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Oh God, What Now?

The Special Abusive Relationship – Starmer trapped in Trump’s Iran Nightmare

Oh God, What Now?

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News, Politics, Society & Culture

4.62.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

On the upside, a tyrannical theocrat and much of his entourage are dead. On the downside, so are thousands of innocent children and adults. As Trump’s open-ended and ill-defined Iran adventure unfolds, is it game over for the tattered remnants of the so-called Special Relationship between Britain and the US? Are there any good choices left for Starmer? And is Britain’s rah-rah right-wing press fantasising that British people support this war? Plus: after the Greens’ win in Manchester is Gorton & Denton Derangement Syndrome driving the legacy parties over the edge? And in a special extended Extra Bit: Dubai Schadenfreude, or: Won’t anyone think of the influencers?  ESCAPE ROUTES • Jonn recommends The Lady on ITV.  • Marie recommends Stefan Zweig’s Burning Secret • Raf recommends Departure(s) by Julian Barnes.  • Matt recommends Murder Most Foul by Guy Jenkins  www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Matt Green with Jonn Elledge, Marie le Conte and Rafael Behr. Audio Production by Robin Leeburn. Art direction: James Parrett. Theme tune by Cornershop. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. www.podmasters.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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and relocated to a box fresh new place,

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with room to grow and a mortgage to suit.

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0:45.1

Hello and welcome to O God What Now, the politics podcast that will always be your reliable ally.

0:51.1

I'm Matt Green. On today's show, as Trump says he's very sad about US-UK relations and that Kier-Starma is no Winston Churchill is the special relationship all

0:55.0

but over. And did Stama really have any good options when reacting to Trump's bombing campaign

0:59.7

across Iran? Plus, how are the main parties reacting to the Green Party's win in Gorton and Denton?

1:05.0

Sensibly, I imagine, are the Greens and Reform really just two extremes? And in the extra bit

1:10.4

for supporters, following the Iranian

1:11.7

attacks on Dubai and those heartbreaking stories of stranded online influencers who just wanted

1:16.6

to pay no tax, why do some people feel like they can spend their way out of the real world?

1:22.2

Joining me today in a week that has arguably too much news is author and columnist John Ellige. Hello, John.

1:44.6

Hello, great to be here on a nice quiet week. Another author and columnist, Marie LeCont. Hi, Marie. Hello, I'm Saddam, back from holiday. And finally, rock star and ass, sorry, no wrong script. It's another author and colonist, Raphael Bear. Hello, Raff. Hi there. So as neither an author or colonist, I suppose I'll have to host. Now let's get straight into the action today because there is so much to discuss.

1:47.9

First up, Donald Trump's attack on Iran has shaken the world as he yet again throws convention

1:52.3

out of the window along with other minor considerations like future planning, consulting

1:56.2

with allies and international law.

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