Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's long fight for freedom
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been reunited with her family in Britain, having been imprisoned for years in Iran on charges of seeking to overthrow the country’s government, which she has always denie...
18 Mar 202222min
Priti Patel is "pulling up the drawbridge" for Ukrainian refugees, says Alf Dubs
As the government scrabbles its policy together for Ukrainian refugees, the Labour peer and refugee campaigner Alf Dubs tells Anoosh Chakelian that the response has been a "disgrace". He discusses how...
15 Mar 202222min
Sanctions and refugees: are UK ministers failing in their duties?
The owner of Chelsea Football Club, Roman Abramovich, and leading industrialist Oleg Deripaska are among the seven wealthy and influential Russian oligarchs who have been sanctioned by the UK over Rus...
10 Mar 202223min
Are the UK’s Russia sanctions tough enough? With Bill Browder
As parliament rushes through the Economic Crime Bill in an attempt to toughen sanctions on Russian oligarchs, investor and anti-corruption campaigner Bill Browder talks to Anoosh Chakelian about the i...
8 Mar 202222min
Has the war changed Boris Johnson’s reputation?
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters a second week, the New Statesman’s polling expert Ben Walker joins Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea to talk about the latest polls.They discuss exclusive polling ...
3 Mar 202225min
How to end London’s addiction to Russian money, with Oliver Bullough
As the UK considers further sanctions on oligarchs linked to Vladimir Putin, Ailbhe Rea speaks to the journalist and author Oliver Bullough about how London became the home for so much Russian money. ...
1 Mar 202224min
War in Ukraine: can the UK act “decisively” against Russia?
As Russia invades Ukraine, Boris Johnson has come under fire from allies and critics alike for his feeble attempt to clamp down on Russian wealth in the UK. In an address to the nation this morning (2...
24 Feb 202234min
Does BBC comedy have a left-wing bias? Andy Zaltzman on political satire, offensive jokes and cauliflower Trump
The New Statesman’s Britain editor Anoosh Chakelian interviews the satirist and broadcaster Andy Zaltzman, the host of Radio 4’s The News Quiz and the podcast The Bugle. Ahead of his Satirist for Hire...
22 Feb 202219min
