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Standard Issue Podcast

The Bush Telegraph: Better not get a Travelodge

Standard Issue Podcast

Standard Issue

Society & Culture

4.71.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Hannah and Mick have braved this week’s onslaught of fresh hell. They’ve even tried turning it off and on again, but no, the news keeps newsing. And so they’re chatting the timescales of “immediate” change, archaic criminal law going through the Lords, ice cream and landmines in Croatia, and the sad slaying of the Buffy reboot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Bush Telegraph. Hello and welcome to the Bush Telegraph. I'm Hannah Dunleavy and I'm joined by

1:06.9

Mickey Noonan, who, and I mean this in the nicest way possible, has aged since I saw her on Monday. Happy birthday, Mick. After birthday, Hannah. Thank you. I never know. You know when someone says Merry Christmas? You can say Merry Christmas. That, there should be a birthday response. But thank you. You're welcome. Did you have a nice day? I know you did. We've had a conversation off, Mike.

1:30.3

Stop it, ruining the mystery for everyone. A little peek behind the curtain. Thanks for asking this very

1:35.4

first time, Hannah. I had a lovely day. I'm just going to start things off in another sort of,

1:42.5

since we're in a joyful mood, with some hot

1:45.7

off the press good news that the Scottish Parliament has rejected the country's own bid for

1:50.8

assisted dying. Sixty-nine MSPs, some of whom had supported the bill at the in-principle stage,

1:57.7

voted against it, compared to 57 who voted, yes, it's almost like they

2:02.9

listened to concerns. It'd be great if it caught on, but is it going to catch on? Would

2:09.5

love it to catch on. I was in contact with somebody who is within the campaign today, who sent me a message that said, clearly that's

2:21.6

life's not that popular in Scotland, which I quite enjoy. Anyway, Mac, you know those TikTok

2:29.8

videos of people taking security terribly seriously in hotel rooms?

2:35.5

I don't know them.

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