546. Keir Starmer Resigns: What Happens Next?
22 June 2026
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30 October 2024
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Rory
You’re at it again!!! you position the mic between the camera and yourself thus the mic dominates the shot in fact the mic is larger than yourself.
Come on it’s not rocket science dare I suggest it ….just look at the composition of Alistair