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James O'Brien - The Whole Show

Kwarteng's sorry you're not as smart as him

James O'Brien - The Whole Show

Global

Daily News, News

4.5840 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2022

⏱️ 146 minutes

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Summary

This is a catch-up version of James O'Brien's live, daily show on LBC Radio. To join the conversation call: 0345 60 60 973

Transcript

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0:00.0

Cold mornings, grey skies, and the holidays are but a distant memory.

0:05.1

Halford's Big Sale is here to perk you up, with up to 50% off on tools, in-car tech, car cleaning, adult bikes, and much more.

0:14.2

You can tackle winter head-on and prepare for warmer days.

0:18.2

Visit Halford's online today and keep on moving for less.

0:22.4

Halford's big sale is live across selected retail products online at Halvers.com and in stores.

0:26.5

Subject to availability.

0:27.5

Full T&C supply, see Halifest.com for details.

0:30.0

Three minutes after 10 is the time.

0:31.8

A very good morning indeed to you.

0:34.6

Quarteng and trust, credibility and trust. Credibility and trust, Quarteng and trust. Credibility and trust. Credibility and trust. Quarteng and trust.

0:42.8

I don't know where I'm going with this. It just occurred to me moments before the light came on that

0:46.2

there were similarities between those four words or at least between the two groups of two.

0:50.7

Quartang and credibility, trust and trust. It's a nebulous, intangible thing, credibility,

0:59.1

you know. It is not necessarily, I don't think it follows a logical path. There's a great

1:05.2

piece in the Sunday Times yesterday by Ed Conway, the Sky Economics Editor, that it's not something

1:10.7

that is subject to scientific rules.

1:13.5

It's not like gravity.

1:15.3

What goes up does not necessarily have to come down, and what goes down will not necessarily come up again.

1:21.8

There's no algorithm, there's no calculation, there's no mathematical formula for deciding what credibility is or rather where

1:30.0

credibility goes. And they've lost it. Probably forever. Whether or not they lost it before or

1:38.8

after this U-turn is a question for the ages. My money is on before. In fact, all my money is on before. In fact,

1:47.5

if it weren't for the fact that this morning's announcement hits me personally in the pocket to the tune of

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