NS#253: The Misogynist Bubble
The New Statesman | UK politics and culture
The New Statesman
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 25 January 2018
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Helen and Stephen discuss Boris Johnson's terrible intervention on the NHS before getting very angry about the sleazy all-male fundraiser exposed by the FT this week.
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Further reading:
The FT exclusive about the Presidents Club fundraiser.
Helen's piece about the Freemasons.
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| 1:06.0 | Helen gets very angry. I do get very angry, very, very angry repeatedly. |
| 1:10.0 | And on you ask us, has the BBC gone soft on the Brexiteers? |
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