Are the Tories worse than Reform?

Oh God, What Now?

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Politics, Government, News, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 10 January 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Senior Tories like Badenoch and Jenrick are cynically following the lead of far-right wackos like Elon Musk to stoke the grooming gangs story. Are there any red lines left for a desperate Conservative Party that will now say things even Nigel Farage won’t? Former editor of The Mirror Alison Phillips joins the panel to get into it all. Plus, it’s a But Your Emails special as we answer as many of our Patreon backers’ questions as we can. And in the Extra Bit for subscribers, is January secretly the best month of the year? We’re on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnow www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Hannah Fearn and Jonn Elledge. Producer: Chris Jones. Audio production by: Robin Leeburn. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:24.8	dot com and secure your seats today welcome to oh god what now Welcome to Oh God What Now, the podcast that will not be annexing Greenland.
0:44.4	Happy New Year, despite everything.
0:46.6	I'm Doreen Linsky. On today's show, we ask a question that should seem absurd.
0:51.1	With Robert Jenrick channeling Enoch Powell and Kemi Badock endorsing Elon Musk's race-baiting conspiracy theories, is the Tory party now even more tolerant of the far
0:59.2	right than Nigel Farage's reform UK? And what happens to Britain if the centre-right just gives up?
1:04.8	Then a new year brings new questions, so we're going to answer as many as we can from our
1:08.4	Patreon backers in a but-your-email special.
1:14.4	And in the extra bit for supporters, is January secretly brilliant?
1:17.8	We debate the underrated virtues of the most unloved month.
1:19.6	Let's meet today's panel.
1:24.2	No spoilers, but first up is a man who hates January, author and columnist John Ellage.
1:24.6	Hi, John.
1:25.4	Hi.
1:29.8	Now he hates me too. John, someone who must also hate January, at least this year, is Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Why has he resigned?
1:35.0	Well, the short version is nobody likes him. His approval ratings are on the floor. He's been
1:39.5	offered for nine years, which is, you know, it's a long time for anyone. He's done the classic
1:44.5	centre-left thing of like alienating the left without appealing to the right. There have
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