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The Unite union executive has decided to cut its affiliation money to the Labour Party by 10%. How much does the modern Labour party rely on unions? And how much do the relationships at the top shape the left wing in British politics?
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Guest:
Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall correspondent, The Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips used: BBC, The Guardian, The Telegraph.
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What do we know about the experimental treatment President Trump was given? And although he isn't the first president to fall ill in office, have the past week's events challenged the usual norms around the president's health?
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Guests:
David Charter, US editor, The Times.
Dr Bob Wachter, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
Harold Hongju Koh, Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School and co-author of A Reader's Guide To The 25th Amendment.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips used: Fox News, BBC, CNN, ABC7.
'Blue Lobster' by Daniel Birch is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (looped from original).
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Three years on from the Grenfell tower tragedy, are building safety standards really what they should be?
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Guest:
Martina Lees, Senior property writer for the Times and Sunday Times.
Danielle Mikkelsen, school teacher, mother of two and victim of a devastating block fire.
Host: David Aaronovitch
"Metal Drone" by Daniel Birch is licensed under CC BY 4.0
"Elk" by Meydan is licensed under CC BY 4.0
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The decision by the government to prevent fans from attending football matches in the UK has left many lower league clubs facing an uncertain future. What's it like to play for a National League and just how important are local clubs to their towns?
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Guests:
Gregor Robertson, Times sport columnist and co-host of the Game podcast.
Host: David Aaronovitch .
Clips used: GTFC Official.
'Blue Lobster' by Daniel Birch is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (looped from original).
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Last month the Duke and Duchess of Sussex spoke on US television urging voters to come out for the November presidential election. For some, they were getting involved in politics and overstepping the mark. For others, the couple were just expressing themselves in their new roles. So, who's right?
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Guests:
Valentine Low, Royal Correspondent for The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips used: BBC, ITV, Evening Standard, Time Magazine, Fortune.
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The Green New Deal is a divisive idea for the economies of the future, derided by the right as ill thought out, its left wing proponents see it as a way of saving the environment while keeping up economic growth. Manveen Rana has been speaking to the co-authors of a new book on the subject, Professors Robert Pollin and Noam Chomsky.
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Guests:
Robert Pollin, Professor of economics and co-director of the political economy research Institute at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Noam Chomsky, Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Laureate Professor at the University of Arizona
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips used: AP, The Hill.
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Life in lockdown has left many dreaming of an escape from the 9 to 5, the office, the commute, just our own living rooms. Thom D’Arcy is one who got away from it all when he left on a sailing trip in 2016 and only just returned.
Guests:
Thom D’Arcy, sailor.
Host: Manveen Rana.
"Somnolence" by Kai Engel is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (looped from original)
"The road we use to travel when we were kids" by Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 (looped from original)
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The last two reporters working in China for Australian media have flown home after a drawn out diplomatic standoff. Their exit means for the first time since the mid-1970s, there are no accredited Australian journalists in the country. Why have relations between Australia and China deteriorated?
Guests:
Bernard Lagan, The Times Australia correspondent.
Mike Smith, China correspondent for the Australian Financial Review.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips used: Channel, BBC, ABC News.
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On paper, he’s a success — he’s nailed life’s goals. So why is Matt Rudd, and so many middle-aged men like him, unhappy?
Guests:
Matt Rudd, Deputy Editor of The Sunday Times Magazine, columnist and author of Man Down.
Host: Luke Jones.
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During lockdown those living alone have faced greater risk, not only to their health but also their finances. According to the Dementia Society the condition has worsened for many during the pandemic, and the isolation of lockdown has also exposed many to telephone scams.
Guests:
David Byers, Times Money Deputy Editor.
Paula Saunderson, cares for her mother.
Host: David Aaronovitch.
Clip used from: The Express.
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