Planet Normal

Co-Pilots Pearson and Halligan tackle a week of political and economic madness. Starmer is dismissed as a "caretaker Prime Minister" with a weak mandate, having been supported by only 20% of the electorate. Your hosts...

With reaction to the autumn Budget still on the lips of news outlets everywhere, your co-pilots are here to make sense of the chaos. Allison doesn’t hold back and thinks Reeves has ‘lied’ to the electorate and inflated...

The rocket of right thinking is back for a crucial Budget Special as Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils her second major fiscal statement. Her new £30 billion tax rise means a staggering £70 billion increase in just two...

This week the Rocket welcomes former Prime Minister Liz Truss to discuss next week’s Budget as well as the co-pilots diving into the latest political issues. From the dramatic U-turn on immigration by the Home...

After a Telegraph bombshell, both the BBC Director-General and Head of BBC News are OUT as the corporation is exposed for its "FAR LEFT ideological capture". Our co-pilots take a look at the shocking truth behind the...

Following the speech from Chancellor Rachel Reeves acknowledging tax rises are coming round the mountain, your co-pilots are here to wade through the incoming madness. Assisting co-pilot Halligan this week is returning...

Our co-pilots, energised from their trip down to earth for the live show at the Battle of Ideas festival last week, are back on the Rocket to try and make sense of a week of madness! They address the growing discontent...

This episode was recorded live at the Battle of Ideas Festival in London on 19th October 2025 In this very special episode of Planet Normal, the rocket beams in live from the Battle of Ideas Festival featuring not one...

With co-pilot Halligan off the train and back in the rocket the team has returned to wade through the madness. As Donald Trump declares “peace in the Middle East” Liam and Allison take their hats off to him as they...

In a special episode of Planet Normal co-pilot Pearson brings you a long interview with Eli Sharabi, who after the 7th of October spent 491 days as a captive of Hamas under the tunnels of Gaza. Eli has recently told his...

As Labour Conference draws to a close and Prime Minister Keir Starmer launches an attack on Nigel Farage, your co-pilots are here to make sense of the madness. Allison brings you a special report from the “Pink Ladies”...

With Trump giving a dressing down to the UN and Starmer clinging on amid yet more scandals, there is no shortness of madness for your co-pilots to get their teeth into! Returning crew member Danny Kruger straps in to...

With a Trump state visit, an axed Ambassador and Labour polling in third in the upcoming Welsh election there is no shortage of news to wade through, and your co-pilots are here to steer you through it all! Allison...

After a brief trip to Planet Earth at the Reform UK party conference, the rocket is back and making sense of the madness, so you don’t have to! Allison questions Starmer's decision making in light of yet another...

The co-pilots briefly dock the rocket of right-thinking at the Reform Party Conference this week, for an on-stage episode with special guest Lucy Connolly. Watch Allison, Liam and Lucy on stage here: Read more from...

The rocket is back from the summer break and blasting through the nonsense to bring you some common sense! There’s a lot to catch up on so buckle in… A special stowaway this week is former Home Secretary, Suella...

Summer is coming to an end on Planet Normal! So in our final installment of our "best of the rocket" series, our co-pilots take a look back at another two of their most explosive voyages on the rocket of right thinking...

Citizens of Planet Normal, you were expecting the co-pilots to be on holiday during August but we now have a surprise bonus episode for you! Allison was literally at the beach when the exciting news came through...

Summer continues on Planet Normal! In this, the second of the three part best of the rocket series, our co-pilots take a look back at some of their most explosive voyages on the rocket of right thinking from the year so...

It's the summer break on Planet Normal so in the first of this year's best of the rocket series, our co-pilots take a look back at some of their most explosive voyages on the rocket of right thinking from the year so...

Another black hole has appeared in the country’s coffers, but you can bank on your co-pilots to make sense of the pennies and cents. Allison thinks Starmer’s new migrant swap deal with France is nonsense and nothing...

With Donald Trump giving Starmer a piece of his mind, there’s no shortage of madness this week, and your co-pilots are ready to make sense of it all! Allison thinks The US President took the Prime Minister to task on...

Co-Pilot Pearson is taking a break but fear not, Nick Timothy is strapping in to help Co-pilot Halligan make sense of this week’s madness. Liam is pleased Labour have caught up with the rest of the country in talking...

Secrets, lies and spies are on the agenda for this week and your co-pilots are here to make sense of the madness. Allison is horrified by the secrecy surrounding the Ministry of Defence data leak, which has been...

Another week in Labour’s u-turn government and the rumblings of a wealth tax are on the horizon, just as your co-pilots predicted! Allison thinks the PM’s speech on Monday was a ‘soft focus’ reflection of the 7th July...