The Manchester Arena bombing: Four years on
It happened on the 22nd of May 2017, when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb as attendees of an Ariana Grande concert were exiting the Manchester Arena, leaving 22 people dead and hundreds injured. An ...
24 Mai 202133min
Labour's identity crisis: Lessons from the past
The devastating results for Labour at the Hartlepool by-election have made it clearer than ever that the party is facing an existential crisis. But it's not the first time that Labour has been confuse...
20 Mai 202131min
A view from Gaza
Two-hundred Palestinians, including fifty-nine children have been killed in Israel's bombardment of the Gaza strip over the last week. Despite mounting global pressure on Israeli prime minister Benjam...
19 Mai 202137min
Covid: Will the Indian variant change our roadmap back to normality?
Could the Indian Covid-19 variant pose "serious disruption" to lockdown easing and what does our response tell us about the future of our pandemic strategy?This podcast was brought to you thanks to th...
18 Mai 202129min
Italy's Five Star Movement: A well executed punchline or a comedy of errors?
Italy's Five Star Movement, a political party co-founded by comedian Beppe Grillo in 2009, promised radical change by putting citizens back in control of politics. Today the party is facing problems. ...
14 Mai 202129min
What next for Scottish independence?
Last week the Scottish National Party won a historic fourth term in government. With a commitment to hold another independence referendum – and a majority in the Scottish parliament for it – what happ...
13 Mai 202131min
Empire of pain: The Sacklers and the opioid crisis
Once hailed as a pain obliterating wonder drug, OxyContin helped give birth to one of the most devastating public health crises in the developed world.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the sup...
12 Mai 202138min
India's second wave
All across India there are scenes of devastation and desperation as the country grapples with a brutal second wave of Covid-19. What went wrong? And will this crisis have a lasting impact on the polit...
11 Mai 202137min
