In this week’s episode, we discuss whether MPs should be allowed to have side hustles second jobs, is it necessary given the potentially short lived career of MPs, or should they be fully focussed on the job at hand?

In Front Page Faceoff, we talk anxious women, and why young people can’t be bothered to get out of bed unless you pay them well.

Plus we open up the Rant Room, because this week there was plenty to rant about!!

And Maya leaves you, the audience, with a final challenge!

LINKS TO ARTICLES

Guardian Report on 2nd Jobs

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/21/mps-second-jobs-parliament-guardian-analysis

Women Green Voters

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/25/young-men-reform-women-green-voters

Young People

Young Ppl not get out of bed for £40k https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/04/25/young-people-are-right-not-to-get-out-of-bed-less-40k/

Ed Sheeran

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/beauty/face/how-men-can-look-10-years-younger/

Ugly Baby names

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/parenting/the-big-business-of-baby-names/

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Nige & Maya

TimeStamps:

START 00:00

Intro: 00:00:34

Nige Debate Start: 00:02:01

Maya: Debate Start: 00:14:09

FPFO: 00:26:30

Rant Room: 00:39:50

Leave Comments Outro: 00:49:10

In this week’s episode, we talk about reducing everyone’s working week to 4 days. Sounds like a great idea? Well you better listen in.

In Front Page Faceoff, we talk about the right to vote at the age of 16 - are 16 yr olds only good for a bit of fun, or are they actually mature enough to take an interest in their political future?

And we open up the Rant Room, where we discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling on ‘how to define woman’ in accordance to the Equalities Act 2010.

Links to articles

2023 BBC Article on 4 Day Working Week

https://www.bbc.co.uk/worklife/article/20230319-four-day-workweek-trial-the-firms-where-it-didnt-work

Votes for 16 yr olds

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/17/labour-keir-starmer-votes-16-year-olds-sorry-not-convinced

Supreme Court Ruling

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/16/critics-of-trans-rights-win-uk-supreme-court-case-over-definition-of-woman?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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Nige & Maya

TimeStamps:

START 00:00

Intro: 00:00:28

Maya: Debate Start: 00:01:14 Convince Me To Adopt A 4 Day Working Week

Nige Debate Start: 00:10:14 Convince Me Not To Adopt A 4 Day Working Week

FPFO: 00:34:48 Right To Vote For 16yr olds

Rant Room: 00:48:39 Supreme Court Ruling On The Definition of Woman

Leave Comments Outro: 01:07:22

In this week’s episode, we don’t mention Gary Stevenson once (unbelievable) but we do talk ‘strike action’ in the midst of the Birmingham Bin Strikes, which see rats running riots on the streets of the city (maybe?). Are strikes effective? What have we learnt from the junior doctors strike, the nurses strike, the Royal Mail strikes, the RMT strikes, aside from the fact that there have been a lot of strikes recently.

In Front Page FaceOff, we talk Liz Truss, not to Liz Truss, just about her, behind her back, as she is back in the limelight, writing an article in the Daily Telegraph, and launching a new social network, cos we need another one. Is she deluded, or genius, or a deluded genius?

Links to articles

Trump Is Right - article by Liz Truss

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/14/trump-bold-action-defeat-quangocracy/

Truss social network

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/15/liz-truss-to-launch-uncensored-social-network-to-counter-mainstream-media

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Nige & Maya

TimeStamps:

START 00:00

Intro: 00:33

Nige Debate Start: 01:43 Convince Me Strikes Are Effective

Maya Debate Start: 07:14 Convince Me Strikes Are Not Effective

FPFO: 38:51 Liz Truss

Leave Comments Outro: 00:51:14