The Rest Is Politics
By Goalhanger
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Subscribers: 5914
Reviews: 13
Episodes: 411
Atticus Binge
Apr 4, 2025
David H
Mar 24, 2025
a real shame as it has lost its way. Rory and alaster have gone down the rabbit hole over the last couple of years and drifted too far from the real world to be relevant
James P
Nov 30, 2024
Good content, but a bit left-wing-biased and the amount of advertising is getting embarrassing
May 2, 2024
Jun 7, 2023
Oct 23, 2022
James
Oct 22, 2022
Excellent. 2 very intelligent and engaging communicators from opposite sides of the political divide, but with great respect for each other, cut through the opaque nature of politics and tell it like it is. I could listen to them for hours!
Tony Johnston
Aug 22, 2022
Your introduction of
Empire is offensive to me as an ex South African which was attacked and exploited by the British.
India was appalling. South Africa as bad.
N Spencer
Aug 10, 2022
brilliant
Jul 21, 2022
Curran
Apr 6, 2022
Informative, witty, and absolutely fascinating
Nate
Mar 13, 2022
Love this podcast, honest, informative and from the heart.
Mar 2, 2022
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404. Question Time: How Starmer Fell Into Farage's Immigration Trap
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May 14, 2025 |
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403. Trump's Gulf Billions: Saudi, Sanctions, and Ceasefires
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May 13, 2025 |
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402. Question Time: India vs. Pakistan | What Happens Now?
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May 07, 2025 |
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401. Trump’s Corruption Machine, Israeli Settlers, and the Rise of Reform UK
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May 06, 2025 |
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400. Question Time: Has the US underestimated China?
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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399. Trump vs. Putin, How to Stop Farage, and Kashmir Explained
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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398. Question Time: Trump’s Plan to Overhaul US Diplomacy
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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397. Pope Francis, the Supreme Court Gender Ruling, and Trump’s International Populist Network
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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396. Question Time: It's over for Kemi Badenoch
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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395. Trump, Xi, and how China outsmarted America
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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394. How We Trolled the Trolls: Putin, Trump, and Musk (with Anthony Scaramucci)
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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393. Question Time: America’s last ally, Japan in crisis, and Netanyahu on the brink?
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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392. Trump’s Rampage: The Fight Against Global Crisis
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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391. Trump vs. the World: Global Trade War
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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390. Question Time: India’s moment, Qatargate, and do young brits want a dictator?
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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389. Trump, Vance, and How the US Invades Greenland
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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388. Question Time: Adolescence, Mexico at a crossroads, and Carney’s Canadian momentum
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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387. Spring Statement Verdict with Economist Paul Johnson (Extract)
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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386. Trump's 'Bomb Yemen' Group Chat
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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385. Question Time: Trump, Putin, and the Future of Ukraine
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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384. Labour’s War on Welfare, Trump’s Tariff Secret, and Britain’s Fight for Farming
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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383. Question Time: Farage vs. Reform, is Labour still socialist, and how to ‘out-Trump’ Trump
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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382. Revenge on the West: Putin and Xi’s Plan For Trump
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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381. Question Time: Starmer’s Dilemma
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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380. JD Vance vs. the UK
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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379. The Four Outcomes For Ukraine
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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378. TRUMP VS. ZELENSKY: OVAL OFFICE SHOWDOWN
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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377. Question Time: How will Europe defend itself?
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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376. Aid vs Defence: A Livestream Special
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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375. Germany's Fight Against the Far Right
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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374. Question Time: Why The US Needs A Leader Of The Opposition
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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373. Europe vs. America: Crisis in the West
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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372. Syria, al-Sharaa, and the future of the Middle East
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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371. Question Time: Buying Gaza, Macron’s AI Stunt, and Europe on a Knife’s Edge
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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370. Starmer’s Silver Bullet and Trump’s War on the Poor
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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369. Question Time: China’s DeepSeek, Ambassador Mandelson, and misogyny in politics
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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368. Trump's Plan for Gaza
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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367. Rory vs JD Vance, recording from Damascus, and Trump’s tariffs
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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366. Question Time: Why do dictators bother with sham elections?
