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Displaying all 10 Episode of CakeWatch with the tag “politics”.
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Episode 63: Honey Badger
21 October 2019 | 1 hr 3 mins
brexit, eu, europe, european parliament, peoples vote, politics, referendum, uk politics
Laura and Chris discuss the weekend's People's Vote march, the Johnson 'deal', and the view from Brussels, a city further enriched last week by the visit of Remainers Now. They talk about what brings them here.
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Episode 60: Bettel The Devil You Know
17 September 2019 | 1 hr 24 mins
boris johnson, brexit, europe, general election, labour party, lib dems, no deal, politics, referendum, uk politics
Johnson's arrogant, disrespectful brinkmanship; hardening EU antagonism; and ways forward out of (or further into?) this mess. Plus: what happens the morning after an Article 50 revocation?
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Episode 55: In Medias Res
12 June 2019 | 1 hr 19 mins
ancient history, brexit, europe, history, politics, uk politics
Classics klaxon! The Brexit news is too depressing so Chris and fellow nerd Katie Low escape to Greece and Rome to hunt out lessons from history.
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Episode 52: Happy Europe Day 2.0
11 May 2019 | 1 hr 15 mins
brexit, eu, europe, european parliament, peoples vote, politics, referendum, uk politics
Happy Europe Day 2019! Chris and Steve discuss party politics, party loyalties, and voting in the European election.
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Episode 51: Pattern Recognition
30 April 2019 | 1 hr 21 mins
brexit, change uk, conservative party, cuktig, eu, europe, european elections, european parliament, peoples vote, politics, referendum, tories, uk politics
With elections rapidly approaching, Peter Wilding aka @eurorealist joins us to share his insights into the Conservative Party's civil war and why he has quit the Tories to stand as a Change UK candidate.
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Episode 50: Useful Idiots
24 April 2019 | 1 hr 13 mins
brexit, eu, eu politics, european elections, european parliament, european union, politics, uk politics
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.
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Episode 36: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Brexit
19 December 2018 | 1 hr 27 mins
brexit, eu, europe, european council, peoples vote, politics, referendum, uk politics
Steve and Chris spend their last episode of the year (we hope!) picking over the previous week's debacle at the European Council and wondering at the UK's apparently irrepressible capacity for self-delusion.
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Episode 31: Not the Foggiest
14 November 2018 | 1 hr 11 mins
brexit, eu, europe, politics, referendum, uk politics, withdrawal agreement
Steve and Chris debate whether the UK has really been a disruptive force in the EU, and ponder what happens now that we have a draft Withdrawal Agreement.
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Episode 28: Cross Party Parly Party
17 October 2018 | 1 hr 9 mins
brexit, eu, europe, european parliament, peoples vote, politics, referendum, uk politics
Steve and Chris are joined by four - FOUR! - Members of the European Parliament to discuss progress towards a Withdrawal Agreement and prospects for a Peoples Vote
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Brexit: What Next? Special Bonus Podcast
14 October 2018 | 1 hr 52 mins
brexit, eu, europe, politics, uk politics
We're bringing you a recording of the 'Brexit: What Next?' Question Time-style event organised by Nottingham European Movement on 28 September. Just look at the panellists!