Double Take

Kirsty Major is joined by Deputy Managing Editor of the Independent and expert in media ethics Will Gore to discuss why - as seen with the Finsbury Park Mosque attack and Grenfell Tower fire - the British public have lost faith in the press.

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Kirsty Major is joined by Abi Wilkinson who revisits her piece about Labour winning the next general election. In light of the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower, she discusses why it has never been more important to fight the Tory party and their dangerous cuts - an agenda that all too often has a human cost.

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Amrou al-Khadi reads his piece about why as an Arab actor he has been asked to audition for the role of terrorist more than 30 times. The podcast was recorded before the London Bridge attack, but discussions of the alienation caused by the lack of representation of British Muslims in TV and film feels more important than ever. Hosted by Kirsty Major.

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Political columnist Matthew Norman joins Kirsty Major to read his piece: Republican worms will turn as soon as Trump’s ratings dive over the Russia affair. Afterwards he'll be discussing why the Russia probe will be the end of Trump and that this is bad news for the US press.

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Welcome to a brand new weekly podcast from The Independent in which we catch up with the writers of our favourite politics, economics and culture comment pieces. Hosted by Kirsty Major.

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