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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365. Trump's Mafia World Order
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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364. Question Time: America’s waning power, Alastair vs. Meta, and the existential threat of depopulation
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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363. The Return of Donald J. Trump
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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362. Question Time: Labour’s education error and Blair’s mistake on mental health
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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361. Gaza, Israel, and Ceasefire
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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360. Question Time: Assad’s People - Syria, Torture, and Justice
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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359. Starmer vs. Musk: Why the richest man in the world turned against the Prime Minister
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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358. Question Time: Political translators, Boris Johnson, and politicians to watch in 2025
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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357. Political New Year's resolutions, Elon Musk, and what happens next in Taiwan?
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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356. Georgia, Russia, and the fight for democracy - An interview with the President of Georgia
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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355. How to start a campaign, Gisele Pelicot, and the biggest surprise of 2024
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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354. Nigel Farage, dad-dancing populists, and the worst politician of the year
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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353. Question Time: Celeb politicians, Chinese spies, and Ireland vs. Israel
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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352. How to solve the small boats crisis
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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351. Question Time: Geopolitics in Crisis
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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350. Assad in Moscow, Trump meets Zelensky, and Farage’s secret strategy
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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349. The Fall of Assad: What's next for Syria?
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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348. Syria, Afghanistan, and The Rest Is Classified
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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347. Question Time: Biden’s Pardon is Unforgivable
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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346. The Battle for Syria
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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345. TRIP US: The Golden Age of Corruption
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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344. Question Time: Should MPs vote with their conscience or constituents?
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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343. What Happens Next: Israel vs. the International Criminal Court
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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342. Question Time: Farmer vs Starmer, courting China, and the purpose of COP
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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341. Biden vs. Trump: A fight for the future of Ukraine
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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340. Question Time: Assisted Dying, Texting Macron, and the Politics of Scandal
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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339. Trump, the Middle East, and Ukraine
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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338. Trump beyond America: what’s next?
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Nov 09, 2024 |
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337. Trump Returns: What Now?
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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336. 8am: TRUMP WINS
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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335. 6am: Trump On The Brink
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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334. 11pm: US Election Countdown Begins
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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333. Kemi Badenoch, Tory Party Leader
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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332. Rachel Reeves' Budget: How does it affect you?
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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331. Question Time: Murdoch or Musk — who has more power?
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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330. The US Election: One week to go
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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329. Question Time: Technology, privacy, and the battle for the NHS
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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328. Could Russia interfere in the US election?
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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327. Question Time: What does peace look like in the Middle East?
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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326. Labour's first 100 days, the Tory leadership race, and Japan
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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325. Question Time: Are the Tories dead or sleeping?
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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324. Israel at War: One Year On
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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323. Question Time: How it feels to become “the story”
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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322. Israel vs Hezbollah: Iran’s next move
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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321. Question Time: Why do politicians leak to the press?
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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320. Labour’s struggle to define itself, Hezbollah vs. Israel, and understanding Long Covid
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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319. TRIP US: The Only State Trump Needs to Win
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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318. Question Time: Does America really care about the ‘special relationship’?
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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317. How to save the NHS
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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316. Why Kamala Harris Still Has a Problem
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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315. Question Time: Should we fine people for missing doctor's appointments?
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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314. Trump stumbles - but did Harris see him off?
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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313. Why Starmer needs to be unpopular
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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312. Is America Ready for Gun Reform?
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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311. Question Time: Should Labour ban smoking?
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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310. The rise of Germany’s far-right
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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309. Trump's Secret Weapon
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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308. Question Time: Can you be friends with someone you totally disagree with politically?
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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307. Starmer put to the test, Modi's visit to Ukraine, and tragedy unfolds in Sudan
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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306. Did Kamala Harris' speech scare Trump?
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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305. The Obamas takedown Donald Trump
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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304. Question Time: Could Trump try and subvert the US election results?
