These Times - Can British Growth Ever Recover?
In this week's episode, Tom McTague and Helen Thompson dissect the sorry state of Britain's economy with policy-expert Torsten Bell - and ask whether darker days do indeed lie ahead, or whether there'...
28 Nov 202353min
These Times - David Cameron's Failed Foreign Policy
On the day that David Cameron is sworn into the House of Lords, Tom and Helen explore the history of his foreign policy, and look ahead at what kind of Foreign Secretary he might make... Hosted on Aca...
21 Nov 202358min
These Times - Decision 2024: What’s at stake for Israel, Ukraine, and the world next year
In this episode Tom and Helen sit down to discuss the next U.S election and what's at stake for Israel, Ukraine, and the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
14 Nov 202353min
These Times - Britain's Israel-Palestine Dilemma
In this episode, Tom and Helen discuss the history of Britain's relationship with the Israel-Palestine question; from Lloyd George and Winston Churchill, to Starmer's recent opposition to calls for ce...
7 Nov 202356min
These Times - Israel Invades: The Gazan Trap, with Shashank Joshi
In this episode, Tom and Helen chat to the The Economist's defence editor, Shashank Joshi, about the logistical challenges of a ground-war, what Israel seek to gain by invading Gaza, and the dangers t...
31 Okt 202351min
These Times - Israel vs Iran: The Deadliest Foes
In this week's episode, Tom and Helen explore the long and fraught history of Iranian-Israeli relations, and ask how Israel vs Iran became the most dangerous prospect in the Middle-East Hosted on Acas...
23 Okt 202357min
These Times - The Israel-Hamas War
In this week's episode Tom and Helen discuss the history of Israel and the geopolitical fault-lines running through the Middle East Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
16 Okt 202359min
These Times - Jamie Carragher: My History of Liverpool
In this episode, Tom travels to Liverpool to meet on of the city's favourite sons: Jamie Carragher. They talk about Liverpool's sectarian past, Brexit, Keir Starmer and the phenomenon of secret Tory f...
10 Okt 202355min
