Yank Explains: Recent Episodes
Tyler Proctor
This podcast explores UK politics and history. Every Sunday evening or Monday morning depending on where you are located, I will post a recap of 'The Week in UK Politics' that covers the biggest stories of each day of the week. In separate episodes I will explain certain concepts and positions in the British system of government and moments in history. Hosted by Tyler Proctor.
A recap of the week in UK Politics from October 24th to October 30th 2022. A week in which Liz Truss left 10 Downing Street, Rishi Sunak became the first person of color to become UK Prime Minister, the Prime Minister reshuffled his cabinet and faced his first PMQ's against Keir Starmer, word leaked that King Charles III plans to add more counselors of state, Northern Ireland heads towards a likely December election seven months after the last one, Elon Musk completed his sale of Twitter, an immigration facility in Dover was attacked, and the reappointment of Suella Braverman was controversial.
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This episode of Yank Explains serves as an introductory episode for the United Kingdom (UK) and its politics. We're going to discuss:
- What is the United Kingdom briefly?
- A short history of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland and how they found themselves in political union. .
- The difference between the terms the UK, Great Britain, Britain and The British Isles.
- The basic structures of government like parliamentary democracy, devolution, the legal system, and monarchy.
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Welcome everybody to the introduction episode of Yank Explains. The introduction to this podcast and me. On this show every Sunday evening if you are in the US or Monday mornings if you’re elsewhere, I will take you through a weekly recap of what's happened in UK politics that week. I will talk about the biggest stories of each day, give views from across the political spectrum, and my own views. I will also do other episodes explaining UK politics and history.
Website: yankexplainspodcast.com
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Twitter:@YankPodcast
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A recap of the UK political week from 10/17/22 - 10/23/22. The week where the government of Liz Truss collapsed after 44 days causing her to become the UK's shortest serving Prime Minister, Boris Johnson made a botched comeback, and Rishi Sunak became the presumptive Prime Minister after secruing the backing of a majortity of the publicly declared MP's.
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Transcript/Sources for Week's Episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Yca6bcegXhF2Uct1gbhQRImyGiTckmh8iws57gFKiY/edit?usp=sharing
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