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Graham Noble
On Dulwich school trips, Nigel Farage and the other smokers took the ‘Belsen Bus’

Sat 13 Dec 2025

On Dulwich school trips, Nigel Farage and the other smokers took the ‘Belsen Bus’
John Simpson
‘Death risk’ fear for Palestine Action hunger strike activists

Sun 7 Dec 2025

‘Death risk’ fear for Palestine Action hunger strike activists
Andrew Rawnsley
Will the leftish parties unite to stop Nigel Farage from becoming PM?

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Will the leftish parties unite to stop Nigel Farage from becoming PM?
Rachel Sylvester
Keir Starmer: ‘The Greens are anti-Nato and think it’s all right to sell drugs. That’s nuts’

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Keir Starmer: ‘The Greens are anti-Nato and think it’s all right to sell drugs. That’s nuts’
Rory Smith
All eyes will be on Infantino and Trump at the World Cup draw

Fri 5 Dec 2025

All eyes will be on Infantino and Trump at the World Cup draw
Fred Harter
Scrapping some British juries is a major change. It may not work

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Scrapping some British juries is a major change. It may not work
Xavier Greenwood
The chair of the UK’s fiscal watchdog has resigned. Rachel Reeves could be next

Tue 2 Dec 2025

The chair of the UK’s fiscal watchdog has resigned. Rachel Reeves could be next
Tom Baldwin
The rise and fall of the superadviser, and the future of Morgan McSweeney

Sat 29 Nov 2025

The rise and fall of the superadviser, and the future of Morgan McSweeney
Rachel Reeves timid budget

31 mins • S1, E291

Rachel Reeves timid budget
Andrew Rawnsley
Labour MPs are finally cheering – but this budget’s true test is yet to come

Wed 26 Nov 2025

Labour MPs are finally cheering – but this budget’s true test is yet to come
David Barnett
‘He suggested we go to a quiet room to talk. I knew that was not good news’

Wed 26 Nov 2025

‘He suggested we go to a quiet room to talk. I knew that was not good news’
Madeleine Parr
In a matter of months Your Party seems to have failed. What needs to be done to make it a viable political force?

Tue 25 Nov 2025

In a matter of months Your Party seems to have failed. What needs to be done to make it a viable political force?
What's Left?

28 mins • S1, E334

What's Left?
David Miliband
We must fight for democracy in a dangerous world

Sun 16 Nov 2025

We must fight for democracy in a dangerous world
Kenan Malik
The real threat isn’t a ‘woke right’ – it’s conservatism’s old demons

Sun 16 Nov 2025

The real threat isn’t a ‘woke right’ – it’s conservatism’s old demons
The Observer leader
Free the BBC

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Free the BBC
Mark Damazer
BBC bias is in the eye of the beholder

Fri 14 Nov 2025

BBC bias is in the eye of the beholder
Donald Trump and the Epstein emails

30 mins • S1, E286

Donald Trump and the Epstein emails
Richard Layard
Young people need a clear path to apprenticeships

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Young people need a clear path to apprenticeships
The Observer leader
The budget should put the public first

Sat 8 Nov 2025

The budget should put the public first
What the renters rights act means for tenants

8 mins • S1, E1229

What the renters rights act means for tenants
Zack Polanski
‘Hope has just won in New York – it can win here too’

Thu 6 Nov 2025

‘Hope has just won in New York – it can win here too’
Megan Nolan
How Zohran Mamdani captured the hearts of a generation

Wed 5 Nov 2025

How Zohran Mamdani captured the hearts of a generation
Rachel Reeves preps the country for tax rises

8 mins • S1, E1227

Rachel Reeves preps the country for tax rises
Jonathan Lewis
How gen Z is shaping the future of Madagascar

Mon 3 Nov 2025

How gen Z is shaping the future of Madagascar
Rachael Healy
Polanski’s social media strategy woos the young

Sun 2 Nov 2025

Polanski’s social media strategy woos the young
Fred Harter
The asylum hotel story can be summed up in a single word: waste

Thu 30 Oct 2025

The asylum hotel story can be summed up in a single word: waste
Catherine Neilan
How unpopular is Keir Starmer?

Mon 27 Oct 2025

How unpopular is Keir Starmer?
Shuab Gamote
Politics has left gen Z screaming into the void

Mon 27 Oct 2025

Politics has left gen Z screaming into the void
Catherine Neilan
Two elections, two stories – and neither good for Labour

Sun 26 Oct 2025

Two elections, two stories – and neither good for Labour
Catherine Neilan
Nigel Farage stages ‘strike’ despite date for next PMQs question

Fri 24 Oct 2025

Nigel Farage stages ‘strike’ despite date for next PMQs question
Fred Harter
Not everyone is happy about the UK’s new digital IDs

Fri 24 Oct 2025

Not everyone is happy about the UK’s new digital IDs
Tim Adams
‘Mr President, you’re not the king of the United States of America’

Thu 23 Oct 2025

‘Mr President, you’re not the king of the United States of America’
Rachel Sylvester
Immigrants to train Brits under proposed scheme

Mon 20 Oct 2025

Immigrants to train Brits under proposed scheme
Ruth Michaelson
Tommy Robinson receives warm reception in Tel Aviv

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Tommy Robinson receives warm reception in Tel Aviv
Bernard Gray
‘War footing’ and a tight defence budget don’t go hand in hand

Sun 19 Oct 2025

‘War footing’ and a tight defence budget don’t go hand in hand
Philip Collins
The police made a mistake. Starmer is right to wade in

Sun 19 Oct 2025

The police made a mistake. Starmer is right to wade in
Fred Harter
New witness statements for collapsed spy case shift focus to the CPS

Thu 16 Oct 2025

New witness statements for collapsed spy case shift focus to the CPS
Rachel Sylvester
Faulty towers: Whitehall loses its grip on the business of buying

Mon 13 Oct 2025

Faulty towers: Whitehall loses its grip on the business of buying

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