Anarchy in the UK

英国无政府状态

Today, Explained

2026-07-16

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The UK is about to have its seventh prime minister in 10 years. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Count Binface is running to replace Reform UK Party leader Nigel Farage for a seat in Parliament. Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • It's a big day for England.

  • They're facing off against Argentina in the Men's World Cup in Atlanta.

  • But back home, things are kind of messy.

  • Voters are big mad, yet another prime minister is about to lose his job,

  • and one of the main opposition figures is being challenged by a guy called Count Binface,

  • who wears a trash can on his head.

  • Oh my goodness, looks like something out of Star Wars.

  • National policies, nationalize Adele, build at least one affordable house,

  • try nurses pay to that of ministers, rename...

  • London Bridge after Phoebe Waller.

  • I'll make cyclists to disobey the highway code have to ride unicycles instead.

  • Sadly, today Explained from Vox will not be about Count Binface.

  • Instead, we're going to talk about the political chaos that's led to this moment

  • where voters are excited about a man wearing a trash can on his head.

  • This might sound like ancient history at this point,

  • but there was a time when all lights did was turn on and turn off.

  • Dim if you're lucky.

  • But then a group at Philips came along and discovered, what if all your lights could change colors?

  • What if they could change colors in wild, completely impractical and still very cool ways?

  • And that is the story of Hue.