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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303. The speech Joe Biden never wanted to give (Live from the Democratic National Convention)
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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302. It’s Trump’s Race to Lose
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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301. Question Time: Iran’s retaliation, Labour "press bias" and an Olympic hangover
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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300. Why Ukraine invaded Russia, the Musk-Trump love-in, and Rory’s visit to Afghanistan
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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299. The Secret Behind Trump's Silence
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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298. Question Time: Venezuela’s fate, Hezbollah’s response, and how prisoner swaps really work
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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297. Far-right chaos, Harris’ running mate, and Bangladesh’s power vacuum
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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296. Could Donald Trump drop out?
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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295. Question Time: Israel vs. Hezbollah, legalising cannabis, and Kamala Harris' Middle East strategy
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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294. Labour’s defining moment and the next Tory leader
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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293. Trump’s Next Move
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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292. Question Time: China’s army in Europe, Just Stop Oil behind bars, and Andrew Tate
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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291. The Rise of Kamala Harris
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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290. JOE BIDEN DROPS OUT
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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289. TRIP US: The Week Trump Won?
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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288. Is Labour's King's Speech bold enough?
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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287. Trump’s VP, Labour vs. China, and the King’s Speech
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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286. Trump Assassination Attempt: The Aftermath
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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285. TRIP US: DONALD TRUMP SHOT
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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284. TRIP US: Biden’s Last Stand
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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283. Did Reform UK create a fake general election candidate?
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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282. Starmer’s first week, Le Pen’s loss in France, and Iran’s new president
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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281. How one night transformed British politics
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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280. Starmer’s Labour Landslide - 3:30am update
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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279. The Day Britain Decides
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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278. Question Time: How reliable are the polls?
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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277. What stands in the way of a Labour landslide?
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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276. Why Joe Biden must step down
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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275. TRIP US: Advantage Trump: Will the Democrats move to replace Joe Biden?
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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274. Sunak vs Starmer: The Final Showdown
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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273. Question Time: Julian Assange, firing your friends, and why Labour should raise taxes
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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272. Sunak’s betting scandal, Farage in trouble, and will Rory vote Green?
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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271. TRIP US: Biden really losing Hispanic and Black voters?
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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270. Will Israel go to war with Hezbollah?
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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269. Question Time: Orban in person, Biden's fragility, and the subtle art of focus groups
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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268. The Tories' 'taxtopia' attack, Macron's gamble, and the politics of football
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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267. TRIP US: If Trump wins, what actually happens to America?
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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266. Labour vs Conservatives: What do their manifestos reveal?
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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265. Starmer vs Sunak - Round 2: Who won ‘The Battle For Number 10’?
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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264. Rishi Sunak’s defining moment
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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263. TRIP US: Donald Trump, Silicon Valley and Wall Street: Big Money's Deal with the Devil
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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262. Modi loses his majority, Sunak takes on the Treasury, and Welsh Labour in crisis
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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261. Sunak vs Starmer: Who won?
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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260. The return of Nigel Farage: does it matter?
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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259. Can Trump still run for president?
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May 31, 2024 |
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258. DONALD TRUMP FOUND GUILTY
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May 30, 2024 |
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257. Diane Abbott, Nigel Farage, and how to plan a campaign
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May 30, 2024 |
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256. Question Time: Will the podcast dynamic change after the election?
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May 28, 2024 |
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255. Is Labour's lead narrowing?
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May 28, 2024 |
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254. Question Time: Is Biden alienating young voters?
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May 24, 2024 |
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253. TRIP US: Donald Trump vs. Keir Starmer: The end of the special relationship?
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May 23, 2024 |
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252. SUNAK CALLS GENERAL ELECTION
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May 22, 2024 |
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251. The Infected Blood Scandal
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May 21, 2024 |
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250. TRIP US: Why Trump won't go to jail
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May 17, 2024 |
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249. Question Time: Political honeymoons - how quickly could the public turn on Keir Starmer?
