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Unparliamentary Language

TTSS Productions

Rob and Tom dissect the British political landscape.

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219: Alastair Campbell Soup

Unparliamentary Language ·

2019/06/11

Rob and Tom take a slow look at the Headlines in lieu of a larger story this week as we enjoy a bit of political calm.TOPICS- Lib Dems Top the Polls- Trump Visit- Tory Leadership Contest- Peterborough By ElectionSUPPORTSupport all TTSS shows on PatreonSHOWNOTES- Sky News: Lib Dems would win general election if it was held tomorrow - poll- Britain Elects: Westminster Voting Intention- The ‘Lib Dem Bar Chart’- Average polls- BBC: May officially steps down as Tory leader- BBC: In pictures: Trump's

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0:58:54

218: In Fifth Place, The Conservative Party

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2019/05/28

Rob and Tom discuss the results of the European Elections 2019. Who were the winners and losers? How does Brexit Britain compare to the continent? Does the Brexit Party have any staying power?TOPICS- European Election Results- The UK Parties- Brexit Party- Change UKSUPPORTSupport all TTSS shows on PatreonSHOWNOTES- EU Election Results- YouTube: Guy Verhofstadt Compares Farage to a Blackadder Character- BBC: European elections 2019: Brexit Party dominates as Tories and Labour suffer- BBC: UK Results

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1:01:23

217: The Life and Opinions of Theresa May, Gentlewoman

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2019/05/27

Rob and Tom discuss the rise and fall of Britain’s Prime Minister, Theresa May. They also discuss who will be likely to replace her, the archaic Conservative leadership contest and the state of the polls.TOPICS- Theresa May’s history- Theresa May’s downfall- Conservative leadership race- Quick Polls UpdateSUPPORTSupport all TTSS shows on PatreonSHOWNOTES- Wikipedia: The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman- BBC: Prime minister Theresa May's statement in full- Chrome Store: Liam Foxinator-

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0:52:01

216: Single Market Maybe?

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2019/05/08

Rob and Tom discuss the local elections 2019. Who won? Who lost? Was there a Lib Dem surge? And how do these results reflect on the parties fortunes if we were to have a General Election?TOPICS- Local Election Results- Three Party Politics- Extrapolating to a General Election- Quick Polls UpdateSUPPORTSupport all TTSS shows on PatreonSHOWNOTES- BBC: Local elections: Results in maps and charts- Uttlesford- BBC: Election results: Lib Dems 'success story of the night'- Twitter: Vince Cable tweet-

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01:22:27

215: Indonesian General Election 2019

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2019/04/30

Tom and Rob are joined by Evan and Daniel (live from Indonesia) to get a rundown of the results of the Indonesian General Election 2019.TOPICS- The results- Voting process- Media balance- Social media’s effects- Religion’s effect on voting- Quick polls updateSUPPORTSupport all TTSS shows on PatreonSHOWNOTES- UL: The History of Indonesian Politics- BBC: Indonesia election: Widodo declares victory amid dispute- YouTube: Sexy Killers- Wikimedia: Indonesian Ballot Paper- New Mandala: Mapping the

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1:05:55

214: The 12th April is the 29th March

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2019/04/10

Rob and Tom discuss Theresa May reaching across the aisle and how an agreement might be reached. They also take stock of where the Brexit process is now that the 29th March has passed and ponder what the future of Brexit holds.TOPICS- Labour’s Brexit Plan- Conservative Brexit Plan- Where are we now?- Quick Polls UpdateSUPPORTSupport all TTSS shows on PatreonSHOWNOTES- Labour: Labour’s Plan for Brexit- Conservatives: Brexit Plan- BBC: What trade deals has the UK done so far?- Labour: Six reasons why

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01:10:50

213: In the Milliverse Everything is Fine

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2019/03/28

Rob and Tom discuss the Indicative votes, Theresa May’s visit to Brussels and the Put It To The People March in what was a pretty Brexit-y week.TOPICS- Parliamentary Votes- Indicative Votes- Theresa May ask the EU for an Extension- Put It To the People March- Quick Polls UpdateSUPPORTSupport all TTSS shows on PatreonSHOWNOTES- BBC: What are Indicative Votes?- Brexit Flowchart- BBC: Can May still bring back her deal after Bercow statement?- The Guardian: ‘Let Me Do It, David’ cartoon- People’s March

