Conscription for teens, pensioners spoiled, and Carol Vorderman comes for the Tories | Podcast #55

We’re back after a bank holiday bonanza on the campaign trail, where Rishi Sunak doubled down on his party’s hatred of young people. On Sunday the Conservatives unveiled plans to have mandatory national service for 18-year-olds as part of their election manifesto. Put alongside Monday’s plans to give pensioners a tax break on their pots, the Tories are placing their eggs firmly in the basket of the over 60s. Ava spoke to Carol Vorderman over the weekend on her campaign for tactical voting to inflict as much damage as possible to the Conservatives in the election. We delve into the key parts of the interview. We also get into Keir Starmer’s press conference on Monday, where he called for Israel’s advance into Rafah to stop. Subscribe to our new podcast now, or you’re a silly goose: