Soaking up the political gravy
Planet Normal10 Feb 2022

Soaking up the political gravy

The bell has rung for Parliamentary recess but the political drama shows no signs of slowing down, and neither do our co-pilots.

Fresh from announcing he'll be standing down at the next election, MP Sir Charles Walker joins our co-pilots on the rocket to explain why he thinks it would be ‘heroic’ and ‘courageous’ for the PM to resign. He also says that the public has to shoulder some responsibility for lockdown measures, and highlights the importance of political 'Yorkshire pudding' for Boris Johnson's future (listen to find out what that means!).

Also on the podcast, as Sajid Javid unveils his latest plans to shift the NHS backlog, our co-pilots share their own concerns. Allison thinks the Health Secretary is lacking urgency in this ‘matter of life and death’, while Liam thinks a proper debate, prompted by the media, is needed to restructure our healthcare system.

And there is another entertaining delve into the mailbag as listeners share some entertaining anecdotes from their childhood that young people today might find incomprehensible...


Read more from Allison: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/allison-pearson/ |

Read more from Liam: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/liam-halligan/ |

You can contact the Patients Association here: https://www.patients-association.org.uk/making-a-complaint

Listen to I Witnessed History: www.playpodca.st/witnessed |

Need help subscribing or reviewing? Learn more about podcasts here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/podcasts/podcast-can-find-best-ones-listen/ |

Email: planetnormal@telegraph.co.uk |

For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/normal |


See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Avsnitt(302)

Labour’s asylum seeker 'Carry On'

Labour’s asylum seeker 'Carry On'

Our co-pilots, energised from their trip down to earth for the live show at the Battle of Ideas festival last week, are back on the Rocket to try and make sense of a week of madness!They address the g...

30 Okt 20251h 2min

Planet Normal: Live Special at the Battle of Ideas 2025

Planet Normal: Live Special at the Battle of Ideas 2025

This episode was recorded live at the Battle of Ideas Festival in London on 19th October 2025In this very special episode of Planet Normal, the rocket beams in live from the Battle of Ideas Festival f...

22 Okt 20251h 22min

Trump’s peace plan and the China spy row unfurling in Westminster

Trump’s peace plan and the China spy row unfurling in Westminster

With co-pilot Halligan off the train and back in the rocket the team has returned to wade through the madness.As Donald Trump declares “peace in the Middle East” Liam and Allison take their hats off t...

15 Okt 20251h 2min

October 7th freed Hamas hostage Eli Sharabi speaks to Allison

October 7th freed Hamas hostage Eli Sharabi speaks to Allison

In a special episode of Planet Normal co-pilot Pearson brings you a long interview with Eli Sharabi, who after the 7th of October spent 491 days as a captive of Hamas under the tunnels of Gaza.Eli has...

8 Okt 20251h 3min

The courageous ‘Pink Ladies' and Starmer’s toxic speech

The courageous ‘Pink Ladies' and Starmer’s toxic speech

As Labour Conference draws to a close and Prime Minister Keir Starmer launches an attack on Nigel Farage, your co-pilots are here to make sense of the madness.Allison brings you a special report from ...

1 Okt 202552min

Trump and Reform are right on immigration

Trump and Reform are right on immigration

With Trump giving a dressing down to the UN and Starmer clinging on amid yet more scandals, there is no shortness of madness for your co-pilots to get their teeth into!Returning crew member Danny Krug...

24 Sep 20251h 1min

Starmer shows off for Trump as ‘no confidence’ in him spreads

Starmer shows off for Trump as ‘no confidence’ in him spreads

With a Trump state visit, an axed Ambassador and Labour polling in third in the upcoming Welsh election there is no shortage of news to wade through, and your co-pilots are here to steer you through i...

17 Sep 202559min

  Ed Miliband’s Net Zero Gamble: blackouts and sky-high bills

Ed Miliband’s Net Zero Gamble: blackouts and sky-high bills

After a brief trip to Planet Earth at the Reform UK party conference, the rocket is back and making sense of the madness, so you don’t have to!Allison questions Starmer's decision making in light of y...

10 Sep 20251h

Populärt inom Politik & nyheter

svenska-fall
aftonbladet-krim
p3-krim
rss-krimstad
blenda-2
flashback-forever
politiken
rss-vad-fan-hande
rss-krimreportrarna
rss-sanning-konsekvens
aftonbladet-daily
motiv
spar
grans
rss-frandfors-horna
svd-ledarredaktionen
rss-flodet
dagens-eko
olyckan-inifran
krimmagasinet