Q&A: Could the EU join the UK? Plus Trump Conspiracy Theories

The Two Matts

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News, News Commentary, Government, Politics

4.4 • 523 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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The Two Matts discuss Europe's shift towards right-wing populism and its implications for the UK rejoining the EU; how media brevity has impacted political understanding and debate; the Trump shooting conspiracy theories, and the public's diminished joy in politics and sports over the years. The intrepid podcasters also dive into how soundbite culture have reshaped political communication. Plus: the Paris Olympics and the wonder that is Daley Thompson.

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1:06.3	Should we dive straight in? Let's just go for it. With large parts of Europe leading bonkers right,
1:10.7	I love that.
1:11.5	France, Italy, Hungary, the Netherlands and Germany, to name a few, is it not time the EU
1:16.5	thought of joining the UK?
1:18.4	Starmac had set up the Union of Liberal Democracy and ask other nations to apply.
1:23.1	But my question is really this.
1:24.7	Does Europe's onward march towards right-wing populism
1:28.7	not make even the most fervent rejoiner hesitate just a little, Paul Milliken.
1:33.5	What an excellent question. It's a really good question.
1:36.3	And what a great idea, by the way. Maybe this is the way.
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