Ian Hislop reviews the chaos of 2025
December 18, 2025
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December 18, 2025
Ian Hislop reviews the chaos of 2025
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45:42This episodeIan Hislop reviews the chaos of 2025
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<p>As another year draws to a close, we are joined for another therapy session by none other than Ian Hislop.</p><br /><p>The editor of Private Eye took time out of his busy schedule to run through the insanity that has been the year in politics.</p><br /><p>From the rise of Nigel Farage's Reform and Zack Polanski's Green Party, to the complete and utter collapse in support for Keir Starmer's Labour government, this year in British politics gives ample ground for Ian to reflect on the year that has been.</p><br /><p>Elsewhere the royals have had a year to forget with Andrew losing all of his titles for his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Another Epstein link had Britain's Ambassador to the US lose his job, even though Peter Mandelson certainly had a mutual friend with Donald Trump through his meetings with the New York financier.</p><br /><p>Ian also gives his take on how the fiasco that was the founding of Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana's Your Party, and how Donald Trump has managed to alienate the globe by throwing the might of the White House around on the world stage.</p><p>Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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