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What will the consequences of Charlie Kirk’s shooting be?

What will the consequences of Charlie Kirk’s shooting be?

What does the sacking of Peter Mandelson mean for Keir Starmer? Does Vladimir Putin want war with NATO? Is the UK at risk of an uptick in political violence?Rebecca Moore is joined by The Observer’s J...

11 Sep 202532min

Why are older people risking arrest for Palestine Action?

Why are older people risking arrest for Palestine Action?

Why can’t the French government pass a budget? Who will win in the fight for the soul of the Labour Party? Why do pensioners keep being arrested?Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer’s Tom Gatti an...

8 Sep 202534min

Will Angela Rayner resign?

Will Angela Rayner resign?

Will revelations about Angela Rayner’s taxes be the end of her political career? How will Melvyn Bragg’s exit from In Our Time impact the iconic show? Why did Nigel Farage compare the UK to North Kore...

4 Sep 202534min

Will an alliance between India and China usher in a new era of global superpowers?

Will an alliance between India and China usher in a new era of global superpowers?

Will Afghanistan get the aid it needs? Is China the new America when it comes to globalisation? Could a lawsuit from a dark corner of the internet affect the Online Safety Act?Rebecca Moore is joined ...

1 Sep 202532min

Is Israel targeting journalists in Gaza?

Is Israel targeting journalists in Gaza?

Will SpaceX’s latest triumph mean Elon Musk will make it to Mars? Why will the price of Mounjaro weightless drugs go up? Benjamin Netanyahu called the IDF’s airstrike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital a “trag...

28 Aug 202540min

Have the Epping asylum protestors won?

Have the Epping asylum protestors won?

An Essex council has been granted a High Court injunction to stop a local hotel from housing asylum seekers. What is behind the massive growth of Women’s Rugby and support for the Red Roses? Will a ta...

21 Aug 202539min

Can Zelensky and European leaders get President Trump back on Ukraine’s side?

Can Zelensky and European leaders get President Trump back on Ukraine’s side?

Will Zelensky find any success with Trump, in the wake of the Alaska Summit? What does the militarisation of Washington DC tell us about America’s political direction? And why are MPs making TikToks? ...

18 Aug 202531min

Is proscribing Palestine Action a PR disaster for the government?

Is proscribing Palestine Action a PR disaster for the government?

Will facial recognition technology change law enforcement forever? JD Vance has been wooing his British political allies in the Cotswolds, but will a new think-tank deepen US influence in right wing p...

14 Aug 202521min

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