The Rest Is Politics
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Subscribers: 3430
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Episodes: 206
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
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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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The Rest Is Football (Trailer)
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Aug 06, 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 |
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Trailer
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Feb 23, 2022 |