Rishi in the dock: Covid and Rwanda
With no fewer than five separate Tory factions meeting to discuss whether or not to back the government on its revised Rwanda policy, Rishi Sunak finds himself fighting for his political reputation on...
12 Dec 202336min
China’s deadly role in America’s fentanyl epidemic
America’s opioid crisis is now in its third decade and has killed more people than the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Vietnam combined. Fentanyl, the most commonly used synthetic opioid, is up to 50 ti...
11 Dec 202326min
Covid Inquiry: Boris on trial
Over the past two days, Boris Johnson faced a grilling at the Covid Inquiry. His appearance came after weeks of testimony from senior officials, politicians and scientific advisers who hadn't held bac...
8 Dec 202330min
Does the government’s plan to cut immigration add up?
Net migration to the UK hit a record high in 2022 – 745,000 more people arrived in the country than emigrated. After 13 years of promising to cut immigration, the government introduced yet another pla...
7 Dec 202324min
Meet Geert Wilders, the Dutch Trump
The victory of Geert Wilders in Holland’s recent election has raised the spectre of a European Donald Trump. Now scrabbling to put together a coalition government, what does the return of an anti-Isla...
6 Dec 202326min
'All I know is they want me dead': Iran's web of terror
Iran has built an intricate network of gangs, private investigators and assassins to target enemies of the regime around the world. An investigation by The Sunday Times has found that Tehran has launc...
5 Dec 202331min
Israel-Gaza: When does war become illegal?
On Friday, the ceasefire between Israel and Gaza came to an end. But as hostilities resume, are war crimes being committed? We hear from a war lawyer.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the supp...
4 Dec 202329min
Who should keep the Elgin Marbles?
A diplomatic row has broken out between Rishi Sunak and his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the Elgin Marbles. Today, we’re revisiting an episode from last December, when David Aaronovitch ...
2 Dec 202337min