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May 15, 2024 |
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248. Battle lines are drawn: defections, defence, and David Gauke
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May 14, 2024 |
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247. Robert F Kennedy Jr: Donald Trump's Vice President?
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May 09, 2024 |
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246. What Britain thinks: Is the monarchy our greatest soft power asset?
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May 08, 2024 |
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245. Are we really heading for a hung parliament?
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May 07, 2024 |
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244. How to buy the White House
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May 02, 2024 |
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243. Question Time: The worst political cliches, US voter suppression, and is the left-leaning media too 'worthy'?
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May 01, 2024 |
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242. Scotland in crisis, how to get an opposition MP to defect, and can Britain defend itself?
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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241. From White House To Courthouse: Trump On Trial
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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240. Question Time: Should Britain nationalise its railways?
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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239. The Rwanda ruling, Trudeau in trouble, and The Rest Is Politics: US edition
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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238. Question Time: Liz Truss, climate change deniers, and why print media is so polarised
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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237. Iran, Israel, and the Middle East: Stopping the slide into all-out war
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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236. Question Time: The fight to be Donald Trump’s VP nominee
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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235. What Britain really thinks of politics
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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234. Question Time: Why New Labour introduced tuition fees, Thatcher and Blair’s canvassing secrets, and the greatest prime minister we never had
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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233. From peerages to Putin: the fight against corruption in politics
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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232. Question Time: ISIS-K vs Russia, radical reform of the NHS, and the fight against child poverty
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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231. Labour's struggle for economic vision and Haiti on the brink
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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230. Question Time: £91,000… Should MPs be paid more?
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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229. Putin’s sham election, Sunak under threat, and the rift between France and Germany
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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228. Question Time: The legacy of Theresa May, abolishing National Insurance, and Sweden joins NATO
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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227. Biden’s aid port in Gaza, Tory defection to Reform, and a mole at the top of the IRA
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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226. Question Time: Google vs OpenAI, the new Portuguese populist, and why do dictators hold elections?
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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225. George Galloway returns, 'omnishambles' budgets, and the plight of Sudan
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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224. Question Time: Liz Truss' 'deep state' comments, disability policy, and Shamima Begum
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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223. Islamophobia, chaos in the House of Commons, and the North Korean election
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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222. Question Time: Banning phones in schools and parliament, citizens' assemblies, and American isolationism
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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221. The Killing of Alexei Navalny
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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220. Sunak's by-election disaster, Reform UK gains momentum, and political crisis in Rochdale
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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219. Question Time: Vladimir Putin’s strategy, Labour’s selection headache, and VAT on private schools
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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218. Could the Democrats replace Joe Biden? What’s next for Imran Khan? Why are young people deserting British conservatism?
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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217. Question Time: How to cover Israel-Gaza, Labour’s £28bn green investment, and Taylor Swift vs Donald Trump
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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216. King Charles, Sunak’s £1000 bet, and the future of North Korea
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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215. Question Time: An election in May, combatting homelessness, and investigating think tanks
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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214. Israel in court, attacks on American soldiers, and the problem with polling
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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213. Question Time: Standing up to Netanyahu, why Starmer would work with Trump, and the differences between Sunni and Shia
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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212. Why Trump's return wasn't inevitable
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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211. Question Time: Taiwan’s new president, Macron's successor, and the difference between Tories and Conservatives
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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210. Is the Middle East sliding into a wider regional conflict?
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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209. Question Time: What happens when privatisation goes wrong?
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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208. History's warning to Labour, the Post Office scandal, and Bangladesh's battle for power
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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207. Question Time: Fighting British corruption, Japan's economic conundrum, and a Premier League team in Belfast
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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206. How to fix the honours system, chaos in the Red Sea, and Taiwan at a crossroads
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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205. How to combat populism, debating Bill Gates, and David Cameron on the world stage (Part 2)
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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204. Scotland's pivotal role, the moment everything changed, and whether to serve under Starmer (Part 1)
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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203. Question Time: How dangerous is Giorgia Meloni?
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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202. How Labour should fight the election, taking on the British press, and Orbán's future far-right axis
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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201. Question Time: Could the Tories remove Rishi Sunak?
