John Sweeney is an old school writer and reporter. He remained in the Ukrainian capital throughout the Battle of Kyiv and his latest book, Killer In The Kremlin, paints Vladimir Putin as “the monster he is”. Sweeney’s philosophy is: ‘I poke crocodiles, if crocodiles they be, in the eye with a stick.’ He’s…
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Chatter #260 – Steven Woolfe – Boris Gets Booed, War In Ukraine, and The Cost Of Immigration
Steven Woolfe is a former Member of the European Parliament and Director of the Centre for Migration & Economic Prosperity. Immigration can be a tricky topic to discuss, so bear with us, but Steven is making a solely economic argument against high levels of immigration to Britain. I had some contentions with his…
Chatter #259 – Sooz Kempner – There’s C*nts Everywhere: Parody, Partygate and Nadine Dorries
Sooz Kempner is an actress, singer, and stand up comedian. Sooz became quite well known online for her parodies of Liza Minelli reading Donald Trump’s speeches and Nadine Dorries – our bizarre Culture Minister. We got into a lot of talk about the backlash against comedians like Dave Chappelle, Jimmy Carr, and Ricky…
Chatter #251 – Simon Kuper – Chums: How a Tiny Caste of Oxford Tories Took Over the UK
Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, David Cameron, George Osborne, Theresa May, Dominic Cummings, Daniel Hannan, Jacob Rees-Mogg: Whitehall is swarming with old Oxonians. They debated each other in tutorials, ran against each other in student elections, and attended the same balls and black-tie dinners. They aren’t just colleagues – they are peers, rivals, friends….
Chatter #227 – Klaudia Fior on Establishment Collapse: Boris, Prince Andrew and Partygate
Is the establishment collapsing? With Boris and Prince Andrew coming under major scrutiny after Partygate, I wanted to talk about whether the establishment might be on their last legs. The real question is will they suffer consequences! Back for round two is Klaudia Fior. Klaudia is a 23 year-old journalist & PR/advertising MA…