Podcast appearances and mentions of Liz Truss

‘Brexit means Brexit’ was de leuze van premier Theresa May. Het klonk vol overtuiging en zelfs een beetje parmantig, maar ook zij ging roemloos ten onder. En nog heel wat andere Britse politici verdwenen in de mist. Als slachtoffers van het welbewuste uittreden van het Verenigd Koninkrijk uit de Europese Unie. Op 23 juni is het tien jaar gelden dat het Brexit-referendum plaatsvond. 52 procent van de deelnemende Britten koos voor scheiding. Jaap Jansen en PG Kroeger duiken in de vaak onbekende en soms vergeten historie van die dramatische stap en de nasleep ervan tot nu toe. Een verhaal dat nog niet af is, want steeds meer Britten vinden dat er een grote fout gemaakt is. De turbulente nasleep zit vol paradoxen. Zo gebeurde in de EU precies het omgekeerde van wat de Brexit-voorstanders luidkeels verkondigden. *** Deze aflevering is mede mogelijk gemaakt met donaties van luisteraars die we hiervoor hartelijk danken. Word ook vriend van de show! Heb je belangstelling om in onze podcast te adverteren of ons te sponsoren? Zend ons een mailtje en wij zoeken contact. *** In de kern was de door David Cameron uitgeschreven volksstemming een slim geachte oplossing voor een strikt binnenlands probleem. Omdat zijn eigen Tory Party al decennia ideologisch gespleten was over de rol van de Britten in Europa - en de Labour Party niet minder - beloofde hij een 'heronderhandeling' over die rol, te bekronen met een referendum. Die heronderhandeling stelde niet veel voor en bleek grotendeels overbodig. Camerons boodschap werd daardoor: eigenlijk hebben we het in de EU best naar ons zin en de kleine, nuttige aanpassingen van bestaande afspraken, die krijgen we. Het contrast met de ideologische, apocalyptische anti-EU-betogen kon niet groter. Het werd een campagne tussen onspectaculaire, technische agendapunten en bijna panische ondergangsvisioenen, waarin Brexit als allerlaatste kans voor de identiteit en welvaart van de Britse eilanden werd afgeschilderd. Die duistere paniek mobiliseerde angstige kiezers, op de achtergrond geholpen door Trumps adviseur Steve Bannon en het Kremlin. En het werkte. De conservatieve regering zich had nauwelijks voorbereid op de impact van het referendum. Vijf premiers op rij - na Cameron en May ook Boris Johnson, Liz Truss en Rishi Sunak - worstelden met 'Brexit means Brexit'. Wat betekende dat nou echt? Definitieve uittreding - in welke vorm dan ook - werd keer op keer uitgesteld. De EU-landen, aangevoerd door onderhandelaar Michel Barnier, lieten zich geen moment uit elkaar spelen en kwamen steeds weer met heldere technische oplossingen, waar de Britse ministers van terugschrokken. Toen Brexit eind 2020 echt een feit was, zat de schrik er goed in. De concrete gevolgen raakten ongeveer elke aspect van dagelijks leven. Dromen als van een welvarend 'Global Britain', als een 'Singapore aan de Noordzee', enorme besparingen op Brusselse bureaucratiekosten en dichte grenzen bleken luchtspiegelingen. De Britten leverden vooral veel welvaart in; banen en connecties met buren die klanten waren geweest. Zo ruïneerde Brexit het vertrouwen in politiek en politici verder. Brexit-initiator Nigel Farage stookte de verdeeldheid verder op. Labour van Keir Starmer profileerde zich als competent alternatief. Maar ook hij bleek de onderliggende effecten van een exit zonder plan of duidelijk politiek doel te niet goed te kunnen aanpakken, laat staan oplossen. Politieke versplintering en destabilisatie blijft domineren. En de Europese Unie zelf? De Europeanen waren niet blij, maar niettemin vrij snel opgelucht. Zonder de Britten kon de Unie zich op allerlei terreinen stevig herinrichten. Geen enkele lidstaat zou ooit nog vrijwillig zo'n suïcidale stap zetten. Viktor Orbán frustreerde graag, maar de EU verlaten? Dat nooit. Doordat de Britten wel weer meewilden doen met populaire EU-programma's als Erasmus en Horizon en zich met defensie-inspanningen ook meer op de EU ging richten kwam er zelfs flink wat geld in het laatje. Waar men de Britten als partners kon gebruiken, waren ze welkom. Waar niet, kon men ze buiten de deur houden. Omdat Londen geweigerd had bij de Brexit met de Unie een heldere structurele relatie in te richten, zat juist 'Brussel' achter de knoppen. Michel Barnier had de Britten er al voor gewaarschuwd: "Jammer is het, we wensen jullie alle goeds op je eigen nieuwe pad. Maar ook voor ons geldt nu 'life goes on'." *** Verder kijken Brexit: A Very British Coup? The Brexit Scandal *** Verder luisteren 585 - 'Nostalgie is geen strategie': Canada breekt met Amerika en kiest voor de EU 567 - De geschiedenis beukt op Europa's deur. Caroline de Gruyter over zondagskinderen in een ruige wereld 427 - Europa wordt een grootmacht en daar moeten we het over hebben 416 - Nostalgie naar de E.E.G. 378 - Dertig jaar na 'Maastricht' is Europa toe aan een nieuwe sprong voorwaarts 333 - Een 'bromance' tussen Rishi Sunak en Emmanuel Macron. De haat-liefdeverhouding van Britten en Fransen 328 – Nieuwe rauwe wereld. Brexit, what Brexit? 299 - Dramatische verschuivingen in de wereldpolitiek. Europa heeft eindelijk een telefoonnummer 283 - Zinkende schepen verlaten de rat: het pijnlijke afscheid van Boris Johnson 71 - Caroline de Gruyter: 'Brexit maakt Europa sterker' 52 - Hoe Rutte David Cameron teleurstelde 535 - 100 jaar Margaret Thatcher, de Iron Lady 30 - Thatcher, Delors en Europa 479 - Winston Churchill. Staatsman. Redenaar. Excentriekeling 32 - Churchill en Europa: biografen Andrew Roberts en Felix Klos *** Tijdlijn 00:00:00 – Deel 1 00:43:55 – Deel 2 01:03:55 – Deel 3 01:49:20 – EindeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US 30-year Treasury yields just hit 5.2% — the highest level since July 2007. UK gilt yields are at levels not seen since 1998. Japanese bond yields are at record highs. Something is happening in global bond markets, and it's not just about inflation.In this video I explain what's driving the global rise in long-term borrowing costs, why the era of free money is probably over, and what fiscal dominance means for central bank independence. I cover the history of US presidents fighting with the Federal Reserve — including LBJ shoving his Fed Chair against a wall — the 1970s UK economic collapse, the Liz Truss mini-budget crisis, the role of private credit and off-balance-sheet SPVs in financing the AI boom, and what all of this means for the new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh.Patrick's Books:Statistics For The Trading Floor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3eerLA0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Derivatives For The Trading Floor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://amzn.to/3cjsyPF⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Corporate Finance: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3fn3rvC ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ways To Support The Channel:Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/PatrickBoyleOnFinance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/patrickboyle

Diogo Pimentel, analista de Magallanes Value Investors, desgranó en TDND las claves de su tesis de inversión en promotoras residenciales británicas El mercado de la vivienda en el Reino Unido atraviesa una de sus crisis más profundas de las últimas décadas. Los tipos de interés a diez años rondan el 5,10%, su nivel más alto desde el verano de 2008, mientras que los de treinta años han alcanzado cotas no vistas desde 1998. Pero precisamente ahí, donde muchos inversores ven peligro, Magallanes Value Investors ve una oportunidad. Diogo Pimentel, miembro del equipo de análisis e inversión de la gestora española, explicó en el programa Tu Dinero Nunca Duerme, presentado por Luis F. Quintero junto a Domingo Soriano y Manuel Llamas, los fundamentos de su apuesta por las constructoras cotizadas británicas. Pimentel abrió su intervención con una reflexión sobre la filosofía de inversión de Magallanes. "Cuando pasa un Liberation Day, un Brexit, un COVID, es cuando te empiezan a arreglar todo el trabajo que has tenido. Estamos dispuestos a esperar cinco o siete años", explicó. La gestora mantiene habitualmente una posición de caja de en torno al 8% precisamente para aprovechar esas ventanas de oportunidad. "Es como tener la portería vacía y disparar desde el punto de penalti sin portero", ilustró Pimentel, aficionado confeso al Benfica. La tesis de inversión en el sector residencial británico se articula sobre cuatro pilares. El primero es el macroeconómico: la subida agresiva de tipos ha penalizado duramente a todo el sector inmobiliario en el Reino Unido, arrastrando las valoraciones de las promotoras cotizadas a niveles que, a juicio de Magallanes, no reflejan su valor real. El segundo pilar es el desequilibrio estructural entre oferta y demanda. Los datos son elocuentes: entre 2006 y 2019, el Reino Unido formó una media de 200.000 nuevos hogares al año, pero solo construyó 160.000 viviendas. El déficit acumulado se acerca ya a las 600.000 unidades. Y la tendencia no mejora: el Instituto de Estadística británico estima que hasta 2029 se seguirán formando 190.000 hogares anuales, mientras la producción actual apenas alcanza 150.000 viviendas. El gobierno de Keir Starmer se ha fijado el objetivo de llegar a 300.000 viviendas anuales para el periodo 2025-2029, lo que implicaría duplicar la construcción en apenas cuatro años. El tercer pilar es regulatorio. La tramitación de licencias urbanísticas ha sido históricamente un cuello de botella comparable al español. Sin embargo, en diciembre se aprobó en el Reino Unido una nueva ley de planificación que busca replicar el modelo irlandés, donde la flexibilización de permisos ha transformado radicalmente el sector. Si la reforma surte efecto, las promotoras podrían reducir sus reservas de suelo de seis a tres años, liberando capital significativo para los accionistas. En el caso de Persimmon, la compañía en la que Magallanes ha tomado posición, ese suelo tiene un valor en libros de 2.500 millones de libras sobre un valor de mercado de 3.500 millones. El cuarto pilar es el programa Help to Buy, que entre 2013 y 2022 financiaba el 20% inicial de la compra de vivienda nueva para los jóvenes y llegó a respaldar entre el 30 y el 35% de todas las transacciones del sector. Su suspensión en 2022, en plena tormenta fiscal del gobierno de Liz Truss, golpeó duramente la demanda. Pimentel considera que la presión política y social acabará forzando su reactivación: "Alguien querrá llevarse el crédito de haber facilitado el acceso a la vivienda a los jóvenes", señaló. Tras analizar en profundidad Berkeley, Barratt y Persimmon, Magallanes eligió esta última como vehículo para ejecutar su tesis. Una apuesta de largo plazo sobre un problema que, como subrayó Pimentel, no es exclusivo del Reino Unido: es el drama habitacional de toda una generación.

