370. Starmer’s Silver Bullet and Trump’s War on the Poor

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  • 12 February 2025

  • Posted by Alastair Campbell

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Will Musk’s Washington power grab increase global poverty? Has Keir Starmer lost control of his cabinet? Is now the perfect moment for Britain to join the customs union?


Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.


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2 responses to “370. Starmer’s Silver Bullet and Trump’s War on the Poor”

  1. I wish you would explain how the Shadow Cabinet works in the U.K. and how the idea might be adapted to the U.S. form of government.

    • We already have a Shadow Cabinetin the U.S.!!!! It’s called the the FOURTH WING of the Government otherwise known as THE DEEP STATE made up of ALL THOSES UNELECTED Bureaurcrats!!!!!

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