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Oh God, What Now?

Sunak Pulls a Sickie

Oh God, What Now?

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News, Politics, Society & Culture

4.62.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Rishi Sunak has found a new target to pick on – the sick. He claims Britain needs to get rid of its ‘sick note culture’ and he wants work and health professionals to issue the fit notes instead of GPs – what could possibly go wrong? And Starmer might be popular now, but if he’s elected as PM his popularity will likely dwindle and fast. How will he and his party handle that?  • “There is a lazy ignorance here born out of not hanging out of hanging out with anyone who has used the benefits system.” – Rafael Behr • “You can’t just shout people into feeling better.” – Jonn Elledge We’re on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnow  www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Jacob Jarvis with Hannah Fearn, Rafael Behr and Jonn Elledge. Producer: Chris Jones. Audio production by: Robin Leeburn. Video production by: Kieron Leslie. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis.. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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wrong. Welcome to Oh God What Now, the politics podcast which nearly took the day off sick

0:40.3

but didn't want to annoy the Prime Minister any more than it already has.

0:43.7

I'm Jacob Jarvis.

0:45.1

On today's show, Sunak's got a message to the nation.

0:48.3

Don't worry, be happy.

0:49.7

He's taking on what he deems a culture of sick notes which is stopping the nation from

0:54.1

being productive enough he's also suggesting people should buck up and deal better with

0:58.2

mental health issues which is pretty rich coming from someone who has been so

1:01.5

damaging to our collective mental well-being.

1:04.4

Then Kiestarma looks like he's going to be the next prime minister whenever an election

1:07.9

finally happens as he rides high in the polls.

1:11.2

But that might not translate into instant popularity. How might he handle the prospect

1:14.8

of being disliked pretty quickly by a large chunk of the electorate? Now let's meet today's panel.

1:20.0

First up is columnist and reporters specializing in social affairs.

1:23.1

Hannah Fern, hi Hannah.

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