Blair Wades In, ‘Ice Barbie’ Let Go & Land-Grabbing Gnomes

March 11
39 mins

Episode Description

In Round One, the team discuss the UK government’s response to the escalating conflict between the US and Iran, Tony Blair’s latest intervention in Middle Eastern politics and whether Keir Starmer’s stance could really be his “Love Actually moment”.

In Round Two, we hear about the spectacular downfall of former US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, from luxury deportation jets to a $50k Rolex in a super-prison, before heading to Brussels to learn about the EU’s new ban on “meaty” words for plant-based foods.

In Round Three, the Missing Words Round, we find out why firefighters had to rescue a man trapped in a Manchester phone box, how a Surrey couple tried to claim their neighbour’s land with an unconventional means and why a camel beauty contest has been rocked by scandal…

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Your host is Mike Rayment
With Jack Harris
Emerald Paston 
And Queenie Miller, back next week! 

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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