Oddly reassuring, reassuringly odd
Planet Normal
Louisa Wells
4.7 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 25 March 2021
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Hugh Osmond, the businessman behind the Punch Taverns group lands on Planet Normal with some disquieting words about the failure of business groups to speak out for the one in ten Britons who work in hospitality. Plus, he gives Telegraph columnists Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan the inside track on his legal campaign to accelerate the sector's reopening.
Also on the podcast: Allison shares exactly what was on her mind as lockdown marked a grim first anniversary, Liam tells us why he feels let down by some of his media colleagues, and (drumroll please) our co-pilots pick their listener of the week, winning a coveted Planet Normal mug.
Allison and Liam will be replying to comments beneath this article on Thursday 25th March from 11am-12pm: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/03/25/business-groups-silence-lockdown-completely-pathetic-says-former/ |
Read Allison's column from this time last year: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/lying-said-wasnt-anxious-coronavirus-have-faith-britain/ |
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| 0:00.0 | The Telugu... |
| 0:02.0 | ...podcasts. |
| 0:08.0 | Five. |
| 0:10.0 | And then there's Chris Whitty, |
| 0:12.0 | who you called Oddly Rear Shoring and Rear Shoring Lee Odd. |
| 0:15.0 | Four. |
| 0:16.0 | Looking up the healthy... |
| 0:18.0 | ...does not work and has no point. |
| 0:21.0 | Three. |
| 0:23.0 | You are here, the sage of Mid-Lingland, lap Pearson. |
| 0:26.0 | Hello. |
| 0:27.0 | You know, hey, hey, suddenly the laptop classes are at home, |
| 0:31.0 | affecting the sourdough. |
| 0:33.0 | One. |
| 0:36.0 | We have let it off. |
| 0:41.0 | Welcome once again to Planet Normal, |
| 0:44.0 | the Telugu-ov podcast with Alison Pearson. |
| 0:46.0 | Hello. |
| 0:47.0 | And me, Liam Halligan. |
| 0:49.0 | It's the one-year anniversary of lockdown Britain. |
| 0:52.0 | Should we be celebrating impending freedom, |
| 0:55.0 | what angry lockdowns gone on too long? |
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