2 simple rules for life; No.1 - Never trust a tory No.2 - Never forget rule number 1

You should do a special ‘How to Lose an Election’ devoted entirely to little Rishi Rich 😂

14 years of decay, eroding living standards, eroded rights, eroded services.... and yet the people who caused all that want us to believe THEY are the only people who can stop it? Abusive relationships springs to mind. Get these scumbags out

Sunak is flailing about wildly like a non swimmer in deep water. He's utterly hopeless and desperate.

How very Peter Mandelson-like of Peter to deny saying something he was recorded saying... I'll always remember him speaking at a conference I attendend when doing my A-Levels in 1994. I've never seen a speaker so completely misjudge an audience as he did that day - he had the whole room against him within two paragraphs, and it was an audience that was overwhelmingly pro-Labour; he just radiated a contempt and arrogance perfectly designed to inspire hostility. As it happens, I did eventually overcome that animosity towards him, but it took me years...

All the Labour Party need to do to in order to sway those undecided voters (if there are any) is to run an ad campaign showing a black and white picture of Liz Truss, looking at her most maniacal, with the slogan “I feel I have unfinished business”. Surefire winner.

He's hanging on for dear life to fleece and squander every last penny the UK has

He is out of his depth. Not a clue.

Charitable of you to keep Daniel on to deliver his usual bucket of dull uninspired cope.

No real need for a Pod on this topic. 5 words says it all "DO NOT BE A TORY"

Imagine watching a load of gamblers in Vegas one week and then just grabbing the man who made alot of cash and appointing him PM I give you Rishi Sunak PM of the UK and someone completely unsuited for Prime Minister.

Not sure he even cares, lets face it the longer he stays the more money him, his wife, family and donors get, its not really that difficult a concept.

He should do what's best for the country and call an immediate election, instead he does what's best for Sunak and his cronies.

Come in Rishi Sunak - your time is up.

General Election is needed now.

Putting yourself up as the change candidate followed by better the devil you know is about right for Sunak's level of competence.

Daniel being on the show as former Executive Editor of The Times and former Executive of Policy Exchange is a massive conflict of interest. Plus his constant nonsensical contradictions of Mandelson and his incessant compium inhalation is distracting, could we please mute his mic?

The pendulum has swung in favour of the workers at last. It's time to tell the employers how it's going to be. They have absolutely no choice. The world economy is about to explode with activity as the main populations achieve a civilised existence. A rising tide lifts all boats. The economy is no longer a problem for anybody

35:00 Polly is absolutely correct about the recklessness within government, especially with regard to higher education sector. I was told last week that I was losing my job at uni. at the end of August. But I will keep my rainbow lanyard- it represents something far more profound than this government will ever achieved or represent.

deeply unserious "winning rather than principles" mentality

If a dog were struggling as much as Roshi is then the vet would say something to the effect of “… the kindest thing to do would be… “ - call the effing election already

Can't believe they thought "Better the Devil you Know" was Sonya - it was by Kylie!

Forget an election just pack up and get out.

The tory lib dem labour talking about greens was just so painful. As if their parties have a clear view of what they stand for and idea of how they will get there.

Wow, so it's not good if Unions have input to a political party. However, it is to OK for companies to literally purchase MPs as lobbyists to enable those companies to gain influence over legislation. I must be blind, I can't see any difference in out comes between the two.

What is Daniel Finkelsteins point, he goes round and round

I'm a middle England, middle class man, who is an independent voter. My vote is up for grabs. I have voted Labour before and i wont be voting for them this time. Why? Precisely because of people like Mandelson's characterisation of those who are deeply troubled by our support for Israel's horrific actions in Palestine as "Corbynista left wing extremists". To quote Andrew Neil "if you knew how ridiculous that statement was you wouldn't have said it."

GET RID OF THE TORIES

People just want to be able to afford a home and a decent quality of life That means massively raising wages, or massively reducing the costs of housing and household bills Alternatively, see what "solution" the far right offer. It will be a total con, but people who are desperate may well take that chance Is anyone in the big parties really looking at the cost of housing and household bills?

To much devils in both party's

Mandy liked Russian super yachts and cheap aluminium + Mates with Prince Andrew & Epstine. Why is he getting rolled out?

it was Kylie not Sonya - BETTER the devil you know.

“IS” ….. he will be voted out end of

A lot of us know starmer will be just the same as sunak. We need an alternative

Mandelson remains as clueless and out of touch as this government.

Excellent discussion

I would rather have Corbynistas in my party than a Far Right Tory like Natalie Elphicke. I refuse to vote for a party that are willing to jam up their benches with the very people we want out of office.

