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Local elections and being friends with your ex

Jeremy discusses the scrapping of plans to delay local elections in England, the legal claim against universities for Covid disruption, staying friends with your ex and jobs.

Jeremy discusses the scrapping of plans to delay 30 local elections in England, the legal claim against universities for disrupted studies during Covid, staying friends with your ex and moving from so-called white collar jobs to blue collar ones.

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1 hour, 57 minutes

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Tuesday12:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Madonna

    Express Yourself

    • (Single).
    • Sire.

  • Holly Humberstone

    To Love Somebody

    • Cruel World.
    • Polydor.

  • Kajagoogoo

    Big Apple

    • Top 10 Hits Of The 80s - Various.
    • EMI.

  • Roxy Music

    More Than This

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.

  • Otis Redding

    (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Phil Collins

    I Missed Again

    • Singles.
    • Rhino.

  • Hilary Duff

    Roommates

    • Luck... Or Something.
    • Atlantic.

  • Labi Siffre & BBC Concert Orchestra

    Far Away (Radio 2 Piano Room, 16 Feb 2026)

  • New Order

    Temptation

    • The Edge Of The Eighties (Various Artists).
    • Sony BMG.

  • Melanie C

    What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

    • Sweat.
    • Red Girl Media.

Broadcast

  • Tuesday12:00
    BBC Radio 2