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News Meeting: Michelle Mone’s change of tone and Jimmy Lai on trial
Episode 98
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise’s editor-in-chief James Harding.
In this episode the best-…
2 years, 4 months ago
Sensemaker: Physician associates: what are they and why do we need them?
Episode 97
By 2037, the NHS hopes to have 10,000 physician associates. Now the government is beginning a legal process to set new rules around NHS staff in non-…
2 years, 4 months ago
News Meeting: Was COP28 a success and why do politicians lie?
Episode 96
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise deputy editor Giles Whittell.
In this episode he’s joined …
2 years, 4 months ago
Sensemaker: The end of fossil fuels?
Episode 95
For the first time in three decades of UN climate talks, nearly 200 countries have agreed a deal to transition away from fossil fuels, including oil …
2 years, 4 months ago
Sensemaker: Rishi Sunak’s hollow victory
Episode 94
The prime minister has won a crucial vote in parliament on his government’s plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda. What does it tell us about th…
2 years, 4 months ago
Sensemaker: El loco: Argentina’s chainsaw-wielding president
Episode 93
He was nicknamed “the mad man” in school. But can Javier Milei actually follow through on any of his controversial election promises?
To find out more…
2 years, 4 months ago
News Meeting: How to fix the economy
Episode 92
In this bonus episode James Harding sits down with Torsten Bell, chief executive of the Resolution Foundation, to talk about how to end the toxic com…
2 years, 4 months ago
Sensemaker: Infected blood scandal: a government defeat
Episode 91
Last week, parliament passed an amendment to speed up compensation for victims of the infected blood scandal. What happens next?
To find out more abou…
2 years, 4 months ago
News Meeting: How Russia wins
Episode 90
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise’s editor-in-chief James Harding.
In this episode Chris Mor…
2 years, 4 months ago
Sensemaker: Boris Johnson at the Covid inquiry
Episode 89
Boris Johnson spent two days last week being cross-examined by the Covid inquiry. What did we learn from his evidence?
To find out more about Tortoise…
2 years, 4 months ago