Q&A general election special | The News Agents
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- Опубликовано: 13 июн 2024
- Emily and Jon answer your General Election questions in this weeks Q&A.
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No one in Braintree that I know has seen James Cleverly in many, many years...
Hopefully, he loses his seat and we never see him again!
I saw Jimmy Dimly in the street outside The Lion in Earl’s Colne, actually, about three years ago. I was having lunch with my wife’s brother and sister-in-law.
He's often on the telly box ticking for the Tory liars.
I love this trio - always informative and entertaining.
Champagne socialsits with no clue what's happening outside Islington.
@@JupiterThunderJog on your miserable gammon troll
I’d move the House of Commons parliament up into the Midlands get away from the bubble of London
Apart from being as excellently entertaining and informative as usual, I actually re-wound the last part of the podcast to jot down Emily's timetable for election night. That was just invaluable.
Many thanks to all concerned.
Why don’t commentators force Farage to spell out his party’s policies?
i suspect because nobody cares including his supporters who just vote for the name. it's a bit like trying to rationalise trump.
On the speaker thing, the only reason there's the convention of not opposng them is that it's assumed that the speaker will remain speaker in the next parliament. They tend to be re-appointed, but we shouldn't accept this as a necessity. New parliament, new speaker. If it happens to be the same person, that should be seen as a mere coincidence.
And once you accept that, there's no reason *not* to oppose the old speaker: they're running to be an MP, full stop. Maybe they'll turn out to be a "normal" MP, maybe they'll turn out to be the speaker, but that's no different to any other MP in the chamber!
Absolutely love this podcast ... ❤
Another great show!
On the "why do parties bother standing "paper candidates" who they know have no hope of winning and who they do no campaigning for" question:
1. Because there are some people who know perfectly well that they are not going to elect, say, a Green MP, but who still want to cast their vote that way and would feel let down and abandoned by their party if the party didn't stand.
2. Because the national vote for a given party does affect some things. E.g. Broadcasters give time and exposure to parties (in theory) in proportion to their share of the vote, so why would a party throw votes away by not standing, even when they know they won't win the seat?
As somebody in Jenkin's Morley constituency, i don't know who is still supporting this woman. I've never spoken to a person who supports her nonsense. Hopefully people begin to see sense and vote Jenkins out.
I don't think that woman is well, she keeps popping up in my Twitter feeds and she appears truly deranged for months now…. Bit of a lunatic IMO, its scandalous that some of these people are allowed ro rise quite as high as they do.
Love this trio it’s a real shame they only have 66k subs
They are more interested in Tiktok than Utube.
@@stephfoxwell4620 ah that would explain it
When I had turned 18 a general election was called and I had the choice between the Speaker and the Monster Raving Loony party I felt disenfranchised. I felt absolutely cheated. I never expect my one vote will swing my constituency but whoever I vote for I am making a statement that their policies and their conduct is closest to what I expect and hope for from an MP/party. When that is denied because of which road you live in that is blatantly unfair.
Farage also ran against the Speaker in 2010. And got beaten by Flipper. 😆
Proof that dolphins are smart. Even fake dolphins.
Brilliant, thank you
I expect the Speaker has a lot more influence on behalf of their constituents than any backbencher.
I wish there was a split screen reaction cam throughout Lewis' answer!
One thing to remember for MPs addresses is they can be misleading. Friend of mine stood in Suffolk Coastal, was accused of never having set foot in the area. His parents house was there and he’d lived there from 8-18 when he went to Uni.
As a Chorley resident, yes there is a democratic deficit at election time, if you have a particular way you want to vote. However we do see Sir Linsey around the constituency and he does do constituency work. On the other hand he seemed to be the only MP holding Boris Johnson to account on certain occasions.
Emily would win.
I would love to see Emily do one of these after a few Margaritas! Perhaps on election night??
No sound? Or just me?
Video hasn't finished processing, you were too keen!
I live in a 'Tory safe seat' constituency where the race is between Tory and Lib Dem. There hasn't been so much as a leaflet through the door from the Tories but there's been a plethora of Lib Dem brochures and even a knock on the door from LD campaigners. Same thing happened for the local elections, the Lib Dem candidate won.
Wow - you are so much better now - away from the BBC - I cannot yet put my finger on the difference
They can be even more left wing biased than they were on the BBC
@@jonzygon391*centrist
@@jonzygon391 Maybe. IMHO It is the format - the conversation - bouncing off each other
On the question of maintaining discipline in the event of a super majority, could this be the reason for Starmer’s purge of the left in the Labour Party? On the one hand, drifting to the right will give him that majority, and on the other will also reduce the risk of significant challenge and unrest once in office. Whilst ideologically uninspiring and seemingly not as much of a departure from the current government, it’s a strategy that could bring some much needed stability to the governing of the country.
The only thing that could convince me to vote Tory, would be if theyheld my wife and kids to ransom! I might vote Tory to get "The Kids" back !
