The Great Train Robbery

The Great Train Robbery

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• This edition recorded before Trump cancelled livestreaming the execution of the Fort Hood killer. Televised executions, machine-gunning illegal migrants in the Channel, renaming technology and water features as a loyalty/sycophancy test… why are the populists’ big ideas so dumb ...  Show more

From Russia with Leave

Andy Burnham has finally said what we’ve all been thinking: Russia meddled in Brexit. Is this brave honesty – or the first step on the long road back to Brussels? Plus, the Greens are still in turmoil with Zack Polanski’s leadership now in doubt. What does it mean for everyone el ...  Show more

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