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News Meeting: Disgraced Tory donor Frank Hester and has levelling-up made any difference?
Episode 197
Tortoise understands that the Conservatives have received an as-yet-undeclared £5 million sum from Frank Hester, the party donor embroiled in a race …
2 years, 1 month ago
Sensemaker: Will the US ban Tik Tok?
Episode 196
The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly voted in favour of a landmark bill that could see TikTok banned in America.
To find out more about …
2 years, 1 month ago
Trendy: Where’s all the money gone?
Episode 195
The state of public finances is dire: government debt is high and so too are taxes. How did we get into this mess and what choices does the next gove…
2 years, 1 month ago
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…
2 years, 1 month 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…
2 years, 1 month 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…
2 years, 1 month 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 …
2 years, 1 month 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…
2 years, 1 month 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…
2 years, 1 month 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 …
2 years, 1 month ago