The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #1121

Carl and Harry are joined by Andrew Bridgen to discuss the sides in the Reform Civil War, the total Blairite State, and how we better hope war doesn't break out.

Reading List

• Who is Taking Sides in the Reform Civil War?

  • Farage won’t stand - Sky News

  • Survation 3rd June 2024, Nigel would win Clacton - Polling Report

  • Nigel that day announces for Clacton - BBC News

  • Reform do get a bump in the polls - Statista

  • Anthony Mack is the latest casualty - The Guardian

  • Reform 2025 LTD own Reform Party LTD - Companies House

  • Lowe gets suspended - The Guardian

  • Rupert’s last request for reconciliation - Twitter - Rupert Lowe

  • A week of warfare later, Farage’s popularity is beginning to drop - Twitter - YouGov

  • Dismissed if they speak to press - LBC

  • Lee Anderson claims this is false - Twitter - Lee Anderson

  • Maajid Nawaz says Farage more famous - Twitter - Maajid Nawaz

  • Matt Goodwin’s favorabilities - Twitter - Matt Goodwin

  • Matt Goodwin making the pragmatic argument - Twitter - Matt Goodwin

  • Julia Hartley-Brewer - Twitter - TalkTV

  • Basically all of the right-wing commentators Farage left out in the cold - Twitter - Suffragent

  • Rape gang survivors - Twitter - Sammy Woodhouse

  • Douglas Murray - Archived

  • Daniel Hannan making the same points as Rupert and I - Twitter - Daniel Hannan

  • Elon Musk - Twitter - Elon Musk

  • Not affecting the polls yet - Twitter - Matt Goodwin

  • “It’s naive to go off in a strop” - Twitter - TalkTV

  • Isabel Oakeshott already asking for a ceasefire - Twitter - Basil TGMD

  • Ideology - The Spectator

• The Total Blairite State

  • LIVE: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives speech on public sector reform - YouTube

  • Five things we learned from Keir Starmer’s speech on reforming the state - Institute for Government

  • Keir Starmer abolishes NHS England to bring health service back to ‘heart of government’ - The Independent

  • Why has NHS England been abolished and what does it mean for patients? - The Guardian

  • Tony Blair’s NHS dream? Fewer GPs, more chatbots. - Politico

  • Tony Blair urges expanded role for private sector as NHS turns 75 - The Guardian

  • The Blairite behind Labour’s NHS overhaul - The Telegraph

• Well, Well, Well, if it Isn’t the Consequences of My Own Actions

  • Useless white men - Sky News

  • No one punished - Sky News

  • Air force diversity scheme pilot shortage - Archived

  • Young men unprepared to fight - Archived

  • Talk of conscription - Mirror