Disunited Kingdom 16-02-22
Politics Unpacked
Anna Covell
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2022
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Matt Chorley speaks to journalists from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to get the news from the four corners of the UK. This week: How do attitudes towards immigration differ in each country?
PLUS: James Forsyth and Rosamund Urwin discuss what the government can do about the cost of living crisis and Britain's baby shortage.
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| 0:00.0 | This is what it sounds like when people win big with the National Luxury. |
| 0:18.0 | Will you be next? |
| 0:22.0 | The National Luxury. |
| 0:24.0 | It could be you. |
| 0:26.0 | The rules and procedures apply. Players must be 18. |
| 0:36.0 | Hello, this is the Red Box Podcast. |
| 0:38.0 | I'm Matt Chawley. |
| 0:40.0 | Coming up on today's episode of the podcast. |
| 0:43.0 | At no PMQs this week, because the MPs are all on recess. |
| 0:46.0 | So instead of going to bring you Dictionary to Kingdom Act, |
| 0:48.0 | should we do every Wednesday on the radio show at 11 o'clock? |
| 0:51.0 | Dictionary to Kingdom is political news from the four corners of the UK. |
| 0:54.0 | A particular focus today on immigration, because ministers from Wales, |
| 0:58.0 | Scotland and Northern Ireland have written to the Westminster government, |
| 1:02.0 | saying the immigration rules are too restrictive and its firms are struggling to fill vacancies. |
| 1:08.0 | Anyway, that's coming up in a moment. We'll also do the fun story at the end and update our league table of how different parts of the UK do. |
| 1:14.0 | It's part of the competition to find out which part of the UK is the most fun. |
| 1:18.0 | That's coming up in just a moment. |
| 1:20.0 | First though, it's our columnist panel and a special pairing today. |
| 1:24.0 | No Alice Thompson and Robert Crampton. |
| 1:26.0 | So instead of we've got from the Times and the Spectator, James Fulls' site. |
| 1:30.0 | And from the Sunday Times, Rosemary. |
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