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Downtown Den Podcast #041 | The Future of Sport
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The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.38 | 1st July 2024
It’s the final countdown. But have Nigel Farage, Suella Braverman and TV debates been the big losers of the seven week ‘yawn fest’ of a campaign?
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The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.37 | 24th June 2024
Not long left in this General Election campaign and we are beside ourselves with excitement, as change seems inevitable and we prepare to welcome a Labour government. Well, hardly.
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The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.36 | 17th June 2024
The polls are not shifting- in fact they are getting worse for Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives. With just over two weeks to go before polling day, Is there anything the Tories can do to prevent the predicted wipeout?
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