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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200. The Israeli settler movement, Ukraine blockaded, and Putin's perpetual power
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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199. Question Time: Why the infected blood scandal still haunts today’s politics
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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198. King Charles on the world stage, Argentina's Brexit, and the real Henry Kissinger
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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197. Question Time: Should Labour be bolder on Brexit?
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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196. Why are the far-right on the rise?
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Introducing... The Rest Is Entertainment
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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195. Question Time: Is Sunak's Rwanda plan doomed to fail?
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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194. Autumn statements, Putin's progress, and why advertisers are pulling out of X
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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193. What makes the Tory right so powerful?
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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192. What David Cameron’s return means for Israel-Gaza
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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191. Braverman sacked and Cameron returns
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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190. Question Time: Should WhatsApp messages stay private?
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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189. The King's Speech, performative cruelty, and Argentina
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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188. Question Time: What the Covid Inquiry says about Britain
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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187. The Left and Israel
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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186. Question Time: Nigel Farage’s plan to become Tory leader
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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185. Global perceptions of Israel-Gaza, Labour-Lib Dem bad blood, and Chinese economic crisis
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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184. Question Time: Why Britain Needs Shorter Prison Sentences
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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183. Israel-Gaza: What Happens Next
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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182. Palestine, Gaza, and Israel
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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181. Israel, invasion, and the trap laid by Hamas
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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180. Question Time: Is Suella Braverman pretending to be right-wing?
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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179. Is Keir Starmer ready to be Prime Minister?
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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178. Israel At War
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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177. Question Time: A new centrist party, mafia politics in New Jersey, and was Jesus a socialist?
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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176. Can the Tory Party be saved?
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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175. Question Time: The Power of Rupert Murdoch
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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174. Scrapping HS2, ‘Ukraine fatigue’, and 'Vive le Roi!'
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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173. Question Time: Corbyn's expulsion from Labour, Belgium's sex education crisis, and how would Blair fare as PM today?
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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172. Liz Truss returns, Putin's Western puppets, and Rory at the United Nations
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Politics On the Edge (Extract)
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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171. Question Time: The return of Liz Truss, Slovakia's answer to Viktor Orbán, and Starmer's popularity waning?
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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170. Prison escape, a test for Australian democracy, and spooks in Westminster?
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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169. Question Time: Imagining Labour’s first 100 days in power, Australia’s Indigenous Voice referendum, and compulsory politics in schools
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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168. Crumbling Britain, a ruthless reshuffle, and Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘beautiful ears’
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Introducing... The Rest Is Money
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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167. Question Time: How to rig an election, Scotland's golden goose, and the least impressive president of all time
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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166. Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi, and absolute populist power
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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165: Question Time: Populism in Portugal, texting David Cameron, and a challenger to Trump?
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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164. The Trial of Lucy Letby, the domination of the dollar, and politicians vs. lawyers
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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163. Question Time: Privatisation vs. Nationalisation
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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162. Small boats, Zimbabwe since Mugabe, and Trump's anti-mafia indictment
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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161. Question Time: Rebuilding the Tory brand, Macron’s successor, and the militarisation of Mexico
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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160. White House or jail? The future of Donald J. Trump
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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159. Question Time: Sweden's Quran-burning crisis, Farage vs. the banks, and what is 'the establishment'?
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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158. Sunak's net zero culture war, Africa's 'coup belt', and a new strategy for the German far-right
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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157. Question Time: Knocking over Liz Truss, Oxbridge dominance, and life under the Taliban
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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156. Labour on the defensive, Machismo in Spain, and Israel on a knife-edge
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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155. Sunak slides to defeat in Selby and Somerton
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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154. Question Time: Ben Wallace, intellectual PMs, and the fight for the Israeli flag
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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153. How radical would Labour be in power?
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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152. The Power of Prigozhin
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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151. Question Time: Feargal Sharkey on water pollution, drug legalisation, and fishing
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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150. Sunak’s path to victory, Trump’s stance on Ukraine, and the future of Palestine
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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149. Question Time: How to end a civil war, psychedelic treatments, and will the Orkney Islands join Norway?
