NS#239: Deal or No Deal
Would a "no deal" Brexit really be so bad? Helen and Stephen analyse the likelihood of the UK crashing out of the EU without a plan, and then take a look at the domestic policy problems brewing with Universal Credit.
October 12, 2017
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Episode 239 · October 12, 2017
NS#239: Deal or No Deal
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<p>Would a "no deal" Brexit really be so bad? Helen and Stephen analyse the likelihood of the UK crashing out of the EU without a plan, and then take a look at the domestic policy problems brewing with Universal Credit. Then, they answer a listener question: would any of the 2016 Tory leadership candidates have done better than Theresa May?</p><p>Also, listen out for the introduction of our new Boris Johnson swear jar - let us know what charity we should donate the contents to at the end of the year. Contact us 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><p>Further reading:</p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41553887" target="_blank">Chris Cook on Brexit and "Project After"</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/shockproofbeats/status/894850642128326656" target="_blank">@shockproofbeats' Twitter thread about the Irish border post-Brexit</a></p><p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/jess-phillips/universal-credit_b_18171608.html" target="_blank">Jess Phillips' Huffington Post piece about her brother's Universal Credit application</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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