If you have half a mind to vote Tory ? Don't worry, that's all you'll need 😉
Google what happened to Australian PM John Howard when Labor used very specific tactics to unseat him. The same would work against Sunak if the other parties are smart enough.
I think a major cause of parties moving to the left or right following defeat is a result of the length of time in government. After Thatcher and Major the party moved right, after Blair Brown the party moved to the left, after Cameron-Sunak the party will move to the right.
I think the right of the tories and left of labour (often aligned with the membership who rebuild the party) see the best chance of taking the party over is in the ashes of a defeat. Combined with the centrists in each party being tired of holding everything together in order to govern.
No, me too.
Comment on local candidates living and being part of their constituency- in Eastbourne the current Conservative MP lives still and worked as a teacher here - the current Lib Dem candidate Josh Babarinde was schooled here and a local councillor too. In 2015 the Tories won the seat by 800 votes from prior Lib Dem incumbent who still lives here as well. A very community orientated seat for last 15 years.
The Speaker's neutrality is the reason why the main parties do not stsnd. Bercowe put an end to that.
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Maitlis: "i have a margarita problem". You and me both sister.
I did have a question, not sure if this had been covered but can parties form a coalition for opposition. Let's imagine that the Tories got 48 seats and the lib dem got 50, could the Tories enter a coalition with the DUP to form the opposition and get all the benefits ect (pmqs ect)
No definitely not, the opposition is the party with the most MPs who are not in Government
@@gerardmackay8909 thanks for responding 👍
@@djjagster my pleasure it was a great question
@@gerardmackay8909 two more quick questions, basically because I'm curious now. What happens if there is a tie, so let's imagine the Conservatives and Lib Dems both end up on 50 seats, who becomes the opposition. Also can the opposition change midway through the parliament. Let's imagine one for 51 and the other got 50, but two resigned to make it 49 and 50, would the leader of the opposition switch mid parliament
@@gerardmackay8909 I'm not sure that's correct. I'm a councillor in Chichester. We (LDs) took control from the Tories last year. The retained 5 seats. The Local Alliance (4) and Greens (2) formally became one political group, which enabled them to be the official opposition.
I imagine the consequences of doing this would be more significant in parliament than a District Council though.
Not that it will happen. We got badly burned and won't go into coalition with the Cons again!
That’s how bad inflation is. Not 10 a penny anymore only 2 😬
My question to you: we may soon have ‘Sir Kier Starmer’ as PM, but have we ever had a “sir” PM before, and what is the protocol for addressing a “sir PM”?
Yes we have, I think the last was Sir Alec Douglas-Home in 1963.
18 mths for a hip replacement? hahah! Are you kidding me? I waited that long for skin cancer removal. It's worse than you think
If you want more questions, put your email in the show notes, you big dopes!
This is Sunak levels of avoidable mistakes 😀
Audio is working
sometimes :(
Emily, John and Lewis, I love your conversations. I’m your ardent fan!
Re the Speaker, in just uk elections, there’s a lot of seats that are foregone conclusions, and so the votes don’t count as much.
This may be true to an extent, but you can still choose to vote for another candidate to show that you want something else and it still contributes to the national vote counts for the party that didn't win your seat so it still makes a difference of sorts.
Personally I agree that the speaker should be an honorific role that stays in parliament with a new election for the seat.
like, right
No sound!
Views on the country being conservative are on the basis of our voting system. Referencing Labours biggest loss in 2019 is on the basis of our voting system, not the number of votes. These are disingenuous throw away comments like most of the media.
I can hear the audio unfortunately.
How much did Alexander Armstrong get for saying “The News Agents” 😂😂
Penchant and homage should be pronounced in the English fashion. Same with "Calais", it should be pronounced "Callis".
Richie will be dialling in from Calafonia so he won’t care
Never forget that "Portillo" is prison slang for "look out behind you"
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Homophobia?
Really …You all need to pull heads in…
Can you please add some explanatory notes?
Emily the bookies don’t agree with you.
Bradford City of Culture 2025
I'm late to the party but here is my question... what is up with Lewis' hair? Doesn't he own a comb or brush or is he just going with the freeform effect? Specifically the Ian Hislop interview as an example. (jk)
There are some political idiots in the greens who think being honest like that is better. However it’s just plain thick.
Sadly, the election results either way won’t make any difference in England’s demise.
Thank you for your optimism.
ok you speak French fluently how have you been able to be fluent in French?
Matlis needs a higher caliber sparring partner than Jon Sopel - the expression thick as mince comes to mind but he really can't see it - Lewis is okay but he is only 12 obviously.
Does 72 reference your DOB or your IQ?
@@chriselliott726I think I can answer that one...
The hilarity, triviality & shallowness which this discussion is conducted, amongst the newsagents is offensive.
So disappointed.
66,000 subscribers don't agree.
You may have taken offence. That's up to you.
The adults in the room found it interesting and well-informed.
it's