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The Bunker

Fall backwards: Johnson's tricky autumn

The Bunker

Podmasters

News, Politics, Society & Culture, Government

4.6984 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

After a summer filled with u-turns and policy failures galore, and with the road to 2021 looking incredibly treacherous, will Boris survive the Autumn? Plus, did Extinction Rebellion undermine their cause by blocking everyone’s Saturday papers being delivered? And will we see ‘Mock The Weak’ on our screens as the new BBC Director General Tim Davie promises more right-wing comedy? “The Government is failing us on health and on wealth” - Naomi Smith “The Government is only comfortable with people meeting in closed spaces if they’re fuelling the economy” - Ros Taylor Produced and presented by Andrew Harrison with Naomi Smith, Ros Taylor and Nina Schick. Assistant producer Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This week's podcast after a summer of U-turns policy failures and fun with cronies the government is back back back at work

1:19.6

But with growing back venture discontent policy is going off the rails and

1:23.5

Chancellor Rishi Sunak waiting in the wings.

1:25.9

The question is not what can Boris Johnson achieve, but can he survive this awesome?

1:30.1

Speaking of survival, Extinction rebellion, snook at the Saturday Papers, prompting a sway the manga,

1:34.6

where are my recipes? Is this kind of direct action drawing attention to the cause of climate change or undermining it?

1:40.1

And with the BBC's new directive general Tim Davy, promising more right-wing comedians on our screens,

1:45.0

will we have to brace ourselves for have I got its classical liberalism actually for you?

1:50.0

All this and more in today's bunker. Welcome back to the bunker.

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