Aug 18, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min · 10 segments
support the show at patreon.com/leftreckoning to get the weekly members' only Sunday Show.Matt and David briefly discuss UK politics, specifically Binface and Burnham before talking about how the…
David GriscomHostMatt LechHostAdmittedly, we did have Grace Blakely on the Jacobin program to talk about Zach Polanski, who has got the wind out of his sails a little bit by just Keir Starmer not being around
Nigel Farage, who called an election when some serious fraud or at least like bribery slash political corruption, let's call it, details came forward.
And Farage did the old thing of, like, if I'm so guilty, how about I call an election and we let the voters decide? And, you know, some people have pointed out, well, like, wouldn't the voters benefit from an investigation into whether you or not you did do corruption before they take that vote? Which is, I think, fair enough.
Basically, I mean, by calling that election, he stopped the formal procedure that would have led to such investigation, that would have informed the public that could have voted on it.
The Labor Party and the Lib Dems both set out this election for that reason, it being a giant sham meant to, excuse me, meant to avoid an investigation.
So instead, a different person stepped forward and answered the call for what opposition might look like.
Admittedly, we did have Grace Blakely on the Jacobin program to talk about Zach Polanski, who has got the wind out of his sails a little bit by just Keir Starmer not being around
Nigel Farage, who called an election when some serious fraud or at least like bribery slash political corruption, let's call it, details came forward.
And Farage did the old thing of, like, if I'm so guilty, how about I call an election and we let the voters decide? And, you know, some people have pointed out, well, like, wouldn't the voters benefit from an investigation into whether you or not you did do corruption before they take that vote? Which is, I think, fair enough.
Basically, I mean, by calling that election, he stopped the formal procedure that would have led to such investigation, that would have informed the public that could have voted on it.
The Labor Party and the Lib Dems both set out this election for that reason, it being a giant sham meant to, excuse me, meant to avoid an investigation.
So instead, a different person stepped forward and answered the call for what opposition might look like.
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