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Midfield Politics, 70 episodes.

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Episode 70: We Say 'You're Joking! Not Another One...' as Liz Truss Resigns

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Episode 69: So, the Tory Party Conference happened... it was bad

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Episode 68: In the aftermath of a disastrous mini-budget, is Sir Kier Starmer destined for Downing Street?

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Episode 67: In Lizz, Tory Party Members Truss

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Episode 66: Tory Leadership Contest

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Episode 65: Boris, Liz, and Aaron (Cresswell)

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Episode 64: Assessing Rishi Sunak's response to the cost of living crisis

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Episode 63: Assessing soft power, geopolitics, and sportswashing following Russia's invasion of Ukraine

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Episode 62: Analysis as Boris Johnson admits to 'mistakenly' attending BYOB Downing Street party

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Episode 61: North Shropshire by-election analysis with constituent Joe Spagnoli

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Episode 60: Christmas parties over country?

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Episode 59: Peppa Pig, Omicron, Covid radicalisation, reshuffles, and... lots of tangents

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Episode 58: Explicit Sleaze, Steve Bruce, and the end of the world (p.s. we're back!)

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Episode 57: German election analysis w/Rachel Herring + Biden's poll slump and Johnson's high wage economy

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Episode 56: Public trust and the Met Police

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Bonus Episode (55): Zak's analysis of the reshuffle, Luke's analysis of AUKUS

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Episode 54: The one about Universal Credit, Covid-19, Sir Kier Starmer... and Nicki Minaj

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Episode 53: National insurance argument looms, Supreme Court upholds Texas' anti-abortion law

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Episode 52: Brexit supply chain issues mount as Afghanistan troop withdrawal grows more complex

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Episode 51: Grade inflation and Afghanistan ft. Cam Hall on university life and Covid

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Episode 50: Hungary, Belarus, and the EU, plus U.S politics vibe check with Enoch Mukungu

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Episode 49: Reaction to the Dominic Cummings Interview, ft. Adam Stokes on nationalism and secessionism in the UK

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Episode 48: Tyrone Mings tackles Priti Patel, Boris Johnson wins vote to cut foreign aid budget

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Episode 47: Liberal Democrats secure shock victory in Chesham and Amersham by-election

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Episode 46: COVID-19 restrictions extended in England, GB News makes poor first impression

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Episode 45: We're back! Dominic Cummings dominates the headlines, PM marries Carrie in secret

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Episode 44: Dominic Cummings drops bombshell on Downing Street, Super League implodes, local elections approach

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Episode 43: COVID-19 passport plans accelerate as vaccine advice changes in the UK

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Episode 42: Flagging

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Episode 41: We're back! The budget arrives as Rishi Sunak reveals 'total Coke (Cola) addiction'

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Episode 40: Boris Johnson 'like O.J. Simpson', Biden spreads Covid disinformation, Senate acquits Trump

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Episode 39: Handforth Parish Council has 'no authority here'

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Episode 38: McConnell saves the filibuster, Johnson says government ‘did everything they could’

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Episode 37: Government scores free school meals own goal, Merrick Garland in the frame to become US Attorney General

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Episode 36: Lockdown Three

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Episode 35: Celebrate New Year's Day by discussing Brexit, the Senate, and COVID-19...

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Episode 34: Brexit finally means Brexit... but what does Brexit mean for fish and sovereignty?

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Episode 33: What does Tier Four mean for Boris Johnson, Christmas, and the British public?

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Episode 32: Should the government scrap the Christmas bubble system?

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Episode 31: Brexit

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Episode 30: Brexit, takeaway pizza, and the post-Covid economy... Friday night rambling with Luke and Zak

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Episode 29: We're back! Just in time for chaos in Westminster...

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Episode 28: Midfield Politics Live - US Elections

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Episode 27: Discussing 'Lockdown 2' and the U.S. election with William Kedjanyi

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Election 2020 (5): US foreign policy, Brexit and climate change - four days to go

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Election 2020 (4): Assessing the contrasting styles of the Trump and Biden campaigns

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Election 2020 (3): Everything is up for grabs in Georgia, will the blue wave finally arrive?

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Election 2020 (2): Is this the coronavirus election?

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Election 2020 (1): You asked; we answered - how do American elections work?

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Episode 21: Will early voting derail President Trump's push for re-election?

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Episode 20: Reaction as Greater Manchester is placed into Tier Three on night of chaos

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Episode 19: Burnham battles for Manchester, Johnson's Brexit battle continues, Americans head to the polls

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Episode 18: Responding to Trump's coronavirus joyride, the Presidential Election and Sunak's new furlough scheme

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Episode 17: First Debate - President Donald Trump tells Proud Boys to 'stand back and stand by'

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Episode 16: Andrew Neil, Donald Trump, Kent Access Permit, Starmer on Scotland, new Covid-19 regulations - weekly round-up!

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Episode 15: Internal Market Bill passes second reading, COVID-19 testing enters chaos

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Episode 14: Brexit is back, COVID-19 is rising and Tory backbenchers are restless

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Episode 13: Assessing the Republican National Convention - can Donald Trump win?

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Episode 12: Analysing the Democratic National Convention - will slow and steady win the race for Biden?

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Episode 11: Gavin Williamson under pressure to resign following A-Level fiasco as Britain enters recession

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Episode 10: Dissecting President Trump versus Jonathan Swan

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Episode 9: The Democrats are in pole position, how should Biden approach the election?

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Episode 8: UK government "badly underestimated" Russian threat (plus US presidential election build-up)

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Episode 7: Analysis of Rishi Sunak's 'Summer Statement'

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Episode 6: England rushes to the pub on 'Super Saturday' while Rishi Sunak prepares 'Summer Budget'

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Episode 5: Discussing Long-Bailey, Johnson and Davey versus Moran

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Episode 4: What if Scotland voted ‘YES’ for independence in 2014?

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Episode 3: Boris Johnson pens UK-Australia trade deal, Marcus Rashford makes impact in Westminster

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Episode 2: Statues and Education

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Episode 1: Sir Kier Starmer surges amid Conservative turmoil