Listen "It's Election Year!"
Episode Synopsis
It is 2024 and that means... General Election! Sir Keir Starmer started the year with a speech, while prime minister Rishi Sunak heavily hinted in an interview that we are heading for an election in October/November. There's a US election on the way too... In fact, around two billion people around the world are going to head to the polls in the next 12 months. Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell unpack what it all might mean.
The show also covers the ongoing fallout from the Post Office scandal, after an ITV drama brought it to public attention once again. It might make things uncomfortable for Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey on the campaign trail, as he was the minister in charge at the time.
Rishi Sunak suggests general election in second half of year - BBC News
Keir Starmer’s New Year speech
Rishi Sunak’s strategic genius - The Economist
Trump's Colorado appeal may force US Supreme Court to rule on his future - Reuters
Ed Davey accuses Post Office bosses of misleading him over Horizon IT scandal - Guardian
Charlotte Henry on Threads
Charlotte Henry's newsletter, The Addition
Emma Burnell on Twitter
Emma Burnell's newsletter, Hard Thinking on the Soft Left
House of Comments on Twitter
Support House of Comments on Patreon - just £6 a month
House of Comments is a C.A.H Multimedia production in association with Political Human.
The show also covers the ongoing fallout from the Post Office scandal, after an ITV drama brought it to public attention once again. It might make things uncomfortable for Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey on the campaign trail, as he was the minister in charge at the time.
Rishi Sunak suggests general election in second half of year - BBC News
Keir Starmer’s New Year speech
Rishi Sunak’s strategic genius - The Economist
Trump's Colorado appeal may force US Supreme Court to rule on his future - Reuters
Ed Davey accuses Post Office bosses of misleading him over Horizon IT scandal - Guardian
Charlotte Henry on Threads
Charlotte Henry's newsletter, The Addition
Emma Burnell on Twitter
Emma Burnell's newsletter, Hard Thinking on the Soft Left
House of Comments on Twitter
Support House of Comments on Patreon - just £6 a month
House of Comments is a C.A.H Multimedia production in association with Political Human.
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