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Oh God, What Now?

Elections ’21: Nothing Breaks Like A Hartlepool

Oh God, What Now?

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Politics, Government, News, Society & Culture

4.62.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

On the eve of what looks like a not-great election day for everyone who isn’t Boris Johnson, the SNP, a Labour metro mayor or Count Binface, are we witnessing the final mopping up of the 2019 General Election? The Independent’s sketchwriter TOM PECK joins us for Election Doomwatch ’21. Plus, the Conservatives pack cultural institutions in an act of Home Counties Orbanism. And why do politicians insist on being photographed with pints? • “If I could tell you why people aren’t angry, believe me I’d have put it in the column.” – TOM PECK. • “The Government seems to be trying, without any sense of irony, to cancel cancel culture.” – NAOMI SMITH • “Saying it’s ‘the same old Tories’ doesn’t work when a load of people have just voted for them for the first time” – TOM PECK • “Come on, what kind of country would lower itself to allowing Brad Pitt to live there?” – IAN DUNT on points-based immigration • “Sleaze is shagging your secretary… What’s going on now is straightforward corruption.” – TOM PECK www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Naomi Smith and Ian Dunt. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Audio production by Alex Rees. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello, welcome to Oh God What Now, I'm Dorian Lensky.

0:09.2

With me, today Naomi Smith is Chief Executive of the recently re-launched Best for Britain,

0:13.1

Best for Britain too, Best for Britain now.

0:15.6

Hello Naomi, how are you?

0:17.1

Well yes, if any listmas missed it, of course they can re-watch on our YouTube channel

0:23.5

and hear Emily Thornberry and David Liddington and Caroline Lucas and others making the

0:27.9

case for us as a new organisation promoting internationalism.

0:32.2

And Dorian, you've got a great answer from Emily to your question about Labour's position

0:36.0

of Brexit.

0:37.0

So well done.

0:38.0

I think that was probably the clearest response we've had from a Labour politician on

0:41.6

there.

0:42.6

Well, thank you.

0:44.6

So Naomi, this week marks 100 years since partition on the island of Ireland to celebrate

0:49.0

the occasion.

0:50.0

The DUP is gearing up for its first leadership contest in its 50-year history with Sir Jiffrey

0:54.2

Donaldson MP going up against Stormont, Agriculture Minister and excitingly new earth creationist

0:59.6

Edwin Puts.

1:00.6

Puts, Puts.

1:01.6

Why hasn't there ever been a contest before and who's likely to win this one?

1:06.3

That does seem like a weird fact that they haven't actually had a contest before.

1:09.7

Well, they've only had three leaders.

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