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Ep 61: Trump Gets Thumped and Punch & Judy PMQs...

Ep 61: Trump Gets Thumped and Punch & Judy PMQs...

FromThe Trawl


Ep 61: Trump Gets Thumped and Punch & Judy PMQs...

FromThe Trawl

ratings:
Length:
27 minutes
Released:
May 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Turns out that yes, the UK is a basket case, but you can rest assured that in our times of trouble and strife, across the pond, the US tends to always find a way of saying: hold my beer. Because this week, former US President, Donald Trump was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation. But sadly the stench made its way over here with sitting MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, a devout Christian no less, appearing on GB News to leap to Trump's defence.Jemma and Marina ponder the absurdity of it all, the glaring absence of Ofcom, the worrying normalisation of male violence against women and then unironically segue to the Punch and Judy politics of the UK - as displayed in this week's PMQs.Verbal punches were thrown, knock-outs were landed - and yet Jemma and Marina can't help feeling that literally no one emerges as the winner. Least of all our exhausted and exiting GPs, who it appears the Govt is seeking to placate by installing...a new phone system for a better hold experience. And the Lords are very much awake for this episode...doing some great work to try and stop the human rights-breaching immigration bill. Then it's onto pudding from comedian, Trevor Noah that might just leave a sour little taste in one's mouth...Thank you for sharing and do tweet us @MarinaPurkiss @jemmaforte @TheTrawlPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
May 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Broadcaster, Jemma Forte, and political commentator, Marina Purkiss, scroll through Twitter so you don’t have to. thetrawl.substack.com