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Oh God, What Now?

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Politics, Government, News, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Rachel Reeves’ spending review is out – what’s in it and what do the panel think should have got more attention? Plus, Reform UK wants to bring the DOGE mentality to Britain. We explain why that’s a terrible idea. Author of Failed State and the indispensable Comment is Freed substack Sam Freedman joins the panel. And in the Extra Bit for subscribers, as the Millennium Bridge turns 25, what has Britain built in the first quarter of the 21st century and what does it say about us? • Listen to the latest Why? With Emma Kennedy: What is scrolling doing to our brains? ESCAPE ROUTES • Sam Freedman has been bingeing on The Big Bang Theory on Channel4.com. • Ros recommends Series 2 of The Gold on BBC iPlayer. • Jonn recommends Microserfs by Douglas Coupland. • Dorian recommends Platonic featuring Seth Rogan and Rose Byrne on Apple TV+. www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Ros Taylor and Jonn Elledge. Audio Production by Robin Leeburn. Video Production by Chris Jones. Music by Cornershop. Group Editor Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor Jacob Jarvis. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:45.3	Welcome to Oh God, What Now. I'm Dorian Linsky.
0:59.1	On today's show, after months of speculation, Rachel Reeves has delivered her spending review.
1:03.3	Who are the winners and losers?
1:05.2	Plus, it's not just reform that's obsessed with the idea of a British version of Doge.
1:09.1	Even the progressive think tank Demos has proposed
1:11.5	one. Why is Elon Musk's ghastly project so alluring? And in the extra bit for supporters, as the
1:17.0	Millennium Bridge turns 25, what has Britain built in the first quarter of the 21st century?
1:22.0	And what does it say about us? Let's meet today's panel. First author of A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders,
1:28.7	John Ledge. Hi, John.
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