Corridors of Powder: Cocaine in the Commons

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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🗓️ 7 December 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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The Government announces a performative war on middle class drug users just as cocaine traces are discovered in the Commons buildings. Coincidence? Plus, can tennis really stand up to China over the whereabouts of missing player Peng Shuai. Boris Johnson puts off a decision on Christmas to the very last minute, again. And why do we still put up with people winging it in positions of power? Hear our new series DOOMSDAY WATCH here: https://kite.link/doomsday • “Cocaine at work is a much bigger problem amongst the Tories than the Labour Party.” – ZOE WILLIAMS • “I don’t care that Michael Gove did cocaine in his 20s. If someone in Government is doing it, that’s different.” – AHIR SHAH • “The only way Boris Johnson could get into Liverpool is by wearing a police outfit.” – ANDREW HARRISON • “Peng Shuai has exposed China’s elite, and that is something they want to bury.” – GAVIN ESLER https://www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Andrew Harrison with Ahir Shah and Gavin Esler. Assistant producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. Group editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER IS A PODMASTERS PRODUCTION Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:15.6	This week cocaine in Parliament, whoever heard of such a thing?
1:19.6	As the Sunday Times finds traces of the drug in the commons toilets. Are we surprised to learn
1:24.7	that our political class's favorite global trading partner is Colombia? Plus the
1:28.8	Omicron variant could be dominant in the UK within a few weeks according to
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1:37.3	The Women's Tennis Association suspend all competitions in China of a concern for the safety of
1:41.9	missing Chinese player Penhui with the US expected to announce
1:44.8	a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, is it really down to sport to stand up for human rights?
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