This week, Maya has a few camera issues (!), we introduce a new theme tune, and we talk U-Turns - does it show a government listening to the public, or is it just a lack of strategic direction?

In Front Page Face Off, we discuss Nick, apparently not his real name, who has succumb to the manosphere so much that he does unspeakable things to a lamp post. And in TikTok Takedown, Maya discusses the situation of male students struggling to find compatible mates based on their political positioning. And finally the Rant Room is open again, where Nigel takes exception to the Daily Telegraph (again).

LINKS TO ARTICLES

The Manoshpere

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/25/nick-wanted-to-drop-bodyfat-and-build-his-own-micro-harem-of-women-how-my-friend-fell-for-the-red-pill-hucksters-of-the-manosphere?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Tax Dodgers

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/bills/council-tax/number-council-tax-dodgers-soars-highest-level-since-2009/

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Nige & Maya

TimeStamps:

START 00:00

Intro: 00:43

Nige Debate Start: 01:32

Maya: Debate Start: 11:21

FPFO: 27:05

TikTok Takedown: 37:18

Rant Room: 42:12

Leave Comments Outro: 44:39

This week came as a bit of surprise as what seemed like an innocent debate about abolishing income tax, turned into a feisty family feud….. well, almost. In Front Page Face Off, we look at the real reasons why the Tory government gave up on their plans to make healthier foods cheaper for everyone, and also in another article, we ask whether political reporting and discussion is created with a definitive male gaze.

Plus the Rant Room is open for business again this week, Nige gets his racquets in a twist of the newest and most ‘vulgar’ sport.

And a special thanks goes out to the builders who were drilling outside Maya's place for the whole time we were recording....

LINKS TO ARTICLES

Health Foods

https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2025/may/17/uk-government-drops-healthy-eating-push-after-lobbying-by-ultra-processed-food-firms?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Young Women In Politics

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/21/young-men-women-far-right-online-politics-centre-left?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Rant Room Article

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/18/resist-the-unbritish-allure-of-padel/

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Nige & Maya

TimeStamps:

START 00:00

Intro: 00:00:39

Maya Debate Start: 00:01:28

Nige: Debate Start: 00:16:56

FPFO: 00:29:02

Rant Room: 00:42:09

Leave Comments Outro: 00:47:38

In this week’s caffeine-induced episode, we would first like to apologise for the incessant drilling going on in Maya’s ‘recording studio’, hope it’s not too distracting. Today, we discuss Labour’s new immigration White Paper, is it a step in the right direction, or are they kneeling at the feet of Farage?

In Front Page Faceoff, we bring up the cultural phenomenon that is celebrity court cases, in relation to Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.

Plus the Rant Room is open for business, where Nige gets mildly annoyed at an article in the Telegraph about parents at work, and in TikTok Takedown, Maya discusses our ’sister’ (lol) podcast The Rest Is Politics with Rory Stewart changing his tune.

LINKS TO ARTICLES

Immigration White Paper

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/restoring-control-over-the-immigration-system-white-paper

Blake Lively/ Justin Baldoni

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/06/misogyny-slop-it-ends-with-us-america-rightwing-blake-lively-justin-baldoni?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Work From Home Parents

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/open-secret-parents-work-after-3pm/

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Nige & Maya

TimeStamps:

START 00:00

Intro: 00:00:37

Nige Debate Start: 00:01:35

Maya: Debate Start: 00:09:07

FPFO: 00:32:03

Rant Room: 00:39:42

Leave Comments Outro: 00:47:20