Hello everyone, welcome to this live recording of the Brendan O'Neill show with me, Brendan O'Neill, and my extra special guest, Julia Hartley Brewer.

Julia, welcome to the show.

Hello, this is a wonderful treat for me.

I get to spend more time having a nata with you.

It's fantastic, isn't it?

We had one this morning, and now we're having another one this evening. So fantastic. We like to put the world to write,

but there's a lot that needs to be put to write, so we needed longer. Absolutely. Absolutely.

It's so good to have you on. I think you're one of our most frequent recurring guests.

Sorry. Sorry, everyone.

As well. So let's kick off, I guess, by talking about Britain and what the hell is going on here.

I think we're almost a year now into the Labour government.

I think it's pretty fair to say that neither you nor I were especially enthused by the prospect

of Kirstama as Prime Minister.

I don't think most of the issue was.

No, exactly.

Even those who voted for him weren't particularly

enthused. There have been lots of ups and downs and downs, more downs than ups. What's your take?

As someone whose finger is very much on the political pulse, what's your take on where we're at

currently with this Labour government? Well, you say it's almost a year. I think, God, is it?

I mean, it sort of feels like it was yesterday and about five years ago.

I'm trying to wish those five years away. An awful lot has happened in that time.

There have been a few moments when I thought Kirsteimbaugh wasn't as completely

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