1035 - Sozzled Plonkers feat. Libby Watson (5/11/26)

About this episode

Libby Watson returns to discuss the Labour Party's election losses, a Trump statue, and various cultural critiques.

Libby Watson of What’s All This Then? returns to the show to talk about the tragic downfall of Our Keir, whose Labour Party lost massively in recent local elections. We also talk about a golden statue of Trump built by Hasidic ultra-Orthodox Jews and the UK Parliament’s (reported) drinking problem. Finally, we have a Chapo reading series double feature: Richard Dawkins thinks Claude is real and a babe, and Megan McArdle wants to heal the nation with memes. Check out What’s All This Then? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-all-this-then-with-charlotte-mcdonnell-and/id1812045307 And catch her streams at: https://www.twitch.tv/libtron

People in this episode

Guest: Libby Watson

Topics covered

• local elections
• Labour Party
• political commentary
• Trump statue
• UK Parliament drinking
• media analysis
• internet culture

Keywords

• Labour Party
• local elections
• Trump statue
• UK Parliament
• Richard Dawkins
• Megan McArdle
• internet memes
• political commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Labour Party, What’s All This Then?, UK Parliament, Hasidic ultra-Orthodox Jews

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