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01/10/22 • 28 min
The Government toys with pulling free lateral flow tests and mass vaccination. Are they giving in to the hard right CRG without a fight? Plus Liz Truss gets her first threat to trigger Article 16 in early, the horrific costs of Zero COVID in Xi’an in China, and auf wiedersehen to trial by jury. Naomi Smith and Justin Quirk set up the week ahead.
- “Johnson being a liar and rule-breaker is completely baked in with voters.”
- “The simple fact is, Boris Johnson has lost his power over Cabinet.”
- “The story on Johnson is moving from ‘One rule for them, one for us’ to ‘They ain’t levelling us up.’”
- “If Liz Truss was your friend at school, you'd be telling her to play a bit harder to get.”
- “Who had tennis meets obnoxious populism on their report card for 2022?”
Presented by Justin Quirk and Naomi Smith. Producers Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production
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Daily: Why do politicians get stuff wrong? – Demos’s Polly Mackenzie on making better policy
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01/13/22 • 31 min
Politicians don’t always give us what we want. So why do they get their decision-making so wrong? Polly Mackenzie is the Chief Executive of Demos and former Director of Policy to Deputy PM Nick Clegg. She talks to Ros Taylor about her report, The Humble Policy Maker, why we always think we’re right, how citizens can participate without dull consultations...and how a mouldy orange reveals what’s wrong with the technocracy today.
- “If you tell people not to act in their self-interest, you'll end up with a whole load more policy problems on your hands.”
- “The police is not the most important thing in keeping crime down, but our relationships with each other in society.”
- “Being a citizen is a big, hard job. It's only by participating that we can build up the democratic skillset that enables us to compromise.”
- “It's so easy to spend your life with people who are just like you.”
Presented by Ros Taylor. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jelena Sofronijevic and Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production
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05/24/24 • 31 min
Rishi Sunak’s hapless, rain-sodden election announcement left the country agog. Is this how he means to go on? Why did he choose now? Can he really handle six weeks of punishing campaigning? Hasn’t anyone in No.1 got an umbrella? Seasoned political journalist Steve Richards of the Rock N Roll Politics podcast forecasts stormy electoral weather with Andrew Harrison.
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Written and presented by Podmasters Group Editor Andrew Harrison . Producer: Eliza Davis Beard. Audio producer: Jade Bailey. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson and artwork by James Parrett. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production
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01/05/22 • 65 min
In the UK the country’s falling out of love with Johnson, the economy’s in crisis and the Conservative government is falling apart. Around the world there are crunch elections in France, Brazil and Hungary... the threat of a nuclear Iran... and in the USA, a battle for the very existence of democracy. Arthur Snell, Justin Quirk and special guest Antonia Jennings from the Centre for Local Economic Strategies join Andrew Harrison to open the Pandora’s Box that is 2022.
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- “It’s been a stockpilers’ pandemic, and the LFT shortage proves they’re still ahead of the crowd.” – Arthur Snell
- “It’s time for Government to invest and stop worrying about the debt level.” – Antonia Jennings
- "The only thing left for the Democrats after the mid-terms is to save democracy.” – Arthur Snell
- “If Brazil runs a fair election, Bolsonaro’s out.” – Arthur Snell
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Written and presented by Andrew Harrison with Arthur Snell and Justin Quirk. Assistant producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic . Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. Group editor: Andrew Harrison. The Bunker is a Podmasters production.
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Thwack! Advantage COVID!
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01/11/22 • 66 min
Why is the NHS struggling so badly if Omicron is less severe than previous COVID wave? And how come the Government wants to tear up COVID testing and mass vaccination when hospitals are on the verge of being overwhelmed? Health commentator Roy Lilley joins us for a situation report on the pandemic. Plus, can Suella Braverman successfully turn the acquittal of the Colston Four into Culture War fuel? What are we giving up for January? And Michael Gove stars in Die Hard In A Lift.
- “The NHS is running up the down escalator... It has no workforce plan, because it doesn’t even get to write its own plan.” – Roy Lilley
- “It’s interesting to see who’s raging at Djokovic being kept in the same ‘unacceptable’ conditions that actual refugees are kept in as a matter of course...” – Ahir Shah
- “There are more NHS staff sick right now than there are soldiers in the UK army.” – Roy Lilley
- “Colston SHOULD set a precedent – that the State should listen to local communities when they want to get rid of these statues.” – Ayesha Hazarika
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Written and presented by Alex Andreou with Ayesha Hazarika and Ahir Shah. Producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic . Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. Group editor: Andrew Harrison. The Bunker is a Podmasters production.
