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How to Kill a Government in 14 DaysHow to Kill a Government in 14 Days

Episode 1: It鈥檚 On!

Released On: 11 May 2024

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A government vote triggers a strike 鈥� but even the organisers don鈥檛 know what鈥檚 to come.

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Episode 1: It鈥檚 On!
A government vote triggers a strike 鈥� but even the organisers don鈥檛 know what鈥檚 to come.
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Episode 2: Through Glasses Darkly
Strikers seize power stations, as NI鈥檚 Chief Executive asks: who elected these people?
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Episode 3: Of Lunchboxes and Giros
As the country grinds to a halt, NI Ministers need helicopters to get to work.
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Episode 4: Carnage
At a press briefing, phones suddenly start ringing. Utterly shocking news is breaking.
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Episode 5: Power Games
A State of Emergency is declared 鈥� and there鈥檚 bad news from the Army鈥�
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Episode 6: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
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Episode 7: Anarchy in (part of) the UK
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