Ep 14: The Gardener of Laskhar Gah - Britain's Afghan Betrayal
When I worked at the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Helmand Province, I was largely based at the Forward Operating Base in Lashkar Gah - the main city of Helmand. There, amid the dust and noise of ...
10 Nov 202343min
Behind the Lines Episode 13: The UK's Long March back to Europe?
This week we’re covering arguably the most important question in British foreign policy: our relationship with Europe and, specifically - what the circumstances and process might be for Britain to rej...
3 Nov 20231h
Behind the Lines Ep 12: Bella Omnium Contra Omnes?
Dr Mike Martin, former soldier, military strategist and author of How to Fight a War joined me to discuss how Israel and Hamas are fighting their war. Our discussion took us into a wider exploration o...
27 Okt 202340min
BONUS EPISODE: Avoiding A Regional War
Understanding the risks of a regional war between Israel and its antagonists feels like the most important issue at the present time. I was able to speak to Michael Stephens, former head of the Middle...
23 Okt 202347min
Behind The Lines Ep 10 - Trumps Dirty Roubles With Greg Olear
In this episode I wanted to go back to something that Paul Mason said in an earlier episode which struck a chord. He identified that the weakest link in International democratic politics is the world’...
20 Okt 202352min
Behind The Lines Ep 9 - Israel’s Gaza challenge
Following Hamas’s horrific assault on Israel, attention turns to Israel’s reaction. Gaza is under siege and Israel has mobilised over 300,000 reservists. Israel claims that it plans to destroy Hamas. ...
13 Okt 202351min
Behind The Lines Emergency Episode - Hamas' War Against Israel with Jason Pack
EMERGENCY PODCAST We’re only 4 days after the stunning horror of Hamas’s attack on Israel. Much remains unclear, but we now know that a major Hamas operation completely blindsided Israel’s defences an...
10 Okt 202344min
Behind The Lines Ep 7 - How to Stop Fascism, with Paul Mason
In 2021, Paul Mason, a veteran journalist familiar to viewers of Newsnight and Channel 4 News, published a book called How to stop Fascism, History Ideology, Resistance. His book came in the aftermath...
6 Okt 202359min