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01/12/22 • 28 min
Rare, endangered animals are under attack from rich, powerful people who operate above the law. But this isn’t a story about illegal poaching in Africa, nor animals being hunted for Chinese medicines. This is happening in the UK. Arthur Snell talks to environmental activist Mark Avery, former RSPB conservation director, co-founder of Wild Justice, and author of Inglorious, about grouse shooting, who really owns our moorland, and ending the persecution of raptors.
- “These grouse moors are wildlife crime hotspots.”
- “Grouse shooting is seen as a posh, sexy sport. But it's only a sport if the grouses have guns too.”
- “So many birds are being poisoned, shot, or disappeared on grouse moors that it's impossible to ignore anymore.”
- “If you ever see someone killing a bird of prey, know that that is illegal.”
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Presented by Arthur Snell. Assistant producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Audio production by Alex Rees. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production
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11/18/24 • 34 min
As people flee X, or Twitter for the rest of us, what is Musk up to – and how’s his bromance (sorry) with Trump going? Then in world news – what will be happening at the G20, and how is the incoming US president already warping discussions? Gavin Esler joins Jacob Jarvis to talk through the stories to watch out for this week.
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Written and presented by Jacob Jarvis with Gavin Esler. Audio production: Tom Taylor. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.
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01/30/22 • 34 min
Conservative minister Lord Agnew’s dramatic resignation due to his dissatisfaction over efforts to tackle COVID loan fraud drew stark focus to the issue last week. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been forced to defend his handling of pandemic support schemes, amid mounting criticism. Financial journalist and executive director of TaxWatch, George Turner, joins Alex Andreou to explain the problem, the consequences for the Government, and why such concerns need to be taken more seriously.
- “HMRC has always had a policy of ‘pay now, check later’, but they didn’t have the capacity to check with Covid.”
- “For HMRC, going through with Brexit in the middle of the pandemic was madness.”
- “We need to invest a lot more in law enforcement for fraud, and the Treasury has a big role to play in that.”
- “We never thought about fraud as a big problem, the pandemic will hopefully change that.”
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Presented by Alex Andreou. The Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. The Lead Producer is Jacob Jarvis. The Producers are Jacob Archbold, Jelena Sofronijevic and Alex Rees. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production
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Big Bills and Bad Energy
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02/08/22 • 61 min
Amid a profound and worsening cost of living crisis, we discuss whether the Government is rising to the challenge. Is the public being shortchanged? Plus, with the COVID-19 pandemic leading to a huge courts backlog, Evening Standard courts correspondent Tristan Kirk joins us to talk about the pressures on the justice system. And after Facebook reported its first ever drop in daily users, what’s next for the social media giant?
- “It feels like the Chancellor, with all his riches, hasn’t understood the gravity of the situation.” - Miatta Fahnbulleh
- “If you want a quick way to solve this issue, increase Universal Credit and don’t raise the cap as much.” - Miatta Fahnbulleh
- “If Sunak doesn’t get into Number 10 before the pain arrives, then he might miss his moment.” - Tom Peck
- “Myself, and I assume the Downing Street police officers, would think No.10 would be following their own rules.” - Tristan Kirk
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Presented by Ros Taylor with Tom Peck and Miatta Fahnbulleh. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Producers: Jacob Archbold, Jelena Sofronijevic and Alex Rees. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. The Bunker is a Podmasters Production
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01/17/22 • 34 min
So much for Veganuary. It’s Red Meat Week, apparently, as the Government throws the BBC, migrants and their own staff under a hard right bus in order to save Boris Johnson’s flea-bitten skin. Can you pull a workable plan to slash the BBC’s funding out of Nadine Dorries’ ear and expect it to work? Will Red Wall and Blue Shires alike see through Johnson’s desperate pandering? Alex Andreou sets up the week ahead.
- “Once the Emperor is naked, it’s very hard to clothe him again.”
- “The Conservative Party has already decided that Johnson can't go to the next elections. The only debates are who replaces him, and when?”
- “I’ve never seen legislation give such a wide remit to the police. It effectively gives them carte blanche to break up any protest, of any size, anywhere.”
- “If we have a system that puts our politicians up for sale, then we can’t get picky about who buys influence.”
Presented by Andrew Harrison. Producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production
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How many episodes does The Bunker have?
The Bunker currently has 1565 episodes available.
What topics does The Bunker cover?
The podcast is about News, Society & Culture, Podcasts and Politics.
What is the most popular episode on The Bunker?
The episode title 'Red Meat, Blue Murder – Start Your Week with Alex Andreou' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Bunker?
The average episode length on The Bunker is 35 minutes.
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When was the first episode of The Bunker?
The first episode of The Bunker was released on Jan 1, 2020.
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