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199. Question Time: Why the infected blood scandal still haunts today’s politics

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250. Why Trump won't go to jail

Are we sleepwalking into a crisis that could totally overwhelm our prisons? Why is the South West often forgotten in politics? Why do political honeymoons often come to such abrupt endings? 

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249. Question Time: Political honeymoons - how quickly could the public turn on Keir Starmer?

What is Rishi Sunak’s plan to win back voters? Why has Putin removed his ally as Russia’s defence minister? Has Labour’s embrace of a defecting Tory MP backfired? This week, Alastair is joined by former Lord Chancellor and Conservative MP, David Gauke, to answer all these questions and more.



248. Battle lines are drawn: defections, defence, and David Gauke

Could a member of the Kennedy clan team up with Donald Trump? What does a vice president actually do? How has a brain worm come into the media circus of the 2024 race for the White House?

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247. Robert F Kennedy Jr: Donald Trump's Vice President?

Are UK voters becoming increasingly comfortable with authoritarianism? Why is Thatcher the only past PM currently viewed as 'strong' by the public? What's the secret to achieving visibility as a politician?

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199. Question Time: Why the infected blood scandal still haunts today’s politics

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