Prison Break

Drought and wildfires have hit England during the fourth heatwave of the summer. Are politicians are keeping up with a changing climate?Carolyn Quinn unpacks the politics of the day with Juliet Samuel and Andy Silvester. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ...  Show more

Andy Burnham has become the latest Prime Minister to promise to fix England's social care system. More than 20 attempts have failed over the past 30 years - so what makes this one any different?Carolyn Quinn unpacks the politics of the day with Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton. ...  Show more

Katy, Cody, and Robert interview Prison Abolitionists about COVID-19. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Researcher arrested amid claims he was spying for China. Chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman helps Laura and James Cook understand what information Westminster staffers get access to, as well as the UK government’s reaction to the news.And, the case of escaped prisoner Da ...  Show more

Hello! Our prison system is in crisis. Overcrowding, re-offending, self-harm and riots. What is to be done? Our guests tell us there is reason to think things can change for the better. Nils Oberg tells us how they do it so much better in Sweden, Vicky Pryce tells us what the eco ...  Show more

Host Aggie Chambre explores the crisis in Britain's prison system and asks what can be done to fix it. She goes inside a prison riddled with drugs and violence, and hears from the governor and from long-serving inmates about what's really going on. Justice Secretary Alex Chalk se ...  Show more