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The political summer is often called 'silly season', but with global conflict and rising tensions at home, Armando and Ria Lina look at the language that defined recent months.

In the first episode of the new series, Armando Iannucci and guest co-host, Ria Lina look at the use and abuse of political language.

The political summer is often called 'silly season', but with global conflict and rising tensions at home, Armando and Ria look at the language that defined recent months. They also talk plastic, earwax and everyone's new favourite acronym, CRINK.

Armando’s erstwhile partner in de-baffling political lexicon, Helen Lewis is away working in the United States in the Autumn and so her seat will be kept warm by a rotating cast of co-hosts.

Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies.
A ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Studios Production for Radio 4.

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14 minutes

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Tomorrow 09:45

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