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Cop31: will Andy Burnham choose climate or cost of living?

This week the British prime minister will join world leaders in Turkey for the Cop31 summit. But he may raise some eyebrows as it looks like domestically he is prioritising the cost of living over tackling the climate crisis. The government is set to reduce electric vehicle targe ...  Show more

Why Woke 2.0 is taking on Trump and establishment politics | Nesrine Malik | Radical Thinking podcast

Today’s political conversation is dominated by one topic above all: race. The Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik has been way ahead of the pack in diagnosing how immigrants, their children and grandchildren are reshaping not just politics but western societies. On the latest episod ...  Show more

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