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Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Luke Middup
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Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Luke Middup talk about whatever they damn well want to. But usually the latest developments in the whacky worlds of British and International Politics

  1. JAN 12

    It Could Be Said #269 It's Been A Week

    Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup enter 2026 with a round up of the latest craziness from The White House including events in Venezuela, Minneosota and Greenland. They then give their cultural recommendations.

    1h 33m

  2. 12/21/2025

    It Could Be Said #268 That Was The 2025 That Was

    Simon Alvey and Will Cooling are joined by The Wool Shift Dust's Dr Luke Middup to discuss the year that was 2025. We talk biggest British and Overseas stories of the year plus our recommendations and disappointments of the year.

    2h 36m

  3. 11/10/2025

    It Could Be Said #267 We Briefly Talk About Downfall and Suspiria Because Politics Is Too Horrifying

    Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to try and make sense of the breaking news about the BBC crisis, with the corporation's Director-General and Head of News quitting due to...erm...saying Donald Trump urged people to storm the Capitol. They then look at the American election results, which were a good day for Democrats but may not as good a one as people. Then they finish by looking ahead to Rachel Reeves's budget.

    1h 41m

  4. 09/30/2025

    It Could Be Said #266 MOST DEPRESSING EPISODE EVER

    Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Liuke Middup join you from a pit of despair called last Sunday as they consider the potential death of American democracy in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's mourder, and the growing popularity of Nigel Farage in Britain

    1h 40m

  5. 09/07/2025

    It Could Be Said #265 Keir Be Shuffling TO THE GRAVE

    A youthful Simon Alvey, a middle-aged Will Cooling and an old Dr Luke Middup return to talk all drama of a traumatic week in Labour politics. Yes it's our reshuffle emergency podcast...delayed by two days because Luke wanted to watch the Scotland game.

    2h 3m

  6. 08/11/2025

    It Could Be Said #264 My Summer with Luke & Simon

    Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk sport! Yes the world of politics is still too depressing to talk about so we discuss the start of the football season, England falling at the final hurdle in the cricket but vaulting over it in the women's football, and esports!

    2h 14m

  7. 07/28/2025

    It Could Be Said #263 Keep On Looking For That Ray Of Sunshine

    Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return with a monster podcast as they catch up on the news. They discuss the football, Jeffery Epstein and Donald Trump, the cancellations of the Late Show, the formation of a new political party involving Jeremy Corbyn, and the continued war in the Middle East.

    3h 8m

  8. 07/07/2025

    It Could Be Said #262 I Wonder What Roy Jenkins Would Have Done

    Dr Luke Middup and Will Cooling return to talk about the problems facing Rachel Reeves and the wider Labour Government. We do this by looking at what we do in her position and how she compares to her predecessors.

    1h 51m
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Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Luke Middup talk about whatever they damn well want to. But usually the latest developments in the whacky worlds of British and International Politics

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  • Creator
    Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Luke Middup
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    172
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 It Could Be Said
  • Show Website
    It Could Be Said