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The Bunker

One Lord Frost A-Leaving – plus 2021 in Review

The Bunker

Podmasters

News, Politics, Society & Culture, Government

4.6984 Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Anyone for cheese and whine? The noble Lord Frost scuttles away from his Brexit mess as it emerges that real hardworking meetings require a chilled Chablis and an agreeable Comte in an exclusive garden. Plus, as 2021 staggers to its ignominious end, we pinpoint the lasting images and a few rays of hope in a year of misgovernance – and highlight what to look out for in 2022. Marie le Conte, Ahir Shah and Gavin Esler are your panel. Have a fantastic Christmas and thanks for your support. We’ll be back in the first week of January. Until then, have a safe and a happy one. Hear our new series DOOMSDAY WATCH here: https://kite.link/doomsday “There’s nothing funnier in the Nadine Dorries story than Steve Baker sending his Bitmoji as he kicked her out.” – Marie le Conte “The big surprise of the yer was rediscovering that most of us, most of the time, just want to get on with our neighbours.” – Gavin Esler “Boris Johnson is a person who loves actions, but not their consequences.” – Marie le Conte “The French presidential elections are currently a bin on fire - but Frenchly.” – Marie le Conte Written and presented by Andrew Harrison with Marie le Conte, Ahir Shah and Gavin Esler. Assistant producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. Group editor: Andrew Harrison. The Bunker is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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I loved going to college.

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1:15.1

steal ourselves to look back on a groundhog year of unlocking and relocking, exciting

1:19.7

new COVID variants, cheese, wine and general mismanagement of everything.

1:23.7

Reglers Ahir Schar, Marie Lacont and Gavin Ezler will be joining me to talk about the

1:28.3

stand-out moments of the year to find some little rays of hope in the gloom

1:31.9

and to highlight what to look out for in

1:33.8

2022. Plus in more immediate matters. Well they did promise us that Brexit

1:38.9

would get rid of all the unelected bureaucrats. Brexit Minister Lord Frost quits over the government's direction of travel,

1:45.3

and yet more pictures emerge of Downing Street's busy social schedule,

1:48.9

while the rest of us are trapped indoors watching Tiger King.

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