NS#232: Big Ben's Last Bong
Stephen is back, and he joins Helen to assess Labour's performance over the summer. Then, they try to understand the row over Big Ben being silenced for refurbishment. Finally, they go head to head to decide whether Game of Thrones is still any good.
August 24, 2017
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Episode 232 · August 24, 2017
NS#232: Big Ben's Last Bong
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<p>Stephen is back from holiday, and he joins Helen to assess Labour's performance over the summer break. Then, they try to understand the row over Big Ben being silenced for refurbishment. Finally, they go head to head on a very controversial topic: is <em>Game of Thrones </em>still any good?</p><br /><p>Send us your questions and thoughts for future episodes on Twitter via <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ns_podcasts" target="_blank">@ns_podcasts</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/helenlewis" target="_blank">@helenlewis</a> or <a href="http://www.twitter.com/stephenkb" target="_blank">@stephenkb</a>.</p><br /><p>Further reading:</p><p><a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/08/tory-right-wingers-are-furious-about-big-ben-it-s-their-time-s-running-out" target="_blank">Stephen's column about the Tories and Big Ben.</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/fLfU_uyWH4U" target="_blank">Tony Blair on Newsnight making the case for tuition fees.</a></p><p><a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/tv-radio/2017/08/game-of-thrones-7-6-beyond-the-wall-jon-dany-tormund" target="_blank">Anna's Game of Thrones recap.</a></p><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</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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