S8 Ep912: PREVIEW for Later Today: Conrad Black. Conrad Black analyzes unprecedented governance failures within the "Five Eyes" nations, focusing specifically on the streak of seven consecutive failed prime ministers currently paralyzing Great Britain.
The John Batchelor Show
John Batchelor
4.5 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 22 May 2026
⏱️ 3 minutes
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| 0:59.3 | For full terms, visit the QVC website. This is John Batchelor, a conversation with colleague Conrad Black in Toronto about the governance of the five countries that speak English naturally, Britain, Canada, |
| 1:16.2 | America, New Zealand, and Australia. There are many more who speak it, but those are the five |
| 1:22.4 | eyes and the troubles they're having with governance, especially Mother Britain, |
| 1:29.3 | as laid out by Conrad, seven in a row prime ministers have failed. |
| 1:36.9 | Is what is understood as, as Conrad says, a fluke. |
| 1:42.1 | But more of this tonight. |
| 1:45.0 | I think all countries have fluctuating levels of good governance, |
| 1:50.2 | and we have had in Britain the completely unprecedented phenomenon |
| 1:56.5 | of seven consecutive failed governments. |
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