It Could Be Said

Feb 03 2025 162 ep. 123 mins 8
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Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Luke Middup talk about whatever they damn well want to. But usually the latest developments in the whacky worlds of British and International Politics

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It Could Be Said #254 A Day Late or A Month Early?

Feb 03 2025 125 mins  
If a week is a long time in politics then a weekend is a long time in whatever Donald Trump thinks he's doing. Join Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup for a group therapy session about an America that keeps threatening to break bad. Recorded Sunday 2nd February 2025, so a day before Trump backed or a month before he doubled down. Who knows, who cares, its just the global

It Could Be Said #253 Musk!?! This Bloody Stinks!

Jan 05 2025 105 mins  
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup return to look back at 2024 through the prism of the weekend's biggest news stories including the Labour Government trying to avoid openly arguing with an aggressively racist and conspiratorial Elon Musk, the Tory Party struggling to find a role having lost over two hundred MPs, and whether Labour can improve public services and regain

It Could Be Said #252 I Beg Your Pardon!?!

Dec 02 2024 122 mins  
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk through the biggest news in global politics including Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter, the unusually sleepy Irish elections, the growing crisis in France and the ballad of Louise Haigh's work phone.

It Could Be Said #251 Now Look Sad & Say D'oh!

Nov 10 2024 176 mins  
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return for the podcast they hoped they'd never have to record; breaking down the re-election of Donald Trump as American President. They took their experiences on the night, thoughts about why it happened, and what comes next.

It Could Be Said #250 The Night Before The American Election, The Whole World Held Its Breath

Nov 04 2024 159 mins  
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss Kemi Badenoch's victory in the Tory Leadership election, the budget, and the soon to be over neverending story that is the American Presidential Elections.

It Could Be Said #249 Sue Gray and Kemi Badenoch's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Oct 08 2024 133 mins  
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss the shock departure of Sue Gray from her role as Chief of Staff, the latest twist and turns in the Tory Party Leadership race, and much more besides!

It Could Be Said #248 Happy Birthday Prince Harry!

Sep 16 2024 217 mins  
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup meet to celebrate the 79th anniversary of Britain winning the Battle of Britain, the sixteenth anniversary of the implosion of Lehman Brothers, and much more besides! Given the party atmosphere, this super long episode looks at such exciting topics as football regulation, tory leadership elections, struggling new labour ministers, and wh

It Could Be Said #247 The Badness of King Elon

Aug 15 2024 168 mins  
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss the far right rioting across England and Northern Ireland, and what it means for the affected communities, particularly British Muslims. They then discuss the issue of Twitter becoming a playpen for the far-right, the latest developments in the American elections, and whether Labour has been playing fast and lose with t

It Could Be Said #246 Rage, Rage Against The Dying Of The Light...Until We Have To Podcast

Jul 21 2024 140 mins  
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Middup talk what may be the craziest week in American political history. Joe Biden becomes the first president of the modern era to not seek the renomination, and drops out in a uniquely public and late moment. Before that we've had his predecessor and would be successor narrowly dodge an assassin's bullet, name his vice-presidential nominee and del

It Could Be Said #245 No Sleep Till Downing Street!

Jul 09 2024 193 mins  
A very tired Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup gathered on Saturday 6th July to unpick the general election results. They weren't quite the epic bloodletting some of the MRPs promised, but they delivered a brutal defeat to the Tory Party and the most left-wing parliament in British history. They review the election night coverage before unpicking what the results mean fo