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  • Ep 608: Policing mental health

    Within three months, the Met Police will stop attending all but the most serious mental health calls. Will it put vulnerable people in danger?


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    6 min
  • Ep 607: Captagon: Syria’s drug trade

    The illegal narcotics business shaping diplomacy in the Middle East.


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    7 min
  • Ep 606: The blood contamination scandal

    Thanks in part to the work of campaigners such as Jason Evans, an independent public inquiry has exposed one of the biggest scandals in the history of the NHS.  


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    8 min
  • Ep 605: Net migration hits a record high

    New figures show net migration is higher than ever. Who is coming to Britain and what can the government do to bring the number down? 


    Tortoise is a newsroom devoted to slow journalism.


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    If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable.

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    8 min
  • Ep 604: The cladding scandal

    Six years after the Grenfell tower fire, tens of thousands of people are still stuck living in unsafe buildings. Residents joined together to create the End Our Cladding Scandal group; they have spent years campaigning to improve building safety. They have just been nominated for a Sheila McKechnie Foundation National Campaigner Award.


    Tortoise is a newsroom devoted to slow journalism.


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    8 min
  • Ep 603: The gangs matrix

     Awate Suleiman challenged how London’s Metropolitan Police gathers information about potential gang members and won. His campaign with Liberty and Unjust has been nominated for a Sheila McKechnie Foundation National Campaigner Award.



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    7 min
  • Ep 602: Ultra-processed food

    The largest food and drink producers in the UK are dependent upon selling ultra-processed food. What’s the cost and why does it matter?


    Read more about Tortoise's Better Food Index: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/intelligence/the-better-food-index/


    Tortoise is a newsroom devoted to slow journalism.


    For early access and ad-free listening subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts or join Tortoise for £60 a year.


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    If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable.

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    6 min
  • Ep 601: The Hollywood writers’ strike

    The explosion of TV streaming services means Hollywood writers are being paid less and less. Now they are on strike. What are they asking for and how could it affect what you watch?


    Tortoise is a newsroom devoted to slow journalism.


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    If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable.

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    6 min
  • Ep 600: The United Nations in Afghanistan

    Why the UN is under fire from some of its own staff in Afghanistan for its treatment of women staff.


    Tortoise is a newsroom devoted to slow journalism.


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    If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable.

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    7 min
  • Ep 599: Sam Altman testifies

    The man behind ChatGPT has warned the US Senate that there is an “urgent” need for AI regulation. What might that look like?


    Listen to the Truth Tellers podcast: https://podfollow.com/truth-tellers


    Tortoise is a newsroom devoted to slow journalism.


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    If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable.

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    7 min

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