Christmas Special: What awaits the world in 2022?

The Two Matts

The New World

News, News Commentary, Government, Politics

4.4 • 523 Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2021

⏱️ 86 minutes

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In this week’s episode, host Steve Anglesey shares his political lowlights and cultural highlights of the year, in which Succession receives glowing praise. Writer and The New European's editor-at-large Alastair Campbell, The New European senior journalist Clár Ní Chonghaile and Writer and The New European's foreign editor John Kampfner all join the podcast to discuss their reviews of 2021 and predictions for 2022. What has made them want to tear their hair out? What has made them hopeful? And, what will next year hold in the realm of politics? These are all questions our guests answer. Plus, Penny Mordaunt, Joy Morrissey and Steve Baker all feature in the final Hall of Shame of 2021. Enjoyed this episode? Let us know by tweeting @TheNewEuropean.

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1:18.6	Hello, snowflakes, and welcome back to the New European Politics Podcast, from the people
1:23.5	who bring you the New European. My name is Steve Anglesey. I'm the editor of the New
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1:40.6	Coming up this week, our Christmas party podcast has been cancelled. So it's a new European
1:46.0	cheese and wine business meeting that definitely is socially distanced. We've got the New
1:51.7	Europeans, Alistair Campbell, Claire Nehanila and John Kampfner. Will 2022 be any better than
1:58.2	2021? Who are the people, the places and the events to watch out for?
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