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12 February 2025
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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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!!!!!