Ep 49: £1k fines for the homeless, £10k fees for Tory MPs

The Trawl

Jemma Forte & Marina Purkiss

News, Politics, Government

4.7 • 867 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Marina and Jemma open with a mic-drop clip about Jacob Rees-Mogg.

Then dip into the scandal that saw our ex-chancellor change his going rate from $10k per month to £12k per day - and we wonder why his mini-budget screwed the economy...

Then it's on to the Govt's new crack-down on crime which includes the genius idea to fine beggars £1,000 for causing "public distress" while cringing violently at Sunak's attempt to sound...normal.

Meanwhile, over the pond, A-lister Gwyneth Paltrow finds herself in court facing what might be the most sycophantic line of questioning the world has ever seen.

Polished off, with a delightful Rishi Sunak-flavoured pud from Munya Chawawa.

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0:00.0	Tax Act can think of a million things more fun than filing taxes.
0:04.0	Tax Act is going to name some now.
0:07.0	Sitting in traffic.
0:08.0	Folding a fitted bed sheet.
0:11.0	Listening to your coworker talk about his fantasy team.
0:14.0	Digging a hole.
0:16.0	Digging an even larger hole next to that original hole.
0:19.0	Unfortunately, Tax Act's filing software can't make
0:22.9	taxes fun, but Tax Act can help you get them done. Tax Act, let's get them over with.
0:30.1	Of one of the richest men in the country, targeting the poorest people in the country, because he
0:35.0	thinks it will deliver political capital.
0:45.0	Hello and welcome to The Troll, where we scroll through social media so you don't have to.
0:46.2	I'm Marina Perkis.
0:53.6	And I'm Gemma Forte and I think I've just heard the truest words ever uttered.
0:57.7	Like, ever, ever, ever. So you can hear them for yourself. They were posted on trade unions Congress stories on their Instagram. And it's a clip of
1:05.1	Mark Swocker. He's the general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union, the PCS.
1:11.5	And this is him during an interview with Skies K. Burley.
1:14.5	So remember, truest words ever uttered.
1:18.2	One final word for Jacob Rees-Mogg, who said we don't need this many civil servants.
1:23.3	What we don't need is Jacob Rees-Mogg.
1:25.5	Good to see you.
1:26.1	Thank you very much indeed for joining us.
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