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2024-12-20

  HoC Christmas Quiz Special

It is the final show of the year, so co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell have a bit of fun and do a quiz. Who comes out on top? Charlotte Henry on Threads Charlotte Henry on BlueSky Charlotte Henry's website and newsletter – The Addition E...
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2024-12-13

  The Future of Syria and Housing in the UK

It has been another major week in global affairs. After 50 years, the Assad regime in Syria has fallen. This has major implications in the Middle East and beyond. Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell discuss that and then look to home. The governm...
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2024-12-06

  Barnier, Biden and Boring?

Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell unpack a dramatic week at home and abroad. They start with the government's collapse in France, discuss US President Joe Biden pardoning his son and then analyse Sir Keir Starmer's latest speech. The Prime Mini...
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2024-11-22

  Remembering John Prescott, ICC Issues Netanyahu Arrest Warrant

In a packed week, co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell start by remembering John Prescott, the former Labour deputy prime minister who passed away aged 86. They also debate the ICC's decision to issue and arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu and ...
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2024-11-15

  Living in Interesting Times

There are an awful lot of very complicated things going on at the moment. Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell try and make sense of it all. They discuss Elon Musk's Donald Trump's picks for the next US government, the scandal in the Church of Eng...
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2024-11-08

  Sorry, we Have to Talk About Donald Trump

Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell discuss a host of issues, including the attack on Israeli football fans in Amsterdam, the rise in tuition fees and Kemi Badenoch's debut at PMQs.  The main focus of the episode is, of course, Donald Trump's el...
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2024-11-01

  Budget 2024: Who Did Rachel Reeves Clobber?

This week, Rachel Reeves became the first female Chancellor of the Exchequer to deliver a budget. As expected, various taxes went up. Farmers are one particularly unhappy group. Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell discuss some details of what Ree...
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2024-10-25

  Budget 2024 Preview

Political and economic nerds stand by - it's time for the Budget! Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell preview what Chancellor Rachel Reeves is going to say. They also head Stateside as the US Presidential election enters the home straight.  Sir Keir ...
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2024-10-18

  Taylor Swift Scandal: Sir Keir Can't Just Shake it Off

This week Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell discuss the implications of the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, and Foreign Secretary David Lammy's trip to China. They also discuss the ongoing fallout from Sir Keir Starmer's visit to a Taylor Swift conc...
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2024-10-11

  Too Cleverly by Half

This week, Emma Burnell is away so Claire Pearsall joins Charlotte Henry. After 20 years in the Tories, Claire is in the perfect position to try and explain what on Earth happened in the shock leadership election result that saw previous favourite Jame...
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