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Electoral Dysfunction

Where do royalty and politics meet?

Electoral Dysfunction

Sky News

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.6659 Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

While the Royal family have faced a challenging few weeks, Beth Rigby, Jess Phillips, and Ruth Davidson explore the points where royalty and politics meet, and what the family will say publicly about the state of cancer care following the King and the Princess of Wales' diagnoses.  
  
Plus, is deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden someone likely to be feeling on top this week after calling out China-backed cyber-attacks and announcing sanctions against two individuals and a company? Beth, Jess, and Ruth discuss the extent of the Chinese threat.  
  
And they go through more of your messages and questions. 
 
Email Beth, Jess, and Ruth at [email protected], post on X to @BethRigby, or send a WhatsApp voice note on 07934 200 444.       
    
Warning: some explicit language.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Now time to thank our partner for this episode The Economist.

0:04.2

Let's be honest, between endless news updates, social media hot takes and a 24-7 information cycle,

0:12.3

it's hard to know what to focus on or who to trust.

0:16.5

But for over 180 years, the economists' high-quality journalism has helped readers cut through the noise and makes sense of the world's most important stories.

0:27.5

One recent example was their reporting in Lincolnshire.

0:30.6

It explored whether the regions become one of the most conservative places in Britain and how local issues have shaped Lincolnshire's

0:39.0

deep-rooted right-wing politics. It's the kind of thoughtful reporting that not only informs

0:45.3

but also empowers. You come away feeling smarter, more confident and better equipped to engage

0:51.9

with complex global issues.

0:58.4

Search for the economist and make sense of the world around you.

1:03.1

Eleanor Williams' claims that she'd been trafficked by an Asian grooming gang led to protests, racist attacks and claims of a cover-up.

1:08.4

Eventually, she was jailed for lying.

1:11.2

I don't want to be that girl that cries rain if I'm not that person.

1:15.1

I'm Sky News's Jason Farrell, and in Unreliable Witness, we ask, why did she lie?

1:20.7

And explore unanswered questions with new revelations.

1:25.8

Follow Unreliable Witness wherever you get your podcasts.

1:30.8

Okay, you ready?

1:32.0

Yeah, yeah.

1:32.5

Good to go.

1:38.2

Okay, hello and welcome back.

1:40.9

This is Electoral Dysfunction with me, Beth Rigby.

1:44.6

Bejess Phillips. I'm Ruth Davidson.

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