John Bercow's Absolute Power

In the process of making the series, we found one thing came up again and again. BREXIT. In the interest in keeping each episode focussed we realised quickly there wasn't time to keep all the Brexit related content in but realised that a large behind the scenes chunk of the story was being told. We've collected the clips and present them here.Website: https://absolutepowerpod.comYou can send us an email: mail@absolutepowerpod.comWe're on Twitter as: @bercowpowerpod Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

We get to the most important question of all, How does one Become an MP? Is it backstabbing and elbowing? Or is it just stomaching some poorly cooked dinners?This is the last recording of this series, but next week there will be a bonus outtakes episode touching on one of the most contentious events in modern British history - Brexit.Website: https://absolutepowerpod.comYou can send us an email: mail@absolutepowerpod.comWe're on Twitter as: @bercowpowerpod Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

John and Deborah tread through the secret corridors to get to one of the strangest and most misunderstood elements of the British Political system, The House of Lords! What do they do? How are they allowed to still be doing it? Are they worth it, or just born with it?Website: https://absolutepowerpod.comYou can send us an email: mail@absolutepowerpod.comWe're on Twitter as: @bercowpowerpod Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Statutory Instruments. What are they and can we trust Priti Patel to weild them on our behalf?Website: https://absolutepowerpod.comYou can send us an email: mail@absolutepowerpod.comWe're on Twitter as: @bercowpowerpod Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Bercow and Deborah Frances-White go all the way to the back bench to discover how Parliamentary our system really is. What's the point in staying in the shadows? Why does getting close to the PM's family not always work out? What do the Backbench hold over the PM?Website: https://absolutepowerpod.comYou can send us an email: mail@absolutepowerpod.comWe're on Twitter as: @bercowpowerpod Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deborah Frances-White and John Bercow try to determine who does the adding up at the Exchequer and whether the power of the Chancellor lies in expertise in economics or skill at making friends.Website: https://absolutepowerpod.comYou can send us an email: mail@absolutepowerpod.comWe're on Twitter as: @bercowpowerpod Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deborah Frances-White and John Bercow consider the issue of Private Members Bills - what are they, do they ever become laws and what has Chris Chope got against them?Website: https://absolutepowerpod.comYou can send us an email: mail@absolutepowerpod.comWe're on Twitter as: @bercowpowerpod Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join John Bercow and Deborah Frances-White as John responds to allegations that during his time as Speaker of the House he bullied people he worked with.Find us at...Website: https://absolutepowerpod.comYou can send us an email: mail@absolutepowerpod.comWe're on Twitter as: @bercowpowerpod Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join John Bercow and Deborah Frances-White as they consider the Prime Minister's position following the revelations surrounding PartygateFind us at...Website: https://absolutepowerpod.comYou can send us an email: mail@absolutepowerpod.comWe're on Twitter as: @bercowpowerpod Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deborah Frances-White and John Bercow get in to the thick of it by exploring the misunderstood and often undemocratic role of Special Advisers (SPADs) and Spin Doctors. Do they wield Malcolm Tucker-esque power or are they merely convenient scapegoats? Find out on Absolute Power. Website: https://absolutepowerpod.comYou can send us an email: mail@absolutepowerpod.comWe're on Twitter as: @bercowpowerpod Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Media Storm is the new podcast from The House of the Guilty FeministWhere fact-checking meets fun, reporting meets road-trip and the mainstream media meets its match, Media Storm is a news podcast that starts with the people who are normally asked last. "Migrants", "criminals" and "sex workers" are some of the biggest stars in the headlines, yet we rarely actually hear from them. There's no right of reply – and that's just bad journalism. Here, from the house of The Guilty Feminist, Media Storm hands the mic to people with lived experience, to shed new light on old stories and roast the headlines that love to roast them.Presented by Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadiahttps://podfollow.com/media-storm Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deborah Frances-White and John Bercow look at the party enforcers whose role is to ensure that MPs vote the way they are supposed to. How much power do they really have and why on earth are they called "whips"?Find us at...Website: https://absolutepowerpod.comYou can send us an email: mail@absolutepowerpod.comWe're on Twitter as: @bercowpowerpodWe're taking a couple of weeks off over Christmas but Deborah and John will be back with more Absolute Power in the new year. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deborah Frances-White and John Bercow turn their attention to the highest office in the land - the Prime Minister. Is this a position that John would want? What is his opinion of those he saw in action? And how do we get rid of a prime minister we don't want?Find us at...Website: https://absolutepowerpod.comYou can send us an email: mail@absolutepowerpod.comWe're on Twitter as: @bercowpowerpod Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join John Bercow and Deborah Frances-White as they unpack the role of The Speaker - a position that John held for over a decade and made famous (or infamous). Find out the fundamental place that beheadings, coffee and coups have in the role of Speaker. Discover how John managed to keep ORDER in the chaos of the British Parliamentary system.Read the transcript: https://absolutepowerpod.com/2021/12/01/1-1-the-speaker/Further links:Dawn Butler MP is removed from the chamber: https://youtu.be/O2aafrWpsKgIan Blackford accuses Theresa May of lying: https://youtu.be/jW5cTdvYABoJohn Bercow in action: https://youtu.be/Xn5THTi6ZbgFind us at...Website: https://absolutepowerpod.comYou can send us an email: mail@absolutepowerpod.comWe're on Twitter as: @bercowpowerpod Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming soon from The House of the Guilty Feminist... John Bercow's Absolute Powerhttps://absolutepowerpod.com/ Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming soon from The House of the Guilty Feminist... John Bercow's Absolute Powerhttps://absolutepowerpod.com/ Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.