Podcast
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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Fixing Social Care
2w ago00:18:08Tap to summarizeAndy Burnham says he's prepared to use up some of his political capital fixing it - what are his options?
Transcribe →Burnham's Cabinet Predictions
3w ago00:13:50Tap to summarizeLooking back on who we thought might be sitting round the table at No 10 - How did we do?
Transcribe →Burnham's Bulletins
3w ago00:13:59Tap to summarizeFlooding the zone with policy initiatives - but are they worthy?
Transcribe →Sartorial Elegance or Sunehara? - the shorts question
3w ago00:13:32Tap to summarizeAs Tokyo's authorities encourage shorts in the office, should Britain take a leaf out of their book, or would it lead to 'sunehara' (leg hair embarrassment)?
Transcribe →Ukraine's Military's Top Brass Movements
3w ago00:11:03Tap to summarizeWhat's happening in Kyiv as Zelensky shuffles his pack?
Transcribe →Europe's Forgotten War
Jul 900:09:30Tap to summarizeWith such a fast moving news agenda have we forgotten about Ukraine?
Transcribe →The OBR's 50 Year Projection
Jul 900:16:25Tap to summarizeWhere will we be in 2076? The OBR's been gazing at the crystal ball
Transcribe →The Clacton Circus rolls into Town
Jul 900:12:50Tap to summarizeWhy has Nigel Farage resigned? What are the benefits and pitfalls of such a move
Transcribe →The Binface Manifesto
Jul 900:12:47Tap to summarizeWith the Count and Nigel Farage going face-to-face, we explore the formers offer to the people of Clacton
Transcribe →Dippidy, dip, dip
Jul 300:13:10Tap to summarizeDays before a new prime minister takes office, the outgoing one presents the long awaited DIP (Defence Investment Plan).Is it enough to satisfy the stakeholders, and what's in it?
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