Margaret Thatcher’s Lonely Hearts Club Band feat. Phil Burton-Cartledge

Phil really sounds like Brian Cox off of science? Is that just me?

Which episode is Alice referring to, the ‘why the tories are like this’ one?

Without condoning Anthony Albanese I just have to say that he didn’t just “lock in what the coalition spent the better part of a decade doing”. I think there are areas where he falls ridiculously short (like not prohibiting new coal mines), but they did break up the Coalition’s draconian department of home affairs by removing the federal police from the portfolio. That was the coalition’s greatest institutional change and it’s now gone. The Coalition were too lazy to do anything major the entire time they were in, the institutional issues are I think a result of past Labor governments assuming that the system would be run by people with good technocratic intentions. Wait until their revised budget gets released in October, then I’m sure you’ll have some reasons to criticise him that are well informed.

Everyone read Phil's blog - A Very Public Sociologist http://averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/

riley pls let your cohosts riff. riley pls

Powerful Dewey defeats Truman energy with all the Penny discussion.

Sandal wearers, lentil munching, yoghurt knitting etc etc

For the dig at "sandal wearers," is that supposed to be a racist dog whistle, or are sandals being portrayed as undignified or an indication of weakness? I can't quite wrap my mind around it.

jesus christ he's going to become a rank and file MP? he's completely insane lol

Zombie Thatcherism-Blairism eh

Why wouldn't Hussein call it the summer of Morborris?

All elections and election shenanigans are cursed, but some are more cursed than others. We truly live in the worst time-line.