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Junior doctors to go on strike again - is this fair?
Episode 126
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has warned junior doctors that the public will “not forgive them” for launching another wave of disruptive strikes as …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Should there be a wealth tax on the super rich?
Episode 125
The government has declined to rule out a wealth tax, following former Labour leader Lord Kinnock championing the policy. Such a tax remains public e…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
7/7 London bombings: 20 years on
Episode 124
Today is the 20th anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings, when four bombers attacked central London, killing 52 people and injuring hundreds more. Ja…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The new NHS app: “a doctor in your pocket”?
Episode 123
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has set out a digital overhaul of the NHS, centred around a new NHS app. He said “The NHS app will become a doctor in …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Will weight loss jabs change the world?
Episode 122
In her first public comments since crying at Prime Minister's Questions yesterday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said she was having a "tough day", bu…
8 months ago
How has Keir Starmer lost control?
Episode 121
Keir Starmer was humiliated during yesterday’s welfare reform vote, losing control of the Commons and swathes of his own MPs. What has Starmer done t…
8 months ago
Are people more outraged at Bob Vylan than the IDF?
Episode 120
The government's welfare bill passed by 335 votes to 260 today, after ministers made last-minute concessions to avoid a possible defeat. What would a…
8 months ago
Is Glastonbury criticism distracting from the real situation in Gaza?
Episode 119
Prime Minister, Keir Starmer has criticised the ‘appalling’ anti IDF Chants made by Bob Vylan during their Glastonbury performance at the weekend. To…
8 months ago
Keir Starmer caves into backbencher demands
Episode 118
Another U-turn from Sir Keir Starmer, and this time on the controversial welfare bill. Today, James asked his listeners what these constant policy sh…
8 months ago
Is this another government that U-Turns?
Episode 117
In today’s episode, James O’Brien unpacks another political crisis for Sir Keir Starmer’s government. With over 100 Labour MPs demanding a delay to t…
8 months ago