Is Labour’s vision for Britain taking off at last?

The Two Matts

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News, News Commentary, Government, Politics

4.4 • 523 Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

There’s no doubt about it - Reeves and Starmer are at least trying to switch up from the doom and gloom that characterised their first six months in power. Have they finally got the tone right? Is the strategy right? Is it enough? The Matts discuss. Also … why you’ve got to go and see The Brutalist. The film, set largely in post-WW2 America and starring Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce made a big impression on both Matts… in this podcast they delve into the Brutalist’s themes and find them strangely relevant to today. Enjoy!

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0:56.5	journalism. Hello, happy Thursday. Happy Thursday, everyone. And it is, are you feeling happier, Matt?
1:02.0	Well, personally, I'm, are you feeling the warm glow of growth? No. Oh. I mean, uh, to be not
1:10.7	too far, in a word.
1:12.7	Because they've been trying.
1:14.3	Labor has been trying this week to spin it up a bit.
1:17.4	Trying is the word.
1:18.4	Yes, they have.
1:19.0	They've been trying.
1:19.9	And, you know, in the spirit of almost being the end of January, I suppose we should
1:25.0	be generous.
1:26.1	I'm not quite sure why.
1:27.0	Anyway, should we have in the spirit of transparency, I suppose we should be generous. I'm not quite sure why. Anyway, should we have, in the spirit of transparency,
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