May 11, 2021

Federal budget preview with Ben Eltham; Geoffrey Robertson QC outlines a Plan B for human rights; Scotland’s election results and UK politics with Chloe Ward

1 hour 43 minutes

Ben Eltham, National Affairs Correspondent for New Matilda talks about the latest in federal politics, including what we know about tomorrow's budget. Human rights advocate and barrister Geoffrey Robertson QC joins Amy to discuss his new book, Bad People: And How to Be Rid of Them: A Plan B for Human Rights, which is the first book published on 'Magnitsky Laws' that have been adopted by 31 countries worldwide. Dr Chloe Ward, historian and Research Officer at the EU Centre of Excellence, RMIT, chats about the results of Scotland's election, the political fallout in Britain, and the renewed push for a second referendum on Scottish independence.

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