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Inside Rwanda: The dictatorship Braverman dreams about
Season 1 Episode 901
Suella Braverman’s plan to send refugees to Rwanda has been described as inhuman. But what is the country actually like? And what does the nation’s G…
3 years ago
Does the UK face extinction? – Fintan O’Toole on the Union’s future
Season 1 Episode 900
The UK is “muddling towards extinction”, says the Irish thinker and journalist Fintan O’Toole. Neglected by a Westminster political class that’s preo…
3 years ago
NATO on my watch: Is the military alliance fit for purpose?
Season 1 Episode 899
NATO’s power has been thrown into sharp focus amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. How does it operate – and what has it got right and wrong of late? A…
3 years ago
The Iraq War changed everything. What have we learned?
Season 1 Episode 898
The Iraq War began 20 years ago – what lessons have been, and what must still be, learned from this invasion? Arthur Snell, the host of Doomsday Watc…
3 years ago
Let’s get ready to grumble – Start Your Week with Gavin Esler and Alex Andreou
Season 1 Episode 897
Both Boris Johnson and Donald Trump are in hot water – how will each try to wriggle their way out of trouble? The former PM faces the privileges comm…
3 years ago
Reasonable doubt: How society got its rules wrong
Season 1 Episode 896
Most people consider themselves reasonable. But are they? And what rules is that notion defined by? Siân Pattenden is joined by Kirsty Sedgman, autho…
3 years ago
Bunker USA: America’s economy faces a Liz Truss moment
Season 1 Episode 895
As Republicans play chicken with the debt ceiling, could America suffer a Liz Truss-esque financial meltdown? Alex Andreou speaks to Neil Malhotra, a…
3 years ago
The Budget that wasn’t – Hunt’s plans explained
Season 1 Episode 894
Tax breaks for the 1%, business giveaways that won’t make a difference, free child care that turns out to be a fraction of what’s needed, and nothing…
3 years ago
Who’s pushing all these Russians out of windows?
Season 1 Episode 893
The unexpected “accidental” deaths of prominent Russians have become a dark joke in the West. But the truth about ‘Sudden Russian Death’ syndrome is …
3 years ago
The external forces warping Syria’s civil war
Season 1 Episode 892
The war in Syria began twelve years ago today. But who are the key players in this complex conflict? And how have changes of leadership in neighbouri…
3 years ago