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512. Trump’s Iran Disaster and the GB News Propaganda Machine

1 hour 10 minutes | Wednesday, 18 March 2026

Is Russia the biggest winner from Trump’s war with Iran? Is GB News little more than a propaganda machine for Reform UK? How toxic is England's water and why does it have the only fully privatised water and sewerage system in the world?



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512. Trump’s Iran Disaster and the GB News Propaganda Machine
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