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Sensemaker: A generational Budget
Episode 464
The dust on Rachel Reeves’s plans for the British economy is beginning to settle. Does her Budget leave young people better or worse off?
Writer: Ba…
1 year, 5 months ago
Trendy: Growth? What growth?
Episode 463
Chancellor Rachel Reeves and the Labour Party have unveiled their first budget in 14 years. John and Rachel are joined by Merryn Somerset Webb to dis…
1 year, 5 months ago
Sensemaker: The battle of the sexes in the US election
Episode 462
More than any other time in history, American men and women have found themselves supporting opposing presidential candidates. But what is driving th…
1 year, 5 months ago
Sensemaker: Why doesn’t prison work for women?
Episode 461
The UK’s new justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has pledged to radically reduce the number of women going to prison in England and Wales.
Writer: Pho…
1 year, 5 months ago
Sensemaker: Rachel Reeves changes the rules
Episode 460
Britain’s chancellor has announced a big change to the way the country will measure debt. She hopes this will enable more spending for things like ho…
1 year, 5 months ago
News Meeting: Georgia’s pro-Russia party wins and how to handle Trump’s tweets
Episode 459
Jess Winch and guests debate what should lead the news. They discuss the ruling Georgian Dream party increasing its share of the vote, Rachel Reeves …
1 year, 5 months ago
Sensemaker: North Korean troops join Russia’s fight in Ukraine
Episode 458
Kim Jong Un has sent thousands of military personnel to Russia as part of a deal with Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ca…
1 year, 5 months ago
The News Meeting: North Korean troops in Ukraine and Gisele Pelicot becomes a feminist icon
Episode 457
Giles Whittell and guests debate what should lead the news. They discuss Trump’s claims that the Labour party are interfering with the US election, G…
1 year, 5 months ago
Sensemaker: The press frenzy over Liam Payne’s death
Episode 456
The world was shocked last week by the news of pop star Liam Payne's death. What does the lurid media coverage that followed tell us about the press’…
1 year, 5 months ago
Trendy: On the fence
Episode 455
With only two weeks to go until the US election, Rachel and John are joined by Professor Chris Carmen to discuss the polls, the big campaign moments …
1 year, 5 months ago