Reform Raffle, Tory Receipts & Starmer Confusion

About this episode

Marina and Jemma discuss the complexities of British politics, including Keir Starmer's dual nature, Tory hypocrisy, and various political stunts.

Marina and Jemma are back in the trenches, sifting through the chaos so you don’t have to. In this episode, why Keir Starmer can be both competent  and  deeply frustrating, a baffling “free energy bills” stunt linked to Nigel Farage, and yet more questions swirling around Reform’s candidates and Tice's company tax affairs. There’s also a diplomatic cringe moment featuring David Lammy and JD Vance, a Tory hypocrisy masterclass, and a reminder that British politics remains, above all else, spectacularly weird. Plus: unconscious bias checks, Brexit queue rage, a genuinely heartening vox pop, and an underrated section that delivers exactly what it promises. It’s messy, it’s ranty, it’s occasionally unhinged. It’s The Trawl. 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 Trawl Goss –…

People in this episode

Hosts: Marina Purkiss, Jemma Forte

Topics covered

• British politics
• Tory hypocrisy
• Keir Starmer
• Reform candidates
• Brexit
• unconscious bias
• political chaos

Keywords

• politics
• Tory
• Starmer
• Farage
• Reform
• Brexit
• bias
• chaos
• hypocrisy
• vox pop

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reform, Tice

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