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Hancock’s humiliation and the end for Johnson
Episode 108
More than 100,000 WhatsApp messages have been leaked to the Daily Telegraph revealing private conversations between senior politicians and government…
3 years ago
Question Time: Bernie Sanders vs. Michael Foot, Universal Basic Income, and Boris Johnson's NATO ambitions...
Episode 107
Is there any point in writing to your MP? What are the benefits of UBI? Why do we say 'Mrs' Thatcher, but not 'Mr' Suank?
Listen to hear all these que…
3 years ago
Sunak’s Windsor win, Labour’s path to victory, and Beijing’s view of Moscow
Episode 106
Has Rishi Sunak pulled off the biggest victory of his premiership? How does China view the Russian invasion of Ukraine? And what does Alastair make o…
3 years ago
Question Time: Foreign ownership in football, the BBC vs. Modi, and conspiracy theories
Episode 105
What should we make of the Qatari bid to buy Manchester United? Why is Modi's government raiding the BBC offices in India? And why did Rory's appeara…
3 years, 1 month ago
Ukraine: one year on, the fall of Nicola Sturgeon, and Sunak's biggest gamble
Episode 104
Who will be Nicola Sturgeon's successor as First Minister of Scotland? What does the future hold for Russia's relationship with the West? Is Boris Jo…
3 years, 1 month ago
Question Time: Expensing helicopters, the North-South divide, and Rory's return to politics?
Episode 103
Will Rory ever return to politics? How do MPs serve effectively from remote areas? Should Russia be allowed to compete in the Paris Olympics? Alastai…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Secret Brexit Summit, Erdoğan under fire, and the death penalty
Episode 102
Why are ardent remainers and high profile eurosceptics meeting in secret to discuss our relationship with Europe? How has the earthquake in Turkey af…
3 years, 1 month ago
Question Time: Palestine in 2023, Chat GPT, and what do diplomats actually do?
Episode 101
What is the actual role of a diplomat? Would Brexit have had a different result if Labour was under Ed Miliband's leadership? How will artificial int…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Revenge of Liz Truss, Earthquakes in Syria and Turkey, and China's 'Red Zeppelin'
Episode 100
Are Johnson and Truss on manoeuvres against Sunak? Has the Chinese spy balloon pushed US relations with Beijing to a dangerous place? And what's Rory…
3 years, 1 month ago
Question Time: Missing refugees, the best type of MPs, and are universities left wing?
Episode 99
Are academics generally left-leaning? Should the theatrical nature of PMQs be reformed? What makes an MP 'talented'? Listen to hear these questions a…
3 years, 1 month ago