The Slow Newscast

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September 13, 2022 The Second Elizabethan Age: speak to us ma'am
When the Queen came to the throne the media was deferential to the 27-year-old monarch and her family. But in the 1960s that began to change. Richard Lambert maps the sometimes fractious relationship between the Queen and the press.

If you'd like to read and listen to more of Tortoise's reporting on the Queen, including photo galleries, an obituary by Matthew d’Ancona and daily reporting on a country turning on a hinge of history, visit tortoisemedia.com/thesecondelizabethanage

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24 min
September 12, 2022 The Second Elizabethan Age: strong as a yak
Richard Lambert assesses the Queen's strengths and weaknesses as a monarch.

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19 min
September 09, 2022 The Second Elizabethan Age: the coronation
Richard Lambert recalls the excitement at the start of the second Elizabethan age. In 1953 Britain was a deferential society and adulation of the Queen was the order of the day.

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22 min
September 08, 2022 The Fix
Desiree Fixler was a high-flyer in the world of finance until she raised questions about whether sustainable investing is living up to its promise. Her decision to speak out had huge consequences.
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42 min
August 31, 2022 Thank the Lord
Peter Cruddas is a self-made billionaire, a Conservative party donor and now, a Lord. His rise reveals a lot about Boris Johnson’s battle with parliament.
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50 min
August 25, 2022 Myanmar: the forgotten coup
More than a year after Myanmar fell to a military coup, Ali Fowle investigates the growing resistance movement. Is there hope of a different future?
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35 min
August 18, 2022 Hostile environment
The making of the modern Home Office
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46 min
August 11, 2022 Hunt for the porn king: a reckoning
Last year, as women accused Pornhub of profiting from their abuse, we tracked down its intensely secretive owner. This week, we’re looking back to find out: what happened next?
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21 min
August 04, 2022 Chained woman
When a video of a woman chained to a wall went viral in China, it ignited a battle for the truth between the people and the state.
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41 min
July 28, 2022 America at the crossroads: abortion in South Bend
The fallout from the Supreme Court’s decision to reverse abortion rights is reverberating across America. Arguably nowhere more so than in South Bend, Indiana, a small city in the heart of the Midwest.
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42 min

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The Slow Newscast from The Observer takes the news slowly. We investigate, and every week we focus on stories that really matter in the UK and around the world. From wars in Ukraine and Gaza…