
Sunak’s divided Conservatives and why do water companies want to increase bills?
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Basia Cummings.In this episode she is joined by Tortoise political editor Cat Neilan, deputy editor Giles Whittell an...
2 Loka 202333min

Why are six young people taking 32 countries to court and what is Suella Braverman up to?
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Giles Whittell.In this episode he’s joined by comedian Andy Hamilton and Tortoise editors Basia Cummings and Jess Win...
29 Syys 202329min

What’s happening with HS2 and should we celebrate Adidas’s new super-shoe?
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Giles Whittell.In this episode he’s joined by Basia Cummings, Alexi Mostrous and Rachel Wolf from the new Tortoise po...
25 Syys 202328min

Are journalists too obsessed with bad news and did Rupert Murdoch make a secret deal with Prince William?
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to James Harding.In this episode he’s joined by Steven Pinker, Harvard professor and author of Enlightenment Now, who cr...
22 Syys 202335min

The Russell Brand allegations and is climate change to blame for the Libya disaster?
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Basia Cummings.In this episode she’s joined by Giles Whittell, Jeevan Vasagar and Coco Khan from Pod Save The UK to d...
18 Syys 202336min

Keir Starmer on the offensive and is the UK in a recession?
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise editor James Harding.In this episode he’s joined by former Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane who ...
15 Syys 202329min

How significant are the China spy allegations and why do we struggle to care about climate stories?
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise editor James Harding.In this episode he’s joined by Tortoise editors Jess Winch and Jeevan Vasagar, and The ...
11 Syys 202328min

Is it right to scrutinise Volodymyr Zelensky’s marriage and should The Rolling Stones admit they’re a PR stunt?
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise editor James Harding.In this episode he’s joined by Tortoise editors Giles Whittell and Keith Blackmore, and...
8 Syys 202330min



