The most expensive House primary race in American history just delivered a massive victory for President Trump. In Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, Trump-backed Navy SEAL and combat veteran Ed Gallrein has defeated longtime Republican incumbent Thomas Massie after a brutal, record-shattering primary battle that saw over $32 million poured into attack ads and campaign spending. This race became a referendum on loyalty to President Trump and America First priorities. Massie, known for bucking the party on key votes including spending bills and foreign aid, faced an all-out assault from Trump allies, pro-Israel groups, and MAGA super PACs determined to remove one of the last remaining thorns in Trump's side. We also cover: Trump gives update on ballroom.  Trump endorsement of Paxton.  Rubio "Rededicate 250" ad. Make England Great Again?  Drop your thoughts below: Was this money well spent to remove Massie, or do you have concerns about big spending in primaries? Should loyalty to Trump be the top requirement for Republicans in Congress? SUBSCRIBE for more uncensored conservative news, primary breakdowns, and updates on Trump's second term. Turn on notifications

Why does every British Prime Minister now seem doomed almost immediately? In this episode of Mark and Pete, we explore whether the job of Prime Minister has quietly become impossible. From Boris Johnson and Liz Truss to Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer, modern British politics increasingly feels less like leadership and more like surviving a public psychological experiment conducted by Twitter, the Treasury, and several angry breakfast television presenters simultaneously.We look at collapsing trust in politicians, impossible public expectations, media outrage cycles, and why Britain may simply have become too fragmented to govern easily anymore. There's discussion of short-lived governments, permanent online anger, NHS pressures, immigration tensions, economic stagnation, and the strange modern assumption that one politician should somehow solve every national problem while also appearing charming in awkward factory photo opportunities.Mark and Pete also discuss whether politics has accidentally become a substitute religion in modern Britain, with Prime Ministers treated first as messiahs and then as scapegoats roughly six weeks later. Which, if nothing else, keeps the opinion poll industry gainfully employed.A witty, thoughtful, slightly sardonic Christian look at British politics, leadership, media culture, and why governing the United Kingdom increasingly resembles trying to pilot a shopping trolley through a hurricane.

With Keir Starmer fighting for his political life after the most perilous week of his premiership, the prime minister and his inner circle have been engaged in a desperate rearguard effort to shore up his position. This week on Westminster Insider, host Patrick Baker lifts the lid on what life is really like inside Number 10 when a Prime Minister and their shrinking band of loyal advisers enter what Westminster knows as “bunker mode.” Boris Johnson's former aide Ross Kempsell sets out his “rules for the bunker” — such as ensuring you have a highly political Chief Whip and tightly controlling access to the prime minister. Former civil servant Robert Midgley, who worked under Theresa May and Boris Johnson, recalls political advisers suddenly vanishing behind closed doors during moments of crisis, leaving officials wandering the corridors of Downing Street awaiting news of a prime ministerial resignation. Beatrice Timpson, former deputy press secretary to Liz Truss, explains how communications teams often go to ground during political meltdowns in an effort to impose message discipline when the PM's back is against the wall. Conservative peer George Bridges, who worked in Downing Street under John Major, describes the melancholy atmosphere surrounding a prime minister who knows, deep down, that their time is up. And psychotherapist and political commentator Lucy Beresford argues that bunker mode is not merely a crisis-management strategy, but a revealing feature of the prime ministerial psyche — helping explain why so many leaders cling on long after hope of survival has faded. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.K. banned multiple people from entering the country and attending the “Unite the Kingdom” rally this weekend, and one of those banned, Dutch political commentator Eva Vlaardingerbroek, joins to discuss her ban and what she intended to say if she had been allowed to attend. Glenn discusses the recent whistleblower who testified that Anthony Fauci influenced the way the government handled the COVID-19 pandemic.  Former U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss joins to discuss the dangers of the deep state within the U.K. government and why it needs to be dismantled.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.K. banned multiple people from entering the country and attending the “Unite the Kingdom” rally this weekend, and one of those banned, Dutch political commentator Eva Vlaardingerbroek, joins to discuss her ban and what she intended to say if she had been allowed to attend. Glenn and Eva also discuss the crippling tax that Dutch farmers are forced to pay. Is President Trump kissing up to China? Glenn breaks down what he believes is happening with Trump's latest interactions with the Chinese government. Glenn discusses the recent whistleblower who testified that Anthony Fauci influenced the way the government handled the COVID-19 pandemic. Glenn lays out the limitations that all government agencies must abide by. Host of “Dedicated” and author of “The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel” Douglas Brunt joins to discuss who Emanuel Nobel is and his influence on the world. Former U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss joins to discuss the dangers of the deep state within the U.K. government and why it needs to be dismantled. Glenn and Liz also discuss the biggest threat to global freedom, as multiple countries fall to leftist policies.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What was it like being Chancellor of the Exchequer during the mini budget crisis under Liz Truss's brief Prime Ministership? Kwasi Kwarteng takes us back to the fateful days in the autumn of 2022 with his insider's view. He explains why he was filmed smiling during the Queen's funeral and offers a human perspective on politics. Taking partial responsibility for the economic turbulence during the second shortest Chancellorship in British history, he reflects on the impact of his and Truss's choices. He also looks ahead to the next election and offers his prescription for a Tory recovery and his verdict so far on Kemi Badenoch. And he gives his view of Nigel Farage, who has invested in a bitcoin company Kwarteng is involved with. This is a rare chance to go behind the scenes of power and to better understand one of the most dramatic periods of British political history. 

