The Two Matts

The New World

Join The New World's Matt Kelly and Matt d'Ancona plus occasional guests for weekly chat on politics and media with a side of cultural stuff. A podcast in the spirit of the award-winning New World newspaper - irreverent, witty, surprising, argumentative ... and annoying all the right people.

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Nov 2, 2018 · 47 min
Financial deals, taking the (50) p and Budget fall-out
Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott return with a round-up of another week of Brexit madness.The team tackle the Budget, Arron Banks and reveal listeners' suggestions for what should be on the new Brexit 50 pence piece.And, of course, an...
Oct 26, 2018 · 52 min
May survives ... again, Budget preview and your mail
Richard Porritt, Geri Scott and Jono Read are back with another review of the week on planet Brexit. This week the team tackle another Hell Week for Theresa May, an 'unholy alliance' going on a road trip and look forward to the end of austerity.And...
Oct 19, 2018 · 41 min
Kicking the can, the People's Vote march and fighting talk from Nigel
Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott return for another show delving into the madness that is Brexit.This week the team discuss Theresa May's transition extension and Peter French, People's Vote organiser, is on the Brexit Blower.And, of ...
Oct 12, 2018 · 55 min
DUP loom over PM, Gove goes to the tip and Geri plays piano
Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott return to bring you bang up to date with another bonkers week in Brexit.The team discuss the DUP's threats, the changing face of the Daily Mail and ask 'Is Boris finished?'And they crown another Brexit...
Oct 5, 2018 · 40 min
Dancing Queen PM sends an SOS but will Boris be the winner who takes it all?
Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott return for another run-down of the week on Planet Brexit.The team focus on Conservative party conference and those twinkle toes but ask "where was the Brexit policy?"And, of course, there is another Br...
Sep 28, 2018 · 1 hr 4 min
Keir Starmer on Labour and the People’s Vote… plus will Theresa May dance at Tory conference?
Fresh from his standing ovation, the shadow Brexit secretary joins us. The Conservatives go to war in Birmingham and there’s a Doctor Who connection in our Brexiteer of the Week.
Sep 21, 2018 · 52 min
Chequers goes pop, Justine Greening and Labour conference preview
Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott return for another round-up of Britain's Brexit madness. The team preview Labour conference and analyse the fall-out from Theresa May's disastrous trip to Austria. Also Geri chats to Justine Greening who...
Sep 14, 2018 · 55 min
Boris being Boris, Lib Dem conference preview and Progress' Richard Angell
Richard Porritt, Geri Scott and Steve Anglesey are back to untangle another bonkers week in Brexit Britain.The team preview the forthcoming Lib Dem gathering and Richard Angell, the director of Labour's centre left movement Progress, is on the Brexit...
Sep 7, 2018 · 1 hr 7 min
Listeners' questions and the Brexit Blower
Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott return to tackle another week of Brexit madness. This week the team open the mailbag to answer your questions and journalist Gavin Esler joins Richard on the Brexit Blower.And, of course, there is anot...
Aug 31, 2018 · 44 min
Twinkle toes Theresa and a momentous moment for Labour
Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott are back to tackle another wild week on Planet Brexit.The team discuss the African trade deal as well as the potential for Momentum members to back a People's Vote. And Geri picks her favourite embarra...
Aug 24, 2018 · 1 hr 8 min
Best for Britain, Raabbiting on and Donald Trumped
Richard Porritt and Steve Anglesey return for another dose of Brexit news and analysis. This week they are joined in the studio by Gary Marshall from Best for Britain who talks about why a People's Vote is the most democratic option.And, as always,...
Aug 17, 2018 · 36 min
More scandal for Jeremy and fantasy politics
Richard Porritt is joined by Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott to analyse another week of Brexit madness. The team ponder how Jeremy Corbyn can survive lurching from one row to the next, Geri and Richard pick their fantasy political teams and Steve crown...
Aug 10, 2018 · 43 min
Boris Johnson plays the race card and the Brexiteers dig for victory
The New European editor Matt Kelly joins Steve Anglesey to discuss the former foreign secretary’s Bannon-inspired burka-bashing. They also unpick the no-deal Brexit scenarios which threaten to send Britain back to the 1940s. Geri Scott attacks Tw...
Aug 3, 2018 · 45 min
Brexit conspiracies, Hunt on tour and social media wars
Richard Porritt is joined by Geri Scott to round up the week's Brexit news. And this week the pair also indulge in revealing their favourite Brexit conspiracy theories. Social media expert Jono Read also makes an appearance discussing some of Brexi...
Jul 27, 2018 · 45 min
Hopes rising, potential turning points and wifi shrines
Richard Porritt is joined by New European Editor Matt Kelly and Geri Scott to round-up another week of Brexit madness. Matt discusses the changing tide on the question of a People's Vote while Geri and Richard pick out what needs to change.And ther...
Jul 20, 2018 · 53 min
Chaos in the chamber, Labour's shame and end of term reports
Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott round up another wild week in Brexit.The team tackle anti-Semitism in the Labour party, the pairing row and dish out grades for the political leaders.And, as always, another Brexiteer of the Week is cr...
Jul 13, 2018 · 46 min
Resignation fall-out, the Brexit White Paper and sausages wrapped in bacon
Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott round-up another week of Brexit madness.The news section includes all the fall-out from Boris Johnson and David Davis' resignations and the team ponders what the Brexiteers will do next.And Geri profil...
Jul 10, 2018 · 25 min
EXTRA EXTRA chaos engulfs government
In this special episode of the podcast Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and New European Editor Matt Kelly discuss the resignations and what happens next for Theresa May's Brexit proposals.But don't fear - we will be back as normal on Friday as well.
Jul 6, 2018 · 52 min
Fake World Cup fever, NHS at 70 and favourite car parks
Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott return to delve into another week of Brexit lunacy.Richard and Steve discuss how every Brexiteer now seems to be football crazy and ask why Jacob Rees-Mogg is suddenly in charge of leaving the EU while G...
Jun 29, 2018 · 43 min
The magnificent People's Vote march, cabinet chaos and where is Jeremy Corbyn?
Richard Porritt and Steve Anglesey dive into another bonkers week of Brexit chaos.The team relive the march to demand a People's Vote, imagine Cronus the tarantula as prime minister and crown another Brexiteer of the Week.