What is Elon Musk doing at Twitter?
Elon Musk has begun laying off staff at Twitter, a week after taking sole control of the company. He says he’s “freed the bird” but does freedom of speech on the platform come at the price of politica...
4 Nov 202230min
Is American democracy on the line? A mid-terms preview
In less than a week America will head to the polls for the midterms - the first national elections of the Biden presidency since the January 6th insurrection.Biden has told Americans that democracy is...
3 Nov 202230min
How Israel's Far Right brought Bibi Netanyahu back
As we record today's episode, Benjamin Netanyahu - currrently on trial for corruption charges - is about to (re)become Israel's PM. He's been in power for 17 years out of the last 25. And this time,...
2 Nov 202235min
Immigration: what's going wrong?
So much heat surrounds the issue of immigration. And the person in charge of decision making is Home Secretary Suella Braverman - and she's at the centre of a political storm over alleged multiple sec...
1 Nov 202237min
Gary Lineker speaks his mind on Qatar
Gary Lineker tells us about the burger he shared with David Beckham in a hotel bar in Zurich the night before England was knocked out of the bid to host the 2018 Football world cup. What happened next...
31 Okt 202245min
What's the cost of political chaos?
After weeks of political chaos, the real cost of the crisis is beginning to reveal itself. Lewis is joined this week by New Statesman columnist Martha Gill. They speak to Tim Durrant, Associate Direct...
28 Okt 202237min
How damaging is Brexit?
We’ve had the Brexit Opportunities Minister and the Brexit Benefits Department but weirdly - we still can’t point to what those are.Today we ask if the UK economy is measurably worse off after Brexit ...
27 Okt 202236min
"Leaky Sue"
The Lib Dems have called for an investigation into why Suella Braverman is back in her role as home secretary one week after she resigned and apologised for security leaks, and a day after Rishi Sunak...
26 Okt 202230min
