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Kemi-Kaze and political nicknames

Kemi-Kaze and political nicknames

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Armando and Helen look at the art of political name-calling.

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In this new series for Radio 4, comedy writer Armando Iannucci
and journalist Helen Lewis decode the utterly baffling world of
political language.

This week, Helen’s eye was caught by the Conservative leadership
race, where Robert Jenrick has coined a new nickname for rival
Kemi Badenoch.

They dig into other examples of political nicknames and
name-calling - the good, the bad and the ugly. And more to the
point, is this sort of playground behaviour what we expect from
our elected officials?

A longer version, discussing more American presidents, and why
Donald Trump keeps talking about Arnold Palmer, is available on
BBC Sounds.

Sound Editing by Charlie Brandon-King Production Coordinator -
Katie Baum Executive Producer - Pete Strauss

Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Audio production for
Radio 4.