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Episode #8: TikToker The Champagne Socialist
Season 2, Ep. 8
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This week on Politics on Draught we are joined by Politics Tiktoker: The Champagne Socialist (A.K.A Harry). Before we talk to him, we discuss the weeks events reflecting back on the Gary Lineker saga over the weekend and the discussion of impartiality in the BBC. We discuss the Budget and how we found witnessing all this within the parliamentary environment. We also discuss what the highs and lows of the budget were and what we want to see going forward.
After the break we talk to Tiktoker: The Champagne Socialist about social media and the age of politics within Tiktok. We discuss the highs and lows of content creation and what happens when things don't go right. We then discuss the Government and the various different issues going on at the moment, casting an eye forward towards General Election 2024. We also discuss what the Labour Party need to do to get a victory over the line next year.
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