Hello, hello, I'm Kuga Rifkin, and now we're going to be unpacking the politics of the day.

And today we're going to be discussing Nigel Farage's appeal to the hardworking, early rising people he calls alarm clock Britain.

And in entirely unrelated news, the return of the big night out.

And joining me a two times journalist who regularly burn the candle at both ends. And they are, Seb Payne. Hello, out. And joining me to Times journalists who regularly

burn the candle at both ends, and they are Seb Payne. Hello, Seb. Good morning, Hugo. I'm very disappointed that alarm clock Britain has re-entered the lexicon once again. I thought it would been long killed off. Well, we're going to be talking about that in just a moment, but referring to different people. And also Charlotte Ivers. Hello, Charlotte. Hello, Hugo. Do either of you have an actual alarm clock, one of the old ones with the bells

that goes ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.

My partner does actually, because he's decided to not Charlotte Ivers. Hello Charlotte. Hello, Hego. Do either of you have an actual alarm clock, one of the old ones with the bells that goes ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.

My partner does actually, because he's decided to not bring his phone into the bedroom, some sort of, you know, righteous, anti-technology thing. That does mean if we want to listen to the radio while going to sleep, he'll just say to me when you put the radio on, which I sort of think defeats the entire point. and stand in the doorway Yeah.

So basically as my life becomes slightly worse,

he feels very zen. And that's his own digital, not digital alarm clock. What do you call it? Analogue alarm clock. Yeah. What about you, Seb? What's your alarm clock situation? It's called an iPhone. Wow. That it has that. But my partner and I both have iPhones where we set different alarms with different

um uh sounds when they come up and she really really hates the one on my phone and i've not got around

to changing it it's one of the more aggressive apple um tone so mine's always the backup alarm we sort of get up

seven and mine will be seven 15 for example so yeah there's an insight into into my private life

when i'm when i'm feeling kind i do

the smart watch solution so my alarm goes off on my wrist and just buzzes and wakes me wakes me silently

is that nice it's well it means you don't wake up anybody else until you literally get out of bed

you know what's the worst when someone's alarm goes off in the middle of the day because they've

said it to remind themselves and it genuinely causes like this spike of adrenaline and hatred in my head.

I remember being on a holiday when my mum and hers going off

and just turning around and be like,

what are you doing?

I'm sorry, mum, I didn't.

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