{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68a837db718453410e2b6f06/68f8f05c6ab78b4d43c97070?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"From Villa Park to Tel Aviv: The Beautiful Game Gets Ugly","description":"<p>This Week on The Trawl it's winners and losers time... and Reform appear to be losing in a rather spectacular fashion. Marina and Jemma break down the implosion: Russian ties, disappearing councillors, and a Kent council Zoom meltdown that makes Jackie Weaver look like a stateswoman. Oh, and Nigel Farage’s partner? She’s now reportedly embroiled in a criminal probe over alleged EU fund fraud. Suddenly it's all looking a bit spicy...</p><p><br></p><p>Meanwhile, the Greens are quietly stacking up wins, the Lib Dems are snatching by-elections, and Reform’s “party of business” can’t even file VAT properly. If this is their political auditions, they're flunking hard.</p><p><br></p><p>Then it’s the Aston Villa vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv saga, where British politicians united to defend a fanbase banned for racist violence. The outrage machine kicked into action and Starmer ended up looking like a massive bell after the Israeli police banned their own fans&nbsp;- unless of course they're antisemitic too?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Plus: Celia Imrie’s viral moment, Traitors spoilers (don’t worry, none here), and Tommy Robinson’s baffling football pivot to Tel Aviv Yellow. It’s football, farce, and fury - with a side of righteous indignation.</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you for sharing and do tweet us @MarinaPurkiss @jemmaforte @TheTrawlPodcast</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Patreon</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/TheTrawlPodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://patreon.com/TheTrawlPodcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Youtube</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@TheTrawl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/@TheTrawl</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Twitter</p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/TheTrawlPodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/TheTrawlPodcast</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Jemma Forte & Marina Purkiss"}