As Ireland prepares to go to the polls, we speak to John Lee, Executive Editor of the Irish Daily Mail on the future of government for the country and why the political of arm of the IRA might be am ailing political force in light of his revelatory new podcast: Bomb To Ballot: The History of Sinn Fein.

And as Vauxhall and Ford announce job losses and factory closures in the UK, we ask why electric vehicles aren’t driving the demand for new cars, and how that’s impacting the future of the motor industry. 

Plus, we ask why are perfume manufacturers looking for animal magnetism to add allure to their best-selling scents? We’ve got a nose for that story…

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Presenters: Sarah Vine & Andrew Pierce 

Producer: Philip Wilding

Editor: Alex Graham

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

Executive Producer: Jamie East

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