Dismaland
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Sep 24, 2026
Liz BattyHOST
He didn't do it in Croydon.
John CoxonHOST
Did he not do it in Croydon? Dismaland.
Liz BattyHOST
No, it was on the seaside somewhere, wasn't it?
John CoxonHOST
Western Supermare.
Matt KenyonHOST
Simon, what have we learned from this new economics data? How did we get to this position?
Simon HuntGUEST
Yeah, do you remember a couple of years ago when Banksy came up with that theme park called Dismaland? It does feel like that's sort of extended to the entire UK now.
Simon HuntGUEST
I mean, with the news we've got at the moment, everything feels a bit Dismaland.
Simon HuntGUEST
So August borrowing data showed the UK borrowed £18.3 billion just in a single month.
Simon HuntGUEST
That overshot expectations by 3.5 billion, according to what the Office for Budget Responsibility, the OBR, had forecast.
Eddie KemsleyGUEST
We're working with, um, North Somerset Council, who have got, um, um, amazing space called the Tropicana, uh, on the beach in Weston-super-Mare.
Eddie KemsleyGUEST
It was home to Dismaland that Banksy did, and then it had the Sea Monster in it.
Eddie KemsleyGUEST
We've just, yeah, just signed a lease with North Somerset Council, so we're working with them over the next couple of years to redevelop the site into a, um, a- an outdoor arena, outdoor, uh, music and event space that will hold up to sort of 10,000 people and have a really wide diverse range of events going on there.
Eddie KemsleyGUEST
Obviously sort of live music, but also, you know, things like, um, Halloween events, Christmas events, exhibitions, you know, all sorts of things, everything in between.
Alice BrineHOST
Oh, that's so cool.
Jamie EastHOST
He, he called it Dismaland-
Alice BrineHOST
Amazing
Jamie EastHOST
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