The British broadcasting revolution
In the year the BBC celebrates its centenary, and Channel 4 its 40th birthday, the government has announced plans for funding models that fundamentally alter the broadcasters. Could these proposals ch...
12 Touko 202230min
Is this the end of Roe v Wade?
A draft Supreme Court opinion on the law defining a woman’s right to have an abortion in America was leaked last week, causing uproar - and celebration. So, what’s the history of this law - and what w...
11 Touko 202234min
Investigation: What happened to all the Covid loan money?
From people nabbed fleeing the country with suitcases full of bank notes to a former pub landlord accused of cashing his loan and sending it to the terrorist group ISIS, case after case is emerging of...
10 Touko 202226min
‘Victory Day’: Taking stock of Russia’s war
It's Victory Day in Russia, the annual celebration of victory in the Second World War. But as Putin's tanks parade the Moscow streets, how is his war in Ukraine really playing out - both in Russia and...
9 Touko 202231min
Porn in Parliament
The Palace of Westminster has, once again, been rocked by a series of sexual misconduct scandals -- culminating in the revelation that an MP was caught watching porn during a Commons debate. Is this j...
6 Touko 202231min
How three British PMs failed to contain Putin
Former ministers have broken ranks to describe how successive prime ministers, including Boris Johnson, withheld arms from Ukraine until just weeks before February’s invasion because of fears they mig...
5 Touko 202241min
The MP who tried to gag the press
In 2018, the Sunday Times broke the story that then-serving Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke had been accused of rape by a former aide. Elphicke denied the allegation and sued for libel, and the paper...
4 Touko 202235min
How the new Sinn Fein could reshape Irish politics
As Northern Ireland goes to the polls on Thursday, we could be about to witness a political earthquake. Today: what it might mean on both sides of the Irish border if Sinn Fein sweeps to power.This po...
3 Touko 202234min
