The End Is N.I.
<p>Does it matter when a Government breaks a keystone promise? Former Blair advisor <strong>John McTernan</strong> joins us to look at Boris Johnson’s punitive National Insurance hike and ask whether even a serial liar can get away with a whopper like this. What sort of devil is in the detail of the Government’s social care plans? Plus, on the <strong>20th anniversary of 9/11</strong> we ask whether the baleful effects of the terrorist attacks on Western politics could ever have played out differently.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li><em>“Breaking a promise is a profoundly important moment for any government…&nbsp;Promises go to leadership, and that matters.” </em><strong><em>–&nbsp;John McTernan</em></strong></li><li><em>“The likelihood that we’ll fall into a conspiracy theory is so much greater that at the time of 9/11 simply because of the way we access information now.”</em><strong><em> – Minnie Rahman</em></strong></li><li><em>“There are people within Labour who want to seek out new ideas and energy with the aim of crushing them.’”</em><strong><em> – John McTernan</em></strong></li><li><em>“It’s not the rate that matters, it’s the complexity. This is a new layer of complexity, and that always benefits the rich.” </em><strong><em>–&nbsp;Alex Andreou</em></strong></li><li><em>“Johnson was elected on levelling up and now he’s going to level down, to the tune of £1,000 a year for some people.”</em><strong><em> – John McTernan</em></strong></li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href="http://www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow</a></p><br><p>Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Minnie Rahman and Alex Andreou. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Audio production by Alex Rees. <strong>OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.</strong></p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
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Show Notes
Does it matter when a Government breaks a keystone promise? Former Blair advisor John McTernan joins us to look at Boris Johnson’s punitive National Insurance hike and ask whether even a serial liar can get away with a whopper like this. What sort of devil is in the detail of the Government’s social care plans? Plus, on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 we ask whether the baleful effects of the terrorist attacks on Western politics could ever have played out differently.
- “Breaking a promise is a profoundly important moment for any government… Promises go to leadership, and that matters.” – John McTernan
- “The likelihood that we’ll fall into a conspiracy theory is so much greater that at the time of 9/11 simply because of the way we access information now.” – Minnie Rahman
- “There are people within Labour who want to seek out new ideas and energy with the aim of crushing them.’” – John McTernan
- “It’s not the rate that matters, it’s the complexity. This is a new layer of complexity, and that always benefits the rich.” – Alex Andreou
- “Johnson was elected on levelling up and now he’s going to level down, to the tune of £1,000 a year for some people.” – John McTernan
Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Minnie Rahman and Alex Andreou. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Audio production by Alex Rees. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.
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