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Councils Culture – Start Your Week with Gavin Esler and Alex Andreou
Season 1 Episode 941
Local elections (for local people) are coming up this week. What would mark a good night for Starmer? And what will a bad one mean for Sunak, amid th…
2 years, 11 months ago
Taster 🇺🇦 DOOMSDAY WATCH: The Ukraine War
Season 2 Episode 1
The Ukraine War is reshaping the world. Arthur Snell writes the first draft of its history. In this excerpt from Ep.1 of our new series: How Russia’s…
2 years, 11 months ago
The coast is dear: Our complex love affair with seaside towns
Season 1 Episode 940
Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside. Don’t we? Places like Blackpool, Jaywick and Skegness are among the poorest areas of the UK. Yet other resor…
2 years, 11 months ago
Pain in the ads: How politics turned social media into a battleground
Season 1 Episode 939
Labour’s attack ads against Sunak put targeted political advertising back in the spotlight. But the Tories have done more than their fair share of on…
2 years, 11 months ago
Bunker USA: What a Tuckin’ week – Carlson’s out, Biden’s in
Season 1 Episode 938
It’s been a bit of a week over in the US. First, after Fox News paid out almost $1 billion to Dominion, Tucker Carlson left the network. After that B…
2 years, 11 months ago
Knowing XI, Knowing EU: Why Europe is naive to trust China
Season 1 Episode 937
China’s relationship with Europe is…difficult. But some leaders, like Emmanuel Macron, see China as a conduit for peace in Ukraine. But can Europe re…
2 years, 11 months ago
Force the issue: Can the Met Police ever win back our trust?
Season 1 Episode 936
Public trust in the Met Police is at a nadir – with a raft of scandals and crimes involving serving officers having shook faith in the force. What’s …
2 years, 11 months ago
Target practice: Why NHS fixes haven’t worked
Season 1 Episode 935
The NHS reels from crisis to crisis, with a waiting list of seven million and chronic workforce shortages. Why is it so hard to change a service that…
2 years, 11 months ago
How Putin moulded a new generation of fascists
Season 1 Episode 934
The Kremlin has convinced many of Russia’s young people that its invasion of Ukraine is just. In fact, about 62 percent of Russians between the ages …
2 years, 11 months ago
Dom Disposal Unit – Start Your Week with Arthur Snell and Jacob Jarvis
Season 1 Episode 933
Dominic Raab finally resigned (definitely all his own choice) – what does it mean next for Sunak’s clown car Government? In Labour, Diane Abbott has …
2 years, 11 months ago