The News Meeting

In this bonus episode James Harding sits down with Torsten Bell, chief executive of the Resolution Foundation, to talk about how to end the toxic combination of slow growth and high inequality.The pro...

12 Des 202334min

Last week, parliament passed an amendment to speed up compensation for victims of the infected blood scandal. What happens next?To find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app - for a listen...

12 Des 20236min

What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise’s editor-in-chief James Harding.In this episode Chris Morris, chief executive of fact-checking organisation ...

11 Des 202339min

Boris Johnson spent two days last week being cross-examined by the Covid inquiry. What did we learn from his evidence?To find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experi...

11 Des 20238min

Two thirds of us never go to a place of worship. Support for organised religion in the UK is in steep decline among most groups in the UK. Yet most of us will celebrate Christmas in a few weeks. So wh...

8 Des 202340min

It began with a government defeat in the House of Commons and ended with a resignation and revolt on the right of Rishi Sunak’s party. Where does it leave his premiership? Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

8 Des 20237min

What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise’s editor-in-chief James Harding.In this episode Green MP Caroline Lucas joins the team to discuss Cop28, the...

7 Des 202337min

US investigators say they’ve foiled an alleged plot by Indian officials to assassinate an American citizen who was critical of the government in New Delhi.To find out more about Tortoise:Download the ...

7 Des 20235min