
It Could Be Said
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
Episodes
166 episodes
It Could Be Said #258 Donald Trump's Tariffanaza
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling & Dr Luke Middup return to talk Donald Trump's tariffs! They talk the sheer scale and recklessness of the announcement, the impact on both America and the wider world, and what on earth happens next.
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1:58:03

It Could Be Said #257 Dissing Rachel's Ability
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk about Rachel Reeves's Spring Statement. In particular they discuss in detail the impact of the government's cuts to disability benefits.
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1:41:29

It Could Be Said #256 Volodymyr Zelenskyy Goes To Washington
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup talk the latest developments in the deepening crisis over the American Government's attitude to Ukraine.
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1:46:10

It Could Be Said #255 Happy Podcast Is Oh So Happy
Simon Alvey is happy because of trains. Will Cooling is happy due to morbid drama full of dull rooms and badly fitted suits. Dr Luke Middup is happy because of football. We are all so happy. No sadness or worry over here. No siree. The Bad Oran...
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1:38:12

It Could Be Said #254 A Day Late or A Month Early?
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. R...
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2:05:57

It Could Be Said #253 Musk!?! This Bloody Stinks!
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...
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1:45:45

It Could Be Said #252 I Beg Your Pardon!?!
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 ...
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2:02:15

It Could Be Said #251 Now Look Sad & Say D'oh!
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 hap...
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2:56:24

It Could Be Said #250 The Night Before The American Election, The Whole World Held Its Breath
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.
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2:39:26

It Could Be Said #249 Sue Gray and Kemi Badenoch's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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!
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2:13:45

It Could Be Said #248 Happy Birthday Prince Harry!
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...
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3:37:58

It Could Be Said #247 The Badness of King Elon
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 becom...
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2:48:38

It Could Be Said #246 Rage, Rage Against The Dying Of The Light...Until We Have To Podcast
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. ...
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2:20:44

It Could Be Said #245 No Sleep Till Downing Street!
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 P...
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3:13:28

It Could Be Said #244 Your Super Soaraway Elections Preview!
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup return with a super soaraway elections preview! They talk about the mechanics of watching elections night, including when to nap and what to eat, before looking at the latest polls, and making their...
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3:11:20

It Could Be Said #243 What Are The Odds of That Happening!?!
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup return to cover the latest goings on in the election including the Tory betting scandal, latest polling, lacklusture manifestos, Nigel Farage on Ukraine, environmentalism run amok, and whether Simon...
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2:44:28

It Could Be Said #242 You Let RISHI Do A General Election!?!
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk yet another bad week in the general election for Rishi Sunak as Nigel Farage reenters frontline politics, he loses the debate to Sir Keir Starmer, gets shouted at for misusing go...
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2:13:57

It Could Be Said #241 On All Farage's Eve, The Podcast Did Record
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss the first full week of the election campaign. Recorded before Nigel Farage's return to frontline politics on Monday, we look at the arguments over Diane Abbott, the Tory's ne...
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1:59:59

It Could Be Said #240 National Service For Some, Tax Cuts For Others
Simon Alvey returns from Northern Ireland to catch up with Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup about the election. Together they discuss RIshi Sunak's shock announcement and the even more shocking state of the Tory Party's campaign, with Michael Go...
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3:06:51

It Could Be Said #239 Why Does It Always Rain On Rishi?
Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk the surprise announcement of an election on Thursday 4th July. We discuss why Rishi Sunak decided upon a snap election, the amateurish announcement and Labour's response. We then look at the implic...
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1:33:17

It Could Be Said #238 The Winner's Gotta Be Anyone Other Than Kane
Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk a disappointing end of the season for Harry Kane and the slow start to the longest election campaigns in British and American history. They also discuss whether devolution has been a success.
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1:58:03

It Could Be Said #237 Ipswich FC, The Tories and John Swinney Walk Into A Bar...
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup return to talk about Ipswich's promotion to the premier league, Clarkson's Farm and a new First Minister in Scotland. They turn their minds to the local elections, looking at the big mayoral races, ...
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3:04:43

It Could Be Said #236 Oh Humza, You're Breaking Patrick's heart, You're Shaking Your Majority Dangerously
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to do a deep dive into Humza Yousaf's no-good, awful Thursday as his gambit to preempt the end of his coalition with the Greens may very well bring his premiership to a premature end.
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1:22:58

It Could Be Said #235 I Got Threads, They're Multiplying
Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup manage to fill a cute little podcast to capacity as they discuss the latest developments in the Middle East and American Congress, the return of Liz Truss ahead of the local elections, the growing pr...
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2:40:39

It Could Be Said #234 We Be Canadian/Caledonian Dreaming
Simon Alvey and Will Cooling return to talk about the utter destruction that is predicted for the Tories in the latest MRP modelling, and to what extent we should take the prospect of a Tory wipeout. We then get Will's updates on the latest dev...
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