First reactions to Theresa May's self inflicted poll
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English - June 09, 2017 04:00 - 19.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsNews newsnet scotland scottish politics current affairs interviews election coverage derek Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Well well well.... welcome to 1974 or thereabouts. A dithering Tory PM. Undue influence awarded to a belligerent set of Ulster Unionists. Europe. Where to go next...
In the wake of the election result, three weary chaps gathered at Newsnet HQ to chew it all over and spit out some analysis. We invited others, but some threw sickies and others found paying jobs in the studios of the major broadcasters who probably paid them in curly sandwiches and coffee sludge.
Regular host Derek Bateman was joined by the redoubtable Prof Murray Pittock (pictured, top)and journalist and documentary producer Maurice Smith. Here's the trio's first take on what it all means for Treeza, Nicla and everyone else....