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9/11: How one day, twenty-five years ago, reshaped the world
Episode 420
Twenty-five years after 9/11, James O’Brien asks how the attacks changed the world - from America’s sense of security to the suspicion and hostility …
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Nobody can define ‘working class’ any more
Episode 419
What does 'working class' mean in Britain in 2026 and can a government genuinely build education policy around it? James O’Brien explores social mobi…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Ed Miliband calls out Israel’s illegal settlements
Episode 418
Ed Miliband has declared that Britain will no longer treat illegal Israeli settlement activity as business as usual. James asks whether sanctions are…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Britain’s divisive sanctions on Israel
Episode 417
As the UK moves to sanction goods from illegal Israeli settlements, James explores the arguments from all sides: is it a long-overdue response to inj…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Farage’s supporters attacked a woman... and he laughed
Episode 416
Reform claims to stand for women’s safety and free speech. So why was a young woman assaulted for heckling Nigel Farage and why did party figures res…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
How Farage is radicalising our relatives
Episode 415
Why do some people keep defending Nigel Farage, whatever happens? James considers the fresh allegations surrounding Reform’s funding and asks whether…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Farage’s "party of free speech" banned the journalists
Episode 414
Is this the beginning of the end for Nigel Farage? As Reform UK slips behind the Conservatives in a new poll and bans critical journalists from its c…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Putin’s man in the White House
Episode 413
Has Donald Trump swapped sides? James is joined by The Guardian’s Luke Harding to examine Trump’s extraordinary relationship with Vladimir Putin, his…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Burnham’s plan to make Britain optimistic again
Episode 412
Six weeks into his premiership, Andy Burnham says he wants to bring optimism back to Britain. James asks why the country appears willing to believe i…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
Middlesbrough in crisis: what’s really going on?
Episode 411
More than 200 extra police officers have been sent into Middlesbrough following a series of violent incidents in recent days. But what’s behind the s…
4 weeks, 1 day ago