Go nuts for squirrels

Giles Coren Has No Idea

The Times

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🗓️ 24 February 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Giles and Esther return refreshed from half-term to discuss this week's best bits; from Squirrel pelts and electric cars, to King Charles eco-dreams and Keir Starmer's love of his home. Giles rethinks what he thinks it means to be Jewish and Esther shares her extensive knowledge of Stoats.

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0:00.0	Yeah, okay, so this is a fantastic story.
0:02.6	Wait, well, are you going?
0:03.8	I'm not going to get it.
0:06.4	And you're getting up and doing something else?
0:27.4	This is a great story.
0:28.4	This is the only story that you need.
0:30.9	Daily Mail today, page five.
0:32.7	Headline is Charles wanted to quay squirrel pelts made it.
0:36.0	Quay squirrel, he wanted quay squirrel pelts.
0:39.2	He wanted great squirrel pelts.
0:41.9	As quite hard to say,
0:43.7	great squirrel pelts made into luxury fabric.
0:48.9	King Charles wants supported plans to coal the rodents
0:52.4	by spiking Nutella with contraceptives and leaving it lying around.
0:56.4	Which sterilises the females or the males in the air.
0:59.8	And some children.
1:00.8	I think if we leave poisons Nutella around the house.
1:03.2	High up where they can't reach it.
1:04.8	High up.
1:06.1	Now it has been reported that King Charles once explored the possibility of using
1:11.2	gray squirrel pelts as a luxury fabric.
1:15.6	The bizarre tale emerged during Princess Anne's trip to New Zealand last week
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