Steve - @guitarmoog - and Chris - @ottocrat - investigate cakeism: the philosophy of having your cake and eating it, as preached and practised by the British government in its approach to Brexit. Each week, we explore the latest developments as we head towards Brexit and spend time wading through the weeds from the perspective of two long-standing Brussels and UK government insiders. Our aim: to inform you, our listeners, about EU realities and so, hopefully, to equip you to spot lies and to thwart attempts to manipulate you. There may be swearing. We are regularly joined by guests and occasionally by special guest co-hosts.
https://cakewatch.fireside.fm
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 20 hours 19 minutes
Episode 72: The Four-Letter Guest
Chris is joined by not one but two very special guests for ninety minutes of reliving late night undergraduate philosophy discussions as we ponder what it is to be a liberal
Episode 71: Specific and Limited Return
The podcast returns, in a specific and limited way, after a long hiatus during lockdown. Chris and Garvan debate which is the biggest lie of all: is it the Northern Irish backstop? Or sovereignty? Why not both?
Episode 70: Our Friends In The North
Alviina Alametsä is a Member of the European Parliament from Finland whose particular policy interests are public mental health and conflict resolution, so who better to talk to Cakewatch about tackling the Brexit aftermath?
Episode 69: Back to the Future
Will the future EU-UK relationship look like the one outlined by the European Commission in its proposal for a negotiating mandate? Chris Kendall and David Henig discuss.
Episode 68: One Thousand Days
As we head into the final week of the UK's EU membership, we discuss Steve's album 'One Thousand Days', the challenges which EU citizens in the UK continue to face, and how one can help the other.
Episode 67: We Raged Against the Lying of the Right
The fight to Remain in the EU is over, but we did not go gently. The culture war now shifts to other fronts, and it will be a war of attrition. We talk a bit about that.
Episode 65: Vote Early Vote Often Vote Tactically
EU and politics blogger Jon Worth joins Chris to take a deeper dive into tactical voting recommendations for next week's UK general election, plus some reflections on differences between politics in the UK and in other EU countries.
Episode 64: Centrist Unicorn Hunt
We train our laser sights on some unicorns of the centre and discuss why voting tactically is the morally right thing to do.
Episode 63: Honey Badger
Laura and Chris discuss the weekend's People's Vote march, the Johnson 'deal', and the view from Brussels, a city further enriched last week by the visit of Remainers Now. They talk about what brings them here.