To the Polls!
Planet Normal
Theodora Louloudis
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 3 July 2024
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
This episode of Planet Normal was recorded on Wednesday the 3rd July before the polls opened for the general election.
Six weeks of election campaigning have come to an end and what a campaign it has been, with no shortage of political gaffes on either side of the Channel as the first round of voting in France has National Rally, formerly headed by Marine LePen, on the cusp of power and Macron’s gamble backfiring.
Meanwhile across the pond the co-pilots give their thoughts on the debate between President Biden and Donald Trump. Allison thinks Donald Trump looks a more plausible choice, but only compared to a more frail appearing Joe Biden. Whilst Liam points out a possible advantage for Donald Trump is that he won’t go to the polls as a convicted felon after the Supreme Court Ruling earlier this week.
Joining your co-pilots in the cockpit to discuss the first round of voting in France is journalist Anne-Elisabeth Moutet who gives your co-pilots a lesson in French politics and how Jordan Bardella has captured the minds of younger voters.
And the notorious ‘Bob the bard’ returns to the rocket…
Read more from Liam: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/liam-halligan/ |
Read Liam: This is the one glaring omission from this election’s endless debates: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/06/30/when-it-comes-discussing-lockdown-politicians-are-on-mute/ |
Read more from Allison: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/a/ak-ao/allison-pearson/ |
Read: Allison Pearson meets Nigel Farage: ‘Kemi Badenoch was very unpleasant’:
Read more from Anne-Elisabeth: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/26/emmanuel-macron-may-soon-resign/ |
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| 0:00.0 | Most excruciating event of the week, you know, England Slovakia or Biden Trump. |
| 0:10.0 | He's worked extremely hard to try and become what now we can say is the French Georgia Maloney. |
| 0:17.0 | Three. |
| 0:18.0 | Yeah, Ed Davy, who's been windsurfing and Zumber classing. |
| 0:22.0 | I think the things you stop wearing the waistcoat and making an effort, |
| 0:26.0 | I think everything's gone to pot. |
| 0:28.0 | He's now wearing sort of zip-up leisure wear. |
| 0:30.0 | One. We have the star. |
| 0:38.0 | Welcome once again to Planet Normal, the Telegraph Podcast with Alice in Pearson. |
| 0:42.0 | Hello? |
| 0:43.0 | And me, Liam Halligan. |
| 0:45.0 | After a six-week campaign, it's election day. |
| 0:47.8 | The UK's last general election was back in 2019, of course, |
| 0:51.0 | when the then brand new Brexit Party led by Nigel Farage stood down |
| 0:54.7 | candidates in hundreds of constituencies helping the Tory smash Jeremy Corbyn's |
| 0:59.6 | Labour Party handing Boris Johnson an 80 seat Tory majority. |
| 1:05.0 | Five years and three Prime Ministers on, the situation could hardly be more different. |
| 1:10.3 | Throughout this campaign, Kieer Starmer's Labour Party has maintained its hefty lead over the Tories. |
| 1:16.0 | Lots to discuss, Allison, although as this bill passed is going out on Polling Day, |
| 1:21.0 | election law requires that we can't refer to any current opinion polls and must be careful what we say. |
| 1:27.0 | But it seems that on recent polling evidence, Labor's heading for a big majority, |
| 1:32.0 | with the expected number of Tory seats falling after |
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