The Trawl Meets: James O'Brien

<p>In this episode, Marina and Jemma meet the person who can, in large part be thanked (blamed?!) for turning their mild interest in politics into a passion - Mr Brexit himself:&nbsp;James&nbsp;O'Brien.</p><p>The LBC star, journalist and best-selling author of books including his latest, How They Broke Britain, for once finds himself on the opposite side of the interrogating questions. They hear about his leap to fame courtesy of Brexit and take a trip down memory lane with some caller clips that never get old. There's some quizzing on&nbsp;James' position on Labour and the looming election, and his surprising thoughts on Proportional Representation, which Marina and&nbsp;James&nbsp;agree to disagree on. Jacob Rees-Mogg gets a due hammering with some fascinating insight on the effect of public school on public servants, and&nbsp;James&nbsp;reluctantly names who, of those responsible for Britain's demise, he'd choose to go for dinner with - and the ladies coax out of him a hilarious, not-so-polite, run-in with Reform Party's Richard Tice.</p><p>Order&nbsp;James&nbsp;O'Brien's book here:</p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/457804/how-they-broke-britain-by-obrien-james/9780753560341" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/457804/how-they-broke-britain-by-obrien-james/9780753560341</a></p><p>Follow him here:</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/mrjamesob" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/mrjamesob</a></p><p>And catch him on LBC every weekday from 10am-1pm.</p><p>Thank you for sharing and do tweet us @MarinaPurkiss @jemmaforte @TheTrawlPodcast</p><br /><p>Youtube</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheTrawl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@TheTrawl</a></p><br /><p>Twitter</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/TheTrawlPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/TheTrawlPodcast</a></p><br /><p>**EXCLUSIVE EPISODE OF THE TRAWL - ONLY ON GLOBAL PLAYER**</p><p>To hear Marina and Jemma answer your questions in a very special Q&amp;A episode, download the Global Player App or head to globalplayer.com and search 'The Trawl'. </p><p>If you’ve even mildly enjoyed The Trawl, you’ll love the unfiltered, no-holds-barred extras from Jemma &amp; Marina over on Patreon, including:</p><br /><p>• Exclusive episodes of The Trawl Goss – where Jemma and Marina spill backstage gossip, dive into their personal lives, and often forget the mic is on</p><p>• Early access to The Trawl Meets…</p><p>• Glorious ad-free episodes</p><br /><p>Plus, there’s a bell-free community of over 3,300 legends sparking brilliant chat.</p><br /><p>And it’s your way to support the pod which the ladies pour their hearts, souls (and occasional anxiety) into. All for your listening pleasure and reassurance that through this geopolitical s**tstorm… you’re not alone.</p><br /><p>Come join the fun:</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/TheTrawlPodcast?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/TheTrawlPodcast?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator</a></p><p><br /></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>