.

0:46.0

Welcome once again to Planet Normal,

0:48.0

the telegraph podcast with Alison Pearson.

0:51.0

Hello, and me Liam Halligan.

0:53.0

So it's Dishy Rishi in number 10 with honky Jeremy Hunt,

0:57.0

still as Chancellor.

0:59.0

This is a shiny new Tory government.

1:01.0

Yet three of the four great officers of state,

1:04.0

Chancellor Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary,

1:06.0

are the same people originally appointed by Liz Truss.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

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

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

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.