Why predict a riot? – The people who want Britain to explode

Oh God, What Now?

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Politics, Government, News, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Robert Jenrick’s hanging out with the far-right at the migrant hotel protests, the Express claims “tens of millions” of Britons want a full-blown revolution, and Alison Pearson is hoping for a military coup. Why are the former law-and-order right so desperate for political violence to erupt? Plus, will Sally Rooney’s reign of terror ever end? As calls mount for her to be banned (somehow) or prosecuted (somehow) for backing Palestine Action, we ask if the proscription of the Gaza protest group could get any more absurd. And in the Extra Bit: Do the right-wing anti-academia mob have a point? Is university just not worth it for some people? ESCAPE ROUTES • Marie recommends Out of Sheer Rage by Geoff Dyer. • Jonn recommends the Hamad Butt retrospective Apprehensions at the Whitechapel Gallery. • Dorian recommends people watching. Just go out for a walk. It’s summer. When you buy books through our affiliate bookshop you help fund the podcast by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too. • Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here. It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money back guarantee! • Advertisers! Want to reach smart, engaged, influential people with money to spend? (Yes, they do exist). Some 3.5 MILLION people download and watch our podcasts every month – and they love our shows. Why not get YOUR brand in front of our influential listeners with podcast advertising? Contact [email protected] to find out more • Back us on Patreon for ad-free listening, bonus materials and more. Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Marie le Conte and Jonn Elledge. Audio production by Simon Williams and Robin Leeburn. Theme music by Cornershop. Art direction: James Parrett. Produced by Chris Jones. 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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0:35.6	I've rolled out uni because I want to live at home. I've ruled out uni because I want to live at home.
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1:04.0	The future is open. Welcome to Oh God What Now. I'm Dorian Linsky. On today's show, it's been another blazing hot summer of far-right hysteria with the blessing of much of the Tory party in the media and silence from the government. There's even feverish talk of civil war and revolution in what used to be called the silly season.
1:32.8	Is the British right radicalised beyond all reason?
1:36.1	Plus, author Sally Rooney has placed to donate to Palestine Action,
1:39.2	the group prescribed by the government as a terrorist organisation in July,
1:43.0	and provoke predictable calls for her to be blacklisted and even arrested.
1:46.4	Meanwhile, hundreds of people have been arrested for supporting the group.
1:49.7	Is the ban turning into a fiasco?
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