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00:34:59

S05: The History of Indonesian Politics

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2019/03/24

Tom is joined by Evan (our Indonesian correspondent) to get the lowdown on Indonesian politics to date and the two main candidates for the upcoming General Election.TOPICS- Indonesian Politics to date- Jokowi- PrabowoSUPPORTSupport all TTSS shows on PatreonSHOWNOTES- Wikimedia: Indonesian Political Timeline- Wikipedia: The Ahok Affair- Wikipedia: Joko Widodo- Wikipedia: Prabowo Subianto- Wikipedia: Islam in Indonesia- Indonesia’s election debates: there’s substance in the style- Jakarta Post: Are We

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00:52:15

212: May, You Live in Interesting Times

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2019/03/13

Rob and Tom discuss the Meaningful Vote 2 (Electric Boogaloo) and where does Brexit go from here?N.B: Some occasional audio issues on Tom’s line as he is travelling.TOPICS- Brexit: Meaningful Vote 2- Quick Polls UpdateSUPPORTSupport all TTSS shows on PatreonSHOWNOTES- BBC: MPs reject Theresa May's deal for a second time- Legal Opinion on Joint Instrument and Unilateral Declaration- BrexitCast: See You in Strasbourg- BBC: Border 'no-deal plan' to be published- Twitter: Meaningful Vote 3?- YouTube:

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01:15:05

211: More Popular Than The Lib Dems Already

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2019/02/26

Rob and Tom discuss the breakaway Labour and Conservative MPs forming the Independent Group and how this might be a move towards the centre ground amidst the chaos of Brexit.TOPICS- Headlines- The Independent Group- Quick Polls UpdateSUPPORTSupport all TTSS shows on PatreonSHOWNOTES- Tomorrow’s Newspapers Today- Positive News- The Independent Group: Statement- BBC: Who are the MPs resigning to join the Independent Group?- You Gov: 14% would vote for The Independent Group- Guardian: Why binary

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01:05:33

210: Do We Secretly Have a Dragon?

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2019/02/20

Rob and Tom discuss the surprisingly prescient topic of how to form a new political party from a mixture of Independents and existing MPs.TOPICS- Headlines- A New Political Party?- Quick Polls UpdateSUPPORTSupport all TTSS shows on PatreonSHOWNOTES- Tomorrow’s Newspapers Today- Positive News- Guardian: What Corbyn's terms for backing May on Brexit really mean- BBC: Five reasons why Macron won the French election- Women’s Equality Party- Ipsos MORI: Political Monitor: Satisfaction Ratings

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01:03:01

209: He Wanted A Wall, Now He Wants Quite A Big Fence

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2019/01/29

Rob and Tom discuss the end of the government shutdown and how Trump has fared so far.TOPICS- Headlines- Brexit Amendments- Trump & Government Shutdown- Trump’s Achievements- Quick Polls UpdateSUPPORTSupport all TTSS shows on PatreonSHOWNOTES- Tomorrow’s Newspapers Today- Positive News- The Queen and Government- BBC: Brady Amendment- Twitter: Plan B Cartoon- Planet Money: The First Shutdown- 538: Trump Approval Ratings- Wikipedia: Federal Judges Appointed by Trump- New York Times: The Myth of

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00:41:56

208: Brexit is Really Complicated

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2019/01/17

Rob and Tom discuss the Meaningful Vote mere moments after the result, skipping the headlines this week. Then the conversation circles round to Mr. Speaker and the Government Shutdown.TOPICS- Theresa May’s Meaningful Vote- Bercow impropriety?- Trump & Government ShutdownSUPPORTSupport all TTSS shows on PatreonSHOWNOTES- Huffington Post: Brexit Traffic Jam- Twitter: Summary of PM’s position- Guardian: Bercow Correct- Guardian: Bercow Wrong- Trump Steamed Hams- Bonus: Rob and his microphone- Join

