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Back to SearchMurdoch's Succession Battle and the Fight for Fox News
What are the key differences between Murdoch's children, particularly Lachlan and James? How do the internal family conflicts of the Murdochs mirror …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Question Time: Andrew’s Disgrace, Newsnight, and a Centrist Win in the Netherlands
Episode 465
How much transparency should we demand from the monarchy? Do the latest Dutch results show that populism is fracturing, or simply mutating? And, did …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Labour’s Tax Timebomb, Climate Backsliding, and Sudan’s Forgotten War
Episode 464
Is this the Budget that breaks Labour, or can Reeves walk the tightrope? Why does the general public increasingly think we’re overreacting to climate…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Monster He Made: Murdoch, Trump, and the Price of Power
What was the nature of the relationship between Fox News and Donald Trump? What, or who, caused Rupert Murdoch's marriage to Wendi Deng to end? What …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Question Time: How Truth Became Optional In Trump’s America
Episode 463
How serious are Trump’s hints about serving a third term? Is the US sleepwalking into a civil war? And does the Labour Party really understand rural …
5 months ago
Starmer Hits Rock Bottom: Will He Break His Manifesto to Survive?
Episode 462
What does Labour’s unprecedented collapse in Wales really mean? If Putin takes Ukraine, which European neighbour is next? What can Starmer learn from…
5 months ago
The Phone-Hacking Scandal: How Murdoch's UK Empire Fell (Part 3)
What was the phone-hacking scandal and how did it escalate into a major crisis? How was Alastair himself implicated? What did Rupert Murdoch's marria…
5 months ago
Question Time: The Tel Aviv Fan Ban & Japan’s New Thatcher
Episode 461
This episode has been edited to remove a discussion on the China spy case. The Rest Is Politics wishes to make clear that Mr Christopher Cash and Mr …
5 months, 1 week ago
Inside Trump’s Gaza-Ukraine Playbook: Who Profits from Peace?
Episode 460
Is Trump selling peace to the highest bidder? Is the Farage surge in Wales a warning shot for Westminster? Why is the UK going backwards again on men…
5 months, 1 week ago
A Deal With the Devil? Murdoch and New Labour (Part 2)
What was the nature of Rupert Murdoch's relationship with Margaret Thatcher? What led to News Corp's near-collapse in the late 1980s, and how did the…
5 months, 1 week ago