159. Question Time: Sweden's Quran-burning crisis, Farage vs. the banks, and what is 'the establishment'?
What would Rory do if he was Sweden’s Minister of Foreign Affairs? Are we paying Nigel Farage too much attention? Should MPs be allowed to rebel against their party? Listen to hear Rory and Alastair a...
3 Aug 202340min
158. Sunak's net zero culture war, Africa's 'coup belt', and a new strategy for the German far-right
Why are Rishi Sunak and other politicians of the right looking to weaponise net zero? How should the international community respond to the rising number of coups across the Sahel? Can elections now b...
1 Aug 202351min
157. Question Time: Knocking over Liz Truss, Oxbridge dominance, and life under the Taliban
Should MPs be able to vote electronically? Is Oxbridge as dominant as it used to be in British society? Are opinion polls just the junk food of political journalism? Join Rory and Alastair as they an...
27 Juli 202334min
156. Labour on the defensive, Machismo in Spain, and Israel on a knife-edge
What is the existential threat to democracy that's unfolding in Israel? Why is Labour on the policy defensive after defeat in Uxbridge? Is Spain now the most polarised country in Europe? Join Rory a...
26 Juli 202352min
155. Sunak slides to defeat in Selby and Somerton
How happy should Labour be with Thursday's by-election results? Can Sunak take some solace from holding on in Uxbridge? Will these constituencies be Labour, Tory, and Lib Dem holds at the next electio...
21 Juli 202323min
154. Question Time: Ben Wallace, intellectual PMs, and the fight for the Israeli flag
Will Rory run for London Mayor next year? What will Ben Wallace's political legacy look like? Why are left and right fighting over the Israeli flag? Join Rory and Alastair as they answer the TRIP mai...
20 Juli 202332min
153. How radical would Labour be in power?
Would Keir Starmer be radical or conservative as prime minister? Is enough being done to combat the current heatwave affecting much of the world? What should we make of Kemi Badenoch's new trade deal?...
19 Juli 202355min
152. The Power of Prigozhin
From a Siberian penal colony to the gold mines of the Central African Republic, who is Yevgeny Prigozhin and how did he become one of the most famous men in Russia today? Following Wagner's mutiny in...
18 Juli 202352min
