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Art of the Steal – Could Trump run for a third term?
Season 2 Episode 470
The Constitution expressly forbids anyone from seeking a third term as US President. But since when did that ever stop Trump from doing anything? Ex…
11 months ago
Identity crisis – Are I.D. cards inevitable?
Season 2 Episode 469
Is the hysteria around digital I.D. cards justified? Or should we simply realise this is the future and get on with it? Plus, how deep is the UK univ…
11 months ago
The ultimate A.I. explainer – Will it kill us all or make us rich?
Season 2 Episode 468
In one of the most fascinating episodes we’ve ever done Alex Hern – A.I. writer at The Economist, who writes on A.I. but isn’t one himself – joins us…
11 months, 1 week ago
Chaos Addicts – Why the Right wants a summer of anger
Season 2 Episode 467
Far-right agitators are amping up protests against a migrant hotel in Epping and Farage claims Britain is “close to civil disobedience on a vast scal…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Jezza’s Revenge – But will [party name here] hand power to Farage?
Season 2 Episode 466
OK, the launch might have been a bit shambolic and the name isn’t settled – but will Corbyn and Sultana’s “Your Party”* have more impact than the ave…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Pride and Prejudice – Can patriotism be a force for good?
Season 2 Episode 465
Has our perception of what it is to be patriotic been skewed by the likes of angry protesters parading outside a refugee hotel in Essex? And can the …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Teenage Rampage – Will votes at 16 help Labour?
Season 2 Episode 464
The government wants to lower the age of voting to 16. Does anyone really know why? Do most 16-year-olds even care about politics? And will it make e…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Stop getting change wrong! – Clive Lewis MP on Labour's stuttering start
Season 2 Episode 463
Keir Starmer suspended 4 ‘persistent rebels’ on Wednesday. Clive Lewis was not on that list, despite his many disagreements with his party, but he is…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The French Dispatch – Will Starmer’s migrant plan work?
Season 2 Episode 462
The Macron-Starmer love-in during the French President’s UK visit was guaranteed to enrage the Continuity Brexiters. But will their one-in-one-out mi…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
After Trump’s Big Bill – Death by a thousand tax cuts
Season 2 Episode 461
Donald Trump’s bill, we won’t be calling it beautiful, which takes from the poor and gives to the rich has passed into law. What’s in it and how easi…
1 year ago