177: PAUL FOOT 2026: RAAC AND RUIN
Lindsay Bruce of the Aberdeen Press and Journal fought for justice for homeowners facing ruin after they learned their homes were full of dodgy concrete. Her campaign eventually led to a complete surr...
27 Mai 15min
176: PAUL FOOT 2026: A PROVEN LAWYER
Daniel Timms of the Sheffield Tribune tells the story of the solicitor who used legal loopholes to extract sums of £25,000 from Yorkshire homeowners. Part of Private Eye's Paul Foot Award 2026 shortli...
26 Mai 11min
175: PAUL FOOT 2026: CUTTING CORNERS
Joe Duggan of the i paper tells the story of the workers falling ill and dying with silicosis after cutting fashionable kitchen counters without adequate protection. Part of Private Eye's Paul Foot Aw...
25 Mai 13min
174: Burnham Would, Wesley Snipes
The team discuss the Labour leadership, play Helen’s new quiz ‘Faction or Fiction’, and Saba Salman joins for a post-pre-mortem on the local elections.
19 Mai 48min
173: The Antisemitism Spectrum
The team discuss antisemitism across the British political scene, Nigel Farage's £5million bung, and one of the (few) bits of Parliament that genuinely works.
6 Mai 44min
172: A Kicking For Keir
Who wants to give Keir Starmer a kicking? Basically everyone. Rotten Boroughs editor Saba Salman joins Helen Lewis, Ian Hislop and Adam Macqueen to explain how British politics has fractured and how M...
21 Apr 41min
171: Meta's Not Better
Is social media really as fun, child-friendly and good for mental health as everyone says? Helen, Adam, Andy and Matt Muir investigate. Plus, Reform and the Greens’ mirror-image election offerings, an...
8 Apr 53min
170: Mad King Donald
Ian, Helen, Andy and special guest Richard Brooks discuss the USA entering its 'insane absolute monarch' era, the ongoing mayhem in the world's oil and gas markets, and check in on the financial arran...
24 Mar 42min
