Can they Change (UK) your mind?
The New Statesman | UK politics and culture
The New Statesman
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 25 April 2019
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
On this week's New Statesman podcast, Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Patrick Maguire and Eleni Courea to talk about Change UK (aka The Independent Group) who have launched their slate of candidates ahead of the European elections. Then, for something a bit different, Helen Lewis joins Anoosh to discuss Fleabag and the media's outrage cycle.
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| 1:14.0 | Search AON Global Catastrophe Recap to get started. Hello I'm Anusha Kellian and this week me Patrick McGuire and Eleni career discuss change UK T I G the independent |
| 1:35.6 | group yes that is all one party and the Brexit party ahead of the European |
| 1:39.4 | elections and their candidates and our reflections from our series on the road ahead of the local elections. |
| 1:45.0 | Then I'm joined by Helen Lewis to discuss flea bag, poshness and whether the hot take cycle is |
| 1:49.8 | drawing to an end. And then. Hi, it's Anush, and I'm joined by Patrick and Alaini and we're here to talk about Change UK or TIG or whatever |
| 2:04.3 | they're calling themselves these days. Patrick was actually there at |
| 2:07.0 | their the launch of their candidates for the European elections yesterday. |
| 2:10.3 | In Bristol at a science museum called We the Curious. |
| 2:14.0 | And there was... |
| 2:15.0 | We're curious actually. |
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