Author Nicola Barker: "we are all weirdos" | Culture with Tanjil Rashid
The experimental novelist on finding God, being "a misfit" and her return to writing.--Nicola Barker is "has broken the mould so many times it's almost beyond repair". She's a post-punk literary anarc...
30 Elo 202537min
Has the English flag been co-opted by the far-right? | Politics with Anoosh Chakelian
“Do you think the English flag has been so easily co-opted by by the far right because there is no English government that is proudly flying the flag and building a better narrative around English na...
29 Elo 202516min
"The UK government is complicit in genocide" | Humza Yousaf interview
It was foreseen for months, as Israel cut off all aid, but this month the UN declared that more than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine.By the end of September, more than 640 000 peop...
28 Elo 202539min
Inside the making of the Employment Rights Bill | Politics with Anoosh Chakelian
Last October, the government published the Employment Rights Bill, a slate of reforms set to change workers' rights in the UK - from banning “fire and rehire” tactics, to ending exploitative zero-hour...
27 Elo 202525min
What the Treasury reshuffle reveals about the budget | Politics with Will Dunn
Ahead of this autumn’s budget there has been a reshuffle in Rachel Reeves’ treasury team. What’s at play? And what might it tell us about the trajectory of Britain’s finances?Will Dunn, the New States...
26 Elo 202525min
The Manosphere: Red pills, incels and a misogyny epidemic | James Bloodworth interview
Students across the UK have reported a dramatic rise in misogyny in their schools. The government has described this as being on an "epidemic scale". This is often connected to social media content ta...
23 Elo 202525min
Can the UK solve the plummeting birthrate dilemma? | Politics with Anoosh Chakelian
Due to Britain’s falling birth rates and the government’s desire for lower immigration levels, does the government have any plan to financially encourage and support couples to have children?Anoosh Ch...
22 Elo 202521min
Andy Burnham: the next Prime Minister? | Politics with Anoosh Chakelian
The Mayor of Manchester is the most popular choice to replace Keir Starmer as Prime Minister.Keir Starmer is now less popular than Donald Trump.Despite the Labour Party's historic election win just ov...
21 Elo 202520min
