Russia’s war with Ukraine is escalating dramatically - as we record reports have begun to emerge about Ukraine firing British long-range “Storm Shadow” missiles into Russia. Nish and Coco are joined on the couch by Stephen Bush, associate editor at the Financial Times, to discuss the chance of...World War Three?

Meanwhile - closer to home - we find out why farmers are descending on Westminster. How big a blow is the Government’s budget for farmers and will Labour face a wipe out of rural supporters?

And as Elon Musk is summoned to testify about X’s role in the UK summer riots, we’ll be speaking to Jamie Bartlett misinformation expert and host of hit podcasts “The Missing Cryptoqueen” and “The Gatekeepers” about Musk’s influence in politics and if we should all be quitting X.

Guests:

Stephen Bush

Jamie Bartlett 

Useful Links:

Jamie Bartlett’s Substack - How to Survive the Internet

https://substack.com/@jamiejbartlett

Jamie Bartlett's BBC Radio 4 podcast on the rise of social media's power - The Gatekeepers 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001w207 

Audio Credits:

Sky News

BBC

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ITV News 

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