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Climate change feels like a holiday — but at what cost?
Episode 390
Can climate change make your life feel better while making the world worse? James confronts the uneasy appeal of hotter British summers and asks how …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Should Farage call the police on himself?
Episode 389
In today’s episode, James dissects Andy Burnham’s speech on one of Britain’s most long-running crises: social care. Can the Prime Minister deliver th…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Why are we looking away while Europe burns?
Episode 388
France and Spain are facing devastating wildfires, mass evacuations and extreme heat — but why are so many of us tempted to look away? In today's epi…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
The 'dementia tax' destroyed Theresa May... but was she right?
Episode 387
Burnham has said the NHS ‘will collapse’ without social care reform, but what should those changes look like? James hears about listeners’ experience…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Should Britain help Trump bomb Iran?
Episode 386
Should Britain continue to support US military operations against Iran, even when Donald Trump seems unable to explain what victory looks like? Can B…
2 months ago
The prison crisis & the truth about London crime
Episode 385
In today’s episode, James responds to the Prime Minister’s plans to review the early prisoner release scheme, following news that two of PC Andrew Ha…
2 months ago
A £2 bus fare could change your life
Episode 384
Why is capping bus fares one of Andy Burnham’s first priorities? In today’s episode, James explores how affordable public transport can mean the diff…
2 months ago
How close are you to being homeless?
Episode 383
In this episode, James explores what will define Andy Burnham’s early days in Downing Street: style, substance, or both? From cutting energy bills to…
2 months ago
Andy Burnham: the fifth Prime Minister in four years
Episode 382
Why does Britain keep tearing through Prime Ministers at breakneck speed? As Andy Burnham becomes the fifth Prime Minister in the past four years, Ja…
2 months ago
Should Andy Burnham decentralise Britain?
Episode 381
As Andy Burnham prepares to become Prime Minister on Monday, James asks whether the new Labour leader's plan to move decision-making out of the capit…
2 months, 1 week ago