For years, Westminster has been addicted to Twitter (now called X). Host Sascha O'Sullivan looks at how the site – and SW1's reliance on it – has changed since tech billionaire Elon Musk took over.
Sascha talks to Charlie Peters, journalist at GB News, whose story about grooming gangs was amplified by Musk before going on to dominate Britain's news cycle for ... Show More
Nov 21
How to raise taxes and get away with it
As Rachel Reeves' budget approaches, Westminster is braced for tax hikes. The political manoeuvring necessary may just be one of the greatest political challenges of her career.
So on this week's episode of Westminster Insider, Sascha speaks to those who have been there, and com ... Show More
38m 9s
Aug 2024
Is Mass Immigration Making Women Less Safe? - Alex Phillips
Alex Phillips is a British journalist, broadcaster, and former politician. From 2019 to 2020 she served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Brexit Party’s South East England constituency. Alex was head of media at the UK Independence Party (UKIP), which she left ... Show More
58m 25s
Aug 2024
A (very) online history of Elon Musk | Marc Owen Jones
Does Elon Musk have too much power over how we communicate online?
Is he using that power to fuel dangerous far-right conspiracies?
This week on The Big Picture Podcast, we’re joined by Marc Owen Jones, social media analyst, author and assistant professor at Northwestern Univers ... Show More
57m 47s
Aug 2024
Konstantin Kisin vs. NBC Journalist on Elon Musk, Riots and Civil War
"A journalist from NBC asked me for an interview about Elon Musk's comments about the UK. When I agreed, I discovered that he already had the narrative, he just wanted to make Elon (and me) look bad. Listen for yourself"
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27m 6s