The Hopeless Home Office and A Cosmic Car Crash

29/10/2025 40 min Temporada 1 Episodio 37
The Hopeless Home Office and A Cosmic Car Crash

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On this week’s episode, Peter will be asking why Britain’s infrastructure is so very awful and why are we concreting over so much over the countryside and then sticking ugly new buildings all over it. While Sarah is dumbfounded by the fact that the Home Office costs £23billion and spends it time blundering from one debacle to another.Plus, Sarah reveals what ministers really fight over. And the pair really can’t find any common ground when it comes to Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here. On our reading and watch list this week: ·      Pink Floyd – The Wall (Dir: Alan Parker)·      Peter Hitchens - The Rage Against God·      Christian Wolmar - On the Wrong Line: How Ideology and Incompetence Wrecked Britain's Railways·      Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Micah ClarkePlease do get in touch, email: [email protected], 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 HitchensProducer: Philip WildingEditor: Chelsey MooreProduction Manager: Vittoria CecchiniExecutive Producer: Jamie EastA Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.