Chris and Tanja have no confidence in this government and reject its withdrawal agreement but more specifically talk about Brexit British attitudes towards Germany, where things stand for EU citizens as B-day approaches, and Brecht.

<a href="https://t.co/84x4L4KdMN">Become an EU Citizens Champion</a>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">EU citizens are your colleagues, neighbours, friends and family. Your doctors, builders, teachers and hairdressers. As the UK descends further and further into chaos, we need you to stand with EU citizens. We need you to say: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HandsOff?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HandsOff</a> and support us to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RescueOurRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RescueOurRights</a>. 1/ <a href="https://t.co/5MFNGTOPFi">pic.twitter.com/5MFNGTOPFi</a>&mdash; Prof Tanja Bueltmann (@cliodiaspora) <a href="https://twitter.com/cliodiaspora/status/1085649651741552644?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2019</a></blockquote>

Episode 39: A House Fire in Pompeii

Steve - @guitarmoog - and Chris - @ottocrat - investigate cakeism: the philosophy of having your cake and eating it, as preached and practised by the British government in its approach to Brexit. Each week, we explore the latest developments as we head towards Brexit and spend time wading through the weeds from the perspective of two long-standing Brussels and UK government insiders. Our aim: to inform you, our listeners, about EU realities and so, hopefully, to equip you to spot lies and to thwart attempts to manipulate you. There may be swearing. We are regularly joined by guests and occasionally by special guest co-hosts.