Heatwave Britain & Reform's Sexist Summer

Heatwave Britain & Reform's Sexist Summer

From The Trawl by Jemma Forte & Marina Purkiss

May 28, 2026 · 42 min · Episode 370

About this episode

Marina and Jemma discuss the impact of the heatwave on Britain and the political chaos surrounding Reform UK, while touching on climate change and societal issues.

In this Trawl, Marina and Jemma survive Britain’s latest heatwave, the London Underground sauna experience, and yet another deeply questionable Reform candidate. They dive into the climate conversation nobody seems to want to have anymore and discuss whether “doom fatigue” has pushed climate change down the political agenda. Plus: the latest Reform UK chaos, misogynistic comments from would-be politicians, councillors wildly out of their depth, and why Parliament perhaps shouldn’t resemble an open-mic night for angry Facebook commenters. Elsewhere there’s Jane McDonald, holiday romance confessions, furious ranting, sweaty train journeys, parallel parking bragging rights, and one of the greatest misunderstood song lyrics of all time. Cool yourselves down. This one gets fiery. Thank you for sharing and please do follow us @MarinaPurkiss @jemmaforte @TheTrawlPodcast   Patreon https://patreon.com/TheTrawlPodcast   Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@TheTrawl   Twitter https://twitter.com/TheTrawlPodcast If you’ve even mildly enjoyed The Trawl, you’ll love the unfiltered, no-holds-barred extras from Jemma & Marina over on Patreon, including: • Exclusive episodes of The…

People in this episode

Hosts: Marina Purkiss, Jemma Forte

Topics covered

  • climate change
  • politics
  • Reform UK
  • misogyny
  • heatwave
  • public transport

Keywords

  • heatwave
  • climate change
  • Reform UK
  • misogyny
  • politics
  • London Underground
  • public transport

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reform UK

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