So long Sturgeon
Planet Normal
Louisa Wells
4.7 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2023
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
It’s all eyes on Scotland this week, after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's surprising decision to stand down. And with a TikTok ban and a Tory tax row, it’s far from a quiet week on the rocket.
Liam thinks Sturgeon's determination to have her own way on gender identity issues ultimately led to her downfall. Allison believes she ran out of road on Scottish independence, and predicts Labour could be the biggest benefactors of her shock exit.
Also stepping into the sanctuary of sweet reason is author and journalist Peter Hitchens, who joins our co-pilots to discuss his latest book ‘A Revolution Betrayed’ all about the ‘gigantic losses’ the country has suffered as a result of getting rid of grammar schools.
And finally our co-pilots talk UFOs...
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| 0:00.0 | The Telugu... |
| 0:02.0 | ...podcasts. |
| 0:09.0 | Five. |
| 0:10.0 | So years ago I wrote about Nicholas Durgeon |
| 0:13.0 | and I thought she was like a cross between a shet and pony in a Bay City roller. |
| 0:17.0 | It seems as if her determination to have her own way on certain gender-identity issues |
| 0:26.0 | has done her in politically. |
| 0:28.0 | This prepares to win the lottery. |
| 0:30.0 | You're not going to lose it to a better catcher area during your entire education. |
| 0:36.0 | Do you think those alien UFO balloons are coming in taking one look at planet Earth? |
| 0:40.0 | And deciding this is too mental. |
| 0:50.0 | Welcome once again to Planet Normal, a Telugu-op podcast with Alison Pearson. |
| 0:54.0 | Hello. |
| 0:55.0 | And Mealium Halligan. |
| 0:56.0 | The Prime Minister has confirmed that RAF fighter jets are on standby, Alison. |
| 1:01.0 | Should any of those Chinese weather balloons happen to float over Britain? |
| 1:05.0 | Meanwhile the Home Office and related security bodies are warning that British Police forces are, quotes, |
| 1:10.0 | shot through with Chinese-made CCTV cameras drones and other surveillance equipment |
| 1:15.0 | which could be doubling up as spyware, but surely copilot. |
| 1:19.0 | The most alarming development in Sino-Western relations over the last week |
| 1:22.0 | that one that really concerns the White House |
| 1:25.0 | is that the Chinese social media app TikTok, which scours your phone for personal information, |
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