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Oct 6

Rashid Khalidi on One of the Worst Periods in Palestinian History

The eminent Palestinian-American historian Rashid Khalidi joins Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss two years of war on Gaza and a century of war on Palestine. Produced by Finbar Anderson

55m 15s

Sep 29

Britain’s Summer of the Right

For this week’s episode of Global Insights on The Lede, Byline Times Editor-in-Chief Hardeep Matharu and New Lines’ Jos Betts join host Kwangu Liwewe to discuss the British right’s evolving relationship with identity and race, and whether a focus on immigration in the national co ... Show More

44m 43s

Sep 22

How To Fix America’s Political Violence

Writer and political pundit Anand Giridharadas joins New Lines’ Faisal Al Yafai to discuss the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, political violence in America, and how to bridge the huge gulf currently dividing the country. Produced by Finbar Anderson

44m 44s

Sep 2024

"Guess who's back" - Farage and Reform emerge from the shadows

Nigel Farage has given his speech at Reform's first conference since winning five MPs at the general election, and Robert Jenrick says English identity is 'under threat'. Kamal and Camilla review Nigel Farage's big speech at the Reform conference, their first since the election, ... Show More

42m 17s

Jun 2024

Election '24: Electric Landslide

According to Grant Shapps, Labour is in danger of winning a “supermajority” - which means literally nothing in British politics. We prefer ‘mega-landslide’, but realistically what would a win as big as is projected mean for British politics? Plus, no one is talking about Brexit i ... Show More

1h 6m

Sep 2024

Nobody's fuel – What does the winter cuts saga mean for Starmer?

Keir Starmer’s cut to the winter fuel allowance has passed through Parliament – but at what cost? Plus, the Harris-Trump presidential debate was dominated by Trump lying through his teeth, but do we expect any difference from him? And does this make any difference to the race for ... Show More

1h 12m

Aug 2024

Keir Starmer: Things can only get worse

Keir Starmer has made his first major speech as Prime Minister and he had an uplifting message for the public: things can only get worse.Jon and Lewis, firmly ensconced back in News Agents HQ analyse what the PM is up to and ask whether British politics can really sustain another ... Show More

37m 36s

Nov 2023

The Michael Gove 2023 One

Nick Robinson sits down with the Levelling Up Secretary for an in-depth conversation about what lies behind his drive for reform, having first joined the cabinet 13 years ago. They also reflect on community tensions in the UK as a result of war in the Middle East, what the Home S ... Show More

46m 47s

Aug 2024

Can Starmer reset Britain’s relationship with the EU?

Keir Starmer is in Berlin, this time for some real politics, not a football match. He’s meeting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, unveiling a new UK/Germany defence agreement. Later he’s heading to Paris to meet President Macron. The new government is on a charm offensive, with much ... Show More

32m 36s

Aug 2024

Starmer says things can only get...worse?

It's the start of a new political season, and Keir Starmer has launched it with a downbeat speech promising a 'painful' short term future for the country with unpopular decisions ahead. The PM once more laying the blame for those decisions at the door of the Tories. But would he ... Show More

39m 27s

Jul 2024

Supermassive Black Hole

• We’re live in Liverpool on Mon 23 Sept for Labour’s first conference in government. Join Dorian Lynskey, Raf Behr, Jonn Elledge and a special guest TBA – tickets here Rachel Reeves revealed a £20bn black hole in public finances in a speech on Monday. How did the Tory Party let ... Show More

59m 25s

Oct 2024

Pulp Faction – What's really going on inside the Labour Party?

It’s not been plain sailing for the Labour government since the election, but what’s the state of play within the wider party? Now we’ve had 100 days of Starmer, how are the factions behaving, and where does the real power lie? Morgan Jones is a contributing editor for Renewal an ... Show More

1h 7m

Dec 2022

Fresh prince: The new face of the Green Party

Climate change remains a key political issue. But with multiple crises mounting, are the Greens a one policy party? Ros Taylor is joined by Zack Polanski, deputy leader of the Green Party, to talk about what they want and what's missing from mainstream political discourse. “Only ... Show More

30m 39s

Britain’s Boring Election? — With Lydia ...