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U-Turns and Turncoats (with Stewart Lee)

U-Turns and Turncoats (with Stewart Lee)

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Can politicians use language to convince us they have changed their minds?

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With the backdrop of tariffs and territorial land grabs, Stewart
and Armando look at the political language of U-turns and
turncoats.

With politicians having to advocate for a position they used to
be in direct opposition to, we ask if political language exists
in a quantum state inside Robert Jenrick's head, or, failing that
are we really expected to believe defectors like him have had a
damascene conversion?

Stewart gives an update to an tired political joke, Armando finds
a nifty Peace Prize related fix for the Greenland dispute, and
they both give a run-down the shifty, shifting responses from
Government officials on their numerous U-turns.

Got a strong message for Armando? Email us at
strongmessagehere@bbc.co.uk

Sound editing: Chris Maclean Production Coordinator: Jodie
Charman and Caroline Barlow Executive Producer: Pete Strauss
Recorded at The Sound Company

Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies and Sasha Bobak. A BBC Studios
production for Radio 4.