International Debt Set

Oh God, What Now?

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Society & Culture, News, Politics

4.6 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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With Johnson in holiday mode, what do we make of Starmer’s move to fill the void with his own cost of living plans? Does his energy bills freeze proposal go far enough? Plus, special guest Tim Walker joins to discuss his Brexit showdown play Bloody Difficult Women and his time working alongside Johnson at The Telegraph. “Brexit is like this awful family secret. The day granny got done for shoplifting that no one wants to talk about…” – Tim Walker “The cost of living is driving people into conditions you don’t associate with one of the world’s wealthiest countries. It’s really desperate.” – Arthur Snell “Boris Johnson has always been an effortlessly selfish human being.” – Tim Walker “Journalists have got into bed with the most useless, incompetent and damaging government of my lifetime.” – Tim Walker www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Andrew Harrison with Alex Andreou and Arthur Snell. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Producers: Alex Rees, Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Assistant Producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.5	Hello and welcome to O God What Now, your weekly emergency handout in these trying times.
1:13.3	Although unfortunately now 10% more expensive thanks to problems with the supply lines of
1:17.2	imported jokes about Boris Johnson. I'm Andrew Harrison and I'm out my John Luke
1:21.1	Piccad chair and into the studio for the first time in two years. We regret to say that
1:25.6	due to holidays, today's panel is actually an all-male man. So we'll try not to do this
1:30.0	too often, but unfortunately, you know, it's August. Now, let me re familiarise myself with
1:34.6	the guests. George, today is political commentator and Polymath Alex Andreow. Hello Alex,
1:39.5	hope you met.
1:40.7	Your accent seems familiar. So Boris Johnson is on holiday again.
1:47.1	Recently pitching in a Greek supermarket stuck it up on Fettacrisps while the gold wall
1:51.0	papers being steamed off back in Downing Street. Apparently, they're only going to contact
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