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00:25:34

S04: 2019 Predictions

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2019/01/05

Rob and Tom try to predict what the politics of 2019 has in store both in the UK and across the pond.TOPICS- Brexit- Conservatives- Labour- TrumpSUPPORTSupport all TTSS shows on PatreonDISCUSS- Join us on Discord!- Reddit- Twitter- FacebookATTRIBUTIONRecording engineer: CraigTheme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).Main Image: Brexit Image Britain by TheDigital Artist under CC0 1.0

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01:02:39

207: 100 Days to Brexit

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2018/12/24

Rob and Tom discuss the fallout from Theresa May pulling the Brexit vote and how they feel the UK parties have fared this year.TOPICS- The Headlines- Brexit - No Vote, Now What?- Rob’s Government Report Card 2018- Quick Polls UpdateSUPPORTSupport all TTSS shows on PatreonSHOWNOTES- Tomorrow's Papers Today- Go Fund Me: We the People Will Fund the Wall- Twitter: Hank Green on Trump’s Wall- Tiny Snek Comics: Government Shutdown- Russian Gatwick Meme- Gatwick Suspect Joke- Britain Elects: Westminster

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00:35:39

206: 35 Minutes of Mayhem

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2018/12/11

Rob and Tom discuss the impending Brexit vote (which has since recording been delayed) and check out the latest polls.TOPICS- The Headlines- Vote on Theresa May’s Brexit Deal- Quick Polls UpdateSUPPORTSupport all TTSS shows on PatreonSHOWNOTESTomorrow's Papers TodayBBC: George HW Bush funeral: A legacy repackaged for Trump eraBBC: Theresa May suffers three Brexit defeats in Commons[Update] BBC: Theresa May calls off MPs' vote on her Brexit dealBritain Elects: Westminster Voting IntentionJoin us on

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00:48:59

205: Barrelling Straight Towards Brexit

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2018/12/01

Rob and Tom discuss Theresa May’s Brexit Deal with the European Union.N.B: Some recording issues occurred, we’ve done our best to recover as much as possible. Apologies for any glitches in the audio.TOPICS- Theresa May’s Brexit Deal- Quick Polls UpdateSUPPORTSupport all TTSS shows on PatreonSHOWNOTESBBC: Brexit: UK and EU 'agree text' of draft withdrawal agreementBrexitcast: Klaxons & Crinkley BottomsDraft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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01:06:32

204: Not Famous Enough For Nate Silver

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2018/11/13

Rob and Tom discuss the midterm elections 2018 and whether there was the “blue wave” everyone was expecting.TOPICS- Wycombe High School Question Time- The Headlines- The Midterm Elections- Polls UpdateSUPPORTSupport all TTSS shows on PatreonSHOWNOTESTomorrow's Papers TodayWycombe High School Question Time PanelReddit: /r/ColorizedHistoryBBC: US mid-term election results 2018Twitter: Nate Silver tweetSyracause.com: NY Senate 50th District: Antonacci declares victory; Mannion will wait on

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01:01:08

203: The Second Biggest Political March Ever

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2018/10/30

Rob and Tom discuss the People’s Vote March and the pros and cons of a second Brexit referendum.TOPICS- The Headlines- People’s Vote March- Second Brexit Referendum- Polls for the Midterm ElectionsSUPPORTSupport all TTSS shows on PatreonSHOWNOTESTomorrow's Papers TodayWayback Machine: BBC News Snapshot at 1301, Snapshot at 2045BBC: People's Vote march: Hundreds of thousands attend London protestTwitter: Geri Halliwell JokeYouTube: Richard Nixon: Address to the Nation - Silent Majority Speech - Nov

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00:59:00

202: Salad Cream Means Salad Cream

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2018/10/08

Rob and Tom discuss the Party Conferences for Labour and the Conservatives and the effect on the polls.N.B: Due to ongoing internet issues in the 18th Century realm that Rob lives (Rees-Mogg’s constituency) some of the recording had to be swapped out for the backup recording. Apologies for the audio issues this caused.TOPICS-The Headlines-What is a Party Conference?-Labour Party Conference-Lib Dem Consultation-Mid-Terms and VotingSUPPORTSupport all TTSS shows on PatreonSHOWNOTESTomorrow's Papers

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