Starmer vs. The Media – Can Labour handle the press?

Oh God, What Now?

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Politics, Government, News, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 25 October 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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• Go here to get tickets for Oh God, What Now? live at the Comedy Store on Tue 10 Dec. Starmer’s still under media pressure over the Swiftgate/freebie scandal, he just can’t shake it off… (I'll get my coat). Should Labour give up on getting a fair crack from Britain’s media – and how much are the problems the party’s own fault? Broadcaster and ex-Sky News political editor Adam Boulton joins us to talk about Labour vs the media and the seismic changes engulfing the news business. Plus in the Extra Bit for backers, Wes Streeting asked the public for ideas to improve the NHS and got suggestions like beer on tap to improve “patient morale”. Is it ever worth asking the public for ideas? We’re on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnow www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Don’t miss Series 2 of our science and psychology podcast, Why? with Emma Kennedy – listen here. Presented by Ros Taylor with Ava Santina and Rafael Behr. 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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0:28.0	Search Barclays Business Banking. Welcome to Oh God What Now, the Politics Podcast that only makes sensible suggestions most at the time.
0:46.0	I'm Ros Taylor.
0:48.0	On today's show, has the media been fair to labour, or is Swiftgate a pathetic tactic from a media class that can't be
0:54.5	bothered to scrutinise what the government's actually doing.
0:57.2	Plus what state is British journalism in and is there anything we can do about it?
1:01.9	Journalist and broadcaster Adam Bolton joins the panel to discuss all of that.
1:07.0	And in the extra bit for supporters, Wes Streating, has asked for the public's help for ideas to improve the NHS. Many of the suggestions are
1:15.2	decent ideas but some of them have been eclectic. Are consultations like this a good thing or do they just
1:21.2	leave everyone frustrated? Let's meet today's
1:24.4	panel. First it's guardian columnist Raphael Bear. Hi Raff.
1:28.4	Hi Raff.
1:29.4	Hi Raff. We've just signed a defense agreement with Germany, which may or may not have anything to do
1:33.7	with the chances of Trump pulling out of NATO. This is a big deal, isn't it?
1:37.3	We say we, I haven't signed anything, but yes, the UK has signed a defense agreement with Germany,
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