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The workers sent home without pay
Episode 400
No guaranteed hours, no guaranteed income and no way to plan ahead: James examines the lives shaped by zero-hours contracts and the government’s prop…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The truth about asylum seekers in our communities
Episode 399
Why are we so reluctant to confront our fear about climate change? As extreme heat grips Britain, James asks what the government can do to prepare fo…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Should Andy Burnham decide when a killer deserves release?
Episode 398
Can Andy Burnham reverse the decline of Britain’s high streets? James explores why so many town centres are filled with empty units, vape shops and b…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Why are asylum seekers being treated like criminals?
Episode 397
After anti-migrant violence and disorder in Thetford, James asks what could possibly justify a baying crowd outside someone’s front door. Is online m…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Why has the Jason Arday scandal exploded?
Episode 396
In today’s episode, James shares his personal sense of disappointment over the claims surrounding former Cambridge professor Jason Arday, before aski…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Britain's mental health crisis: why do so many people suffer in silence?
Episode 395
Why is it still so hard to ask for help? James explores Andy Burnham’s pledge that “help is on the way”, with more than 150 new NHS mental health cen…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Who decides who belongs in a women’s toilet?
Episode 394
New guidance on single-sex spaces has reignited the debate around trans rights, women’s safety and how the law could ever be enforced in practice. In…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Should a former neo-Nazi be allowed to stand for election?
Episode 393
Can someone with a past as a neo-Nazi genuinely change and, if so, should they be allowed to stand for election? James examines Kemi Badenoch’s defen…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Is Britain being gaslit about a wealth tax?
Episode 392
What is school actually for? As Education Secretary Lucy Powell takes aim at a “schooling straitjacket”, James asks whether children are being tested…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Is Donald Trump the Boy Who Cried Wolf?
Episode 391
Is Donald Trump bringing peace to Gaza, or simply claiming credit for something that has not happened yet? James examines a new US-led proposal, Isra…
1 month, 3 weeks ago