13/5 Trump in Cina per il “Business summit” con Xi, sull'Air Force one anche Jensen Huang. Prima di partire: “non ci serve l'aiuto della Cina per la pace con l'Iran, la situazione è sotto controllo”. Focus su commercio, terre rare, prodotti agricoli, aerei. Cosa c'è sul tavolo negoziale delle due super potenze. Futures in verde, Brent e Wti in calo. Salgono oro e argento, Bitcoin sopra 81.000$. Ieri, Rally in pausa, a pesare il ribasso dei semiconduttori e la forza gravitazionale dei rendimenti dei Bond: decennale sfiora il 4,5% (livello che aveva portato Trump a una pausa sui dazi ad aprile 2025). Aprile, inflazione sopra le attese al 3,8% su spinta energia e beni alimentari. A sorprendere il dato Core al 2,8%: salgono i rendimenti dei bond, il mercato annulla le chance di un taglio dei tassi nel 2026. Possibilità di un rialzo a dicembre al 35%. Oggi ultimo voto al Senato per la conferma di Kevin Warsh alla Fed. Tre motivi per cui questa non è una bolla AI (o almeno non ancora): LPL Financial. Ebay rifiuta l'offerta di Gamestop da 56mld: né attrattiva né credibile.  Anthropic verso nuovo round finanziamenti da 30mld $: valutazione a 900 mld. Altman contro Musk al processo: richieste controllo post-mortem da “far drizzare i capelli”. CME la potenza computazionale diventa un asset finanziario.  Spotify  *** Questo episodio è offerto da Scalable Capital   Investire comporta rischi  Interesse p.a. lordo variabile su liquidità illimitata. Condizioni e distribuzione della liquidità su scalable.capital/conto-deposito-non-vincolato*** Asia i listini ripartono, Nikkei sfiora l'1% anche il Kopsi recupera il rosso e sale grazie a SK Hynix. Samsung da -6% a territorio positivo: manca accordo con i sindacati, rischia sciopero di 18giorni di 50mila lavoratori. A rischio supply chain mondiale memory chip. AI trade perchè Alibaba e Tencent rimangono indietro? India dazi al 15% su import oro e argento per proteggere riserve valuta estera e rupia. In Europa futures in verde. Stasera parla Lagarde, Nagel intervenire se aspettative inflazione disancorate. Oggi pil 1Q Eurozona e produzione industriale. Starmer: altro Liz Truss moment? Attenzione al Gilt nel giorno del discorso di Re Carlo. Focus su banche italiane, Recorsati, Avio, Inwit. Conti di Snam, Hera, Geox, Rcs BLACK BOX SCRIPT NEWSLETTER: https://open.substack.com/pub/blackboxchora/p/cose-black-box-script?r=66d6vk&utm_medium=ios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about Keir Starmer, Labour, and the Reform UK party.We also discuss Tories, the Lib Dems, and two-party systems.Recommended Book: Peak by K. Anders Ericsson and Robert PoolTranscriptFor more than 100 years, the British political system has been dominated by two parties: Labour and the Conservative Party, often called the Tories.In practice, that means these two parties, which are center-left and center-right in their leanings, respectively, have tended to shape the direction of British politics and the Overton Window of thinkable proposals—things that might actually happen because they get the requisite support from politicians and the public.These two parties have usually had to work with other, smaller parties in order to get anything done, because the UK has a parliamentary system that often leaves the party with the most representatives lacking enough support to run a functioning government, solo. As a consequence, the Liberal Democrats, which is a fairly centrist party, the Green Party, which focuses on environmentalism and more left-wing concerns, Plaid Cymru (plied KUM-ree), which is the Welsh nationalist party, and the Scottish National Party, which is exactly what it sounds like, have long influenced Labour and the Tories, aligning their votes with whomever gives them a seat at the table. This has given some influence to smaller groups that might otherwise lack representation, though that influence has typically been moderate to meager, at best—the folks in Labour and the Conservative party have run things in the UK, and that's been the case for generations.Things started to shake up a bit in the 20-teens, however, when anti-immigration and EU-skepticism in Britain led to the creation of the far-right Brexit Party, which was co-founded by politician Nigel Farage, who was the leader of the UK Independence Party in the early 2000s and 20-teens, and who was previously a Tory, and Catherine Blaiklock, a politician and hotelier who stepped down from her position as party leader the year after the Brexit Party was founded after anti-Islamic and racist comments she'd previously made online were rediscovered.The Brexit Party existed, almost exclusively, to push for a no-agreement exit from the European Union by the UK, which was considered to be a fairly fringe ideology back then, but which gained a lot of steam as other populists began to add their support to the general concept.Both the government and the existing political structure of the UK was then caught flat-footed, by all indications very surprised by the eventual success of that push, and the UK left the EU on January 31, 2020, after a whole lot of skepticism that it would ever happen, even after a vote in favor of Brexit took place. This represented a serious come to Jesus moment for British politicians, but also British society, and there's been quite a lot of self-reflection and naval gazing in the years since, as the Brexit pullout from the EU has caused quite a lot of economic and diplomatic damage, while also shining a spotlight on numerous simmering issues that were previously overlooked or unaddressed, including the bubbling resentment and at times outright xenophobia felt by a significant portion of the British electorate, and persistent economic issues faced by folks at the middle and lower rungs of society.What I'd like to talk about today is the recent 2026 UK Local Elections, and what they seem to tell us about how things are going in British politics, and what they portend for the current Labour-run administration.—On May 7, 2026, the UK held local elections for 5,066 councillors, 136 local authorities, and six directly elected mayors. Some of these elections were postponed in 2025 to allow for government restructuring, but most of these positions were last up for election in 2022.This election was generally seen as an unofficial referendum on the governing Labour Party, and in particular the current Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, who has been in office for just under two years, and who stepped into the role of PM after the role was held by the Conservative Tories for 14 years; five different Prime Ministers taking the reins during that period, including David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, and Rishi Sunak.All that changing in leadership is indicative of the chaos the UK government was experiencing at the time, the May 2010 general election leading to a period of significant austerity—the government cutting tons of social programs in order to reduce spending—which then fed into more support for Brexit when some members of the party positioned the economic issues people were facing as the consequence of EU-related immigration, and shortly thereafter, the world succumbed to the Covid-19 pandemic.There was a lot of truly significant political change from about 2010 onward, then, and a lot for the general population to be upset about. The Conservatives held onto power despite it all for those 14 years, but the shift back to Labour was the result of Starmer and his party saying, listen, we hear you, a lot has to change, and we can instigate that change. Trust us.This new election suggests that the majority of voters in the UK feel that the Labour Party hasn't lived up to that trust.In Wales, Plaid Cymru has taken the most seats, 43, but failed to achieve the 49 seat majority they would require to govern, solo.In Scotland, the SNP took the most seats, but also fell short of a majority, netting 58 seats, not the 65 required for a majority.Both of those results are not terribly shocking, though in Wales Labour lost a lot of power, down 35 seats and holding onto just 9. The Conservatives also lost in Wales, holding onto seven seats and losing 22.In Scotland, too, Labor lost some of their influence, losing 4 seats and retaining 17, while the Conservatives lost a whopping 19 seats, holding onto just 12.In England, the change in seat allocation was stunning, though.Labour lost 1406 seats, leaving them with 997, while the Conservatives lost 557 seats, holding onto just 773.Even considering those losses, the biggest story in England is the surge in support for previously small parties, in particular a far-right party called Reform UK, previously called the Brexit Party, and run by the aforementioned proponent of the British exit from the EU, Nigel Farage.Reform UK went from 2 seats to 1,444; a shocking outcome, and one that makes them the biggest winner in this election, by far. They also gained 17 seats, up from zero, in Scotland, putting them at an equal level there with Labour, and they went from zero to 34 in Wales, putting them in a competitive second place after Plaid Cymru, which again, claimed 43 seats.Other, non-Labour, non-Conservative parties also gained seats in this election, though not at the level of Reform UK.The Green Party gained two seats in Wales and six in Scotland, bringing them up to 15 there. They also gained 374 sets in England, bringing them up to 515 total seats, which leaves them in fifth place, but just 258 seats shy of the Conservatives.The Lib Dems, which are the local Centrist party, gained 151 seats, putting them in third. And there was a small surge in independent politicians winning elections, as well, that group now controlling 199 seats, up from 27 before this vote.In the wake of this absolute shellacking of Keir Starmer's Labour party—which again, lost 1406 seats in England, and their opposition, and in many ways their polar opposite, the far-right Reform UK party, gained even more than Labour lost, up 1442 seats—in the wake of that, Starmer has been asked to resign, and as of the day I'm recording this, at least, he's saying that he will not resign, and since there's no formal challenge to his leadership, he can stay in power if he chooses.There is a growing movement amongst Labour lawmakers to ask him to set a timetable for stepping down, however, and there's a pretty good chance that will happen, as the British political system allows parties to change their Prime Minister mid-term without requiring a new election, so they could swap him out for someone else, making him the face of this immense electoral failure, then they could try to change course before the next election, which will happen by mid-August of 2029, during which the vote will be for the 650 seats in the House of Commons, which is currently dominated by Starmer's Labour party.The big takeaway here, from political analysts at least, is that what used to be a reliably two-party system, for over a century that's been the case, is now a five-way race within a cultural context in which voters seem to be a lot less loyal to politicians and parties, and in which a whole lot of previously reliable infrastructure, social systems, and cultural expectations have been recently disrupted.People in the UK seem to be generally unhappy about all sorts of things, and that kind of broad unhappiness often results in more populism, which means general anti-establishment stances and us-versus-them ideologies, including racial, religious, and nationalistic versions of such ideologies, and typically a lot more support for charismatic leadership over leaders who are generally qualified and will probably be good at their jobs because they're experienced and knowledgeable.In other words, you're more likely to get loudmouths and celebrities running for office, successfully, in populist electoral contexts, and you're also more likely to see parties leaning into superficial race, class, and elite-vs-everyman issues, as opposed to running on well-defined approaches to dealing with more complex issues.In the meantime, until that 2029 election, it's likely Farage's Reform UK will bang the drum against the governing Labour party to gather more power in the lead up to 2029, and that other non-Labour, non-Conservative parties will attempt to do the same, newly energized by these results.And depending on how that non-voting-year rallying goes, this could represent a foot in the door for these smaller parties. And we could consequently see more former Labour and Conservative politicians and voters leaving for Reform, for the Lib Dems, for the Greens, and for independents. All of which will make UK politics a lot more chaotic, but also probably more diverse, with power less centralized and the government's makeup a bit less predictable.Show Noteshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_Kingdom_local_electionshttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/world/europe/uk-elections-local-takeaways.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/08/world/uk-local-elections-resultshttps://apnews.com/article/uk-elections-starmer-labour-what-to-know-eb11ff39b1b74bbaf9f4ef6abfd60f64https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/08/uk/uk-local-election-reform-farage-starmer-intlhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-08/how-bad-for-labour-britain-s-local-elections-in-six-chartshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_the_United_Kingdomhttps://www.bbc.com/news/live/c1428pev1n0t#election-englanhttps://www.politico.eu/article/nigel-farage-reform-uk-win-next-general-election/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_United_Kingdom_general_electionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Blaiklockhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_UKhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Faragehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit This is a public episode. 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Las elecciones locales celebradas el pasado jueves en el Reino Unido han dinamitado el bipartidismo británico. Reform UK, el partido de Nigel Farage, arrasó consiguiendo cerca de 1.400 concejales nuevos partiendo prácticamente desde cero, se hizo con seis condados conservadores del sur y entró con fuerza en el parlamento galés con 34 escaños. El laborismo perdió alrededor de 1.500 de los 2.196 concejales que tenía. Entre las víctimas estuvo Eluned Morgan, la primera ministra galesa, que se ha quedado sin acta. En Essex, feudo de la conservadora Kemi Badenoch, los tories cedieron 39 de sus 52 concejales. El batacazo confirma una fragmentación inédita. Donde hasta hace unas décadas laboristas y conservadores acaparaban entre el 90 y el 95% del voto, hoy apenas suman el 34%, un 17% cada uno. Reform obtuvo el 26% y los Verdes lograron un histórico 18%, beneficiados por la fuga del electorado musulmán descontento con la posición de Starmer sobre Gaza. El Reino Unido se asemeja ahora a la Italia de los años 90 o la Francia de Macron, atomizada y sin hegemonías claras. El desgaste de Keir Starmer, que lleva en el poder solo 22 meses, explica buena parte del fenómeno. Llegó prometiendo buena gestión y reformas tras 14 años de gobiernos conservadores marcados por la inestabilidad, y menos de dos años después tres de cada cuatro británicos le suspenden como primer ministro. La inmigración irregular sigue batiendo récords pese a la caída de la legal, la guerra de Irán y el cierre del estrecho de Ormuz han abortado la incipiente recuperación económica, y los bonos del Estado cotizan a niveles que no se veían desde el efímero Gobierno de Liz Truss. Starmer ha subido impuestos sin atreverse a recortar gasto, ha rectificado constantemente y ha terminado defraudando tanto a la izquierda corbynista como a la derecha del laborismo, propensa al pragmatismo y que se ha pasado a los liberal-demócratas. Sacarle de Downing Street es algo más complicado. El favorito, Andy Burnham, alcalde de Mánchester, no es diputado y no puede competir mientras no obtenga un escaño. Además, las pérdidas laboristas son tan transversales que ninguna facción puede reclamar la victoria. Los conservadores de Badenoch tampoco capitalizan el desastre rival porque arrastran el lastre de los gobiernos tories. Hoy por hoy Reform ganaría las elecciones generales, pero sin alcanzar la mayoría absoluta. El sistema mayoritario británico fomenta el voto estratégico que ha funcionado muy bien en Gales a favor de los nacionalistas. Farage, además, deberá demostrar que su partido recién creado puede gestionar el día a día y no solo agitar en los mítines y por las redes sociales. El verdadero vencedor del 7 de mayo es el desencanto acumulado tras un Brexit traumático, una pandemia, un brote inflacionario, dos guerras y cinco primeros ministros desde 2019. Quedan tres años hasta las generales de 2029 para saber si esa patada que le han dado a Starmer se transforma en un gobierno de Farage o se diluye en simple voto de castigo localizado en unas elecciones locales. En La ContraRéplica: 0:00 Introducción 3:36 Revolcón para Starmer 36:30 Inmigración y ayudas sociales 43:23 El hantavirus 46:18 Impuestos sobre el trabajo · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra el pesimismo”… https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Contra la Revolución Francesa”… https://amzn.to/4aF0LpZ · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #starmer #farage Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Andy Briggs, chief executive of Standard Life, joins the Big Boss Interview to discuss the war in Iran, pension reform,and the growing risk that millions of people are not putting enough aside for later life.Briggs says pension savers should not panic about the conflict in the Middle East, arguing that most economists expect short-term volatility rather than lasting structural damage to investments. Standard Life, which looks after 12 million customers and manages more than £300 billion in assets, believes pensions should be viewed over decades. Workplace retirement saving continued through COVID, the Ukraine inflation shock and the Liz Truss mini-budget fallout, because contributions are taken from gross pay before workers see their wages.Briggs addresses concerns about a potential AI bubble, noting that much of the funding flowing into artificial intelligence is now debt-based, which could create risks if companies fail to generate sufficient cash to service that debt.The new Pension Schemes Act — the biggest overhaul of the sector in more than a decade — has his broad support, particularly the push for greater scale and investment in productive assets such as infrastructure and growth equity. UK pension savers have generated real returns of around 4% per annum over the past decade, compared with 5.2% in Canada and 5.5% in Australia. The biggest difference, he says, is exposure to private assets. He draws a clear line at mandation, however, arguing that investment decisions should remain a matter of customer choice rather than government compulsion.Briggs is emphatic that pensions policy needs long-term, cross-party consensus rather than budget-cycle speculation. He points to the damage caused by rumours ahead of Rachel Reeves's budget, when thousands of customers withdrew their tax-free cash prematurely — only for the policy to remain unchanged, leaving those savers worse off.The current auto-enrolment minimum of 8% of salary is no longer sufficient, he warns, calling for a gradual increase to 12%. Without change, 60% of people could reach retirement in the 2040s without enough for a decent standard of living. The crisis is partly hidden because today's retirees still benefit from defined benefit pensions built up earlier in their careers — a cushion that is rapidly disappearing.Briggs concedes the UK is "not sufficiently financially literate" on pensions and expresses concern for younger generations struggling to find secure work. Greater pension investment in the UK economy, he argues, could stimulate growth, improve infrastructure and create better jobs — benefiting both savers and the wider economy.Presenter: Felicity Hannah Producer: Olie D'Albertanson Editor: Henry Jones01:54 Andy Briggs joins the pod - discusses political upheaval. 06:00 War in Iran impact on pension savers 08:19 AI bubble concerns & tech stock exposure 09:58 Pension drawdowns around the Reeves budget 11:32 Pension Scheme Act & mandation 17:02 Returns gap vs Canada & Australia 22:20 Pension adequacy & the case for 12% 24:05 60% face inadequate retirement by the 2040s 26:35 Young people & the retirement challenge 30:50 Financial literacy admission 36:10 Personal reflections on careers & opportunity

