Hi there everyone, Alistair Campbell here. I'm not telling you anything new or

anything you don't know when I say that our politics is a mess. Leaders who can't

or shouldn't be allowed to lead, governments that lie and seek to undermine our

democratic values and policies that serve the interests of a privileged few.

It's no surprise that so many of us feel frustrated, but what can you do?

Well, in my new book, but what can I do, I aim to provide you not only with the motivation but also the tools and the actions to make a difference.

But what can I do is available now from your local bookshop or online.

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at all protected. Hello, I'm Matt Cholly, and this is Politics Without the Boring Bits.

Coming up on today's episode a slight step back from the

cut and thrust in the day today of the politics this week. We are looking at the

language of politics and the power of taking the language of your political opponents and turning it back on them.

Here in the UK we see it with Kistama talking about taking back control.

In the US the Democrats are reclaiming the word

freedom from the Republicans in the battle over abortion rights. Really

if you're interested in the mechanics of politics and language are really fact really fascinating listen coming up for you.

Before that of course because it's Friday we'll have Night at the Marriott, India Knight and

James Marriott taking a look at the terrible events in Nottingham and the sentencing of the

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