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362. Question Time: Labour’s education error and Blair’s mistake on mental health Jan 16, 2025

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Why are students protesting in Serbia? Is Labour right to scrap financial support for Latin in state schools? What does Alastair think about Tony Blair’s comments on mental health?

Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more in today's Question Time.

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361. Gaza, Israel, and Ceasefire Jan 15, 2025

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How can Gaza be rebuilt after any ceasefire is agreed? What are the ‘six deadly sins’ of the liberal centre? What should we make of Starmer’s AI action plan for Britain?

Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.

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360. Question Time: Assad’s People - Syria, Torture, and Justice Jan 09, 2025

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Are the media ignoring what’s happening in Gaza? Should the UK be boycotting the cricket in Afghanistan? And, how worried should we be about democratic backsliding in Georgia and Venezuela?

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359. Starmer vs. Musk: Why the richest man in the world turned against the Prime Minister Jan 08, 2025

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What's behind Musk's spiral into the far right? Is Robert Jenrick veering into Enoch Powell territory? Is Austria on the precipice of a new form of fascism?

Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.

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358. Question Time: Political translators, Boris Johnson, and politicians to watch in 2025 Jan 02, 2025

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What are Rory and Alastair's funny translation stories? Could Boris Johnson ever have a comeback? And are there any politicians to watch out for in 2025?

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357. Political New Year's resolutions, Elon Musk, and what happens next in Taiwan? Jan 01, 2025

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What should Labour’s new year resolution be? How worried should we be about Elon Musk? Could China move on Taiwan in 2025?

Join Rory and Alastair in this New Year's Day special episode to hear them answer all these questions and more.

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356. Georgia, Russia, and the fight for democracy - An interview with the President of Georgia Dec 27, 2024

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Will Georgia’s President accept the inauguration of her successor on the 29th of December? If she does, will Georgia be handed over to Russia? Is there a way back to Europe for the country?

In this live interview, Rory and Alastair speak with Salome Zourabichvili to ask all of this and more.

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355. How to start a campaign, Gisele Pelicot, and the biggest surprise of 2024 Dec 26, 2024

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Why has the environment fallen off the political agenda? What events caught geopolitical experts off guard in 2024? And, what advice would Alastair give to anyone looking to start their own campaign?

Join Rory and Alastair as they discuss all this, and more.

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354. Nigel Farage, dad-dancing populists, and the worst politician of the year Dec 25, 2024

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Who was the worst politician of the year? What was the biggest political moment of 2024? What was the most under-discussed moment of the year?

Join Rory and Alastair as they discuss all this, and more.

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353. Question Time: Celeb politicians, Chinese spies, and Ireland vs. Israel Dec 19, 2024

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Why is Israel shutting its embassy in Ireland? Who is the alleged Chinese spy linked to Prince Andrew? Will the UK ever have a Donald Trump-style leader?

Rory and Alastair answer all these questions and more in this week's Question Time.

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