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Oh God, What Now?

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News, Politics, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2023

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Rishi Sunak shuffles his Cabinet pack and comes up with a couple of dog-eared former junior ministers plus 30p Lee. Is there any talent left in the Tory tank? And is Sunak really in charge? Plus, HORRIBLE BOSSES: The Dominic Raab Edition. Why do bullies appear to prosper in the Conservative Party? And when does “robust management” become office tyranny? And in the Extra Bit: After the bizarre resurrection of Liz Truss, what are the best comebacks of all time? Get your tickets for OGWN Live on Weds 15 Feb here: https://lsttickets.leicestersquaretheatre.com/ticketbooth/shows/873632997/events/128440767/seats?zone=Main%20House. The Official Left-Wing Economic Establishment Mug is here: https://podmarket.co.uk/products/oh-god-what-now-left-wing-economic-establishment-mug “This is the core vote strategy that got the Tories a surprise win in 1992. It’s also the strategy that got them annihilated in 1997…” – Seth Thévoz “Sunak is scraping the bottom of the barrel, it's embarrassing.” – Hannah Fearn “When Truss became PM I got three separate texts from three separate people and they all said, ‘She’s crackers.’” – Alex Andreou “Truss could at least have left it til people had finished trying to apply for the mortgages they now can’t get – because of her.” – Hannah Fearn Written and presented by Alex Andreou with Hannah Fearn, Seth Thévoz and Arthur Snell. Audio producers: Alex Rees and Robin Leeburn. Producer: Jet Gerbertson. Assistant producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz. Theme music by Cornershop. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. 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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0:30.0	Hello and welcome to O'Gord, what now?
0:38.0	The podcasting weather balloon innocently floating over a Tory cornfield of incompetence,
0:44.0	I'm Alex Andrew. I hope you already have your ticket for our live show in London next Wednesday the 15th
0:50.0	at Leicester Square Theatre. Ian, Ros and Aisha will be joining me for a Metropolitan Galau of political debate,
0:58.0	terrible puns and who knows O'Gord what else.
1:02.0	Some tickets are still available, there's a link in the show notes or just go to Leicester Square Theatre.com.
1:08.0	Let us celebrate Liz, expose our Johnson, get bitchy about Rishi and sneer at care.
1:15.0	I look forward to seeing you there in warm, cozy, remona darkness beyond the footlights.
1:22.0	Now on today's show, Rishi Soonak reshuffles the deck chairs, but his immediate predecessors are determined to battle him for the nation's attentions.
1:32.0	Why are so many so desperate to captain the sinking Tory ship?
1:36.0	Plus, you don't have to be an asshole to work here, but it helps.
1:40.0	With Dominic Robb surviving the Rishuffle, despite two dozen allegations of bullying against him,
1:46.0	why does bad management get you so far in Westminster?
1:50.0	And in the extra bit for Patreon backers, I am big.
1:54.0	It's the economics that got small, like a deluded silent era star.
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