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Growing pains
Daragh Quinn Daragh Quinn

Growing pains

Reform UK is growing fast, but its conference exposed tensions between its political success and institutional maturity, and the structures being built beyond Farage.

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Darling, sweetie, darling
Daragh Quinn Daragh Quinn

Darling, sweetie, darling

Featuring:

  • Mike Ashley’s shopping habits

  • The evolutionary advantages and disadvantages of Farage

  • All you need is a plan

  • What to do with £40m? Put it all on Kemi

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Be more con-Vince-ing
Daragh Quinn Daragh Quinn

Be more con-Vince-ing

Featuring:

  • Don’t be seen to rage against the machine

  • Pay Danegeld, get Danes

  • Adjectives to describe Dale Vince

  • BP’s Full House for the Chancellor

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GRWM… to be Prime Minister
Daragh Quinn Daragh Quinn

GRWM… to be Prime Minister

Featuring

  • The influencer-native Prime Minister

  • The politics of the quick win

  • Defining the field

  • When the tide turns

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The Burnham Quandary
Daragh Quinn Daragh Quinn

The Burnham Quandary

Featuring:

  • Thoughts on approaching PMQs

  • How Burnham is like cutting your own fringe

  • The importance of not being earnest

  • A snap election (not another one etc)

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What should Nigel do?
Daragh Quinn Daragh Quinn

What should Nigel do?

Featuring:

  • A well-worn Irish joke

  • Proven lessons to apply to Reform’s predicament

  • Winning against a bin isn’t enough

  • A compliment about Farage’s political ability

  • On not winding up journalists unnecessarily

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Here be monsters
Daragh Quinn Daragh Quinn

Here be monsters

Featuring:

  • Andy Burnham's Houdini act

  • On herding impossible and annoying sheep (MPs)

  • A prediction I'll never mention again if wrong and crow about if vindicated

  • An extended bit about Greek mythology

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Scorchio!
Daragh Quinn Daragh Quinn

Scorchio!

  • Labour leadership contest dates

  • Is Westminster wrong? No, it is the electorate who is out of touch

  • The importance of momentum

  • Weather report

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