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China's world: how dangerous is the ultimate surveillance state?
We’re bringing you this podcast from the midst of the Brexit omni-shambles, and this episode contains a special Brexit edition (15:00). But before th…
7 years, 7 months ago
Brexit is served: Theresa May's Brexit deal is hard to stomach
As Theresa May prepares to unveil her Brexit deal, we ask: just how bad is it, and what happened to ‘no deal is better than a bad deal’ (00:45)? In t…
7 years, 7 months ago
Europe's empty throne: what happens after the end of the Merkel project?
As Angela Merkel steps down as party leader – what was her legacy and can the EU project survive without her (00:35)? We also discuss whether WhatsAp…
7 years, 7 months ago
American Nightmare: is Trump in for a scare at the midterms?
Somehow it has already been two years into a Trump presidency, and America is facing midterm elections. Will Democrats win in a landslide (00:40)? We…
7 years, 8 months ago
Divide and rule: how has the EU taken control of Brexit?
This week, Brexit negotiations grind to a halt again as Brussels and the UK draw mutually exclusive red lines on the Irish border problem. We talk to…
7 years, 8 months ago
Death of a dissident: Saudi Arabia and the rise of the mobster state
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has disappeared at his country's consulate in Istanbul, with reports emerging of his brutal murder. But who was Jama…
7 years, 8 months ago
The Gender Dilemma: have trans rights gone wrong?
The debate over rights for transgender people rumbles on in the wake of proposed reforms to the Gender Recognition Act. Is there a so-called ‘trans o…
7 years, 8 months ago
All by herself - a Prime Minister abandoned
As we head into Conservative Party Conference, Theresa May has never looked more alone. We talk to Iain Duncan Smith and James Forsyth about a Prime …
7 years, 8 months ago
Time to switch off: are we all helplessly addicted to digital?
It seems that everyone, young or old, has a smartphone these days. But why are the brightest in Silicon Valley taking screen time away from their chi…
7 years, 8 months ago
Bang! The Tory battle begins
This week, Tory in-fighting comes to the fore, but could the party be even more divided than we thought (00:35)? Meanwhile, across the Pond, Donald T…
7 years, 8 months ago