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On Thursday the 6th May, voters in Hartlepool will elect the first new MP since Boris Johnson and the Conservatives’ landslide victory in 2019. With polling showing the Tories on course to win the seat from Labour - what can we learn about the national picture from this constituency in the North East?
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Guests: Patrick Maguire, Red Box editor at The Times.
Mhari Aurora, Red Box reporter at The Times.
Host: Will Roe.
Clips used: ITV & BBC.
Full list of candidates standing in the Hartlepool by-election on Thursday, 6th of May:
David Bettney - Social Democratic Party.
The Incredible Flying Brick - The Official Monster Raving Loony Party.
Hilton Dawson - The North East Party.
Gemma Evans - Women's Equality Party.
Rachel Featherstone - The Green Party.
Adam Gaines - Independent.
Andrew Hagon - Liberal Democrat.
Steve Jack - Freedom Alliance. No Lockdowns. No Curfews.
Chris Killick - [no description].
Sam Lee - Independent.
Claire Martin - Heritage Party.
Jill Mortimer - Conservative Party.
John Prescott - Reform UK.
Thelma Walker - Independent.
W. Ralph Ward-Jackson - Independent.
Paul Williams - Labour Party.
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President Joe Biden has proposed some of the most expansive and expensive economic reforms in America in recent political memory. He’s been keen to paint himself as a 21st century Franklin D. Roosevelt. How apt is that comparison? Will he pull his grand plans off?
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Guest: David Charter, US Editor for The Times.
Host: David Aaronovitch.
Clips used: CNBC, William J Clinton Presidential Library, CSPAN.
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After a groundbreaking investigation carried out by The Times back in the 1960s, an anti-corruption police unit was set up to investigate corruption in the Metropolitan police force. How did they do it?
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Guest: Julian Mounter, former Times journalist.
Host: Manveen Rana.
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They're calling it the 'cash for cushions' scandal. How did the refurbishment of the prime minister's flat snowball out of control? And what lies ahead for Boris Johnson?
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Guests:
- Steven Swinford, political editor at The Times.
- Daniel Finkelstein, columnist at The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips used: BBC, Sky News, ITV, AP.
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During the coronavirus pandemic, Sweden’s approach has been different to most western European nations. But a year on, how have the Swedes fared, and did their government let them walk into a second wave?
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Guest: Daniel Öhman, investigative journalist at Sweden Public Radio.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips used: Channel 4, CBS News, TODAY and Sveriges Radio.
On the 16th April, 2020, Manveen spoke to the Sunday Times' Middle East correspondent Louise Callaghan about life in Sweden: Listen to that episode on the 'Curious case of Sweden'.
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Hundreds of children have succumbed to a mystery illness that can keep them in a sleeplike state for years and scientists are stumped. What does it feel like to sleep for months? And how do you treat the children who just won't wake up?
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Guest: Suzanne O’Sullivan, neurologist.
Host: Manveen Rana.
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In March, one digital art creation titled: "Everydays: The First 5000 Days" by artist Beeple, sold for a groundbreaking $69.3 million. What is digital art and why has it taken the world by storm?
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Guests:
-Eddie Frankel, Art critics and art editor at Timeout.
-Jane Mulkerrins, Assistant editor of The Sunday Times Magazine.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips used: AP archive, CNN, Christies.
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President Donald Trump came to power promising to "build a wall." Throughout his term there was turmoil at the border. When Joe Biden took office, he vowed to change course and offer a more humane approach. But with record numbers of migrants crossing the border, and daily expulsions on the rise, has anything really changed?
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Host: Manveen Rana.
Guest: Trisha Garcia, freelance journalist.
Clips used: CBS, ABC, PBS, NBC.
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On Tuesday, the former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis last May. What does the verdict mean for racial equality and policing in the United States?
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Guests:
-Andra Gillespie, Associate Professor at Emory University.
-Josh Glancy, Washington bureau chief at The Sunday Times.
Host: David Aaronovitch.
Clips used: Reuters, AP, Sky News, NBC, BBC 5Live and Times Radio.
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Almost exactly a century ago, the state of Jordan was created with the help of the British. Now, the Hashemite Royal Family in Jordan have found themselves in the middle of a family crisis that could have major repercussions for the country's future, and for the security of the region.
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Guest:
-Jassar Al-Tahat, Chief News reporter at Jordan News Daily and contributor for The Times.
-James Barr, Historian and author of A line in the sand and Lords of the desert.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips used:The Guardian, DW News, Al Jazeera, Sky News, Movieclips Youtube.
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