Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4 The Naked Week: Ep6. Parties, polycules, and pardoning
Dec 12, 2025
Cat Neilan, an investigative journalist focused on housing issues, joins the discussion, uncovering the complexities of the supported exempt accommodation scheme and the exploitation rampant in Birmingham's housing sector. She highlights the council’s slow responses and the pressing need for reform. The show also dives into hilarious political gaffes and festive satire, along with expert insights on navigating polycule leadership in a political context. The blend of serious issues with comedic flair makes for an eye-opening and entertaining listen!
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Leadership Overload Breeds Chaos
- Your Party's chaotic structure (two rival leaders, boycotts, 16-strong executive) reveals deep organisational instability.
- Andrew Hunter-Murray suggests that excessive leadership plurality can collapse coherence rather than empower it.
Surreal Conference Highlights
- Rosie Holt recounts bizarre moments at the conference including violent and darkly comic remarks and a man who 'lethally restrained a Rottweiler without using his hands'.
- The satire underscores the surreal tenor of the event and its organisers' credibility issues.
Apply Polycule Rules To Collective Leadership
- Use polyamory principles to manage multilateral leadership: aim for 'kitchen table' coordination and shared commitments.
- Leanne Yau recommends polyfidelity to prevent members holding conflicting loyalties to other parties.
