NS#234: Mogg's Momentum
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🗓️ 7 September 2017
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Helen and Stephen discuss the progress of the legislation formerly known as the Great Repeal Bill, and then assess whether Jacob Rees-Mogg might actually become Tory leader. Then, for the You Asked Us segment, they answer the most vital of all questions: which past UK election should you rewatch?
Send us your questions and thoughts for future episodes on Twitter via @ns_podcasts, @helenlewis or @stephenkb.
Further reading:
Helen on why Jacob Rees-Mogg isn't funny.
Stephen on why the new Tory leader will probably be really right-wing.
Anoosh's report on Moggmentum.
The amazing theme music for the 1983 election coverage.
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| 0:00.0 | May I have your attention please you can now book your train tickets on Uber and get |
| 0:08.0 | 10% back in credits to spend on your next Uber ride so you don't have to walk home in the brain again. |
| 0:16.5 | Trains now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app. |
| 0:21.1 | Picture this. Static cars, idling engines, angry horns. |
| 0:27.0 | Now, picture you, zooming past it all, light and breezy. |
| 0:35.0 | Ah, the sweet feeling of whizzing past traffic. |
| 0:40.0 | Book your train journey via Avanti westcoast.co. UK. |
| 0:45.0 | avante west coast feel good travel. Hello I'm Stephen and welcome to the New Statesman podcast this week we're going to talk about the great repeal bill not the great repeal bill anymore not even a repeal bill with the EU withdrawal bill |
| 1:10.4 | we build bunkers to prepare for our new re-smog overlords. |
| 1:13.7 | And you ask us what is the best election to re-watch? |
| 1:16.5 | Let's talk about Brexit Stephen. |
| 1:25.0 | Yeah, I want to talk about the great repeal bill which if you're listening to this on Thursday has started its stately, well it was continuing its stately passage there as Commons. |
| 1:33.7 | It's currently at the stage known as... |
| 1:35.2 | EU withdrawal bill now. |
| 1:37.1 | Yes, because you're not allowed for adjectives in bills. |
| 1:39.3 | That's one of the things I think that we learned about this. |
| 1:41.9 | So there are a couple of reasons why the |
| 1:43.5 | Commons clerks were like no mate you can't call it that. |
| 1:46.1 | Otherwise I think would be called like the super amazing prisons bill. |
| 1:48.7 | Yeah like one they're just like they are very very keen to prevent sort of |
| 1:52.4 | the Peter Bone is a massive lad bill. are very keen to prevent sort of a better |
| 1:53.0 | but a better but a massive lad |
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