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Power Corrupted PMs and Peter Hitchens almost meets Prince Charles

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All human life is here.

Dogma, closed minds, modern slavery, net zero and why Peter will never enter the House of Lords - though he will take tea there – and why you’ll never find letters after his name.

Sarah asks why Labour are pushing for a new deal with China at the risk of human rights violation and why did Margaret Thatcher think you could drive the 5 plus miles from Downing Street to Dulwich – turns out, outriders on motorbikes help.

And both wonder when did the honours system become such an ‘inverted pyramid of piffle’? Word for word.

On our reading list this week:

· HMS Ulysses – Alistair MacLean

· The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher: From Grocer’s Daughter to Iron Lady – John Campbell

· The People’s Trilogy - Frank Dikötter

To get in touch, email: alas@mailonline.co.uk, you can leave a comment on Spotify or even send us a voice note on Whatsapp – on 07796 657512, start your message with the word ‘alas’.

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Presenters: Sarah Vine & Peter Hitchens

Producer: Philip Wilding

Editor: Chelsey Moore

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

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Power Corrupted PMs and Peter Hitchens almost meets Prince Charles

Alas Vine & Hitchens

published 6 days ago

MP3•Episode home

All human life is here.

Dogma, closed minds, modern slavery, net zero and why Peter will never enter the House of Lords - though he will take tea there – and why you’ll never find letters after his name.

And both wonder when did the honours system become such an ‘inverted pyramid of piffle’? Word for word.

On our reading list this week:

· HMS Ulysses – Alistair MacLean

· The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher: From Grocer’s Daughter to Iron Lady – John Campbell

· The People’s Trilogy - Frank Dikötter

To get in touch, email: alas@mailonline.co.uk, you can leave a comment on Spotify or even send us a voice note on Whatsapp – on 07796 657512, start your message with the word ‘alas’.

Take our show survey at:

https://ex-plorsurvey.com/survey/selfserve/550/g517/250305?list=9

Presenters: Sarah Vine & Peter Hitchens

Producer: Philip Wilding

Editor: Chelsey Moore

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

Executive Producer: Jamie East

A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular

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7 episodes

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Power Corrupted PMs and Peter Hitchens almost meets Prince Charles 39:45

6 days ago39:45

39:45

All human life is here. Dogma, closed minds, modern slavery, net zero and why Peter will never enter the House of Lords - though he will take tea there – and why you’ll never find letters after his name. Sarah asks why Labour are pushing for a new deal with China at the risk of human rights violation and why did Margaret Thatcher think you could drive the 5 plus miles from Downing Street to Dulwich – turns out, outriders on motorbikes help. And both wonder when did the honours system become such an ‘inverted pyramid of piffle’? Word for word. On our reading list this week: · HMS Ulysses – Alistair MacLean · The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher: From Grocer’s Daughter to Iron Lady – John Campbell · The People’s Trilogy - Frank Dikötter To get in touch, email: alas@mailonline.co.uk , you can leave a comment on Spotify or even send us a voice note on Whatsapp – on 07796 657512, start your message with the word ‘alas’. Take our show survey at: https://ex-plorsurvey.com/survey/selfserve/550/g517/250305?list=9 Presenters: Sarah Vine & Peter Hitchens Producer: Philip Wilding Editor: Chelsey Moore Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini Executive Producer: Jamie East A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Does My Bomb Look Big in This? 38:50

13 days ago38:50

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To paraphrase Edwin Starr; work, what is it good for, absolutely nothing… At least according to Gen Z. Reports suggest that a whole generation might be ready to give up work, which, coincidentally, is how Peter felt every day as a younger man when he was mucking out pigs on the farm, while Sarah’s eighteen-hour days in Hobbs only finally relented when she found herself talking to a drunken sub editor in a pub who was baffled by his new mac at work, just as Sarah had learnt how to use one… Elsewhere, we take to the seas as Peter asks why our submariners are spending over 200 days underwater at a time and why do we cling to the notion that we need a cold war superweapon like the atomic bomb and what really happens when you try to launch a Trident missile at sea? Nothing good, apparently. And what tests do you have to pass if, God forbid, you have to stand in for the PM one day? On our reading list this week: · Simple Subs Book – Leslie Sellers · The Silent Deep: The Royal Navy Submarine Service Since 1945 – James Jinks & Peter Hennessy · The Hunt For Red October - Tom Clancy To get in touch, email: alas@mailonline.co.uk , you can leave a comment on Spotify or even send us a voice note on Whatsapp – on 07796 657512, start your message with the word ‘alas’. Presenters: Sarah Vine & Peter Hitchens Producer: Philip Wilding Editor: Chelsey Moore Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini Executive Producer: Jamie East A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Covid Tomatoes, Diplomatic Camels, and Our Kind of Despot 38:24