You can only negatively campaign if you have nothing positive to offer.

*Mandelson probably said "suppository". He has a one-track mind.*

The Green Party refused to let Ken Livingstone join.

Listen, the Prime Minature is way, way out of his depth, the sooner the sTories go th3 better !

In France I used to vote for the Socialists or the Greens, sometimes both (Green at the first round of the presidential election, Socialist at the second round). Then the French Greens merged with another pro environment party, that was also pro Europe and in a way more centrist, and I liked them even more. Then they turned watermelon (green on the outside, red on the inside), obsessed with culture wars, trans issues, being anti business, etc., they hardly ever mention the environment. They have become unelectable as a result.

An unelected NIGHTMARE.

Problem is, Starmer is the Devil in waiting. The Devil has two faces, one Tory the other one Labour. It couldn't be that clearer!

The fact that Sunak ever occupied No 10 still boggles the mind brought up on an educational system based on the one left behind by the British Raj. Nevertheless, it was a real life the empire strikes back situation between England and India. However, the weakness was in the spearhead who think and behave more British than the average modern British politician. So, it won't surprise too many observers if Sunak does not survive the first real challenge that blows his way though that could very well betray a very limited understanding of modern English politics.

They clearly are scared of the Greens.

Look at them through the glass window again… the cast of the inbetweeners!

is Mandelson being disingenuous (with his "advice" to the Greens / Tories / LDs) just to be provocative ... or because he's so tribal he can't do anything else?

Jesus how bad can times journalism get.

PM....COULD OPEN A RESTURANT.

He's good at spread sheets n that's about it.

The area of workers rights that is needed is unions in contract labour and IT as the near slavery in gaming firms is literally destroying the industry with shareholders with unrealistic expectations.

Pretty funny now the Unions and Labour have come out and they agree and it’s not been watered down.

Good to see rishi sunak apologising to the victims of the taited blood scandal ,perhaps he can reinforce this with some on going revolutionary legal action ,insuring that all politicians ,civil servants ,andgovernment departures must be legally bound to report any dishonesty or potential cover up ,relzting to their actions regarding citizens . YOU HAVE BEEN AN ABJECT FAILURE ,EVEN FOR YOUR OWN PARTY ,GO OUT WITH A MODICUM OF ACHIEVEMENT AND LET ACTION IN THIS AREA BE A LEGACY OF RESPECT AND SAFETY ,FOR THE CITIZENS YOU HAVE REPEATEDLY FAILED THROUGH OUT THE WHOLE SPECTRUM OF GOVT SERVICE

I can't listen to this tripe

Yes

Daniel Finkelstein must have been a very frustrating adviser he just goes round and round in endless circles never reaching a conclusion.

Strategy?

Clicked so fast…. Couldn’t wait after his nonsense speech

Not him

😂WELCOME TO STARMERGEDDON 😂

'Better the devil you know' was Kylie.

His game was over before it started. The policies did him in from the get go.

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Imagine taking moral lectures from Epsteins mate Peter Mandelson

Sorry just realised this is TR . I'm out. Ta Ta

He was fine in his role in The Jungle Book, but playing the PM, he is out of his depth.

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He should not be pm

Rishi Sunak is making angrier and angrier. I have never voted, but I will be voting Labour. I can't be gaslit by that man anymore 😢

I don't have time for idiotic chatter.

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what's wrong with u people???

Vile commentary from an entitled dismissive Toraidh

You need a tax system that benefits entrapraneurs. Otherwise more decline masked by deficit spenting.

Sunak may change Squtting laws to stay in number 10

Too slimy god awful peter meddlesome

Re. Elphicke - whilst I wouldn't argue she behaved well in relation to her husband's case, I'm slightly surprised that it's apparently impossible for anyone to even attempt a degree of understanding. We all support the importance of making sure that victims feel they'll be believed if they come forward, but surely we get that the offender's wife might at least initially not react that way. She probably wouldn't have been with him if she'd thought him capable of that behaviour? In cases like this, the spouses and family of offenders are in a sense secondary victims, and I think we should have a tiny bit of empathy for the idea that it might take them a while to come round to accepting the truth of the allegations.

Mandy is riding the shirt tails of Starmer. Matt is such a lightweight, and the only serious person is Danny F, I'm a Labour supporter and party member

Vote Reform UK 🇬🇧

I think the tide has turned. Whatever you say about Sunak he measures up to Starmer all of a sudden. Everything seems to have changed

Tory will wn . Not labour.

Of course little imps time is up, but why have Dracula's brother himself on to say so ....