In defence of counterfactual history | Audio Long Read
What if the rush to war in 1914 had been averted? What if the Berlin Crisis of 1961 had led to nuclear war? What if the liberal revolution of 1848 had been successful? A new exhibition in Berlin consi...
19 Aug 202323min
You Ask Us: Should it be easier to recall MPs, and how do Rishi Sunak and John Major compare?
Various MPs, including Nadine Dorries, have been accused of not doing their jobs. Should there be a standard of work all MPs must meet? Anoosh and Freddie tackle a listener’s question.Also – much has ...
18 Aug 202322min
Labour’s caution could turn to radicalism in office
Would Labour be radical in office?Freddie Hayward spoke to party insiders to find out – he joins Anoosh Chakelian to talk about how Labour can make meaningful policy changes in an age of cynicism and ...
17 Aug 202315min
Where do Labour and the Tories differ on growth? With Bridget Phillipson and Bim Afolami | Conversation
Two visions for how Britain can increase productivity and boost growth.Freddie Hayward interviews shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson and Conservative MP Bim Afolami on how Labour and the Co...
14 Aug 202327min
What Simone De Beauvoir knew about loss, by Ali Smith | Audio Long Read
The novelist Ali Smith first came across the work of Simone de Beauvoir in an Inverness bookshop, aged 18 or 19, and was instantly compelled by her “tough, troubling” prose. In this week’s long read, ...
12 Aug 202321min
You Ask Us: Is Starmer haunted by Blair, and how do you raise voter turnout?
Labour’s dominance in the polls draws obvious comparisons with 1997-era New Labour. But is it fair to compare Keir Starmer with Tony Blair – and what should the current Labour leader learn from his pr...
11 Aug 202315min
Rishi Sunak's asylum policy is all at sea
The first residents have boarded the Bibby Stockholm barge moored off the coast of Dorset. Anoosh Chakelian visited Portland to meet locals and asylum seekers, and joins Freddie Hayward in the studio ...
10 Aug 202314min
The Trump trial and the internet conspiracy infecting the world | Conversation
An internet hoax conceived on a fringe message board grew into an online conspiracy theory so far-reaching that it sparked the January 6 attack on the US capitol. Now Qanon has gone global, what are t...
7 Aug 202330min
