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The Two Matts

The failure of Rachel Reeves + the choreography of fascism

The Two Matts

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News, News Commentary, Government, Politics

4.4523 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Is Rachel Reeves merely disappointing, or is there a willful denial of reality going on? Since when did Labour become the party of warfare over welfare? And who thought this was a great way to communicate national renewal? The Matts are bemused and worried that the government seems to have entirely misunderstood the new world we find ourselves in. 


Also - the ghastly performance of deportations to El Salvador from the States has dark undertones of some of the worst fascist regimes in history. The Matts explore the history of performative cruelty and wonder just how immune from these horrors we here in the UK really are. Enjoy!


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