#5: 'Can't Clogg the Mogg'

Revolutionary Despatches

Fifth episode of Revolutionary Despatches with Chris Wright and David Brian.

Recorded 21st July 2017. Released 23rd July 2017.

In this episode, we discuss:

- [00:01:38] Vince Cable is the new Liberal Democrat leader

- [00:02:59] Tory MP loses the whip over a racist slur

- [00:14:21] Theresa May asks the opposition to contribute ideas

- [00:21:28] Changes to the State Pension age

- [00:38:41] Is Bernie Sanders the Democratic Party frontrunner?

- [00:53:24] Is Angela Merkel fit to be the new leader of the West?

- [01:07:04] The text of the 'Great Repeal Bill' is revealed

- [01:17:43] Can you Clogg the Mogg?

Theme music is 'Autoantagonist' by hardcore band Regular Gonzales, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.

Shownotes:

Vince Cable is the new Lib Dem Leader: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40662737

Tories lose MP for using racist slur at public event: https://www.theguardian.com/world/201...

Theresa May & her offer to the opposition to pitch in ideas: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics...

State Pension age changes: www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40658774

Vox's Matthew Yglesias on why Bernie Sanders is the Democratic frontrunner: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politi...

FiveThirtyEight discusses Bernie's chances: https://tinyurl.com/y6huclpp

Benjamin Studebaker on Angela Merkel: https://tinyurl.com/yxp42tcw

The BBC on the Great Repeal Bill: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39266723

The NS' Stephen Bush on the Great Repeal Bill: https://tinyurl.com/y4tr6ulj

Politics.co.uk on the problems with the Great Repeal Bill: https://tinyurl.com/y59j2odx