20 days ago38:24

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Lockdown saw Peter Hitchens riding through Hyde Park in a Polish gas mask hissing the word ‘virus’ at strangers. Sarah Vine spent hers in Waitrose checking produce until an outraged fellow shopper saw her return over ripe veg to the shelves and accuse her of spreading ‘covid tomatoes!’. Whatever they are. Both struggled with lockdown – especially as Sarah was sharing a home with Michael Gove, who was very much behind his Party’s policy to close things down – but, five years later, what did they make of the seismic period when Britain turned out the lights? Also, Peter asks why the hell can’t the west stay out of other country’s business, unless those despots or dictators can make life easier for us? It’s enough to make cynics of us all. On our reading list this week: · Lockdown Secrets – Eleanor Tattersfield · Catch Your Breath – Ed Patrick · The Great War For Civilisation – Robert Fisk To get in touch, email: alas@mailonline.co.uk , you can leave a comment on Spotify or even send us a voice note on Whatsapp – on 07796 657512, start your message with the word ‘alas’. Presenters: Sarah Vine & Peter Hitchens Producer: Philip Wilding Editor: Chelsey Moore Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini Executive Producer: Jamie East A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Drugs, Depression, Diet, and a Dutch Utopia? 39:46

27 days ago39:46

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Peter Hitchens is so anti-drugs, and so engaged with his moral compass he won't even consider taking the fictional recreationals, while Sarah Vine has been on antidepressants for over a decade and swears by her 'fat jab’. This, while Peter dreams of a Dutch like utopia where cars are rarely seen and children are safe to walk to school. Shall the twain ever meet? Occasionally. Join them for a conversation that begins by asking is society, sleepwalking into a delirium of self-medication and can end just about anywhere... On our reading list this week: The Road To Wigan Pier – George Orwell Brave New World – Aldous Huxley Cracked: Why Psychiatry is Doing More Harm Than Good - James Davies To get in touch, email: alas@mailonline.co.uk , you can leave a comment on Spotify or even send us a voice note on Whatsapp – on 07796 657512, start your message with the word ‘alas’. Presenters: Sarah Vine & Peter Hitchens Producer: Philip Wilding Editor: Chelsey Moore Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini Executive Producer: Jamie East A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Trump, the Rise of Europe’s Far Right and what now for NATO? 36:51

5 weeks ago36:51

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When viewed from above the North Pole, the Earth rotates from left to right and now some of its inhabitants appear to be headed the same way. From Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy through Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom Party in the Netherlands to Germany’s AfD party and the ever-encroaching Chega (Enough) party in Portugal, the boots on the ground appear to be facing one way, so are we looking at a new world order that’s suddenly leaning towards the right? Plus, is war finally over for Ukraine? What is NATO really for? What is the true meaning of power and how do we grab it? And did we finally answer all the questions Sarah Vine’s mum asked of us? On our reading list this week: · Frontline Ukraine: Crisis in the Borderlands – Richard Sakwa · How the West Brought War to Ukraine: Understanding How U.S. and NATO Policies Led to Crisis, War, and the Risk of Nuclear Catastrophe – Benjamin Abelow · A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle – Julian Jackson To get in touch, email: alas@dailymail.co.uk, you can leave a comment on Spotify or even send us a voice note on Whatsapp – on 07796 657512, start your message with the word ‘alas’. Presenters: Sarah Vine & Peter Hitchens Producer: Philip Wilding Editor: Chelsey Moore Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini Executive Producer: Jamie East A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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