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The Bunker – News without the nonsense

Revenue, I’m miserable now – Start Your Week with Gavin Esler and Jacob Jarvis

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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News, Government, Politics, Society & Culture

4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

It’s the last full week before the Budget and of course the press is losing its cool over a raft of leaks. What will be in it, who’s annoyed in Government – is any of it worth paying attention to? Plus, Charles and Starmer attend the Commonwealth summit, the latest from the US election, and the state of conflicts across the world. Gavin Esler talks Jacob Jarvis through the week ahead.  We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/bunker for £100 sponsored credit. Want more US politics? Listen to American Friction here.   www.patreon.com/bunkercast     Written and presented by Jacob Jarvis with Gavin Esler. Audio production: Simon Williams. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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Solar System, with me Professor Brian Cox.

0:27.0

Watch on BBC I Player. Hello and welcome to start your week from the bunker.

0:44.0

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bunker patron podcast or go to the link in the show notes you'll find out how to sign

0:58.7

up. I'm Jacob Jarvis and joining me this morning is Gavin Ersler. Good

1:02.2

morning Gavin. Goodla. Good morning.

1:03.0

Good morning.

1:04.0

Gavin, it's a bit of an in-between week in British politics, it feels like, isn't it?

1:08.0

When we were discussing what to talk about, it was quite hard to pick on the most obvious top thing so all the focus is going to really

1:14.6

be speculation ahead of the budget at the end of the month isn't it at the moment?

1:19.2

Yeah that is because obviously that is going to be the biggest event so far of

1:24.0

Kirestarma's time in office and Rachel Reeves has got a lot riding on it and

1:28.7

also do you know what it will be a relief for sections of the press who can't stand stammer and can't stand

1:35.3

Reeves and so on to go on about something that we can actually talk about rather than worry about

1:40.0

what Taylor Swift did or didn't do and you know all this kind of froth and nonsense

1:44.4

and about Arsenal tickets because they've been absolutely struggling to nail

1:49.6

starma for something and I suppose for some people it's it's quite shocking that he went to see

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