War with Spain, morals vs trade and confusing policy announcements

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Andy Burnham's Small Ideas

The government wants to cap private parking fines, arguing that fixing life's small annoyances is important - but are they really just trying to distract us from the big issues facing the country? Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Charlotte Ivers and James Marriot ...  Show more

What Burnham Can Really Achieve On Welfare Reform

The Prime Minister writes in the Times about the "economic catastrophe and moral failure" of one million young people not in employment, education or training.But can he succeed where Keir Starmer failed and convince Labour MPs that welfare reform is needed?Hugo Rifkind unpacks t ...  Show more

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