You will NOT want to miss this episode of the Energy News Beat Global Oil and Gas Markets Update with our special guest Doomberg. We were live on LinkedIn and YouTube, and we had some great questions.We highly recommend subscribing to Doomberg's Substack at: https://newsletter.doomberg.com/1. Geopolitical Conflict & War ResolutionThe primary focus is on the potential end of the Middle East conflict (referred to as "World War III"). Doomberg argues that multiple signals suggest the war is concluding, including:An aircraft carrier leaving the GulfTrump's planned visit to BeijingGold trading patterns showing inverse correlation with war escalationDiplomatic activity (Iranian Foreign Minister visiting Oman, St. Petersburg, and Beijing)Market behavior suggesting peace is being priced in2. Global Energy Markets & Oil PricingExtensive discussion about oil market dynamics:Oil price projections (ranging from $50-$100+ per barrel)The impact of the conflict on global oil supplyStrategic Petroleum Reserve refilling strategyCalifornia's diesel crisis and energy independence issuesThe role of OPEC and its members (particularly UAE's exit)3. Global Realignment & New Trading BlocsThe emergence of new geopolitical alliances based on energy policies:A potential new world order with the US, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, India, China, and RussiaThe contrast between energy-friendly nations and "net zero" countries (EU, UK, Canada)The UAE's positioning as closer to Israel/US interestsIran's strengthened regional position4. UK Political PredictionsA bold prediction that Ed Miliband will become Prime Minister, based on:Current Labour Party vulnerabilitiesScandals affecting other potential successorsThe contrast between energy-knowledgeable leaders (like Liz Truss) being removed from powerMiliband as the "cleanest dirty shirt" in London politics5. Energy Policy & DeindustrializationCriticism of net-zero policies in Western nations:UK banning North Sea drilling while Norway increases productionEU energy policies creating dependencyWindfall profit taxes discouraging energy productionCalifornia's refinery closures creating fuel shortages6. Currency & Financial System ChangesDiscussion of potential shifts in global monetary systems:Possibility of Russia and China backing currencies with goldThe weaponization of the US dollar through sanctionsChina's blocking statute against US sanctionsThe end of the post-WWII order7. Personal Preparedness & Energy SecurityPractical discussion about:Home energy independence (solar, batteries, propane generators)Preparedness for grid outagesThe importance of self-sufficiencyCommunity resilience8. Media & MisinformationCommentary on:Fake Doomberg accounts on social mediaMainstream media coverage vs. open-source intelligenceThe role of Substack in bypassing traditional media gatekeepingPodcast listener metrics and platform independenceThe conversation weaves these topics together to paint a picture of a world transitioning from a US-dominated unipolar order to a multipolar system where energy policy and geopolitical alignment will be central to global power dynamics.Check out the Energy News Beat SubStack https://theenergynewsbeat.substack.com/A shout-out to Steve Reese and the Reese Energy Consulting group for sponsoring the Podcast https://reeseenergyconsulting.com/.Data2 if you have any business systems, can you trust A? Well, they have the patent on validation. . https://data2.zoholandingpage.com/energyAnd we have WellDatabase rolling in as a new sponsor. https://welldatabase.com/

Milo and Phoebe are deep diving into yet another Liz Truss-coded Roman Emperor: Otho. Expect thrills, spills and castrated boy-wives. Get tons more like this on the Patreon for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/mastersofpod

Send us Fan MailAnton arrived in the UK with £500 in his pocket. Years later, he founded WealthOS. He recently sold it to one of the world's largest banks.In this episode, Alan sits down with the founder of WealthOS to talk through what the journey from arrival to acquisition actually looked like.We hear about the door-knocking days in suburban Surrey, and the decision to leave a senior corporate role with two children in private school and a mortgage to cover. He shares the framework he used to pick a co-founder, and why the person who scored highest was not who anyone expected.We get into the angel rounds, the strategic investment from Barclays, and the Liz Truss-era fundraising window that nearly ended the company.There is the November when the bank account was down to four figures and payroll was three weeks away. The conversation he had with his wife about pulling the kids out of school. And the call from JP Morgan that came when an exit was not on his mind.He also shares the principle his former chair gave him about how good businesses get acquired, and his answer to what wealth actually means after you have built and sold one.Links:Wealth OS: https://www.wealthos.cloud/Anton's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonpadmasiri/Books:"Dreams From My Father" by Barack Obama - https://amzn.eu/d/074kFId1"Range" by David Epstein - https://amzn.eu/d/0iBX3kyj"Build" by Tony Fadell - https://amzn.eu/d/06ueeONiPodcasts:"Invest Like The Best" by Patrick O'Shaughnessy - https://pod.link/1154105909This podcast is produced by TribunistaSponsored by Capital Asset Management

What really happens behind the black door of Number 10? Suella Braverman joins Andrew Gold. She exposes the shocking reality of the "institutional orthodoxy" that governs the UK. From explosive disagreements with Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak to the secret mechanisms blocking the will of the British people, Braverman pulls back the curtain on Westminster's elite. Follow Suella on X: https://x.com/SuellaBraverman  SPONSORS: Go to https://surfshark.com/heretics for 4 extra months of Surfshark  Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code andrewgold at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/andrewgold   Check Plaud UK: https://bit.ly/40Gzdh1  | US: https://bit.ly/475MQKe Notepro: https://bit.ly/479tWSR Organise your life: https://akiflow.pro/Heretics  Earn up to 4 per cent on gold, paid in gold: https://www.monetary-metals.com/heretics/  Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at https://mintmobile.com/heretics  Is there a "secret world order" at play, or is the "Blob" simply a product of a left-leaning civil service? We dive deep into the migration crisis, the failure of multiculturalism, and the rise of Islamist terrorism—75% of MI5's workload today. This is a raw, eye-opening look at the leadership vacuum in Britain and whether reform is even possible. Support the Heretics mission: If you believe in uncovering the truth, subscribe and hit the bell icon to stay updated on our latest investigations. #SuellaBraverman #WestminsterExposed #TheBlob #UKPolitics #ImmigrationCrisis #Heretics #AndrewGold #ReformUK #PoliticalTruth #InsideNumber10 Join the 30k heretics on my mailing list: https://andrewgoldheretics.com  Check out my new documentary channel: https://youtube.com/@andrewgoldinvestigates  Andrew on X: https://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok   Insta: https://www.instagram.com/andrewgold_ok Heretics YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@andrewgoldheretics Chapters 00:00 The Secret Fights Behind Closed Doors  02:01 Shocking Truths from the Home Office 04:02 — Why the Prime Minister Blocked Me  06:37 The Day I Resigned from Liz Truss's Government  09:44 Inside Number 10: What It's Really Like  13:10 The Economic Religion of the Elites  15:58 Has Multiculturalism Failed? The Cultural Impact  19:25 "I've Experienced Racism": The Real Immigration Debate  21:02 Defining "The Blob": The Civil Service Orthodoxy  25:10 The Leadership Vacuum: From May to Boris  30:54 "Whatever It Takes": Rishi's Public vs. Private Face  33:51 The Militarized Wall: How Greece Stopped the Boats  37:04 Is Britain in Despair? The Deterrence Crisis  41:07 The Sickening Truth About Grooming Gangs  43:33 Sharia Law and Family Voting in the UK  46:40 Will the Elites Stop Reform? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremey Kyle speaks to the Former Prime Minister Liz Truss about her time in office. Stating that ‘In my 10 years as a minister I understood there was a problem with the blob and I didn't realise how big that problem was. This is what Trump discovered in 2016 and that is why he went in on day 1 with all these executive orders and is getting it done.' Liz also speaks about her time with Her Late Majesty saying that ‘She was so lovely and so on, just two days before. The whole thing was quite surreal, She made a real effort to stand up even though she was very ill at the time and then she said ‘see you next week' and I had no idea'. Wake up with Talk Breakfast in full on YouTube, DAB+ radio, Freeview 280, Fire TV, Samsung TV Plus or the Talk App on your TV from 6am every morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalist Marina Hyde delivers a brutal assessment of Harry and Meghan on The Rest Is Entertainment, arguing the couple are now “just rich people” with little left to offer beyond their royal backstory.We also look at Tina Brown's warning that the Sussexes could be heading toward increasingly desperate commercial territory, fresh questions around Meghan's Australian retreat, new mockery for As Ever, Harry and Meghan's response to the Australian taxpayer petition, and why critics increasingly see the couple as stuck between celebrity branding and royal irrelevance.Plus: Harry and Meghan welcome a major U.S. social media court verdict, Liz Truss says California is welcome to keep them, and another columnist argues the deeper problem may be that both Harry and Meghan are now facing full-blown identity crises.Get episodes of Palace Intrigue by becommming a paid subscriber on Apple Podcasts. Click the button that says uninterrupted listening.  Just $5 a month, and that includes many ofther shows on the Caloroga Shark network.A new season of King William is available now.Our royal newsletter written by Deep Crown is available for free.Royal Books:Revenge: Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors by Tom BowerWilliam and Catherine: The Monarchy's New Era: The Inside StoryThe Royal Insider: My Life with the Queen, the King and Princess Diana

