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32 – The Cracks in the Coalition

This week we’re joined by Richard Angell, the Deputy Director of Progress, and James O’Malley of the Pod Delusion podcast.

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• 2 Liberal Democrat MPs voted against the VAT rise in the budget, could we be seeing trouble within the government, or is this just far for the course in a coalition?
• Labour Leadership candidate Diane Abbot had an ‘absolute meltdown’ on the This Week sofa at the hands of Andrew Neil. What was she thinking?
• This week sees a cabinet meeting taking place in Bradford. We ask whether cabinet meetings should be sent around the country, or if that’s just a waste of money
• Freelance photographer Jules Mattsson claims he was harassed and mistreated by policemen who seized his camera and pushed him down some stairs.

31 – Taxi Taxes

This week we’re joined by Benny Austwick and Arnie Craven from the Ben and Arnie Podcast (Available on iTunes) to talk about the week’s events in politics, including the Coalition’s first Budget, Charles Kennedy’s feelings about the Coalition with the Tories and an upcoming reduction of the drink driving limit. Also, we disagree about the England football team fans’ response to their dismal World Cup performance against Algeria on Saturday.

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28 – The Breaking of Laws

This week we’re joined by Stephen Tall of Lib Dem Voice and Emma Burnell of Scarlett Standard to talk about the events of the last week, which have focused on the resignation of David Laws following revelations about his expenses in the Telegraph over the weekends.

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