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Nov 2018
28m 24s

Would you get involved?

THE TIMES
About this episode

When it comes to bad leaders, trapped penguins or mental health, is there a right time to intervene?


Matt Chorley is joined by Francis Elliott, The Times' political editor, who wonders how the Tory plotters got it so wrong.


PLUS Alice Thomson, Times columnist, on police appeals for the public to step in and Matthew Parris asks do we get bang for our buck on mental health?


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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