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Sensemaker: Keir Starmer and the mysterious case of the £28bn green plan
Episode 154
Keir Starmer finally killed off Labour’s £28bn green plan. This may have ended months of will-he-won’t-he speculation about the future of the policy …
1 year, 11 months ago
News Meeting: A Labour u-turn and a failed peace agreement
Episode 153
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise’s editor James Harding
In this episode the team discuss th…
1 year, 11 months ago
Sensemaker: 23andMe’s cybercrime crisis
Episode 152
A new class-action lawsuit is accusing the genetic testing company 23andMe of failing to protect the privacy of millions of its customers after the d…
1 year, 11 months ago
Trendy: Going places: is social mobility alive and well?
Episode 151
The number of university graduates has never been higher, but what does that mean for social mobility? Has it stalled and if so, what does that revea…
1 year, 11 months ago
Sensemaker: Lewis Hamilton's new era
Episode 150
Lewis Hamilton is the most successful Formula 1 driver in history. At the age of 39, he has decided to make the biggest move of his career, to Ferrar…
1 year, 11 months ago
Sensemaker: Imran Khan imprisoned
Episode 149
Once a world famous cricket captain and playboy, Imran Khan became Pakistan’s prime minister in 2018. Now, ahead of the county’s election on Thursday…
1 year, 11 months ago
Sensemaker: Kemi and the evil plotters
Episode 148
With Tory MPs casting around for solutions to their anticipated election defeat, cabinet minister Kemi Badenoch’s name keeps coming up as a potential…
1 year, 11 months ago
News Meeting: Strikes against the Houthis and the rising demand for ADHD medication
Episode 147
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise’s editor-in-chief James Harding.
The Tortoise team is join…
1 year, 11 months ago
Sensemaker: A weightloss journey that ended in tragedy
Episode 146
A young woman died on the flight home after having weight loss surgery in Turkey. She’s one of at least 25 British people to die in similar circumst…
1 year, 11 months ago
News Meeting: What does David Miliband think should lead the news?
Episode 145
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise’s editor-in-chief James Harding.
David Miliband, the forme…
1 year, 11 months ago