42 minutes | Thursday, 5 March 2026
Does the Gorton and Denton by-election result suggest Labour has been underestimating the threat of the Green Party? Is the UK's tuition fee system less like a loan and more like a punishing graduate tax? As America retreats from the world stage under Trump, could the UK seize the moment to reassert itself as a cultural superpower?
Join Alastair and Rory as they answer all these questions and more.
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