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Reporting and analysis to help you understand the forces shaping the world - with Andrew Marr, Hannah Barnes, Kate Lamble and Tom Gatti, plus New Statesman writers and expert contributors.

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Monday: Culture

Tom Gatti explores what cultural moments reveal about society and the world.

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One story, zoomed out to help you understand the forces shaping the world. Hosted by Kate Lamble.

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Our weekly listener questions show, with Andrew Marr, Hannah Barnes and New Statesman writers.

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Nov 19 2024 30 mins  
In 2020, Sinn Féin, a left-wing party born out of Ireland’s nationalist movement, claimed victory. At the time Ireland’s two major parties, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, went into coalition with each other, preventing Sinn Fein from forming a government. Sinn Fein’s leader, Mary-Lou McDonald proudly claimed that she would be the first female Taoiseach.Four years later, support

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Nov 17 2024 20 mins  
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Nov 15 2024 24 mins  
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Will Team Trump push Labour to the right?

Nov 15 2024 14 mins  
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The return of the Blairites

Nov 14 2024 24 mins  
As Starmer contends with a fraught political landscape, he has increasingly turned to figures from the Blair administration: Jonathan Powell, Liz Lloyd, Peter Mandelson, Alan Milburn. What will this means for the factions within the current Labour government?We are also midway through COP29 which is taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan. Keir Starmer was only one of two G7 leaders to ap

Trump, Putin, and the future of Ukraine?

Nov 12 2024 31 mins  
Last month Russia gained the most Ukrainian territory since March 2022 when the war was in its infancy. At least 10,000 North Korean troops have also joined the fight, which will do little to replace the roughly 1,500 Russian soldiers killed or injured daily. And among all that Donald Trump was re-elected as US President. Kate Lamble is joined by Chris York, Wolfgang Munchau,

How anger defined 2024

Nov 10 2024 34 mins  
Why are we all becoming increasingly angry? And what did Donald Trump understand about harnessing this emotion to win back the presidency?Tom Gatti is joined by New Statesman columnist Sarah Manavis and psychoanlyst Josh Cohen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fuel Poverty and Rising Costs: Who’s Struggling This Winter? | Sponsored

Nov 08 2024 27 mins  
Fuel poverty is hitting homeowners, full-time workers, and young people. As energy prices rise and the cost of living crisis deepens, heating our homes is becoming increasingly difficult. In this episode, host Zoe Grunewald speaks with Jessica Taplin, CEO of British Gas Energy Trust, Martin Lord from Citizens Advice Essex, and Carol Shreve from Citizens Advice North Yorkshire

Are Reform UK a threat to Labour?

Nov 08 2024 24 mins  
Nicholas Harris reports from the new Labour seat of Southport, which was rocked by riots three months ago. There he found anger and resentment towards migrants. A listener asks if Reform UK now pose as much of a threat to Labour as they do to the Conservatives.Plus Rachel Cunliffe joins Hannah Barnes and Nicholas Harris to answer a listener who asks whether Donald Trump's win is go

Trump: The Sequel - is the UK watching?

Nov 07 2024 30 mins  
Class? Gender? Economy? What did the Democrats get wrong, what did Trump get right, and how will the UK respond to this?Hannah Barnes is joined by senior editors George Eaton and Katie Stallard as the dust settles on the US election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.