Carl Kinsella

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7,832 appearances 24 recordings 3 series first heard Feb 2026 last heard 4d ago

Carl Kinsella’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Catch Up with Louise McSharry · News Catch-Up: Ed Sheeran, Maternity Leave for TDs and the Far Right in Germany · 22 Sep 2026 podcast

They've tried to get rid of like, you know, uh sick days by phone. voice-verified

Like I'm not sure exactly. voice-verified

I'd love to actually, I wish I had this ready to hand, but they have definitely tried to overhaul the way in which German workers see voice-verified

week sick days and they have also tried to extend the work week. voice-verified

That is something that's been discussed. voice-verified

Mm-hmm. voice-verified

So Merck obviously feels as though the issue in Germany is that people just aren't working hard enough, which is not what people want to hear. voice-verified

You know what I mean? voice-verified

Yeah what I mean. voice-verified

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That's not a way you know, in a world that's dominated by capitalism and billionaires, I don't think it's a winning strategy to tell workers that they're not working hard enough. voice-verified

So it's perhaps no surprise that, you know, CDU's voter base is collapsing at the same time as, you know, parties like AFD and Linka uh are surging surging. voice-verified

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The relief, I suppose, for the CDU and MERSA, and Mercer said he is gonna stay on in the role, uh, is that there's no elections for the rest of this year, and there's five in the early phase of next year, but none of them are in AFD strongholds. voice-verified

Um AFD stronger in the east of the country. voice-verified

So whether that's an opportunity for CDU to regain some ground, who's to say? voice-verified

Maybe it could be a a moment for the left wing parties to surge a bit further up, the Greens or Linka. voice-verified

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Um, so it's it's an you know, electorally it's very interesting, but for Germany, yeah, it's very concerning. voice-verified

And there have been protests all across Germany of, you know, people protesting the AFD's rise and voice-verified

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