web01.fireside.fm Tue, 24 Mar 2026 03:59:57 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) CakeWatch - Episodes Tagged with “European Union” https://cakewatch.fireside.fm/tags/european%20union Mon, 16 Dec 2019 17:00:00 +0100 Steve - @guitarmoog - and Chris - @ottocrat - investigate cakeism: the philosophy of having your cake and eating it, as preached and practised by the British government in its approach to Brexit. Each week, we explore the latest developments as we head towards Brexit and spend time wading through the weeds from the perspective of two long-standing Brussels and UK government insiders. Our aim: to inform you, our listeners, about EU realities and so, hopefully, to equip you to spot lies and to thwart attempts to manipulate you. There may be swearing. We are regularly joined by guests and occasionally by special guest co-hosts. en-gb episodic otto and the moog's Great British CakeWatch Chris Kendall/Steve Bullock Steve - @guitarmoog - and Chris - @ottocrat - investigate cakeism: the philosophy of having your cake and eating it, as preached and practised by the British government in its approach to Brexit. Each week, we explore the latest developments as we head towards Brexit and spend time wading through the weeds from the perspective of two long-standing Brussels and UK government insiders. Our aim: to inform you, our listeners, about EU realities and so, hopefully, to equip you to spot lies and to thwart attempts to manipulate you. There may be swearing. We are regularly joined by guests and occasionally by special guest co-hosts. yes Brexit, UK politics, EU, EU politics, politics, referendum, European Union Chris Kendall/Steve Bullock contact@cakewat.ch Episode 67: We Raged Against the Lying of the Right https://cakewatch.fireside.fm/67 06d5e11b-0a90-4925-beec-6cbe06e3542e Mon, 16 Dec 2019 17:00:00 +0100 Chris Kendall/Steve Bullock full Chris Kendall/Steve Bullock The fight to Remain in the EU is over, but we did not go gently. The culture war now shifts to other fronts, and it will be a war of attrition. We talk a bit about that. 1:36:36 yes The aftermath. Rather than wallow in despair we look back on a fight well fought, and the friends that have joined us on the podcast. We also reflect a little bit on what the future will bring. It's not pretty, so we need to find strategies to help us through the dark times ahead. Thank you to all our guests who have helped us out on the podcast over the last 67 episodes: Alyn Smith Andy of Remainer Now Axel Antoni David Henig Dmitry Grozoubinski Garvan Walshe Ian Bond Jason Knoll Jim Cornelius Jon Worth Julie Girling Katie Low Laura Shields Molly Scott Cato Nick Crosby Nicky James Peter Wilding Seb Dance Steve Analyst Tanja Bueltmann Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_not_go_gentle_into_that_good_night) by Dylan Thomas Download Steve's new album One Thousand Days (https://1000days.eucitizenschampion.co.uk) and please give generously to EU Citizens Champion (http://eucitizenschampion.co.uk)! Brexit, UK politics, EU, European Union, EU politics, general election, Tories, Conservative Party, Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, federalism The aftermath. Rather than wallow in despair we look back on a fight well fought, and the friends that have joined us on the podcast. We also reflect a little bit on what the future will bring. It's not pretty, so we need to find strategies to help us through the dark times ahead.

Thank you to all our guests who have helped us out on the podcast over the last 67 episodes:

Alyn Smith
Andy of Remainer Now
Axel Antoni
David Henig
Dmitry Grozoubinski
Garvan Walshe
Ian Bond
Jason Knoll
Jim Cornelius
Jon Worth
Julie Girling
Katie Low
Laura Shields
Molly Scott Cato
Nick Crosby
Nicky James
Peter Wilding
Seb Dance
Steve Analyst
Tanja Bueltmann

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas

Download Steve's new album One Thousand Days and please give generously to EU Citizens Champion!