In our first ever special guest episode, John from the Prime Time: Prime Ministers podcast tells us all about Parliament in the reign of Henry VII. Why was parliament so full of marriage councelors? What do Eleanor of Provence and Liz Truss have in common? What did the members of the House of Commons have to fear from hordes of hungry monks? And why did Penny Mordaunt give a long parliamentary speech about chickens? You might need to cover any young listeners' ears for that one...   Find the Prime Time - Prime Ministers Podcast here: https://shows.acast.com/prime-time, and in all of the usual podcatchers. John kindly shared his Bibliography for his research, which you can find here - Episode Information – Tudoriferous Join our Patreon family for yet more episodes and to join our Discord - Tudoriferous | creating a Podcast discussing the great, good and mad Tudor Era | Patreon

CPAC is the biggest event in the MAGA calendar. Last year, it was a triumphant celebration of the total victory of the America First project. Donald Trump basked in the adulation. Elon Musk wielded a chainsaw and laughed maniacally.This year, something feels different. The President, who has spoken at each conference for the past decade, is suggesting he's staying away this time. The war in Iran has got attendees feeling uneasy, even confused - what happened to the man who promised no more foreign intervention?And there's a wider malaise. Trump is polling at an all-time low. The Republicans look like they're heading for a hammering in the midterm elections. Their grip on cultural and political domination - which just 12 months ago looked complete - is now weakening. You won't hear much talk of a Trump third term in Dallas any more.The sunny optimism of MAGA has been replaced by something darker. There is increasing focus on a new enemy - Islam and Islamism. It's helping the base reframe and justify the attack on Iran; one event is literally titled 'MAGA vs. Mullah Madness'. It's helping them sustain an argument about the decline of Europe and the threat of the Democrats. And it's helping a very strange mix of characters stay relevant and keep the bookings coming in.Liz Truss was at the Gaylord Convention Center telling a packed out crowd about the horrors of 'Europestan'. Is it any wonder that MAGA hates Britain?The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/

Does Donald Trump always chicken out or is Keir Starmer in the dark about what is going to happen next in the Middle East? The U.S. President has paused military action in Iran for five days, but pressure remains on the government to support those struggling with energy bills.Sam and Anne unpack a turbulent 24 hours for the Prime Minister - examining how far the Chancellor can go to help those in need and whether she can afford it.Has Rachel Reeves learnt the lessons from Liz Truss – can she steady the markets and are there tricky decision coming down the line?Elsewhere, we have our weekly check-in on the polls – has the Starmer drama died down?Plus, Sam has a deep dive investigation in local councils wasting money on “unreasonable” planning decisions.

Are you tired of hearing about AI constantly, as if it was the only thing anyone in power cares about and they're all determined to cram it into every aspect of your life whether you want it or not? Well then buckle up, as we're joined by Josh Boerman from The Worst Of All Possible Worlds to talk about AI again. But first, if you have a half a million quid to burn then you can join a very exclusive club that Liz Truss is setting up. Also Rachel Reeves would very much like it if you'd tip your savings into the Howling Vortex of Wealth Extraction, for the good of the economy. Growth growth growth! Listen to The Worst Of All Possible Worlds: https://worstpossible.world  Remember personal websites? Get more of Josh at his: https://joshboerman.com/  Subscribe for two whole bonus episodes a month: https://www.patreon.com/praxiscast  Watch streams: https://www.twitch.tv/praxiscast  Buy shirts: https://praxiscast.teemill.com/  Follow us: https://bsky.app/profile/praxiscast.bsky.social  Cast: Special Guest Josh - https://bsky.app/profile/bosh.worstpossible.world  David - https://bsky.app/profile/sanitarynaptime.bsky.social  Rob - https://bsky.app/profile/trufflehog.bsky.social  Jamie - https://bsky.app/profile/reobinwagon.bsky.social  Alasdair - https://bsky.app/profile/ballistari.bsky.social 

Sean Farrington hears about the IEA's release of 400 million barrels of oil reserves. Elsewhere, Sean discusses the largest withdrawal of mortgage products since Liz Truss' mini-Budget, and staff at John Lewis await an update on the reinstatement of their annual bonus payments.

Oil prices surged past $100 per barrel as the war with Iran intensified over the weekend. With the Strait of Hormuz practically closed, and without a solution to the severe disruption in crude oil flows, how hard could Britain be hit? And why has the UK left itself so vulnerable with its energy policy? Michael Simmons is joined by Tyler Goodspeed – former adviser to Donald Trump – to discuss why this situation has far greater consequences than Trump's tariffs, how petroleum is so embedded in our everyday economy and why Ed Miliband could be heading for a 'Liz Truss situation'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wie dacht dat alle malaise in het Midden-Oosten wel was ingeprijsd, komt van een koude kermis thuis: energieprijzen stijgen door vandaag, en beleggers doen de verliezen van vorige week nog eens dunnetjes over. Volgens analisten lijkt de bodem bovendien nog niet in zicht. Hoe ver die nog rijkt, en of de oliereserves van 32 landen die nog kunnen stutten, gaan we deze aflevering bespreken. Daarin hoor je ook over ING, want de bank is nog steeds niet weg uit Rusland. Ze willen wel, maar het Kremlin werkt ze tegen. ING is namelijk een van de laatste portalen tussen Rusland en het economische verkeer in de rest van de wereld. Tegenwerking of niet: de bank verdient ook nog fors aan Rusland, al kunnen ze daar volgens ING zelf helemaal niks aan doen. En het kabinet moet op zoek naar een nieuwe uitwerking van de nieuwe box-3-regels. Misschien is dat een belletje waard naar voormalig ASML-ceo Peter Wennink. Die heeft wel een alternatief klaarliggen, dat óók de Nederlandse techsector aan een impuls kan helpen. Hoor je ook nog: Waarom Novo Nordisk de strijdbijl met zijn aartsvijand begraaft Hoe Prosus straks mogelijk een belang krijgt in de nieuwe combinatie van Paramount en Warner Brothers De moeder van Ticketmaster, dat mag jou blijven afzetten met dure concertkaartjes, tot vreugde van beleggers Waarom president Trump ruzie heeft met Ash en Pikachu Te gast: Wilbert Aarts van Bond Capital Partners BNR Beurs is een journalistiek onafhankelijke productie, mede mogelijk gemaakt door Saxo. Over de makers: Jelle Maasbach is presentator van BNR Beurs en freelance financieel journalist. Zijn favoriete aandeel om over te praten is Disney, maar daar lijkt hij de enige in te zijn. Sinds de eerste uitzending van BNR Beurs is 'ie er bij. Maxim van Mil is presentator van BNR Beurs en journalist bij BNR, waar hij zich focust op de financiële markten en ontwikkelingen in de tech-wereld. Je krijgt hem het meest enthousiast als hij kan praten over ASML, of oer-Hollandse bedrijven zoals Ahold of ABN Amro. Jorik Simonides is presentator van BNR Beurs, economieredacteur en verslaggever bij BNR. Hij wordt er vooral blij van als het een keer níet over AI gaat. Milou Brand is presentator van BNR Beurs, freelance podcastmaker en columnist bij het Financieele Dagblad. Jochem Visser is presentator van BNR Beurs, maakt Beursnerd XL en is redacteur bij BNR Zakendoen en de podcast Onder Curatoren. Vraag hem naar obscure zaken op financiële markten en hij vertelt je waarom het eigenlijk nóg leuker is dan je al dacht. Over de podcast: Met BNR Beurs ga je altijd voorbereid de nieuwe beursdag in. We praten je in een kleine 25 minuten bij over alle laatste ontwikkelingen op de handelsvloer. We blijven niet alleen bij de AEX of Wall Street, maar vertellen je ook waar nog meer kansen liggen. En we houden het niet bij de cijfers, maar zoeken ook iedere dag voor je naar duiding van scherpe gasten en experts. Of je nu een ervaren belegger bent of net begint met je eerste stappen op de beurs, de podcast biedt waardevolle inzichten voor je beleggingsstrategie. Door de focus op zowel de korte termijn als de lange termijn, helpt BNR Beurs luisteraars om de ruis van de markt te scheiden van de essentie. Van Musk tot Microsoft en van Ahold tot ASML. Wij vertellen je wat beleggers bezighoudt, wie de markten in beweging zet en wat dat betekent voor jouw beleggingsportefeuille.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the last decade or so we've looked on as the United States has radically changed itself, but the UK has been changing too as it continues to struggle with economic stagnation and the fallout from Brexit.The British people, famous for their aversion to radical and emotional politics, have embarked on a course which was supposed to take them back to the comforting certainties of the past, but has instead, brought them into an uncertain new world.It began with the huge shock of Brexit, then the constant turnover of Prime Ministers including Liz Truss whose term in office was famous outlived by a head of lettuce.In 2025 British Labor won government in a massive landslide, which saw many hope things might settle down, but now Kier Starmer is hanging on by his fingernails.And for those looking to the monarchy for a sense of continuity and national unity, that's not going well either.So what on earth has happened to the land of toast and tea? Ian Dunt is a British political journalist and author of How Westminster Works and Why is Doesn't Ian is also a regular contributor to Late Night Live on Radio National.This episode of Conversations was produced by Jen Leake, the Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores British politics, Brexit, the financial crash, austerity, David Cameron, The Conservative Party, referendum, European Union, New Labor, populism, government services, the UK-US alliance, Christianity, Marxism, puberty, disillusioned, dogma, ideology, psychedelic, journalism, political discourse, British public school system, elites, power, Prime Ministers, Margaret Thatcher, John Major, immigration.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.

