115: THE EVE OF THE WAR with special guest Stephen Bush of the New Statesman

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England belongs to who? – The endless debate about “Englishness”

Who ordered the heated debate about Englishness? Open any newspaper or social media feed and you’ll stumble on some histrionic handwringing about “what it means it be English”. Who decided we needed to talk about this, all the time? And how thin is the cover it provides for your ...  Show more

 . 1h 7min
The Politics of Violence

Rupert Lowe of Restore UK claims that street violence is not just inevitable but necessary “if we are to save our home”. Elsewhere, the far-right pals up with street thugs – and its leaders walk right up to the line of endorsing extra-legal direct action because democracy has sup ...  Show more

 . 56min 48sec

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