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Sensemaker: Lee Anderson’s political journey
Episode 194
Lee Anderson began his political life as a member of Arthur Scargill’s mineworkers union. He was a Labour councillor before joining the Conservatives…
1 year, 10 months ago
News Meeting: Who is the real Keir Starmer?
Episode 193
Tom Baldwin has written a biography about the Labour leader. In this bonus episode he tells Giles Whittell and Cat Neilan how the book came about, Ke…
1 year, 10 months ago
Sensemaker: Kate’s photo-editing experiment blows up
Episode 192
The Princess of Wales admitted that she edited an image of her and her three children after international news agencies withdrew the picture over con…
1 year, 10 months ago
Sensemaker: Getting aid into Gaza
Episode 191
There are reports of malnutrition and even starvation in Gaza. Why isn’t aid getting in and what’s being done to provide the relief that’s needed?
To …
1 year, 10 months ago
News Meeting: That Kate photo and Sathnam Sanghera on slavery reparations
Episode 190
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think should lead the news to Tortoise’s editor James Harding.
In this episode the team a…
1 year, 10 months ago
Sensemaker: How spies recorded a German military meeting
Episode 189
A recording of a private call between German air force officials where they discussed sensitive and secret information relating to the war in Ukraine…
1 year, 10 months ago
Editor's Voicemail: An economy built on fellowship
Episode 188
After this week's budget and Labour's response, James Harding found himself wishing for new ideas for the economy. In this week's Editor's Voicemail …
1 year, 10 months ago
News Meeting: Starvation in Gaza and why pensioners are the biggest budget losers
Episode 187
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think should lead the news to Tortoise’s deputy editor Giles Whitttell.
Torsten Bell, chi…
1 year, 10 months ago
Sensemaker: How Raye broke a Brits record
Episode 186
The singer-songwriter made history when she beat the record for the most wins in one year, but why did she have to ditch her record label to do it?
To…
1 year, 10 months ago
Trendy: Britain’s Covid hangover
Episode 185
Four years on from the start of the pandemic we’re still living with the consequences. In this episode, John Curtice and Rachel Wolf discuss Covid’s …
1 year, 10 months ago