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Back to SearchUK Parliament approves assisted dying - at least in principle
Episode 201
The UK Parliament today debated a groundbreaking assisted death bill that could reshape how we approach end-of-life care. The Labour Party has brought forward legislation that would introduce new pal…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Electric vehicles facing struggles worldwide
Episode 200
We know the story - China is dominating the EV industry with its remarkable and cheap cars which the Western bloated manufacturers simply can't compete with. But of course, there's a lot more going o…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
The British farmers protests - explained
Episode 199
In the UK, farmers are protesting in a way they haven't in recent times. They are furious about proposed inheritance tax changes to be brought in by the Labour government. The government claims the c…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
America's extremes are tearing it apart
Episode 198
One of the regular topics of discussion in the media in the US recently has been how polarised and divided the country has become, even to the extent where there is regularly speculation about what a…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
China has now caused more global warming than the EU
Episode 197
This week sees the COP29 conference on climate change, where the expectation is that the next US president will walk away from the issue, leaving China a golden opportunity to step into the role of g…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Trump's cabinet picks get wild - but can they get through?
Episode 196
Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F Kennedy Jr are amongst the recent names released by President-Elect Trump as his nominations for his cabinet. To say the least, they have caused something of a …
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Why Kamala lost and Trump won big
Episode 195
After years of our lives being taken up by the campaign for the US presidency, we finally have a result. And against the apparent polling, it is a clear and unambiguous result. Donald Trump has perfo…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
The US election is here, and it got even more stupid
Episode 194
The US election has ... finally ... arrived. It's all over, bar the shouting. Except that the shouting has gotten pretty loud, and it's likely to continue for quite some time after the election has t…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Israel and Hamas War - Making sense of where we are
Episode 193
It has been the sort of week that will be referred to in decades, even centuries, hence as being one that was a turning point in history. There is a lot to come, but let's see if we can make sense of…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Electric vehicles - the new battleground for the world
Episode 192
In the US, in the UK and the EU - the proposed shift from internal combustion cars to electric vehicles is starting to become a major factor in a big political shift that's going on. What's driving i…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago