Europe's Turn To The Right
Politics Unpacked
Anna Covell
4.1 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 1 February 2024
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
A wave of upheaval is happening across Europe, with hard right or Eurosceptic parties gaining traction in countries from France, to Italy, Hungary and the Czech Republic. Matt climbs aboard Chorley Airways to find out how the political landscape is changing.
Plus: Columnists Manveen Rana and Matthew Bell discuss leadership lessons from Tony Blair, why being an MP is becoming increasingly dangerous, and what happens when politicians name-check members of the public.
Columnist Panel (01:52)
Europe's Turn To The Right (24:25)
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm Matt Chuli, and this is Politics Without the Boring Bits. |
| 0:08.4 | On today's episode, a wave of far-right politics seems to be sweeping across Europe. We ask why and |
| 0:15.8 | whether it will wash up here. And in the columnist, Manvin Rana and Matthew Bell, |
| 0:20.8 | on lessons in leadership from Tony Blair and Nicholas Sturgeon and |
| 0:25.7 | do you know Phil from Iceland? I don't forget if you like what you're here on the |
| 0:30.2 | podcast you can listen to me live politics up the boring bits on times radio |
| 0:34.8 | listen for free on your dabab radio on your smart speaker or download the times |
| 0:39.0 | radio app it's politics without the boring bits, weekdays from 10. |
| 0:43.0 | Now today we issue an urgent appeal. |
| 0:50.0 | Are you, Phil? Do you know Phil? Phil? |
| 0:54.0 | If you listened yesterday you'll know that PMQs was all filler no killer. |
| 1:02.0 | This week I met one of the employees at Iceland in Warrington. |
| 1:06.0 | Phil. |
| 1:07.0 | Phil and millions of people like him. |
| 1:11.0 | People like Phil. |
| 1:13.2 | Phil and millions of other workers not just at Iceland. I hope he explained to Phil the |
| 1:20.2 | cost of his policy and did he explain to Phil that he be better off sticking with our plan rather than going back to square one with him? |
| 1:26.0 | I would invite the premise to get in touch with Phil. |
| 1:29.0 | I don't know if he mentioned that to Phil. I actually didn't expect him to be laughing at |
| 1:32.8 | fill. |
| 1:33.8 | If you know Phil from Iceland do get in touch maybe you are |
| 1:40.7 | feel from Iceland we've tried all the Iceland's they don't know Phil. |
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