It Could Be Said
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Luke Middup talk about whatever they damn well want to. But usually the latest developments in the whacky worlds of British and International Politics
Episodes
157 episodes
It Could Be Said #249 Sue Gray and Kemi Badenoch's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss the shock departure of Sue Gray from her role as Chief of Staff, the latest twist and turns in the Tory Party Leadership race, and much more besides!
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2:13:45
It Could Be Said #248 Happy Birthday Prince Harry!
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup meet to celebrate the 79th anniversary of Britain winning the Battle of Britain, the sixteenth anniversary of the implosion of Lehman Brothers, and much more besides! Given the party atmosphere, this...
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3:37:58
It Could Be Said #247 The Badness of King Elon
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss the far right rioting across England and Northern Ireland, and what it means for the affected communities, particularly British Muslims. They then discuss the issue of Twitter becom...
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2:48:38
It Could Be Said #246 Rage, Rage Against The Dying Of The Light...Until We Have To Podcast
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Middup talk what may be the craziest week in American political history. Joe Biden becomes the first president of the modern era to not seek the renomination, and drops out in a uniquely public and late moment. ...
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2:20:44
It Could Be Said #245 No Sleep Till Downing Street!
A very tired Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup gathered on Saturday 6th July to unpick the general election results. They weren't quite the epic bloodletting some of the MRPs promised, but they delivered a brutal defeat to the Tory P...
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3:13:28
It Could Be Said #244 Your Super Soaraway Elections Preview!
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup return with a super soaraway elections preview! They talk about the mechanics of watching elections night, including when to nap and what to eat, before looking at the latest polls, and making their...
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3:11:20
It Could Be Said #243 What Are The Odds of That Happening!?!
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup return to cover the latest goings on in the election including the Tory betting scandal, latest polling, lacklusture manifestos, Nigel Farage on Ukraine, environmentalism run amok, and whether Simon...
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2:44:28
It Could Be Said #242 You Let RISHI Do A General Election!?!
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk yet another bad week in the general election for Rishi Sunak as Nigel Farage reenters frontline politics, he loses the debate to Sir Keir Starmer, gets shouted at for misusing go...
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2:13:57
It Could Be Said #241 On All Farage's Eve, The Podcast Did Record
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss the first full week of the election campaign. Recorded before Nigel Farage's return to frontline politics on Monday, we look at the arguments over Diane Abbott, the Tory's ne...
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1:59:59
It Could Be Said #240 National Service For Some, Tax Cuts For Others
Simon Alvey returns from Northern Ireland to catch up with Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup about the election. Together they discuss RIshi Sunak's shock announcement and the even more shocking state of the Tory Party's campaign, with Michael Go...
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3:06:51
It Could Be Said #239 Why Does It Always Rain On Rishi?
Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk the surprise announcement of an election on Thursday 4th July. We discuss why Rishi Sunak decided upon a snap election, the amateurish announcement and Labour's response. We then look at the implic...
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1:33:17
It Could Be Said #238 The Winner's Gotta Be Anyone Other Than Kane
Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk a disappointing end of the season for Harry Kane and the slow start to the longest election campaigns in British and American history. They also discuss whether devolution has been a success.
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1:58:03
It Could Be Said #237 Ipswich FC, The Tories and John Swinney Walk Into A Bar...
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup return to talk about Ipswich's promotion to the premier league, Clarkson's Farm and a new First Minister in Scotland. They turn their minds to the local elections, looking at the big mayoral races, ...
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3:04:43
It Could Be Said #236 Oh Humza, You're Breaking Patrick's heart, You're Shaking Your Majority Dangerously
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to do a deep dive into Humza Yousaf's no-good, awful Thursday as his gambit to preempt the end of his coalition with the Greens may very well bring his premiership to a premature end.
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1:22:58
It Could Be Said #235 I Got Threads, They're Multiplying
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup manage to fill a cute little podcast to capacity as they discuss the latest developments in the Middle East and American Congress, the return of Liz Truss ahead of the local elections, the growing pr...
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2:40:39
It Could Be Said #234 We Be Canadian/Caledonian Dreaming
Simon Alvey and Will Cooling return to talk about the utter destruction that is predicted for the Tories in the latest MRP modelling, and to what extent we should take the prospect of a Tory wipeout. We then get Will's updates on the latest dev...
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2:33:28
It Could Be Said #233 So Dr Middup, How Was The Football Match?
Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss a range of topics including the shock resignation of Jeffrey Donaldson as DUP Leader following his arrest on Thursday, Matthew Parris's article advocating for the mass euthanasia of the old and ...
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2:06:42
It Could Be Said #232 ...Which Means You've Probably Lost Your Remote Control
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss the latest developments in British politics. Before that however they discuss Notts County's current fortunes in the football league, Zone of Interest, and The Wild Men. They then ...
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2:53:58
It Could Be Said #231 The Rematch More Than A Century In The Making
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to look ahead to the election that we're all dreading; the rematch between Presidents Biden and Trump. We marvel at how Trump has managed to destroy his primary opposition and explain why the ...
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2:17:48
It Could Be Said #230 It's A Wonderful Keir
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss the year in British politics. They look at how Rishi Sunak has been brought crashing down to earth both by the Tory Party's crushing unpopularity and his own mistakes before conside...
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2:24:09
It Could Be Said #229 Davros Is Not For Turning
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup return to talk about a lot! We discuss Doctor Who's latest Davros retcon, the theological problem of moral evil, what bits of All Out War are still relevant in 2023, and the return of David Cameron ...
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2:27:01
It Could Be Said #228 We Recorded This Last Night...OKAY!!!
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to not discuss the reshuffle because that happened after this podcast was recorded. We instead discuss whether Donald Trump could become President again, the chaos that has engulfed the House ...
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2:13:20
It Could Be Said #227 Don't Ask Suella, Assume She's Useless
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk about the Department of Work and Pensions latest attempts to promote disability inclusion and Suella Braverman's recent comments about immigration and multiculturalism. They then...
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2:15:50
It Could Be Said #226 Sunak Over There, Sunak Over Here, Sunak Everywhere
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to recap a crazy week in British politics as they touch upon the beginning of the Lib Dem Conference, Liz Truss's latest comeback, Rishi Sunak trying to prove himself an Action Man by explaini...
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1:50:39
It Could Be Said #225 And Now We Turn To The Mitterrand Position
We're back from our summer holidays as Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup do a tour of various news stories including the mini-reshuffle, the state of Britain's schools, whether the death penalty should be brought back, what the futur...
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