Things can only get stranger

Pompey Politics Podcast

Simon Sansbury and Ian 'Tiny' Morris

Politics, News, News Commentary

5 • 4 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2024

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

In a week that's seen Nigel Farage take over Reform and decide to stand, 80th D-Day commemorations Rishi Sunak left early - can this election get any stranger? Candidates are now confirmed for the General Election. Who's standing in Portsmouth North, Portsmouth South, Havant, Gosport, Fareham and Waterlooville? ········ If you want to take part in our PPP Poll: https://forms.gle/SmhSqpQudywvTtcEA ··Remember, this the first general election for which you'll need photo ID to vote in person.·· (link in event comments) -··Register to vote by midnight by 18th June -··Register for postal vote by 19th June -··Register for proxy votes by 5pm 26th June -·Request FREE photo ID (Voter Authority Certificate - VAC) by 5pm 26th June Register to vote https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote VOTER ID https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/voter-id Postal Vote https://www.gov.uk/how-to-vote/postal-voting Info on boundary changes: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/boundary-review-2023-which-seats-will-change/

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Pompey Politics Podcast.
0:02.3	I'm Ian Tiny Morris.
0:04.0	And I'm Simon Sandsbury.
0:12.5	Good evening.
0:13.8	Oh, that caught me a little bit.
0:15.3	Good evening.
0:15.9	That caught me a bit by surprise.
0:17.5	It sort of had a run up at me and then, oh, but they say a week is a long time in politics.
0:22.5	And as we move inexorably towards July the 4th, we thought we'd check in and see what monumental
0:30.3	seismic schisms there had been in the world of politics this week.
0:35.4	And then we're going to have a little bit of glance because we know for definite now Simon do we not who the runners and riders are in each
0:42.0	constituency we do but we're not going to list all to 650 we're just going to list the ones
0:48.4	immediately around us yes they might accuse us of being a bit parochial but, I don't think the show where we list all the candidates in all 650 constituencies is going to boost the listenership.
1:02.9	There's a whole interweb out there, if you so desire.
1:07.2	Indeed, yes.
1:09.5	But yeah, it's been a strange week then. Can we remember what it was like?
1:14.6	It feels there's been more than seven days in this one. And I'm shocked people considerably more.
1:21.6	Yeah, no, I think, you know, this is, it's almost a cliche, isn't it?
1:28.9	Either kind of everything's happening or nothing's happening.
1:31.4	And it's been, you know, it's been a bit flat for a while, hasn't it?
1:35.9	But now, you know, there's policies flying left, right and center.
1:40.6	There's televised debates and discussions.
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