Courageous stupidity
Planet Normal
Louisa Wells
4.7 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 11 March 2021
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Ben Houchen, Tees Valley Mayor lands on Planet Normal this week, as he tells Telegraph columnists Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan why Budget day was momentous for his region and why he's urging Rishi Sunak to make the entire country a freeport. Plus he reveals how he thinks the Conservative party can keep precious Red Wall seats.
Also on the podcast: our hosts wonder if the pandemic has turned into a "casedemic", Liam takes issue with the lack of journalism in Harry and Meghan's Oprah interview, and Allison shares positive news about her Covid vaccination.
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| 0:00.0 | The Telugu... |
| 0:02.0 | The Telugu... |
| 0:03.0 | ...podcasts. |
| 0:09.0 | Five. |
| 0:10.0 | There comes a point when safety becomes dangerous. |
| 0:13.0 | I believe we are very firmly at that point now. |
| 0:17.0 | The budget was a great start, but that's what it was. |
| 0:20.0 | It was a start. I think they need to concentrate and double down on leveling up. |
| 0:24.0 | Three. |
| 0:25.0 | I love my kids, but can you go now, please? |
| 0:28.0 | Two. |
| 0:29.0 | Recollections may vary. |
| 0:31.0 | And I think that's Palace Speak for Lion, Lion, your pants are on fire. |
| 0:38.0 | One. |
| 0:41.0 | We have left off. |
| 0:46.0 | Welcome once again to Planet Normal, the Telugu-ov podcast with Alison Pearson. |
| 0:50.0 | Hello. |
| 0:51.0 | And me, Liam Halligan. |
| 0:53.0 | Schools are back, but kids are wearing masks and some are being sent home because they're testing positive for COVID. |
| 0:59.0 | With over a third of us vaccinated in the UK and daily deaths from or with the virus down almost 90% on their mid-general peak, |
| 1:07.0 | one will look down end. |
| 1:09.0 | On or after the 12th of April, non-essential shops were open-weird-told, with pubs and restaurants serving people outdoors. |
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