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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148. France on fire, Thames Water troubles, and NHS privatisation
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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147. Question Time: The next global superpower, a royal panic, and Rory on Austerity
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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146. Putin vs. Prigozhin, the power of Lebedev, and the battle for Southeast Asia
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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145. Putin under threat as Wagner mutiny
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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144. Question Time: The War On Drugs, a Tory Green Party, and Long Covid
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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143. The world looks to Beijing, Putin vs. Africa, and Rory's sliding Brexit doors
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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142. Is this the end for Boris Johnson?
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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141. Question Time: Labour greatest hope, what a Trump presidency would mean for Ukraine, and should we ban vaping?
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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140. Johnson and Sunak at war, Sturgeon's arrest, and the death of Silvio Berlusconi
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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139. BORIS JOHNSON RESIGNS
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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138. Question Time: The Bullingdon Club, democracy vs. capitalism, and overcoming foot-and-mouth
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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137. Government taking itself to court, avoiding war with China, and Polish protests
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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136. Question Time: Johnson vs. Stewart, protests in Serbia, and are think tanks actually influential?
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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135. Spanish politics explained and a deep dive into AI
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May 31, 2023 |
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134. Question Time: Solving sewage, building on the Green Belt, and the most intimidating person in politics
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May 25, 2023 |
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133. Suella's speeding, Japan in focus, and what's the point of the G7?
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May 24, 2023 |
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But What Can I Do? (Extract)
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May 19, 2023 |
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132. Question Time: How to reform prisons, Macron vs. Clinton, and what is the Privy Council?
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May 18, 2023 |
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131. Erdoğan fights on, 'Clause IV on steroids', and the fall of military rule
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May 17, 2023 |
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130. Question Time: Bumping into Boris Johnson, the Hong Kong handover, and One-nation Tories vs. Blairites
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May 11, 2023 |
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129. Sunak at a crossroads, weaponising 'woke', and the Wagner Group
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May 10, 2023 |
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128. Local Elections: Who's the real winner?
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May 05, 2023 |
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127. Question Time: Communists in Austria, the collapse of First Republic, and the political power of Ben and Jerry's
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May 04, 2023 |
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126. King Charles III's coronation, the geopolitics of net-zero, and the power of oracy
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May 03, 2023 |
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125. Question Time: Murdoch mayhem, the politics of nepotism, and Alastair Campbell MP?
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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124. Politicians vs. civil servants, evacuating Sudan, and Diane Abbott
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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123. DOMINIC RAAB RESIGNS
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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122. Question Time: Leaking Liz Truss, the funniest person in politics, and ‘Killing Thatcher’
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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121. Chaos in Sudan, Biden vs. Sunak, and the fall of Braverman?
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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120. Question Time: Macron and Xi Jinping, the rise of the right, and Tony Blair vs. UFOs
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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119. Starmer's most controversial move yet, the truth behind Vladimir Putin, and the Good Friday Agreement
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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118. Question Time: Democracy under threat, rampant sewage, and campaign songs
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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117. Trump's indictment, Dover delays, and Sanna Marin loses
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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116. Question Time: Corbyn and Cummings, Cool Britannia, and Ofsted
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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115. France on fire, fake Korean cash, and a new Scottish nationalism
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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114. Question Time: Banks in crisis, Imran Khan, and Blair on The Simpsons
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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113. Iraq: the fallout, Scotland at a crossroads, and ‘sneaky beakies’
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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112. Iraq: The Legacy
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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111. The Iraq War
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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110. Gary Lineker, BBC in crisis, and small boats
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Mar 11, 2023 |
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109. Question Time: Powerful speeches, population control and Isabel Oakeshott
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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108. Hancock’s humiliation and the end for Johnson
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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107. Question Time: Bernie Sanders vs. Michael Foot, Universal Basic Income, and Boris Johnson's NATO ambitions...