Rachel Reeves has today delivered her much anticipated spring statement, her opportunity to address the looming energy crisis, the uncertainty in the Middle East and the crashing Labour market … unfortunately, she did none of the above.The Treasury promised that the spring statement was going to be boring – and at least it delivered on that pledge. For twenty painful minutes, Reeves rattled off her familiar lines about ‘stability' and Liz Truss. Is this another wasted opportunity for Labour and the Chancellor? What will it mean for her own ‘stability'?Oscar Edmondson speaks to James Heale and Michael Simmons.Produced by Oscar Edmondson.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts.Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel Reeves has today delivered her much anticipated spring statement, her opportunity to address the looming energy crisis, the uncertainty in the Middle East and the crashing Labour market … unfortunately, she did none of the above.The Treasury promised that the spring statement was going to be boring – and at least it delivered on that pledge. For twenty painful minutes, Reeves rattled off her familiar lines about ‘stability' and Liz Truss. Is this another wasted opportunity for Labour and the Chancellor? What will it mean for her own ‘stability'?Oscar Edmondson speaks to James Heale and Michael Simmons.Produced by Oscar Edmondson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This satirical audio transcript from "The Strange Mole Show" employs surrealist sketch comedy to critique the contemporary political landscape of the United Kingdom and the United States. The narrative is structured as a series of absurdist vignettes, featuring caricatured versions of figures like Donald Trump, Liz Truss, and Nigel Farage, while utilizing a Harry Potter allegory to mock the perceived failures of Keir Starmer's leadership. Central themes include the instability of global power, the corruption of the "billionaire class," and the lingering shadows of scandals like the Epstein list. Ultimately, the piece serves as a biting social commentary, using dark humor and parody songs to express a deep-seated populist frustration with institutional hypocrisy and the erosion of political accountability.   Transcript: A year off from doing the Strange Mole Show and where are we? The Greens have just won Gorton and Denton. Maybe there's a bit of hope. Maybe the world is about to change for the better. We bring you this breaking news. Israel and America have bombed Iran. Oh, bollocks. The strange mole show. The strange mole show. pop baby. What the hell?   Mr. President, I need you to stop playing with the sliders on your toy tariff adjuster and come with me. Why? What's going on?   I need you to come with me to a secure location. We've had notice of a credible threat.   Who is it?   Reports are coming in that Bliss Trust is on her way and she wants to shake hands with you.   Jesus Christ. Get me out of here.   Ky Donald.   Oh my god.   S about the window. I don't know what's going on. on with your door people. But they said I didn't have the right credentials. Can you imagine? As if anyone needs qualifications and credentials anymore.   Listen, Liz, baby, it's great to see you and everything, but I got a lot going on right now. So many beautiful things. And I'm going to have to take a little rain check until   until you can find a new sunny hot spot. Liz. Honey, don't be like that.   Like what, Donald? I thought you liked my cheery disposition.   I just don't want you to go upsetting yourself again. Remember what the doctor said about getting all confused when you think about things too hard.   I get what doctors Donald,   this is nappy one requesting immediate backup. The shrew is Wild. I repeat, the shrew is wild. Ma'am, stand down.   Lizzy Sugar, calm down.   Where is my necklace, Donald?   I don't have it. I swear.   You can tell me now while you still have the faculties to read an auto quue. Or we can do a photo op and shake hands to celebrate. how you have so many former world leaders still like you. It's up to you, Donnie.   Please, no, not the handshake. I've got so much to live for.   Really?   Well, no. But there's still a few megamorons with some dollars I can squeeze.   The necklace, Donald.   I don't Don't have it. I never did. It was another bluff.   You son of a   Wait, wait. Steve has it.   Steve Bannon.   No, Steve Guttenberg. Of course, Steve Bannon. Now, please don't shake my hand. I can't go out like the queen.   All right, but this isn't over until I get what's mine, Donnie.   Sure. Sure. Whatever you need. baby.   And if I don't, the list you're going to be on is the obituary one. Are we clear?   Totally, Crystal. I'll make all the calls. So many beautiful calls to find out everything you need to know.   You'd better because the lady ain't for learning.   What?   Oh, and Donald.   Yes.   Don't forget to like and subscribe on my YouTube. YouTube channel. Till next time, the listister is leaving. Watcher. God damn it, that was a close one. Quick, let's bomb her ran and see if we can shut down the world's airspace so she can't come back. What the hell is going on? I was assured that when I opened this magical cabinet, I would have access to all the corridors of power. And now look where we are.   My Lord Bulga thought   that's not my title yet. I was hoping to retire into the role, but instead we are one year on from getting rid of that Tory fool Bumblebear, and I'm suddenly two Horcruxes. down out of nowhere.   Two Horlocks is down, Saki.   Yes, two. I can no longer hear the whispers of advice from the old dark lord that were hidden deep within Jeff Fiddler's diary. Now that everyone's sunk their teeth into it, it's ruined. And just last night, somebody cut their head off my beloved snake that was by my side.   Won't somebody think of the women and children?   That's the problem. Everybody will, and they'll see that We facilitated these spells of horror in human history, too.   Well, I'm sorry to report, but your NHS data eaters have been reporting attacks of green lightning strikes with people shouting, "I've had enough of this s***." Bloody hell, Wasel. Just watch where Yao's firing off shots at.   Enough. There is no time for fighting when we have these Harley Quinn plotters taking down our power bases. They just killed off Gorton and Denton.   This did all start to go wrong when you grasped hold of the deadly values. Yao now.   All right. I know that trying to throw a cloak of invisibility over the disabled and trans community caused a bit of a muggle. And perhaps snapping the elder bonds was a mistake.   Resurrecting saturity was always going to get you stoned.   Well, it was that or let in the demented. It's bad enough he's still hovering over Gaza looking for a job.   So, are we summoning all of your supporters for a counter attack? Reveal some scandalous secrets, Hogwarts and all.   Don't be absurd. I haven't any supporters left. Just a few patron asses to defend me. I shall have to lie low and hope I don't get scorched by an ally in an unexpected way. See you, Anna. Oh dear.   Next up on Radio Flawed, it's Poets's Corner with Spam Heirs. Scam. le abounds. Rumors persist. Who could be named in the full Epstein list? Excitement and interest for a gossipy twist. Such picadillo. Who could resist? Will there be royals, princes and kings? Political classes and celebrity rings. Corruption and crime in each institution. Powerful figures runchy. Prostitution. Media mogul maintain the illusion. Generations of suburuge lies and confusion. Page upon page of such sickening depravity. Everyone struggling with the size, the pure gravity of evil, its ability and widespread capacity. So how do we deal with truths we have learned? The tales of these women, those stories were burned. And when the stakes were so high, when blind eyes were turned, and no verdict of justice was ever returned. Public inquiry, public outrage. Don't let the billionaire class turn the page. Reject the old orders. Start a new age. And never rest up till they rot in a cage. Hello, Nigel Farage here, working hard from home in my beloved town of um where do I live this week? Ah, yes, Clton. Here with a special message for my old pal Steve from your old pal Jeffrey who's asked me to pass on his Best wishes from beyond the veil. Whoa. Beyond the veil. Oh, that sounds a bit, you know, nice. Wink wink. I hope this Jeffrey isn't a threat to women and children. Oh, Mr. Farage, you scared me. I did not know you were working from home today.   Ah, Wanita, I'm sorry if you were startled. I'm just doing a few recordings and I thought my wife had told you that I was here.   No, Mr. Ash, she not tell me nothing. I cannot understand her. I don't speak German.   Well, regardless of that, I do have a number of cameo videos to make here. So,   Oh, that is why you not have the trousers on. You're so naughty, Mr. Farage.   No, no, it's nothing like that. I just got up and was simply knocking out a few gems for my loyal followers to start the day.   Understands me, sir. Farage. You're an alien. Riser, but it's just for only fans. You are a giver.   Precisely. No, wait. It's not that at all.   Oh, you're on the take.   No.   Oh, it's a tough economy, Mr. Farage. We do what we can to pay the bills. Everyone needs a side hustle. Quanita runs evening rumba class.   I'm not sure that I can approve of provocative, exotic, foreign, non-Christian dancing. Oh, Mr. Farage. Roomba classes. I teach for boomers that are too lazy to read instructions or use the internet on how they use electronica. It pays for cruise three times a year. Hoovering up the profits. Eh.   Oh, see Mr. Farage. So, Juanita is very busy. Um, when can clean, please?   Well, I'm very busy, Wanita. Let's see. I've got wellw wishes for a pizza. A file press, a G. Maxwell, a Mandy Petlesson. Oh, I've also got to get through three H Shipman's, four J Saviles, and half a dozen Hugh Januses.   Oh dear.   Although I am flying out to my holiday home to see Donald this afternoon. I suppose I could rattle them off there.   Uh, will Mrs. Farage meet you there?   No, she's heading off to our second home in Germany to do some work from there. with the children.   Good gracious, no. They have homework to do in the countryside home.   Well, it seems like you never relax, Mr. Farage.   It may seem that way, but where you see sacrifice, I see advantage.   You You see benefit.   Exactly.   You You see benefit while you working from home.   I suppose you could say that.   Shall I come back later? It does go against my foreign workers return policy, but I suppose you should. We can't have any horrible messes building up and causing a stink in my own backyard, can we?   Oh, I'm sure you are squeaky clean, Mr. Farage.   Yes, of course.   As my grandmother used to say, the dust cannot settle if you sweep it away from from the carpet and not underlay.   Yes. Um, you haven't got any spaces in that room class later, have you? When I wake up, well, I know there's going to be there's going to be another pedo crime on view when it comes out. Yeah, I know there's going to be there's going to be be a man we all know. You know who. If they get dumb, I'm going to be surprised. I'm going to be the man who's just as shocked at it as you. And if love falters, hey, I know I'm going to be I'm going to be the man who calls out this taboo. But I would read the Epstein files and I would read three million more just to see the wealthy class was slow. across a courtroom floor when I'm reading. Yes, I know. I'm going to see I'm going to see the man who's working against you. And all the money flowing from the crimes they do. It all began when the UK left the EU. When I call When I Oh, I know they're going to flee. They're going to flee. The country vanish out the blue. And they might grow loud. Well, I know there's going to be there's going to be a crowd who hear the victim. It's true. Cuz I would read the Epstein files and I would read 3 million more just to see the wealthy class walk slow across the courtroom floor. Hang the bastards. Hang the bastards. Hang the bastards. Hang the bastards. They done. They done. They done. They done. They done.   Hang the bastards. Hang the bastards. Hang the bastards. Hang the bastards. They done. They done. They done. They done. They done. The Strange Mole Show is written by The Holy Mole and performed alongside Chris Doc Strange and Chrissy Greg. Additional musical material by Augusta Lees. Find back episodes at strange mole.co.uk. Oh, hello sir. Been on holiday in Cornwall. I go. Yeah, as a matter of fact, I have. I was I was visiting my friend Jethro. I forgot what I forgot while I went away. I've been spending time with him.   Knows how he speaks now.   You mean I don't normally speak like this? Yes, master.   No, master. Hello, sir. I can't not do it now.

