Armando Iannucci

This week: Your Party, hallucinating AI, and the return of the Keir Starmer Metaphor Tree. #StrongMessageHere

another unmissable, mind-bending ep

Strong Message Here - AI Hallucinations (with Stewart Lee and Sarah Wynn-Williams) - BBC Sounds Sarah Wynn-Williams joins Armando and Stewart Lee to talk all things AI.

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Had youthful Farage's youthful alleged racism story concerned a leftist figure, it would not have been disappeared. Stewart lee on the UK mainstream media

You would think the alleged indiscretions of the schoolboy Nigel Farage would have drawn outrage from a just, impartial British media. Strangely, it seems they have not.

This week’s column by Stewart Lee

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Yes. New bauble going on it this week #StrongMessageHere

Strong Message Here - Spooking the Markets (with Natalie Haynes and Stewart Lee) - BBC Sounds Armando Iannucci, Stewart Lee and Natalie Haynes decode the world of political language.

What is "banter" and what does "spooking the markets" really mean?

Hilarious and quite useful deconstruction of contemporary phrases.
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Thank you!

New #StrongMessageHere is here. Stewart Lee, Natalie Haynes and I pull apart the phrases ‘Spooking the markets’ and ‘Banter’.

New #StrongMessageHere is up. ‘Spooking the markets’ and ‘Banter’ are the phrases up for discussion, with Natalie Haynes and Stewart Lee.

New #StrongMessageHere is up. ‘Spooking the markets’ and ‘Banter’ are the phrases up for discussion, with Natalie Haynes and Stewart Lee.

Strong Message Here - Spooking the Markets (with Natalie Haynes and Stewart Lee) - BBC Sounds Armando Iannucci, Stewart Lee and Natalie Haynes decode the world of political language.

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Scrapping the two-child limit in full is a monumental decision. Well done to all involved in the Child Poverty Strategy, and everyone who has made the case against the policy.

OBR says scrapping costs £3 billion in 2029-30 and will lift 450,000 out of poverty

The two-child benefit cap was a scar on the country's soul By abolishing the cap, Rachel Reeves will lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty

Gordon Brown: The two-child benefit cap was a scar on the country’s soul

By abolishing the cap, Rachel Reeves will lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty

Stranger than fiction? - Monocle Many politicians and diplomats serve during incidents that feel stranger than fiction. Veep writer David Quantick and former UK ambassador John...

Weekday replug for latest Foreign Desk on Monocle Radio. A peer into the gap between the reality of diplomacy and politics, and fictions and satires of them. With @alexvont.bsky.social, @quantick.bsky.social and former UK ambassador to North Korea John Everard. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

Abolishing the two-child benefit limit would be a great investment | British Politics and Policy at LSE Abolishing the Two-Child Benefit limit and overall Benefit Cap is good policy not just for ethical reasons but because investment in children pays off.

As well as the moral case for lifting children out of poverty, there’s a powerful economic case for abolishing the two-child cap. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

As this government recognises, every child deserves the best start in life. But a record 4.5 million children live in poverty. Their life chances are being held back and their potential wasted. They deserve better. At the Budget, the Chancellor has a unique chance to change this. By fully scrapping the two-child limit she can deliver a decisive shift in children’s opportunities, and in our country’s future potential. We have come together as diverse organisations who recognise that turning the tide on child poverty is crucial for children, and also for wider ambitions on housing, education, health and national growth. Reducing child poverty will boost family budgets, and local economies. It will reduce household debt, and cut the huge future costs of poverty faced by our schools, hospitals and other public services. Every day the two-child limit remains, in any form, it pushes children into poverty. Now is not the time for half-measures. Now is the moment for the Prime Minister and Chancellor to hear the voices of the UK’s children and take this vital opportunity to do the right thing. Abolishing the two-child limit in full will set millions of children’s lives on a path to a brighter future, and help to rebuild a stronger, fairer country and economy.

We’ve joined 100+ others in calling for the government to fully scrap the two-child limit. Every child deserves the best start in life. By fully scrapping the two-child limit the government can deliver a decisive shift in children’s opportunities, and in the UK's potential.

We’ve joined 100+ others in calling for the government to fully scrap the two-child limit. Every child deserves the best start in life. By fully scrapping the two-child limit the UK government can deliver a decisive shift in children’s opportunities, and in the UK's potential. 🧵(1/2)

We've joined @cpaguk.bsky.social and over 100 others in calling for the government to fully scrap the two-child limit. Every child deserves the best start in life but a record 4.5 million children live in poverty.

They deserve better.

See the full letter below:

Abolishing the two-child benefit limit would be a great investment | British Politics and Policy at LSE Abolishing the Two-Child Benefit limit and overall Benefit Cap is good policy not just for ethical reasons but because investment in children pays off.

As well as the moral case for lifting children out of poverty, there’s a powerful economic case for abolishing the two-child cap. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Ah yes, we were up to something. Thanks for your concern: I’ve done my knee in. Am on crutches at the moment, hoping to be sophisticatedly swinging a stick soon, and skipping by Christmas.

Strong Message Here - Moral Failure and Deadly Negligence (with Sara Pascoe and Matt Winning) - BBC Sounds Armando and Sara Pascoe are joined by Dr Matt Winning to discuss the language around COP.

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Moral Failure and Deadly Negligence: @mattywin.bsky.social joins Sara Pascoe and @aiannucci.bsky.social to discuss the language around climate change. Is it proportionately alarmist, or does it just scare us?
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BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.

Indeed we did, in this week’s edition.

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The Buck Stops Here: In a week with two big resignations at the BBC, news journalism and accuracy are under the spotlight. @aiannucci.bsky.social is joined by @rialina.com and @sophyridge.bsky.social.
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Can't wait to see @sophyridge.bsky.social interview the next politician after taking the @aiannucci.bsky.social and @rialina.com heckler workshop. Great show this week!!!

This week's #StrongMessageHere includes @rialina.com @aiannucci.bsky.social giving @sophyridge.bsky.social advice on treating politician interviewees as if they were comedy hecklers.

Absolutely glorious!

Strong Message Here - The Buck Stops Here (with Ria Lina and Sophy Ridge) - BBC Sounds Armando is joined by Ria Lina are joined by Sophy Ridge to chat editing and impartiality.

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Well that’s very kind of you, Richard, but I can’t imagine having to wear a jacket and tie for the next five years

It’s the BBC v Trump, Farage and co. Who in their right mind would want to be its new boss? | Marina Hyde Public life is a minefield and the best and brightest just don’t want to know. How convenient for foes of the most trusted news organisation in the world, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

It’s the BBC v Trump, Farage and co. Who in their right mind would want to be its new boss? | Marina Hyde