The Great Stink: how England came to swim in sewage
The sea is no longer safe to swim in, tomatoes are growing on beaches from seeds in undigested human faeces, and rivers are awash with pig’s blood. When did everything start to go wrong, and who bears...
20 Touko 202434min
Are there any Tory MPs Labour wouldn't welcome?
It's a defection listener questions special.We’ve had lots of questions come in this week about defection, prompted by the surprise and somewhat contentious defection of the once Conservative MP for D...
17 Touko 202430min
Will Starmer stick to his pledges?
This morning Keir Starmer has laid out six key pledges for a Labour government, should they win power this election year.So what is the Labour leader promising, and will those promises be kept?Hannah ...
16 Touko 202421min
Hilary Cass: "Do I regret doing it? Absolutely not"
Just over a month ago Dr Hilary Cass published her landmark review of gender identity services for children and young people.In her last UK media interview before her team wrap up, she spoke to the Ne...
13 Touko 20241h 1min
Who would want Rishi Sunak's job now?
Are any Tories desperate enough to take over as Prime Minister?In our listener questions episode, You Ask Us, Rachel Cunliffe, George Eaton and Freddie Hayward answer your questions on whether any Con...
10 Touko 202411min
Defeat and defection: Tories are down bad
The longer the Conservatives hang on, the worse it gets. Last week Rishi Sunak lost 474 councillors, the constituency of Blackpool south, and Andy Street’s West Midlands mayoral. And yesterday things ...
9 Touko 202420min
How can life sciences investment make the UK healthier? | Sponsored
The UK is on course for a huge rise in preventable illness. The Health Foundation charity predicts that by 2040, one in five adults will be living with a serious condition, such as cancer, dementia or...
8 Touko 202432min
What do we really know about ‘Starmerism’?
Keir Starmer is the man poised to be the next leader of the UK. But he is also a man of whom many - including those in his own party - have asked: what does he stand for? Four years after Starmer beca...
6 Touko 202428min
