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Is the UK Government failing Ukrainian refugees?
Season 1 Episode 810
When Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, thousands signed up to support Ukrainian refugees and put them up in their own homes. Nearly a year on, …
3 years, 3 months ago
“A year of self-harm for Britain” – Start Your Week with Gavin Esler
Season 1 Episode 809
The strikes are biting with more workforces walking out across the economy. Will the Government blink? Meanwhile, the worst Brexit goes the louder th…
3 years, 3 months ago
Cash Ruins Everything Around Me: How the City captured the Treasury
Season 1 Episode 808
Treasury “orthodoxy” is the Tory punchbag – but it only acts the way it does because it’s already been colonised by free marketeers, says Aeron Davis…
3 years, 3 months ago
Women in power speak differently. Viv Groskop explains why
Episode 807
In an age of social media soundbites, the art of public speaking is changing – especially for women. Viv Groskop, journalist and author of How To Own…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Nelson Mandela no-one knew – with Richard Stengel
Season 1 Episode 806
The interviews behind Nelson Mandela’s epic memoir The Long Walk To Freedom are out now as the podcast Mandela: The Lost Tapes. Here, South Africa’s …
3 years, 3 months ago
Inside Johnson's final weeks – with Sebastian Payne
Season 1 Episode 805
Boris Johnson’s endgame was a gripping spectacle of hubris, betrayal, power struggles and bare-faced self-interest. But what went down behind the sce…
3 years, 3 months ago
Shop horror: How Amazon manipulate our minds
Season 1 Episode 804
Amazon’s cheap products and one-click purchasing has changed how we shop forever. But just how did the shopping behemoth alter shopper’s minds? From …
3 years, 3 months ago
Ghosts of the Iron Curtain
Season 1 Episode 803
The Iron Curtain marked the Cold War divide in Europe. What is its legacy and how does this split remain today? Timothy Philips discusses his book Th…
3 years, 3 months ago
Ice Strike Baby – Start Your Week with Alex Andreou
Season 1 Episode 802
Rail, nursing and Border Force workers strike during sudden extreme cold weather, but their public support seems solid. Will the Government’s “Union …
3 years, 3 months ago
Death Stars and Taxes: The politics of Star Wars
Season 1 Episode 801
We’ve got a Star Wars fan in No.10 – Sunak collects lightsabers – but is there real political meaning to the tale of empires and rebels? Chris Kempsh…
3 years, 3 months ago