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Stormont Without a Budget: Northern Ireland's Funding Standoff
This episode explains that Stormont is without an agreed budget for 2026-27, with departments operating under contingency at up to 95 percent of prev…
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Brazil Heads to a Runoff: Lula Against Bolsonaro Again
This episode covers Brazil's presidential first round on October 4, with Flavio Bolsonaro at about 47 percent and Lula at about 45 percent. It looks …
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Israel Votes October Twenty-Seventh: A Coalition Puzzle
This episode previews the Israel election on October 27, for the 120-seat Knesset, where 61 seats are needed for a majority. It looks at polls showin…
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Assisted Dying: Why MPs Changed Their Minds
This episode covers the assisted dying bill rejected on 11 September 2026 by 286 votes to 270, reversing 314-291 support in 2025. It explains the Ter…
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Reform UK: From Protest Party to Government in Waiting?
This episode looks at Reform UK's attempt to move from protest party to party of government, and its first 100 days programme. It covers the Septembe…
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The Conservatives Try Again: Badenoch in Birmingham
This episode covers the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, 4-7 October 2026, and Badenoch's rebuilding task in opposition. It looks at The …
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Burnham's Big Speech: Care, Pensions, Voting and Europe
This episode covers Burnham's first Labour conference speech as prime minister in Liverpool, in late September 2026. It looks at the National Care Se…
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The Budget Coming on the Twenty Eighth of October
This episode previews the Autumn Budget scheduled for Wednesday 28 October 2026, the first Budget for Burnham and Chancellor John Healey. It covers t…
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A New Prime Minister in Ninety Days: How Burnham Took Over
This episode traces Andy Burnham's rapid path to prime minister in summer 2026, through the Makerfield by-election, Starmer's resignation, and the un…
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Abortion Is Back on the Ballot in Four States
This episode explains how Dobbs in 2022 ended the federal constitutional right to abortion, leaving policy to the states. It looks at ballot measures…
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