Richard Gadd’s Netflix series is on track to become one of the streamer’s most popular shows of all time. But it’s raised questions around Netflix’s duty of care to the real-life people the show’s characters were based on. 
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Sensemaker: Netflix's Baby Reindeer problem

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What has changed since Rishi Sunak’s D-Day gaffe and Nigel Farage’s intervention? John and Rachel delve into the latest polls, the party manifestos and the latest British Social Attitudes survey, which shows trust in politics is at a record low.
Hosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel Wolf
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Trendy: Volatile voters and why people don’t trust politicians

This week, Alexi and Patricia dive into the wild west of political advertising and investigate the people behind a sneaky series of smear campaigns.
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Could it be true?: Sneaky politics

In this election special Giles Whittell is joined by former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale, journalist John Boothman and columnist Andrew Tickell in front of an audience at Material Source in Glasgow.
They discuss what’s behind Douglas Ross’s decision to resign as leader of the Scottish Conservatives, the lurch to the right in some European countries and the number of Scottish children living in temporary accommodation.
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Guests:Kezia Dugdale, former leader of Scottish Labour and Associate Director of the Centre for Public Policy at the University of GlasgowJohn Boothman, political correspondent at The Times and Sunday TimesAndrew Tickell, writer, columnist and lecturer in law at Glasgow Caledonian University
 Host: Giles Whittell, Tortoise’s deputy editor
Producers: Rebecca Moore and Casey Magloire
Executive producer: Lewis Vickers
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News Meeting: Douglas Ross quits as leader and Scotland’s homeless children

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has shown his more serious side after a series of campaign stunts. What's the party's election strategy?
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Sensemaker: Ed Davey: the carer and the clown

Giles Whittell talks to Sky News executive chairman David Rhodes about election leader debates and what should lead the news.
They’re joined by Tortoise’s political editor Cat Neilan and news editor Jess Winch to discuss the news that the Conservative party accepted a further donation from Frank Hester, after he had been accused of making racist comments about Labour's Diane Abbott.
Plus, Narendra Modi loses his majority and Vladimir Putin warns that Russia could provide long-range weapons to attack the West.
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Guests:David Rhodes, executive chairman of Sky NewsCat Neilan, political editor at TortoiseJess Winch, news editor at Tortoise
 Host: Giles Whittell, Tortoise’s deputy editor
Producers: Rebecca Moore and Casey Magloire
Executive producer: Lewis Vickers
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Sensemaker: Netflix's Baby Reindeer problem

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