The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #1248

Beau, Firas and Luca discuss Reform UK’s latest failure, the fall of the French government, and your patriotic duty to boycott businesses.

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Reform’s Galactic Failure

Zia Yusuf on Nadine Dorries’ Reform UK defection – X
Nadine Dorries: “The Tories are finished, support Reform UK” – X
Farage praises Nadine Dorries’ experience, talent, and loyalty – Reform UK coverage
Reform UK vows to repeal ‘borderline dystopian’ Online Safety Act – The Guardian
Talk: Reform Cllr Laila Cunningham sceptical of Dorries’ defection – X
Nadine Dorries: Many Tories want to jump ship to Reform – Daily Mail
Nadine Dorries: The sickening threat Rupert Lowe made – Daily Mail
Nadine Dorries: Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage must unite – Daily Mail
Nadine Dorries on Boris and Farage – Alas Vine & Hitchens Podcast – Apple Podcasts
Stefan Boscia on Nadine Dorries’ Reform UK switch – X
Jacob Rees-Mogg responds to Nadine Dorries’ Reform defection – The Mirror

French government falls (again)

List of Prime Ministers of France – Wikipedia
Archived page on French politics – Archive.is
Archived article on France – Archive.is
Sky News on French political developments – Sky News – X
FoodProfessor on France and food inflation – FoodProfessor – X
Michael Arouet commentary on French politics – Michael Arouet – X
Daniel Lacalle on economic outlook – dlacalle_IA – X
Darren Grimes reaction to France events – Darren Grimes – X
CatchUpFeed highlights French political news – CatchUpFeed – X
Mario Nawfal on Muslim Brotherhood influence in France – Mario Nawfal – X
France poll of polls – Politico

Boycott, With Extreme Prejudice

Small boat migrants find work as illegal delivery riders – The Sun
Chris Philp grilled over Deliveroo, Just Eat, Uber Eats and illegal workers – The Independent
Illegal migrants and delivery apps: BBC coverage – BBC News
Home Office crackdown after illegal migrant delivery drivers arrested – The Telegraph
Uber broke laws, duped police and lobbied governments – The Guardian
Home Office and delivery drivers: background – BBC News
Illegal migrant crackdown risks pushing up takeaway prices – The Telegraph
Deliveroo teams up with Home Office to stop illegal migrants – The Telegraph
How Deliveroo treats workers – BBC News
Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats in immigration spotlight – The Independent
Gig economy workers in the UK – BBC News
Deliveroo loss and business challenges – BBC News
Just Eat latest business updates – The Telegraph
History of successful boycotts – Ethical Consumer
Top 10 famous boycotts – Career Addict
List of boycotts – Wikipedia