Midnight Mass: From Landslide to Mudslide
5/9/202659 min
In the iconic words from A Streetcar Named Desire "we've had this date with each other from the beginning!" For nearly half of Labour’s 20 months in power, it has been said that this set of local elections would mark Starmer’s last throw of the dice. With results still coming in, it is difficult to analyse precise voter movements, but patterns are certainly beginning to emerge. To discuss the results so far, Alex Andreou has a midnight cuppa and a chat with Quiet Riot favourite and Guardian columnist Zoe Williams. SPONSOR US AT KO-FI.COM/QUIETRIOTPOD • You can listen to Alex's new Podyssey Storytime, on Arachne the Spider Woman, here. And don't miss his Bank Holiday Monday episode on Sisyphus. • Listen to Arthur Snell's latest Behind The Lines on Iran here. • We have put together a BLUESKY STARTER PACK, with all our regular contributors and many more interesting politicos besides • Email us at quietriotpod@gmail.com • Or visit our website www.quietriotpod.com Brought to you by Naomi Smith, Alex Andreou and Kenny Campbell. Quiet Riot is a Cooler Heads production SPONSOR US AT KO-FI.COM/QUIETRIOTPOD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Alex Andreou· Host0:34
Welcome to Quiet Riot. I am your host, Alex Andreou. In the iconic words from A Streetcar Named Desire, we've had this date with each other from the beginning. For nearly half of Labour's 20 months in power, it has been said that this set of local elections would mark Starmer's last throw of the dice. With the results still coming in, it is difficult to analyze precise voter movements, but patterns are certainly beginning to emerge. To discuss the results so far, I thought I'd have a cuppa and a chat with my dear friend, Quiet Riot favorite, and Guardian columnist, Zoe Williams. [laughs] Welcome back, Zoe.
Zoe Williams· Guest1:09
Thank you very much.
Alex Andreou· Host1:10
So the knee-jerk reaction in moments like this is to say, "This set of results absolutely confirms everything I thought already." [laughs] So let's break with tradition. What thing that you absolutely thought would happen is failing to materialize? What did you call wrong about this?
Zoe Williams· Guest1:27
[laughs] The first thing I heard about what had