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The devastating results for Labour at the Hartlepool by-election have made it clearer than ever that the party is facing an existential crisis. But it's not the first time that Labour has been confused about its identity and purpose. What can Labour's past tell us about the party's future?
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Guest: Steven Fielding, Professor of Political History at Nottingham University and co-author of The Churchill Myths.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips used: ITV, Sky, BBC, The Daily Mail.
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Two-hundred Palestinians, including fifty-nine children have been killed in Israel's bombardment of the Gaza strip over the last week. Despite mounting global pressure on Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the exchange of rocket fire between Israel and Hamas looks likely to continue. Today we hear one woman's story as she and her family take shelter in the same home.
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Guest: Malak Mattar, Palestinian artist and student based in Gaza.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips used: CBC, Global News, BBC, Channel 4, Anadolu Agency, Middle East Eye, Instagram: @Malak_Mattar_Artist, White House, Instagram: @Tamer.Makalda, Instagram: @theimeu, Al Jazeera English.
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Could the Indian Covid-19 variant pose "serious disruption" to lockdown easing and what does our response tell us about the future of our pandemic strategy?
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Guest: Tom Whipple, Science editor at The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips used: Times Radio & BBC.
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Italy's Five Star Movement, a political party co-founded by comedian Beppe Grillo in 2009, promised radical change by putting citizens back in control of politics. Today the party is facing problems. Will this populist force change course or will it continue with its anti-establishment agenda?
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Guest: Tom Kington, Italy correspondent for The Times.
Host: David Aaronovitch.
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Last week the Scottish National Party won a historic fourth term in government. With a commitment to hold another independence referendum – and a majority in the Scottish parliament for it – what happens next?
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Guests:
- Kieran Andrews, Scottish political editor, The Times.
- Sir John Curtice, professor of politics at the University of Strathclyde.
Clips from: BBC, STV, ITV, Channel 4 News, Met Office.
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Once hailed as a pain obliterating wonder drug, OxyContin helped give birth to one of the most devastating public health crises in the developed world.
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Guests: Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker staff writer and author of Empire of Pain.
Host: David Aaronovitch.
Clips used: CBS News, CNN, C-Span, France 24, Kentucky Attorney General, KSBY, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, MSNBC, NBC News, Newsy, PBS, Purdue Pharma, Reuters, Tylenol, Vice, WAVY TV, WMUR TV.
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All across India there are scenes of devastation and desperation as the country grapples with a brutal second wave of Covid-19. What went wrong? And will this crisis have a lasting impact on the political future of Prime Minister Modi?
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Guests:
-Amrit Dhillon, Freelance journalist for The Times.
-Hugh Tomlinson, South Asia correspondent for The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
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A Sunday Times Insight investigation reveals a royal allegedly using their position to enrich themselves. Going undercover and working with Channel 4's Dispatches, the Insight team filmed HRH Prince Michael of Kent at a business meeting in which prospective clients were told he could be hired for £10,000 a day to make representations to Vladimir Putin’s tyrannical Russian regime. The investigation calls into question the way in which members of the royal family are permitted to make money and how they get involved in British foreign affairs.
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Guests:
Jonathan Calvert, Editor of The Sunday Times Insight investigations team.
George Arbuthnott, Deputy editor of The Sunday Times Insight investigations team.
Host:Manveen Rana.
Clips used: Russo-British Chamber of Commerce, Channel 4 Dispatches, Embassy of Russia, Reuters, BBC, Sambofias.
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Northern Ireland's first minister, DUP leader Arlene Foster, has stepped down. Who will take over the top job? And what could it mean for the future of Northern Ireland?
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Guests:
- Henry McDonald, contributing writer, The Sunday Times.
- Sam McBride, political editor, Belfast News Letter.
Host: David Aaronovitch.
Clips: BBC, Belfast Telegraph, DUP, Channel 4, Euronews.
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She cofounded Tinder in her twenties, then became the target of misogynistic trolling. Now her female-friendly dating app Bumble has made her one of the world’s wealthiest women aged just 31. How has Whitney Wolfe Herd changed the way we date forever?
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Guest: Jane Mulkerrins, Assistant editor of The Sunday Times Magazine.
Host: Manveen Rana.
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