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System Failure – Why does British politics feel broken?
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British politics feels stalled and the only people benefiting are Farage and the quick-fix demagogues of Reform UK. Why is the debate about our national future frozen and what can we do about it? Special guest Ben Ansell – author of Why Politics Fails – joins us to talk it over. Plus, a But Your Emails special where we answer as many of your questions as is humanly possible. And in the Extra Bit for Patreon people only… where did the obsession with Hallowe’en come from?
ESCAPE ROUTES
• Jonn recommends Alan Johnson’s memoir This Boy
• Ben has been reading the Robert Harris Cicero trilogy. Book One is Imperium
• Ros has been reading The Endless Country by Sami Kent
• Hannah has been watching The Diplomat on Netflix and listening to Lily Allen's new album
• Buy books through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund Oh God What Now? by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too.
If you want to find out more about Energise Africa and register as an investor, visit energiseafrica.com/ogwn .
Presented by Ros Taylor with Hannah Fearn and Jonn Elledge. Audio Production by: Tom Taylor. Art direction: James Parrett. Theme tune by Cornershop. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.
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688 episodes
Manage episode 516855835 series 2997625
British politics feels stalled and the only people benefiting are Farage and the quick-fix demagogues of Reform UK. Why is the debate about our national future frozen and what can we do about it? Special guest Ben Ansell – author of Why Politics Fails – joins us to talk it over. Plus, a But Your Emails special where we answer as many of your questions as is humanly possible. And in the Extra Bit for Patreon people only… where did the obsession with Hallowe’en come from?
ESCAPE ROUTES
• Jonn recommends Alan Johnson’s memoir This Boy
• Ben has been reading the Robert Harris Cicero trilogy. Book One is Imperium
• Ros has been reading The Endless Country by Sami Kent
• Hannah has been watching The Diplomat on Netflix and listening to Lily Allen's new album
• Buy books through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund Oh God What Now? by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too.
If you want to find out more about Energise Africa and register as an investor, visit energiseafrica.com/ogwn .
Presented by Ros Taylor with Hannah Fearn and Jonn Elledge. Audio Production by: Tom Taylor. Art direction: James Parrett. Theme tune by Cornershop. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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