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Oh God, What Now?

Keir Starmer: "We've gotta roll with it"

Oh God, What Now?

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News, Politics, Society & Culture

4.62.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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• OGWN Live in Hove, Weds 9 Oct. Tickets here. • New second live date in Liverpool, Tue 24 Sept. Tickets here. Keir Starmer has painted a bleak picture of Britain’s future over the next few years. Is he being a needlessly miserable sod, or just realistic? And there have been multiple arrests over social media posts supporting the rioting a couple of weeks ago. Has social media made people think that actions don’t have consequences – and what are we going to do about it? • Get exclusive Nord VPN deal here - nordvpn.com/ohgodwhatnow. It's risk-free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee.  We’re on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnow  www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Andrew Harrison with Rafael Behr and Seth Thevoz. Producer: Chris Jones. Audio production by: Robin Leeburn. Video production by: Kieron Leslie and Chris Jones. 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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0:00.0

A Family Day Out with a Difference

0:02.0

Join the race to help build the new Children's Cancer Center at Great Orman Street Hospital.

0:07.0

RBC Race for the Kids, a family festival and fun run, is coming back to London Hyde Park on Saturday 12th of October.

0:14.0

Bring the whole family to walk jog or scoot, 2K or 5K

0:18.0

and enjoy a day full of music, games and entertainment.

0:21.0

All while supporting Great Orman Street Hospital Children's Charity.

0:25.6

Kids Go Free.

0:27.0

Sign up to date at gosh.org slash race. Welcome to O-Gone what now, the politics podcast has just cancelled its helicopter contract and bought an electric bike.

0:46.0

I'm Andrew Harrison. On today's show, things can only get worse.

0:50.0

I don't know about you, but I don't fancy this new D-Reem single very much as Kea Starma warns of a painful budget and says things are worse than we ever imagined

0:58.0

we ask whether Britain is ready for what's coming in the autumn budget. Starma says we we have not just inherited an economic black hole,

1:04.4

but a societal black hole.

1:06.5

But is Britain up for what will be needed to fill up either of them?

1:10.1

Plus, if you've been following the sentencing of cases connected to the riots, you might have noticed a recurring theme.

1:15.8

Many of those convicted don't seem to think that what they said or did would have any real impact on the outside world at all.

1:21.7

Either they just got caught up in the violence or they don't

1:24.5

think their post exhorting people to burn down hotels should be taken that seriously.

1:30.5

Has social media made people think that actions don't have consequences and what are we going to do about it?

1:35.3

Before we start, apologies due to holidays and scheduling conflicts. It's a manl today with no female panelists.

1:41.7

We try not to do this, but perhaps we can all open up and share

1:44.6

our feelings for a change. First up, hello to Guardian columnist Raphael Bear. Hello,

1:49.6

Raff.

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