Kemi Badenoch is the Conservative MP for North West Essex and the Leader of the Opposition. Since winning her seat in 2017, she has held cabinet positions as Minister of State for Equalities under Boris Johnson and Secretary of State for International Trade under Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. She became leader of the Conservative Party in 2024 after Rishi Sunak's resignation and is the first black person to lead a political party in Britain. Her Nigerian parents came to Britain for medical treatment and Kemi was born in a private hospital in Wimbledon in January 1980. Her parents returned with their newborn daughter, and she was brought up in Nigeria in an affluent suburb of Lagos. After a series of military coups and economic downturns, her family, along with many other middle-class families in Nigeria saw their wealth decline and Kemi was sent to London to study for her A levels.Instead of following her parents into medicine, she chose to pursue Computer Systems Engineering and went to Sussex University. A well-paid career in IT followed and she joined the Conservative Party aged twenty-five where she also met her husband, Hamish. Her first attempt at becoming an MP was in 2010 in Dame Tessa Jowell's former constituency of Dulwich and West Norwood constituency in London. She finished third behind the Labour and Liberal Democrat candidates.In 2017, she was selected for the Saffron Walden seat and became an MP.She lives in London with her husband and three children and divides her time between Westminster and her constituency of North West Essex.DISC ONE: The Story of Tonight - Lin-Manuel Miranda, Okieriete Onaodowan, Daveed Diggs, Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton DISC TWO: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson DISC THREE: Wonderful World - Sam Cooke DISC FOUR: Be Still - Aled Jones and English Session Orchestra DISC FIVE: Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) - Baz Luhrmann DISC SIX: Love is All Around - Wet Wet Wet DISC SEVEN: Carry You Home – Alex Warren DISC EIGHT: Dear Theodosia - Leslie Odom Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda BOOK CHOICE: Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray LUXURY ITEM: The Marvel Movie Collection with a solar-powered DVD player CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson Presenter: Lauren Laverne Producer: Sarah TaylorDesert Island Discs has cast many politicians away to the island over the years including Sir Keir Starmer, Nicola Sturgeon, Sir Vince Cable, Theresa May, Ed Miliband, Boris Johnson and Margaret Thatcher.

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In Round One, the team discuss Barack Obama ‘breaking the internet' by suggesting aliens are real, Liz Truss finally managing to snag a photo with Donald Trump, and Keir Starmer being accused of running a “zombie government” after yet more U-turns — from delaying local elections to the Palestine Action proscription row, plus some properly murky Westminster briefing wars.In Round 2, we dive into the Winter Olympics' lost property box (including a suspiciously fast condom shortage, sold-out Gen Z stoat mascots and a fugitive with a love of ice hockey) before meeting the Manchester United fan refusing to cut his hair until the club wins five games in a row – a vow that's somehow become a national sporting curse.In Round 3, the Missing Words Round, we hear what RFK Jr's nutrition chatbot thinks you should be inserting where, what wildlife enthusiasts spotted bobbing in the Thames and what's happened every single day in the UK so far in 2026…If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode!For updates on the show, make sure you're following Have I Got News for You on Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly known as twitter) and get in touch with us there using #HIGNFYpod or emailing podcasts@hattrick.com. Your host is Mike RaymentWith Jack HarrisQueenie Miller Emerald Paston The Producer is Diggory WaiteThe Executive Producer is Claire BroughtonThe Music is by Big GeorgeIn the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

Larry, die kat van 10 Downingstraat herdenk die maand 15 jaar in die amp... wat die kat van 10 Downingstraat is. Larry, wat tans 19 jaar oud is, het ses eerste ministers oorleef insluitend David Cameron, wat hom aangestel het om muise te vang, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak en die huidige Keir Starmer. Sy goedkeuringsgradering is hoër as enige van die eerste ministers waaronder hy gedien het. In 2016 het Cameron gerugte oor sy verhouding met Larry, in die parlement aangespreek met ‘n foto van hom en Larry saam.

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Since being forced to resign over a mini-Budget that spooked the markets, Liz Truss has become something of a bogeyman for not just the Left but the Tories too.But Ms Truss insists she was “sabotaged” by the Bank of England and the Blob, and that Britain is being run by an “unelected technocracy”.The former prime minister tells Tim and guest host Rachel Johnson how she was “radicalised” by being in government; why she admires Donald Trump; and, with Keir Starmer in Beijing this week, how “British officialdom is beholden to China”.Plus, she reveals whether she would join Nigel Farage's party, following Robert Jenrick's defection, and warns: “the Blob is trying to infiltrate Reform”.We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or find @dailytpodcast on TikTok, Instagram and X► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorProducer: Georgia Coan and Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Charlotte SeligmanVideo Producer: Will WaltersStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Producer: Nada AggourEditor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comThis has been for ages one of those things that has been going to happen that never actually happens.But on Monday there were signs it is actually going to happen.I'm talking about some kind of financial crisis in Japan, whether in its currency, its debt markets or a bit of both. Because it's so far away, we tend to overlook in Western Europe what a big deal Japan is: but it's the world's 4th largest economy - only the US, China and Germany have greater GDP.But its debt-to-GDP is 230% - 4 times Germany's (~63%), more than double the UK's (100%) and almost double the US's (~124%). But it has sustained these “unsustainable” levels for so long it's now normal. Shorting the yen has been the great widow maker.In addition to roughly $10 trillion of government debt, Japan also carries around $8 trillion of non-financial sector debt, including corporate and household borrowing. This is not new. What may be new is the market's willingness to continue absorbing it at the margin.On Monday Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called a snap election for February 8th, seeking a stronger mandate for her coalition government. She has high approval ratings, I read, and is looking to capitalise on them, restoring the Liberal Democratic Party's majority in the powerful lower house. Even so, though she is favourite, this is also a gamble.If you live in a third world country such as the UK, I urge you to own gold or silver. The pound will be further devalued. The bullion dealer I recommend is The Pure Gold Company. Pricing is competitive, quality of service is high. They deliver to the UK, the US, Canada and Europe or you can store your gold with them. More here.Takaichi will run on a platform of more stimulus. The worry is how she “pays” for her proposed cuts to food taxes. It's not totally unlike the Liz Truss situation, when she proposed tax cuts without material cuts to spending.How much is enough?I just don't get it with governments. Something doesn't have the desired effect. Instead of stopping and reassessing, they do more. Ooh, this petrol isn't putting out the fire. Let's add more petrol.But the result of her announcement was that Japanese borrowing costs rose sharply to all-time highs (again). 30-year yields posted their biggest daily jump since 2003, and 10-year yields surged 19 basis points. Not quite such a record breaking rise but the sharpest since 2022.Japan's bond market, long regarded as the safest and dullest corner of global finance, is suddenly being treated as risky. Compounding the problem is the fact that Japanese insurers, historically reliable buyers of long-dated bonds when yields rose, have become net sellers. That removes a key stabilising force.Charlie Morris monthly gold report, Atlas Pulse is, in my view, the best gold newsletter out there. Get your copy here. No pay nada.At some point the Bank of Japan may step in and buy bonds to calm things down. That's what usually happens. The risk, however, is that Japan is deemed even more fiscally permissive, the yen weakens further, and inflationary pressures stoke.If the yen carry trade unravels - that is the financial world borrowing Japanese yen at low rates and using the money to invest elsewhere - then everything unravels, and we get the 2020s version of 2008. It's been threatening to happen a long time, but it never quite does. But hot money - aka liquidity - will get sucked out of everything from gold and silver to the stock market to the bond markets to bitcoin, and the world gets a massive margin call. The bottom line is that this raises the risk of more global market volatility. If Japan, long the calmest corner of global finance, becomes unstable, everything priced on the assumption of low and stable interest rates needs to repice. Risk-on flips to risk-off. Speculative assets get hit.Add all the Greenland stuff to the mix and everything looks very shaky all of a sudden.Periods like this are not necessarily about bold calls. They're about deciding where you refuse to be sloppy. So I am taking some action.

