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Politics Unpacked

Do playground antics demean politics?

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News & Politics, Politics, News

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2016

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Matt Chorley is joined by Political sketch-writer and diarist Patrick Kidd, columnist Jenni Russell and Assistant Editor of The Spectator, Isabel Hardman. Patrick Kidd:Marco Rubio is a big-eared sweaty robot with a water addiction, while Donald Trump is a stubby-fingered orange-faced pants-wetter with a dodgy hairdo. Meanwhile David Cameron makes "yer mum" jokes at Jeremy Corbyn, while Labour MPs still make piggy noises at the Prime Minister. Do playground insults demean politics or are they what's needed to get Joe Public interested?Jenni RussellIn the last few days I've been struck by the number of people I've come across who say they want to understand the consequences of leaving or staying in Europe before they decide which way to vote. But those facts are hard to come by. There are plenty of grand assertions on both sides but their truth is hard to judge. The referendum will be won by the side that can make a complex question sound clear and plausible. Neither has managed that yet.Isabel...

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0:00.0

This is a passenger announcement. You can now book your train on Uber and get 10% back in credits to spend on Uber eats.

0:11.0

So you can order your own fries instead of eating everyone else's.

0:15.0

Trains, now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app.

0:20.0

Just imagine what your best Christmas ever would sound like.

0:23.5

Thank you for calling National Lottery and I can see you calling about a winner today, is that correct?

0:27.5

Yeah, I think I have. I should take a double check for the car wheel.

0:31.0

Yeah, I can confirm that you have won the top prize 1.2 million.

0:35.0

Oh my word! Happy Christmas! Why do you know?

0:39.0

You have the best Christmas ever.

0:41.0

I got a hair thing.

0:42.0

This Christmas, it could be you. The National Lottery. Rules and procedures apply. Players must be 18 or over.

0:50.0

Hello and welcome to the Red Box Podcast on The Times, I'm Matt Chorley.

0:56.4

Opposite me on this week's panel, we have sketch writer and diarist Patrick Kidd talking

1:00.1

political insults, colonist Jenny Russell on Understanding Europe, and Isabel Hardman,

1:04.7

assistant editor the Spectator and Times Colonist asks whether where you live can make you fat.

1:10.0

We start with Patrick Kidd.

1:12.3

Marco Rubio is a big-eared sweaty robot with a water addiction,

1:16.0

while Donald Trump is a stubby-fingered orange-faced pant sweater with a dodgy hairdo.

1:21.0

Meanwhile David Cameron makes Y your mum jokes at Jeremy Corbyn

1:25.3

and Labour MPs are still making piggy noises at the Prime Minister.

1:29.3

Do playground insults demean politics or are they what's actually needed to get Joe

1:34.4

public interested?

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