Is Labour having a Liz Truss moment? – Is The Traitors too middle-class? – How to ‘half-arse’ your way to success!
Paper CutsShow Notes
We read the papers so you don’t have to! Today, The Daily Mail warns of a return to 1970s economic chaos! Luckily, Coco is here to explain why the economy is mostly just vibes-based so we should all chill out. The Guardian can’t stop talking about The Traitors, and Jack explains why the middle class are allowed to love the murder mystery reality hit. Plus, The Times says we should all ‘half-arse’ our way through 2025, but Miranda isn’t buying it.
Join Miranda Sawyer with journalist and host of Pod Save the UK, Coco Khan and man about town and host of the Queerphoria podcast Jack Guinness.
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