Does the negotiator of Britain's exit from the EU accept Brexit has failed? What in Liz Truss's disastrous mini budget does he still endorse? What are his plans to revive the think tank that gave us Thatcherism? In this episode, Steph and Robert sit down with Lord David Frost - the Brexit negotiator turned head of the Institute of Economic Affairs. They examine whether his climate “realism” is in fact climate denialism and his arguments that the British state has grown too big, too intrusive, and too expensive Email: ⁠⁠the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠restismoney@goalhanger.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheRestIsMoney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheRestIsMoney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@RestIsMoney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

November 2022 now, and a live Bugle - just as the UK was reeling in the wake of Liz Truss. Helen Zaltzman and Nish Kumar joined Andy for Bugle issue 4245 - The Sistine Chapel: The Original PornHub.Hear more of our shows, buy our book, and help keep us alive by supporting us here: thebuglepodcast.com/This episode was produced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Adam Biles welcomes Jonathan Coe to Shakespeare and Company in Paris for a rich, funny, and wide-ranging conversation about Coe's genre-bending novel The Proof of My Innocence. What begins as a playful pastiche of a cozy crime mystery evolves into three interlocking novellas—a whodunnit, a piece of dark academia, and a fragment of autofiction—that push at the limits of storytelling itself. Coe discusses why crime fiction offers comfort in anxious times, how the destabilising politics of late 2022 (from Liz Truss to the Queen's death) seeped into the book, and why he's increasingly drawn to overtly fictional narratives in an age suspicious of facts. He reflects on class, Cambridge, generational politics, and the powerful role fiction plays in preserving memory. Filled with humour and insight, the conversation offers both a defence of storytelling and a portrait of Britain in flux.Buy The Proof of My Innocence: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/the-proof-of-my-innocence-3Jonathan Coe was born in Birmingham in 1961. He is the award-winning, bestselling author of fifteen novels, including What a Carve Up!, The Rotters' Club, Middle England and, most recently, The Proof of My Innocence. He has won the Costa Novel Award, the Prix du Livre Européen, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, the Prix Médicis Étranger and the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize, among many others. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His work has been translated into twenty-two languages. Jonathan Coe lives in London.Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company.Listen to Alex Freiman's latest EP, In The Beginning: https://open.spotify.com/album/5iZYPMCUnG7xiCtsFCBlVa?si=h5x3FK1URq6SwH9Kb_SO3w Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we tackle the contentious issue of socialized medicine in America, with a spotlight on the failures of the National Health Service in Great Britain. John Solomon welcomes former British Prime Minister Liz Truss, who shares her firsthand experiences and insights into the pitfalls of government-run healthcare. We also discuss the implications of free speech in today's political climate with author Stuart Brotman. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" shares the best stories, insights and moments from his sit down interviews of 2025 featuring: Tony Robbins, Peter Thiel, Dr. Phil McGraw, Stephen A. Smith, Jordan Peterson, Bill O'Reilly, Piers Morgan, Douglas Murray, Jason Calacanis, Cheryl Hines, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Scott Galloway, Rob Hersov, David Zucker, Ron DeSantis, Eric Trump, Sage Steele, Eric Weinstein, Bjørn Lomborg, Jillian Michaels, Liz Truss, Tony Abbott, Sen. John Kennedy, Frankie Valli and many more! Watch ALL the FULL INTERVIEWS HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbhOtC9klbBR3q4AO9AdVjeC9r5RyZFP  Check out the NEW RUBIN REPORT MERCH here: https://daverubin.store/ ---------  Today's Sponsors: Tax Network USA - If you owe back taxes or have unfiled returns, don't let the government take advantage of you. Whether you owe a few thousand or a few million, they can help you. Call 1(800)-958-1000 for a private, free consultation or Go to: https://tnusa.com/dave Noble Gold Investments - Whether you're looking to roll over an old 401(k) into a Gold IRA or you want physical gold delivered right to your home Noble Gold makes the process simple. Download the free wealth protection kit and open a new qualified account and get a FREE 10-ounce Silver Flag Bar plus a Silver American Eagle Proof Coin. Go to http://DaveRubinGold.com Recharge - The Wellness Company has a way to stay focused, energized, and mentally resilient. This doctor-formulated nutraceutical is the first to combine methylene blue with Urolithin A, creating a unique formula designed to optimize mitochondrial function, improve energy, and elevate cognitive performance. Rubin Report viewers get 15% off plus FREE shipping at checkout when they use code: RUBIN. Go to: https://TWC.health/RUBIN and use CODE: RUBIN

The prime minister has been urged to deport Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah, after he apologised for social media posts apparently calling for violence against Zionists and the police.But as successive governments backed his release from an Egyptian jail, will anyone listen to critics including Liz Truss?Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Jack Blackburn and Albie Amankona. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us a textIn this episode we discuss Season 3, Episode 4: "White Mischief", one of the strongest (and darkest) episodes of the series thus far.  What starts as a Christmas episode turns into a brutal examination of luck, power, and the lies we tell ourselves and others. At the end of the day, this episode forces the question: is all trading gambling? If not, what's the difference? At the center is Rishi, running rogue risk around a fictionalized portrayal of Liz Truss' brief (yet calamitous) stint as PM. Rishi is facing both a Sterling crisis and a private gambling addiction that has him massively indebted to loan sharks. As the markets spin out, the episode draws sharp parallels between trading and gambling, confidence and recklessness, and asks an uncomfortable question about whether the system can tell the difference between skill and luck...and if it even cares to.We also dig into the real-world economic backdrop that inspired the episode, the meaning behind the title “White Mischief,” and why this hour says far more about modern Britain, masculinity, and institutional power than it does about markets alone.It's an episode about winning without learning, consequences that vanish when money is made, and a cycle that feels impossible to break.Learn more about 9fin HERE Shop our Self Paced Courses: Investment Banking & Private Equity Fundamentals HEREFixed Income Sales & Trading HERE Wealthfront.com/wss. This is a paid endorsement for Wealthfront. May not reflect others' experiences. Similar outcomes not guaranteed. Wealthfront Brokerage is not a bank. Rate subject to change. Promo terms apply. If eligible for the boosted rate of 4.15% offered in connection with this promo, the boosted rate is also subject to change if base rate decreases during the 3 month promo period.The Cash Account, which is not a deposit account, is offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC ("Wealthfront Brokerage"), Member FINRA/SIPC. Wealthfront Brokerage is not a bank. The Annual Percentage Yield ("APY") on cash deposits as of 11/7/25, is representative, requires no minimum, and may change at any time. The APY reflects the weighted average of deposit balances at participating Program Banks, which are not allocated equally. Wealthfront Brokerage sweeps cash balances to Program Banks, where they earn the variable APY. Sources HERE.

Who and what will receive our FIFA Peace Prize-style gongs for the year? Elon Musk for his brief, mayfly political life of casual mass murder? Trump and Vance for their disgusting Oval Office attack on Zelenskyy? Liz Truss, madwoman for hire? Oasis? Prince Andrew? Stephen f**king Miller? All these and more feature in our heated debate about the defining moments, heroes, villains, blessed distractions and underreported stories of a year we're already drinking to forget. Cheers! ESCAPE ROUTES AND BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Ros recommends Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York by Andrew Lownie – and likes to watch Danger Mouse: The Snowman Cometh at Christmas.  • Jonn recommends Ghosts of Iron Mountain by Phil Tinline plus Scrooged, Home Alone and Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol.  • Andrew recommends The Power Fantasy by Keiron Gillen and Caspare Wijngaard and the 1951 Alastair Sim movie of A Christmas Carol.  • Seth recommends The Radical Print and The Black Cat (1935).  www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Seth Thévoz with Jonn Elledge, Ros Taylor and Andrew Harrison. Produced by Chris Jones. Audio Production by: Robin Leeburn. Art direction: James Parrett. Theme tune by Cornershop. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. www.podmasters.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gareth is back! We're talking (supersonic) planes, (cancelled) trains, and the most exciting new business opportunity arriving at the desks of the 500-700 most powerful people in the world… courtesy of Liz Truss???? Check out Rail Natter here! Get the whole episode on Patreon here! TF Merch is still available here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

On this week's episode: Kash Patel calls shotgun ... We will be shocked to find out what a young Nigel Farage thought about jews and brown people ... And Eli's a narc about medical marijuana. To support our show on Patreon, go here: patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: quince.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) groundnews.com/skepticrat betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Kash Patel is giant embarrassment who wouldn't leave his plane without an FBI jacket: https://nypost.com/2025/11/30/opinion/damning-report-labels-fbi-rudderless-ship-under-kash-patel-with-he-and-dan-bongino-more-concerned-with-building-personal-resumes/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-probe-fbi-director-kash-patel-fbi-gulfstream-jet/ https://people.com/fbi-director-kash-patel-directed-security-detail-to-drive-girlfriend-friend-home-report-11862942 Farage turns on broadcasters over racism allegations as number of claims hits 28: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/04/farage-turns-on-broadcasters-racism-allegations-bbc Indiana Lawmakers Reject Trump's New Political Map: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/us/indiana-senate-redistricting-republicans.html Feds bring woman to US to face charges, then say she's here illegally: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/12/10/extradition-deportation-belarus-russia/ The Liz Truss Show review – hapless ravings from a cupboard: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/05/the-liz-truss-show-review-hapless-ravings-from-a-closet Beware the Liz Truss chatshow - viewers will require survivor therapy: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/06/welcome-to-the-liz-truss-chatshow-but-beware-viewers-may-end-up-in-survivors-therapy Review of Medical Cannabis Use Finds Little Evidence of Benefit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/health/medical-cannabis-benefits.html

Tommy and Ben explain how President Trump forfeited our advantage in the artificial intelligence race by allowing Nvidia to sell advanced AI chips to China, break down the new White House National Security Strategy document and debate whether it matters, and explain how fighting between Thailand and Cambodia and between the DRC and Rwanda has exposed Trump's “peacemaker” image as a sham. They also talk about the lack of progress on a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, the bizarre story of a fake coup in Guinea Bissau, an attempted coup in Benin, troubling reports from Yemen's civil war, and former British Prime Minister Liz Truss's hilariously bad podcast debut. Then Tommy speaks to Anika Wells, Australia's Minister for Communications and Sport, about the country's social media ban for kids under 16.For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

PREVIEW HEADLINE: The Tories' Deep Troubles: Mismanagement and the Liz Truss Legacy GUEST NAME: Joseph Sternberg 50-WORD SUMMARY: John Batchelor discusses the deep troubles of the Tories with Joseph Sternberg, noting their slip to third place behind Labour and Reform UK. The party struggles to overcome 14 years of mismanagement. They face a "real pickle" trying to justify aggressive economic reform now, having previously ousted Liz Truss for promising similar changes. 1901 OLD HOUSE