Planet Normal

59:59

The green blob is choking the life out of the UK

Planet Normal ·

2026/09/23

You can watch this episode in full on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3pSGqJiJrywThis week on Planet Normal, co-pilots Halligan and Pearson, shed some light on the risk of a blackout Britain this winter…Liam targets Labour’s attacks on industrialists like Sir Jim Ratcliffe, arguing that dismissing wealth creators as ‘tax exiles’ ignores their massive tax and employment contributions.Meanwhile, Allison takes aim at Andy Burnham’s new National Centre for Information Defence, dubbed the ‘Ministry of Truth’,

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1:04:40

Piddington protest and the donation dispute

Planet Normal ·

2026/09/16

You can watch this episode in full on YouTube:https://youtu.be/RAjUcNkPlokThis week on Planet Normal, co-pilots Halligan and Pearson, strap into the rocket of right thinking to tackle growing unrest over border policies and fragile public finances.Allison breaks down local outrage in Braintree, Essex, over the housing of asylum seekers in RAF Wethersfield and highlights the broader national backlash against housing illegal migrants on former military bases, pointing to Piddington's 90% vote for

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1:06:52

Boat-load of trouble: Channel fury, Israel sanctions...

Planet Normal ·

2026/09/09

You can watch this episode in full on Youtube: https://youtu.be/iZkeL-6UtSQThis week on Planet Normal, your co-pilots of sanity, Halligan and Pearson, strap into the rocket of right thinking to tackle a tumultuous news agenda.Allison argues following migrant protests in Portsmouth and Dover, that while black masks are wrong, millions of Brits share the anger over cross-channel immigration. She also takes aim at falling school standards in Wales and Scotland, and sounds the alarm over Ed Miliband’s

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1:06:28

Planet Normal: ‘Fair-weather’ Burnham faces a growing...

Planet Normal ·

2026/09/02

You can watch this episode in full on YouTube:https://youtu.be/Djl86k1PyYwCo-pilots Halligan and Pearson strap back into the rocket of right thinking after their summer break to tackle Prime Minister Andy Burnham's PMQs debut.Allison slams Burnham’s ‘vibes-based’ leadership, warning that starry-eyed optimism won't fix record-high energy bills or a million unemployed youth. Meanwhile, Liam sounds the alarm on spiralling bond yields and a debt interest time bomb that’s set to blow up the upcoming

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46:25

Planet Normal: Best Voyages from the Rocket 2026 P4

Planet Normal ·

2026/08/26

You can watch this episode on YouTubeSummer is coming to an end on Planet Normal! So, for the final instalment of our “best of the rocket” series, our co-pilots head back into the archives for two more memorable voyages aboard the rocket of right thinking.In April, stowing away on the rocket was former 22 SAS commander Colonel Richard Williams who discussed how “lawfare” and the prosecution of veterans are undermining British military recruitment and national security.Then, in May, return stowaway

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57:00

Planet Normal: Best Voyages from the Rocket 2026 P3

Planet Normal ·

2026/08/19

You can watch this episode on YouTubeThe summer voyage continues on Planet Normal! This week, our co-pilots fire up the engines and head back into the archives for two more memorable journeys aboard the rocket of right thinking.In February, Allison spoke to Siobhan Whyte, whose daughter Rhiannon was murdered by an asylum seeker. Siobhan discussed what she believes are the systemic failures of the UK’s immigration system and her campaign to support children left behind by such violence.Then, in

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41:32

Planet Normal: Best Voyages from the Rocket 2025 P2

Planet Normal ·

2026/08/12

You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hxtGEUicygESummer continues on Planet Normal! In this, the second part of our best of the rocket series, our co-pilots take a look back at some of their favourite voyages on the rocket of right thinking from the year so far.Back in January, Allison and Liam spoke to General Sir Peter Wall, former Chief of the General Staff, following The Telegraph’s revelations about Sir Keir Starmer’s role in a legal case that paved the way for hundreds of

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52:40

The wit, wisdom and words of Rod Liddle

Planet Normal ·

2026/08/05

You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/K-svfqmj8RgIt's the summer break on Planet Normal and ordinarily your co-pilots take a look back at some of their most explosive voyages on the rocket of right thinking from the year so far, however with the very sad news of the death of columnist Rod Liddle, we have decided to take a little detour back to his finest appearances on the rocket.Our first stop is back to 2021, when Rod explained why he believed Labour had lost touch with its

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58:37

The case of Essex police vs Allison Pearson and the...

Planet Normal ·

2026/07/29

You can watch this episode in full on YouTube:https://youtu.be/hjoyImW6a8sThis week’s journey in the rocket of right thinking opens with an exclusive announcement from co-pilot Pearson in her case against the Essex police and Fire and Crime Commissioner, Roger Hirst.Back in November 2024 Allison received a visit from Essex police regarding a year old post on the social media platform X. Mr Hirst later appeared on LBC and veered into making personal claims against Allison and the situation, for which

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58:48

Andy and the Backstabbers make their debut to the...

Planet Normal ·

2026/07/22

You can watch this episode in full on YouTube:https://youtu.be/LYzZRwK5C0gThis week’s journey in the rocket of right thinking opens with co-pilots Liam Halligan and Allison Pearson reflecting on Andy Burnham becoming Prime Minister.Liam warns that uncosted bungs and 10-year gilt yields staying above 5% threaten a fiscal crisis and discusses his upcoming appointment as Director of the Centre for Policy Studies, pitching the concept of conditional tax cuts to restore economic credibility.Allison

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57:28

Starmer out, Burnham in and we pay tribute to...