]]> The aftermath. Rather than wallow in despair we look back on a fight well fought, and the friends that have joined us on the podcast. We also reflect a little bit on what the future will bring. It's not pretty, so we need to find strategies to help us through the dark times ahead.

Thank you to all our guests who have helped us out on the podcast over the last 67 episodes:

Alyn Smith
Andy of Remainer Now
Axel Antoni
David Henig
Dmitry Grozoubinski
Garvan Walshe
Ian Bond
Jason Knoll
Jim Cornelius
Jon Worth
Julie Girling
Katie Low
Laura Shields
Molly Scott Cato
Nick Crosby
Nicky James
Peter Wilding
Seb Dance
Steve Analyst
Tanja Bueltmann

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas

Download Steve's new album One Thousand Days and please give generously to EU Citizens Champion!

]]> Episode 50: Useful Idiots https://cakewatch.fireside.fm/50 c0cf7af6-8431-47cb-9539-d4e94def4447 Wed, 24 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0200 Chris Kendall/Steve Bullock full Chris Kendall/Steve Bullock Chris and Steve celebrate their half century by carrying on last week's grumpy conversation about how Remainers should approach the European elections and why Lord Buckethead is not big and not clever. 1:13:33 yes We D'hondt tell you how to vote in the European elections, but we hope our prolix chat about infighting and outfighting and tactics and principles and manifestos and candidates and choices and dilemmas has given you a helping, er, hondt. <a href="https://www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2019/04/24/how-not-to-be-a-useful-idiot">Steve's article for politics.co.uk</a> EU, Brexit, politics, UK politics, EU politics, European Union, European Parliament, European elections We D'hondt tell you how to vote in the European elections, but we hope our prolix chat about infighting and outfighting and tactics and principles and manifestos and candidates and choices and dilemmas has given you a helping, er, hondt.

Steve's article for politics.co.uk

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Steve's article for politics.co.uk

]]> Episode 8: The Easter F-word Special https://cakewatch.fireside.fm/8 2256208d-66e2-4df7-8b4d-46c1aceb873e Thu, 12 Apr 2018 15:00:00 +0200 Chris Kendall/Steve Bullock full Chris Kendall/Steve Bullock Enjoy this (mostly) pre-recorded special in which Steve and Chris discuss European and UK federalism, EU democracy, and Westminster exceptionalism. Listen to the very end for a very special Easter Egg. 1:05:02 yes <a href="http://ottocr.at/british-federalism-and-english-exceptionalism-fear-and-loathing-in-west-lothian/">Chris' blog post on the West Lothian Question and UK federalism (or lack of).</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/07/john-pinder-obituary">John Pinder's obituary</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altiero_Spinelli">Altiero Spinelli</a> <a href="http://www.federalists.eu/uef/library/books/the-ventotene-manifesto/">The Ventotene Manifesto</a> <a href="https://www.socialeurope.eu/there-is-no-alternative-to-a-federal-europe">Guy Verhofstadt and Dany Cohn-Bendit's manifesto "There Is No Alternative To A Federal Europe"</a> <a href="http://ottocr.at/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/comparison.png">Chris' table comparing EU and UK democratic accountability</a> <a href="http://vip.politicsmeanspolitics.com/2018/03/31/some-thoughts-on-the-threat-to-democracy-in-the-uk/">Steve's Twitter thread, unrolled, on the threat to UK democracy</a> <a href="https://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/unicorn-chaser.html">Unicorn Chaser</a> We welcome potential sponsors - but we don’t want your money! If you represent an organisation that is working to stop Brexit, and you’d like some free publicity, contact us via this website or DM one of us on Twitter. Intro music: “Going up the Wrong Way” by Bai Kamara Jr, from his album "The Mystical Survivors and Some Rare Earthlings". Available Fnac, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon etc. http://www.baikamara.com Special outro music courtesy of Jon Worth, Anders Ekberg, and Malena Britz. Chris' blog post on the West Lothian Question and UK federalism (or lack of).

