28 September 2023
Episode 2576
43 minutes
Donald Trump heads to Michigan to speak to autoworkers. Meanwhile, Tiktok dismantles a “covert influence operation” to intensify social conflict, Northern Ireland changes anonymity rules for those accused of sexual assault and the UK’s most photographed tree is felled. Plus: Gavin Esler on his new book about British identity.
28 September 2023
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