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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106. Sunak’s Windsor win, Labour’s path to victory, and Beijing’s view of Moscow
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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105. Question Time: Foreign ownership in football, the BBC vs. Modi, and conspiracy theories
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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104. Ukraine: one year on, the fall of Nicola Sturgeon, and Sunak's biggest gamble
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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103. Question Time: Expensing helicopters, the North-South divide, and Rory's return to politics?
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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102. The Secret Brexit Summit, Erdoğan under fire, and the death penalty
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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101. Question Time: Palestine in 2023, Chat GPT, and what do diplomats actually do?
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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100. The Revenge of Liz Truss, Earthquakes in Syria and Turkey, and China's 'Red Zeppelin'
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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99. Question Time: Missing refugees, the best type of MPs, and are universities left wing?
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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98. 100 days of Sunak, the art of resigning, and Israel-Palestine
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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97. Question Time: Leaving office, a Labour Scotland, and what's the point of Davos?
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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96. Johnson's £800k loan, Zahawi's tax trouble, and Russia in Africa
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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95. Question Time: Combatting Andrew Tate, crisis at the Met, and Johnson standing again
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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94. Police power, gender recognition, and women in Afghanistan
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Leading: Michael Heseltine
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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93. Question Time: Rishi Sunak's doctor, Rory's Brad Pitt deal, and Iranian regime change?
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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92. Prince Harry, Brazil's failed coup, and Myanmar’s criminal junta
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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91. Zelensky's message, Netanyahu's return, and Putin's 'mystery woman'
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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90. NHS in crisis, the Blair-Brown years, and Mandela on Gaddafi
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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89. Where will we be in 2023?
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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88. TRIP Awards 2022 (with a special guest...)
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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87. Question Time: Drugs in Parliament, the meaning of evil, and Jeremy Clarkson
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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86. Politics in football, Trump under pressure, and Kosovo
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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85. Question Time: Harry and Meghan, the National Anthem, and Latin America
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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84. Britain on strike, hostage swaps, and assisted suicide
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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83. Question Time: Votes for prisoners, a united Ireland, and the meaning of 'liberal'
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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82. Keir vs. peers, George W. Bush, and $580k in a sofa...
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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81. Ex-New Zealand PM Helen Clark on monarchy, extreme poverty, and Jacinda Ardern
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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80. Question Time: How to become an MP, the art of whipping, and NIMBYs
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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79. Protests in China, UK strikes, and crypto bros
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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78. Question Time: Nigel Farage, proportional representation, and mandatory ID cards
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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77. Qatar, the World Cup, and Sunak vs. Starmer
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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76. Question Time: Food banks, ageing populations, and 'virtue signalling'
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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75. Trump vs. DeSantis, Sunak on the world stage, and Iran
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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74. Question Time: Women in politics, AI advancements, and airports
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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73. COP, Gavin Williamson, and US midterms
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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72. Julia Gillard on Rishi Sunak, compulsory voting and that misogyny speech
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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71. Question Time: Elon Musk, Twitter, and regulating 'Big Tech'
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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70. Braverman, Brazil, and Hancock in the jungle
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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69. François Hollande on Putin, Obama, and Brexit
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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68. Question Time: Battle for the National Trust, getting over Brexit and boycotting Qatar
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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67. PRIME MINISTER RISHI SUNAK
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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66. LIZ TRUSS RESIGNS
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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65. Question Time: Imposter Syndrome, the Commonwealth and fox hunting
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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64. Hunt U-turn as Truss goes missing
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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63. TRUSS DOWN, KWARTENG OUT
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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62. Question Time: Liberal Democrats, Lordships and Labour's return
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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61. "Detested" Tories, the SNP, and Israel
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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60. Fear and Loathing in Birmingham
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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59. Question Time: Biden, barristers and the Black Watch
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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58. U-turns, Ukraine and election season
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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57. The Week Everything Changed
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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56. Question Time: Prison reform, lobbying, and Alastair on Strictly
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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55. The Kamikwaze budget, Iranian protests, and Italian 'post-fascists'
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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54. Albanian PM Edi Rama on Putin, Macron, and combating corruption