Planet Normal ·

2026/07/15

You can watch this episode in full on YouTube:https://youtu.be/wQxi0BVywEsThis week’s journey in the rocket of right thinking opens with a tribute to former MP and Reform member, Ann Widdecombe as your co-pilots reminisce their time with Anne over the years.Liam raises serious concerns about the incoming Prime Minister’s fiscal capabilities in light of a £120 billion budget deficit warning from the OBR, arguing that a reliance on tax-and-spend policies simply will not work.Allison criticises the

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56:05

Farage furor and the media blindspot to the OBR warnings

Planet Normal ·

2026/07/08

You can watch this episode in full on YouTube:https://youtu.be/YItlh0gx6cAA never ending tsunami of news sees Reform UK leaderNigel Farage stand down, triggering a “People vs the Establishment" election… but was this a political mis-step?Liam thinks it was a mistake by the Reform leader, but is aghast that the news is giving more coverage to ‘unserious candidates’ such as count Binface, instead of the looming financial issues as the OBR announces the Government has ‘unsustainable UK debt’.Allison

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1:02:51

Labour’s new migration policies will create a...

Planet Normal ·

2026/07/01

You can watch this episode in full on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bW3b5qKQP6ICo-pilot Pearson returns from her break in Sicily to find political chaos in full swing following Keir Starmer's resignation announcement last week.Liam and Allison dissect Andy Burnham's bid for the top job, with Liam labelling him "Boris in a bomber jacket" and questioning whether his tax-heavy vision of "Manchesterism" can survive economic reality.Allison reflects on The Telegraph's recent Brexit event and attacks Home

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1:05:19

Burnham is the wrong answer to the UK’s economic problem

Planet Normal ·

2026/06/24

You can watch this episode in full on YouTube: https://youtu.be/D90j1xiHV_cA news heatwave has caused chaos across the land, Co-pilot Halligan pressed the emergency button and is joined by under-study Baroness Claire Fox while Co-pilot Pearson recovers from the shock of it all.Liam congratulates Andy Burnham on his victory in Makerfield, and apparently set to have a coronation rather than a contest, for the top job, however doesn’t believe his fiscal policies will stand up to economic

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1:06:06

Social Media Ban: Starmer finally gets something right

Planet Normal ·

2026/06/17

You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lq-8ZhnYjjkThe rocket of right thinking speeds around planet normal gathering the news tsunami of this week…Allison surprises Liam by AGREEING with Sir Keir Starmer’s social media ban for under 16 year olds, as she states in her column this week. The addictive and toxic nature of smartphones has ruined children’s attention spans and their “in real life" connections and this ban could help them reconnect with the elusive parchment joy of

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1:03:28

Civil unrest will only get worse if people’s concerns...

Planet Normal ·

2026/06/10

You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qNYLdKrCI_oOn your rocket of right thinking this week co-pilots Pearson and Halligan discuss the recent riots in Belfast and the two-tier policing worries continuing from the murder of Henry Nowak.Liam thinks Kemi Badenoch’s call to ‘treat people equally’ under the law is correct and the DEI training given to police has disproportionately affected victims of crime more than the perpetrators and is detrimental to the social cohesion of the

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1:11:47

10 years on from the Referendum, have we even had...

Planet Normal ·

2026/06/03

You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/82lXs84p8_MThis week on Planet Normal, your co-pilots of sanity, Liam Halligan and Allison Pearson, confront the tragic murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak and the national outrage surrounding the police's handling of the case. Marking the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum with former Vote Leave chief executive, Lord Matthew Elliott, the duo reflects on the original promise of leaving the EU and how the podcast itself was born out of a

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1:01:36

Blair is talking sense on this Lefty Labour Party,...

Planet Normal ·

2026/05/27

You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uXkk5GHpPE4This week on Planet Normal, your co-pilots of sanity, Liam Halligan and Allison Pearson, dive into a political landscape dominated by explosive leadership interventions and growing institutional scandal. Following a dramatic local election period, the duo analyzes a scathing 5,000-word essay by former Prime Minister Tony Blair, who has openly lacerated his own party for what he calls an “infinite capacity for self-delusion”.Liam

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1:03:35

Labour drags us further to the '70s and Burnham...

Planet Normal ·

2026/05/20

You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wQSgb9En2k0This week on Planet Normal, your co-pilots of sanity, Liam Halligan and Alison Pearson, take us back to the 1970s as they look at the retro economic policies dragging the country in reverse. With financial markets reacting to the Labour infighting with horror, sending the UK government's borrowing costs to a staggering 30-year high, the duo warns that the British economy is on a knife edge.Liam focuses on the unfolding fiscal

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1:02:38

Is Starmer’s Labour drama as fleeting as Streeting’s...

Planet Normal ·

2026/05/13

You can watch this episode on YoutTube: https://youtu.be/5Zb71ekLVBEThis week on Planet Normal, your co-pilots of sanity, Liam Halligan and Allison Pearson, sift through the debris of a historic set of local elections that have left Sir Keir Starmer clinging to power.The duo analyse the turquoise tsunami that saw Reform UK gain over 1,400 council seats, whilst the Prime Minister faces a precarious future after Labour’s vote share collapsed in traditional hubs like Birmingham and Cambridge.Who is

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