John Pinder's obituary

Altiero Spinelli

The Ventotene Manifesto

Guy Verhofstadt and Dany Cohn-Bendit's manifesto "There Is No Alternative To A Federal Europe"

Chris' table comparing EU and UK democratic accountability

Steve's Twitter thread, unrolled, on the threat to UK democracy

Unicorn Chaser

We welcome potential sponsors - but we don’t want your money! If you represent an organisation that is working to stop Brexit, and you’d like some free publicity, contact us via this website or DM one of us on Twitter.

Intro music: “Going up the Wrong Way” by Bai Kamara Jr, from his album "The Mystical Survivors and Some Rare Earthlings". Available Fnac, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon etc. http://www.baikamara.com

Special outro music courtesy of Jon Worth, Anders Ekberg, and Malena Britz.

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John Pinder's obituary

Altiero Spinelli

The Ventotene Manifesto

Guy Verhofstadt and Dany Cohn-Bendit's manifesto "There Is No Alternative To A Federal Europe"

Chris' table comparing EU and UK democratic accountability

Steve's Twitter thread, unrolled, on the threat to UK democracy

Unicorn Chaser

We welcome potential sponsors - but we don’t want your money! If you represent an organisation that is working to stop Brexit, and you’d like some free publicity, contact us via this website or DM one of us on Twitter.

Intro music: “Going up the Wrong Way” by Bai Kamara Jr, from his album "The Mystical Survivors and Some Rare Earthlings". Available Fnac, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon etc. http://www.baikamara.com

Special outro music courtesy of Jon Worth, Anders Ekberg, and Malena Britz.

]]> Bonus: Ask Cakewatch 3a https://cakewatch.fireside.fm/3a 64018fd1-c3bb-43d3-8c8f-89c222af1987 Sat, 24 Feb 2018 20:00:00 +0100 Chris Kendall/Steve Bullock bonus Chris Kendall/Steve Bullock Episode 3a bonus material - Ask Cakewatch 17:05 yes Bonus material! After Episode 3, this is episode 3a (or will that get us into another numbering nightmare?) - dedicated to #AskCakewatch. Steve and Chris respond to listener questions including: what's your favourite thing about Article 2 of the EU Treaty? Will Kent need more lorry parking? and more. Intro music: “Certainty" by the Drønes ’72 (@drones72band), from their debut EP, ‘Whispers Never Stop vol.1’. Bonus material! After Episode 3, this is episode 3a (or will that get us into another numbering nightmare?) - dedicated to #AskCakewatch.

Steve and Chris respond to listener questions including: what's your favourite thing about Article 2 of the EU Treaty? Will Kent need more lorry parking? and more.

Intro music: “Certainty" by the Drønes ’72 (@drones72band), from their debut EP, ‘Whispers Never Stop vol.1’.

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Steve and Chris respond to listener questions including: what's your favourite thing about Article 2 of the EU Treaty? Will Kent need more lorry parking? and more.

Intro music: “Certainty" by the Drønes ’72 (@drones72band), from their debut EP, ‘Whispers Never Stop vol.1’.