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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53. Question Time: Blair-Brown, the Special Relationship, and official apologies
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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52. The Queen's funeral, United Nations, and fracking
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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51. Mark Drakeford on Labour success, Tory PMs, and Welsh nationalism
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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50. Question Time: King Charles III, Scottish accents, and left vs. right
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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49. Queen Elizabeth II, Ukrainian counter-attacks, and Sweden
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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48. Question Time: Parents, Austerity, and talking with hands
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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47. Liz Truss, lido politics, and Chile
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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46. PRIME MINISTER LIZ TRUSS
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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45. Question Time: BBC impartiality, books vs. newspapers, and Stewart spoofery
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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44. Freezing bills, mental health in politics, and Rory's new job
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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43. Question Time: Margaret Thatcher, Rupert Murdoch, and Mick Lynch
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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42. Working for Truss, Blackpool with Clinton, and Sewage
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Introducing Empire
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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41. Question Time: Classified documents, Eddie Jones, and A-levels
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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40. Salman Rushdie, the energy price cap, and Afghanistan
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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39. Question Time: Clan Campbell vs. Clan Stewart, Tartan Trews, and Lindsay Hoyle
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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38. Amnesty International, cabinet duels, and fuel poverty
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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37. Question Time: Scottish Unionism, growth, and cannibalism
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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36. William Hague on Boris Johnson, Blair, and Brexit
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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35. Al-Qaeda, Pelosi in Taiwan, and working for Truss
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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34. Question Time: The last days of Blair and May, carbon footprints, and remaining hopeful
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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33. Blue on blue, famine in Africa, and David Trimble
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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32. Question Time: Treating addiction, feminism, and a fear of ketchup
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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31. Rishi Sunak vs. Liz Truss
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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30. Keir Starmer on rebuilding Labour, Tory leadership, and Brexit
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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29. Heatwaves, semiconductors, and Johnson's return?
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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28. Question Time: Shinzo Abe, Sri Lanka, and 'Big Society'
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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27. Tory leadership race: contenders and pretenders
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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26. BORIS JOHNSON RESIGNS
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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25. British scandals, global recession, and Elvis
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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24. SPECIAL: SUNAK AND JAVID RESIGN
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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23. Question Time: Roe v. Wade, military MPs, and Ismail Kadare
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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22. Tony Blair on the UK's relegation battle
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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21. Question Time: The Queen's toilet, Carole Cadwalladr, and climate crisis
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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20. By-elections, strikes, and populists
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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19. Question Time: Ukraine, Tony Blair, and foreign languages
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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18. Keir Starmer, Northern Ireland, and disagreeing 'agreeably'
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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17. Question Time: Austerity, diaries, and impostors
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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16. Johnson, monarchy, and the West Bank
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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15. Question Time: Hong Kong handover, human rights, and Tintin
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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14. Charisma, Portugal, and gun control
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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13. Rupert Murdoch, Taiwan, and Burnley
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May 25, 2022 |
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12. Food shortages, Francois Hollande, and Shireen Abu Akleh
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May 18, 2022 |
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11. Putin’s blanket, election fallout, and China in Africa
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May 11, 2022 |
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10. Bad politics, local elections, and toxic debates
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May 04, 2022 |
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9. Biggest snakes, Basic Instinct, and meeting Miley
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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8. Rwanda, Religion and the Return of Trump
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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7. Partygate fines, political partners, and voting at 15?
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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6. Globalism, Scottish Nationalism, and Rory's new job
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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5. Tribal politics, anonymous sources, and Malcolm Tucker
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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4. Iraq, brave opposition, and powerful Chancellors
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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3. Zelenskyy's humanity, Lebvedev's parties, and Eton
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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The Rest Is History: Young Putin, the KGB and the Soviet Union
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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2. Lying, vanity and friendship in politics
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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1. Putin in person, Russian money in British politics, and Bono vs Blair
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Mar 02, 2022 |