Hot Take Time Machine – February’s weirdest opinion columns with Miranda Sawyer and Jonn Elledge

We read the columns and the pundits so you don’t have to… On this month’s round-up of the weirdest, worst and occasionally best opinion columns: Brutal takes on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from Camilla Long (Sunday Times) and Sophie Money-Coutts (Telegraph) while Brendan O’Neill (who else?). Plus: The Telegraph defends child labour, the Mail rages against fare-dodgers, and why the I’s Kate Lister is the best sex columnist on the planet. Paper Cuts alumni Jonn Elledge and Miranda Sawyer join Andrew Harrison to dismantle February’s punditry. • Got a column we should be talking about next month? Send it to [email protected] THE COLUMNS:• Camilla Long on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in the Sunday Times.• Brendan O’Neill on “The hunting of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor”• Sophia Money-Coutts – “I know how high society works – and why the Epstein scandal could easily happen again”• Angus Colwell in defence of child labour in the Telegraph• Gaby Hinsliff in the Guardian – “Do you remember your first crappy job? Today’s young people would wish for half your luck”• Kate Lister in the i – Pushing for an open marriage? Check your market worth first • Dominic Lawson in the Mail – Why on earth would a wealthy banker dodge £5,900 in train fares?Keep The Bunker proudly independent by backling us at www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Andrew Harrison. Producer: Liam Tait with Sophie Clark. Audio production: Robin Leeburn. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Artwork by James Parrett. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.www.podmasters.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.