]]> Episode 3: the 40 watt amplifier https://cakewatch.fireside.fm/3 f90cb243-a070-427c-845a-2f23bdcedc67 Sat, 24 Feb 2018 20:00:00 +0100 Chris Kendall/Steve Bullock full Chris Kendall/Steve Bullock Steve and Chris discuss how EU membership is a multiplier for member states' foreign policy, and Brexit's impact on British global influence. 58:40 yes <a href="http://eulawanalysis.blogspot.be/2018/02/lions-or-unicorns-theresa-may-and-boris.html">Steve Peers' blog post with a post mortem on Boris Johnson's and Theresa May's speeches</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/garrethhayes/status/965318168028819456">Garreth Hayes' brilliant thread on complexity</a> "<a href="https://twitter.com/JohnnyPixels/status/779231997080309760">The best Brexit tweet ever</a>" <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23greatleapbackward&amp;src=typd">#GreatLeapBackwards</a> This episode was recorded in the evening, Belgian beer is involved, and your podcast hosts become somewhat tired and emotional. Expect a bit more swearing than usual and some high pitched indignant screeching. We are looking for sponsors - but we don’t want your money! If you represent an organisation that is working to stop Brexit, and you’d like some free publicity, contact us via this website or DM one of us on Twitter. Intro/outro music: “Going up the Wrong Way” by Bai Kamara Jr, from his album "The Mystical Survivors and Some Rare Earthlings". Available Fnac, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon etc. <a href="http://www.baikamara.com">http://www.baikamara.com</a> Steve Peers' blog post with a post mortem on Boris Johnson's and Theresa May's speeches

Garreth Hayes' brilliant thread on complexity

"The best Brexit tweet ever"

#GreatLeapBackwards

This episode was recorded in the evening, Belgian beer is involved, and your podcast hosts become somewhat tired and emotional. Expect a bit more swearing than usual and some high pitched indignant screeching.

We are looking for sponsors - but we don’t want your money! If you represent an organisation that is working to stop Brexit, and you’d like some free publicity, contact us via this website or DM one of us on Twitter.

Intro/outro music: “Going up the Wrong Way” by Bai Kamara Jr, from his album "The Mystical Survivors and Some Rare Earthlings". Available Fnac, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon etc. http://www.baikamara.com

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Garreth Hayes' brilliant thread on complexity

"The best Brexit tweet ever"

#GreatLeapBackwards

This episode was recorded in the evening, Belgian beer is involved, and your podcast hosts become somewhat tired and emotional. Expect a bit more swearing than usual and some high pitched indignant screeching.

We are looking for sponsors - but we don’t want your money! If you represent an organisation that is working to stop Brexit, and you’d like some free publicity, contact us via this website or DM one of us on Twitter.

Intro/outro music: “Going up the Wrong Way” by Bai Kamara Jr, from his album "The Mystical Survivors and Some Rare Earthlings". Available Fnac, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon etc. http://www.baikamara.com

]]> Episode 2: He got the EU lurgie https://cakewatch.fireside.fm/2 1f935419-f469-4497-8a9c-df345fed494d Wed, 14 Feb 2018 10:00:00 +0100 Chris Kendall/Steve Bullock full Chris Kendall/Steve Bullock Steve and Chris discuss Brexit transition. 58:45 yes Sponsored (for free) by Best for Britain - <a href="https://bestforbritain.org/donate">donate here</a> and FIGHT BREXIT! <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/publications/position-paper-transitional-arrangements-withdrawal-agreement_en">The EU's position paper on transition</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/davidallengreen/status/961965075409047554">David Allen Green's Twitter thread on transition</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/piris_jc">JC Piris on Twitter - the former head of the EU Council's Legal Service</a> <a href="http://ottocr.at/brexit-a-negotiators-observations/">Chris' blog post on negotiation</a> If you have a question you'd like us to discuss on a future episode, tweet it with the hashtag #AskCakeWatch We are looking for sponsors - but we don’t want your money! If you represent an organisation that is working to stop Brexit, and you’d like some free publicity, contact us via this website or DM one of us on Twitter. Intro/outro music: “Going up the Wrong Way” by Bai Kamara Jr, from his album "The Mystical Survivors and Some Rare Earthlings". Available Fnac, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon etc. <a href="http://www.baikamara.com">http://www.baikamara.com</a> Sponsored (for free) by Best for Britain - donate here and FIGHT BREXIT!

The EU's position paper on transition

David Allen Green's Twitter thread on transition

JC Piris on Twitter - the former head of the EU Council's Legal Service

Chris' blog post on negotiation

If you have a question you'd like us to discuss on a future episode, tweet it with the hashtag #AskCakeWatch

We are looking for sponsors - but we don’t want your money! If you represent an organisation that is working to stop Brexit, and you’d like some free publicity, contact us via this website or DM one of us on Twitter.

