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The New Statesman: politics and culture

NS#178: YouTube, yearning & the yacht

The New Statesman: politics and culture

The New Statesman

News & Politics, Society & Culture, News, Politics

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2016

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

This week, Stephen and Helen discuss the symbolism of the royal yacht, the American election and their yearnings for a more straight-talking Brexit debate. Digital culture writer Amelia Tait joins to talk YouTubers and what might be worrying about their rise. George provides an analysis of PMQs. And you ask us: should Stop The War be protesting outside the Russian embassy?

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0:00.0

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0:05.0

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0:07.0

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0:11.0

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0:14.8

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0:19.1

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0:24.8

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0:28.4

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0:41.0

So no excuses not to visit your in-laws this Christmas.

0:45.0

Trains now on Uber. T's and C's apply check the Uber app. And I'm Helen. Hello.

0:53.0

Hello.

0:55.0

Hello, I'm Stephen.

0:57.0

Hello, I'm Stephen.

1:01.0

And I'm Helen. And welcome to the new states from broadcast.

1:05.0

Welcome. Yeah I feel welcomed good. I want to talk to you about the yacht because I know that you love the yacht

1:12.1

and because you're a patriot Stephen that's the thing I always

1:14.7

said about you you're not a mo- what is it a bramone it's a rimona I think yeah except the daily

1:19.3

most decided to turn it into a bramona because what you really want to do is Gilbert Lily. It's such a good joke.

1:24.8

Yeah, I mean so obviously I am a, you know, I whine about lots of things, but the referendum is one.

1:42.0

So in that case you haven't been following it and actually if you have subscribed to my excellent morning email you will not have been following it because I am boycotting the yacht. The Telegraph has a campaign and I promise I am not paraphrasing or joking or in any way

1:50.4

over-egging this particular pudding. Everything I'm about to say is 100% true.

1:55.0

Campaigning for the restoration of the Royal Yacht Britannia in order to, and again,

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