The rocket returns

By The Telegraph

Planet Normal

21/08/24·1h 5m

As co-pilot Pearson circles Heathrow waiting for clearance to land, Liam is joined by Planet Normal Cosmonaut Supreme, Baroness Claire Fox.

There's been much madness to dissect since the rocket's last orbit. How is the new Labour government handling the Summer chaos?

Claire is frustrated that the Tory leadership contest seems to be leaving the country without a strong opposition and that it might leave the Conservatives unable to challenge the Labour party.

Whilst Liam is optimistic that new Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, has the potential to pull off the reform the National Health Service needs to get back on track.

Stowing away on the rocket this week is author and Conservative Peer, Jon Moynihan who expresses his concern at Labour’s economic policies, saying they won’t create growth by ‘just cutting wages’.

And there is a delve into the fumbling Planet Normal mailbag which is overflowing from the recent Summer break…

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