Intro/outro music: “Going up the Wrong Way” by Bai Kamara Jr, from his album "The Mystical Survivors and Some Rare Earthlings". Available Fnac, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon etc. http://www.baikamara.com

]]> Sponsored (for free) by Best for Britain - donate here and FIGHT BREXIT!

The EU's position paper on transition

David Allen Green's Twitter thread on transition

JC Piris on Twitter - the former head of the EU Council's Legal Service

Chris' blog post on negotiation

If you have a question you'd like us to discuss on a future episode, tweet it with the hashtag #AskCakeWatch

We are looking for sponsors - but we don’t want your money! If you represent an organisation that is working to stop Brexit, and you’d like some free publicity, contact us via this website or DM one of us on Twitter.

Intro/outro music: “Going up the Wrong Way” by Bai Kamara Jr, from his album "The Mystical Survivors and Some Rare Earthlings". Available Fnac, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon etc. http://www.baikamara.com

]]> Episode 1: The Pilot. "Very rarely are people dicks" https://cakewatch.fireside.fm/1 a5083b16-5247-4021-87d9-8f3b47d003f4 Tue, 06 Feb 2018 19:00:00 +0100 Chris Kendall/Steve Bullock full Chris Kendall/Steve Bullock Steve and Chris record a pilot of their new podcast, CakeWatch. Issues covered: Nadine Dorries and misogyny; a weaponised civil service; Customs Union cakeism; the BBC; and #lieoftheweek coffee protectionism. 43:22 yes <a href="https://flic.kr/p/22Lap8K">Steve on the job</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GuitarMoog/status/958285261439471616">Steve being accused of misogyny by Nadine Dorries</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ottocrat/status/960599614163505152">Chris having a go at the BBC and their coverage of the Customs Union</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GuitarMoog/status/960807832038895616">Steve tweeting on what the HELL is going on with this timewasting</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Jim_Cornelius/status/959582437591453696">Twitter user @Jim_Cornelius taking Nadine Dorries down with forensic precision over coffee tariffs</a> <a href="http://ottocr.at/brexit-a-negotiators-observations/">Chris' blog post about negotiating Brexit</a> and <a href="http://ottocr.at/brexit-negotiations-how-is-the-uk-doing/">his follow up a year or so later on how no-one ever listens to him</a> Intro/outro music: “Going up the Wrong Way” by Bai Kamara Jr, from his album "The Mystical Survivors and Some Rare Earthlings". Available Fnac, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon etc. <a href="http://www.baikamara.com">http://www.baikamara.com</a> Steve on the job

Steve being accused of misogyny by Nadine Dorries

Chris having a go at the BBC and their coverage of the Customs Union

Steve tweeting on what the HELL is going on with this timewasting

Twitter user @Jim_Cornelius taking Nadine Dorries down with forensic precision over coffee tariffs

Chris' blog post about negotiating Brexit and his follow up a year or so later on how no-one ever listens to him

Intro/outro music: “Going up the Wrong Way” by Bai Kamara Jr, from his album "The Mystical Survivors and Some Rare Earthlings". Available Fnac, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon etc. http://www.baikamara.com

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Steve being accused of misogyny by Nadine Dorries

Chris having a go at the BBC and their coverage of the Customs Union

Steve tweeting on what the HELL is going on with this timewasting

Twitter user @Jim_Cornelius taking Nadine Dorries down with forensic precision over coffee tariffs

Chris' blog post about negotiating Brexit and his follow up a year or so later on how no-one ever listens to him

Intro/outro music: “Going up the Wrong Way” by Bai Kamara Jr, from his album "The Mystical Survivors and Some Rare Earthlings". Available Fnac, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon etc. http://www.baikamara.com

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