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Riff-Raff News
Hosted by Beardie and the Fox · EN
Two ordinary guys with their take on the political and social news of the week - with a focus on constructive ideas for tackling the problems we face
The hosts, Guy and Shaun, spent decades in finance and have worked professionally in other areas - Guy's been a marketing director for a number of big UK names, while Shaun's worked in industrial relations for a large trade union and spent time in the Civil Service.
Neither have any political affiliations but both have a lot to say......
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Episodes
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Strange Goings On at the SNP
1w ago00:12:05Tap to summarizeFrom Ali-Baba baskets to Motorhomes....Peter Murrell's spending spree....what was he thinking?
Transcribe →The Ghost of Labour's Past
1w ago00:14:09Tap to summarizeJust when Sir Keir Starmer thought things couldn't get any worse, guess who's written an essay?
Transcribe →The Social Prescribers are Coming
1w ago00:11:36Tap to summarizeWith the benefits bill out of control, have the Government come up with a solution?
Transcribe →Storming Starmer's on the Rampage
1w ago00:10:45Tap to summarizeWhile the circus in Makerfield rolls on, so does the business of government.Ironically, while a cavalcade of characters vie for his job, on the domestic front Sir Keir's had a very good week.
Transcribe →Welcome to the Circus
2w ago00:11:49Tap to summarizeRoll up, roll up - at least three months of unmitigated circus as the governing party turns in on itself to elect a new (or confirm an existing).This week we examine short, shorts, amongst other things
Transcribe →Hatched, matched, and despatched
May 100:12:18Tap to summarizeBritain's demographic timebomb
Transcribe →Awkward enocunters
May 100:11:48Tap to summarizeShould you, or shouldn't you?That dilemma when you see someone in the street and you're not that close....to say hello or not...And why do others blank you?
Transcribe →Westminster Hospitality
May 100:12:55Tap to summarizeWhile Hannah Spencer thinks drink might be a problem at Westminster we take a wider look at hospitality in general at the Mother of all Parliaments.
Transcribe →Do Sport and Politics Mix?
Apr 2400:13:08Tap to summarizeAs Donald Trump's Special Envoy suggests to FIFA President Gianni Infantino - the man who awarded the President the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize - Iran should be denied their spot at the World Cup in favour of Italy, can sport and politics ever mix?
Transcribe →Whatever Happened to Prime Ministerial Responsibility?
Apr 2400:12:30Tap to summarizeIt was President Truman who coined the phrase 'the buck stops here', but given the intricacies of the Mandelson case, should Sir Keir Starmer take the flak, and why?
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