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Episode 32: Hostile Environment Lady
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11/21/18 • 73 min
Nick Crosby joins Chris to wonder whether and how the House of Commons might yet find a way to reject the Withdrawal Agreement and #StopBrexit. Also Hostile Environment Lady jumps the Lie of the Week queue.
Special Guest: Nick Crosby.
Episode 70: Our Friends In The North
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03/04/20 • 60 min
Alviina Alametsä is a Green Party MEP from Finland. She took up her seat only in February 2020, after it was vacated by a departing UK MEP. Cakewatch likes to think that she took one previously occupied by a Faragist. Alviina's particular policy interests are public mental health and conflict resolution, so who better to talk about tackling the Brexit aftermath? Alviina draws on her own experience as a survivor of a school shooting to inform her campaigning work to improve access to mental healthcare for young people in particular. In a world facing climate emergency and coronavirus, not to mention Brexit and populism, we look at how policy generally fails to factor in the mental health impact, and what can be done at EU level to address this.
Mind, the mental health charity, offering help and advice to you if you are suffering from depression or if you are looking for advice on how to help someone who you think might be depressed.
Special Guest: Alviina Alametsä.
12/16/19 • 96 min
The aftermath. Rather than wallow in despair we look back on a fight well fought, and the friends that have joined us on the podcast. We also reflect a little bit on what the future will bring. It's not pretty, so we need to find strategies to help us through the dark times ahead.
Thank you to all our guests who have helped us out on the podcast over the last 67 episodes:
Alyn Smith
Andy of Remainer Now
Axel Antoni
David Henig
Dmitry Grozoubinski
Garvan Walshe
Ian Bond
Jason Knoll
Jim Cornelius
Jon Worth
Julie Girling
Katie Low
Laura Shields
Molly Scott Cato
Nick Crosby
Nicky James
Peter Wilding
Seb Dance
Steve Analyst
Tanja Bueltmann
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas
Download Steve's new album One Thousand Days and please give generously to EU Citizens Champion!
12/03/19 • 72 min
Brexit flowchart hero and EU Twitter legend Jon Worth joins Chris this week to take a deeper dive into tactical voting in the UK's general election - where is a tactical vote needed, how to work out where a tactical vote should go, and what might happen? All in the service of depriving Boris Johnson of a working majority and so keeping our hopes of remaining in the EU alive. Jon and Chris also reflect on their experiences of living and working in the EU and observing the way other EU countries do politics differently, and ask how the UK might do things better, why its EU membership seems to have had so little impact, and yes the 'f' word crops up. Federalism, that is.
If you want to take Jon up on his offer of a personalised tactical voting recommendation, please get in touch with him via his blog jonworth.eu or on Twitter where he is @jonworth.
Jon's tactical voting guide can be found here.
Special Guest: Jon Worth.
Episode 63: Honey Badger
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10/21/19 • 63 min
Laura's kitchen table is once again the scene of a cosy chat about our favourite things: Brexit, Boris Johnson, his so-called new deal, and the wholesale attack on citizens' rights. For light relief we join four Remainers Now standing in the rain outside the European Commission's headquarters and hear from them why they've made the journey to Brussels and what they want to achieve here. This podcast was brought to you by a large gin and tonic.
Jamie Susskind, author of Future Politics
On The House podcast with guest Alastair Campbell
Special Guest: Laura Shields.
Episode 28: Cross Party Parly Party
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10/17/18 • 69 min
We leave the podcast dungeon and lug our recording equipment to a meeting room in the European Parliament where we chat with not one, not two, not three, but four MEPs about the Brexit endgame! This was a cracking conversation with political heavyweights so do not miss this one Remain nerds! Our guests are, in no particular order:
Julie Girling MEP (EPP/independent - Julie was a Conservative MEP until the party withdrew the whip from her for her stance on Brexit)
Alyn Smith MEP (Greens/EFA/SNP)
Seb Dance MEP (S&D/Labour)
Molly Scott Cato MEP (Greens/EFA/Green Party)
Huge thanks to Molly, Seb, Alyn, and Julie for sparing the time to come and talk to us, we hope you find this as rewarding to listen to as we did to record.
Don't forget the People's Vote March in London this Saturday, 20 October - do whatever you need to do to be there!
And keep writing to your MPs to press for a Peoples Vote and a Final Say (For All!) because we NEED to Stop Brexit!
Also: please be sure to check out the new podcast from our friends at Remainer Now!
Special Guests: Alyn Smith, Julie Girling, Molly Scott Cato, and Seb Dance.
09/17/19 • 84 min
Johnson says he has a deal that might fly but he won't show it to anyone yet, because it's too soon isn't it? [turns head, stares at camera]
Is the EU losing patience? Xavier Bettel looks as if he has. What are the implications for Remainers?
Plus we have a half-hearted go at a making verbal Jon Worth flowchart on the fly - what are the scenarios from here on out? And - we can dream - what happens the morning after revocation?
Don't forget the Rally 4 Our Rights on 12 October!
Episode 59: Rentrée
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09/04/19 • 84 min
After a long absence, Steve is back co-hosting the podcast and here we all are again: parliament versus executive. Does Cummings have a grand strategy? Or is Johnson flying by the seat of his pants and about to crash? After a long evening watching Parliament TV, we catch up with each other and wonder where this shaggy dog story will go next.
Our rights are under immediate and serious threat from Brexit and Boris Johnson: join us on 12 October and Rally 4 Our Rights! Also, please consider donating to cover costs.
Episode 57: Act Three Scene Three
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07/23/19 • 72 min
Former Tory Party insider Peter Wilding is back on an historic day for his old party and for the UK. We reflect on the realisation of Boris Johnson's ambition and how he'll handle his poisoned chalice; the Jacobins are now in charge and the next hundred days will be... eventful. Plus a few reflections on the European election and on the EU top jobs.
Special Guest: Peter Wilding.
Episode 66: Goodnight and Good Luck
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12/11/19 • 14 min
We cut to the chase. Nothing is more important than this. On Thursday, vote for the candidate most likely to beat Boris Johnson. Because if you don't, if he wins, our country will become unrecognisable. This will be the defining battle of our culture war.
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FAQ
How many episodes does CakeWatch have?
CakeWatch currently has 74 episodes available.
What topics does CakeWatch cover?
The podcast is about News, Uk Politics, Podcasts and Politics.
What is the most popular episode on CakeWatch?
The episode title 'Episode 71: Specific and Limited Return' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on CakeWatch?
The average episode length on CakeWatch is 73 minutes.
How often are episodes of CakeWatch released?
Episodes of CakeWatch are typically released every 7 days, 17 hours.
When was the first episode of CakeWatch?
The first episode of CakeWatch was released on Feb 6, 2018.
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