{"podcast":{"title":"The Liz Truss Show","slug":"the-liz-truss-show-7617256","podcast_index_feed_id":7617256,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/the-liz-truss-show","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/the-liz-truss-show","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/d1/a7/2d/56/d1a72d56-02fe-4431-bb5b-8d572846224b/3938926be30443b3b99f64d771b168a63d801168d5d23db2cdf28c7479417b019e66a694dabdb1b36e694ff3939eb39afb9469b08c7a54d78f3315e6e13b7dd4.jpeg","author":"Just the News","episode_count":89,"summary":"The Liz Truss Show brings unapologetic debate, fierce defence of Western values, and straight-talking discussions about the future of Britain and the free world. From the free speech crisis and economic stagnation to mass migration, global instability, and the cultural battles reshaping the West, this show confronts the issues that others tiptoe around.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T08:19:46.851022+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-liz-truss-show-7617256"},"episode":{"title":"“Blair’s Constitutional Vandalism”: Jamie Borwick on the Blobification of Britain","slug":"blair-s-constitutional-vandalism-jamie-borwick-on-the-blobification-of-britain","published_at":"2026-05-08T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-liz-truss-show-7617256/blair-s-constitutional-vandalism-jamie-borwick-on-the-blobification-of-britain","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-liz-truss-show-7617256","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/e11c0795-388f-4081-b856-24b04496ecaf.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/e11c0795-388f-4081-b856-24b04496ecaf.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Jamie Borwick joins the show to discuss the removal of hereditary peers from the House of Lords, Tony Blair’s constitutional reforms, the rise of unelected bureaucratic power, and what he describes as the “blobification” of Britain. The conversation explores the growth of quangos, the expansion of the civil service, the Supreme Court, the Human Rights Act, the Climate Change Act, and how power has shifted away from elected politicians toward permanent institutions. Lord Borwick also discusses: * The changing role of the House of Lords * Whether Britain’s constitution still functions properly * The rise of five-party politics * Reform UK and Conservative decline * The dangers of bureaucratic government * The future of British democracy * Why independent media matters * Whether Britain now needs a “counter-revolution” A wide-ranging discussion on constitutional reform, accountability, the future of Parliament, and the direction of the United Kingdom. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"Jamie Borwick joins the show to discuss the removal of hereditary peers from the House of Lords, Tony Blair’s constitutional reforms, the rise of unelecte…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2217,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-liz-truss-show-7617256/episodes/blair-s-constitutional-vandalism-jamie-borwick-on-the-blobification-of-britain/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-liz-truss-show-7617256/blair-s-constitutional-vandalism-jamie-borwick-on-the-blobification-of-britain.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}