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580. How to Solve Britain’s Youth Unemployment Crisis
Épisode 580
mercredi 14 octobre 2026 • Durée 01:00:58
In Britain, we spend £25 on benefits for every £1 we spend helping young people find work. So why have successive governments failed to fix this – and what does Alan Milburn’s review, due this autumn, say needs to change? How have countries with the lowest youth unemployment rates tackled the issue, and what is the one intervention Andy Burnham’s government should put its money behind? How can we convince employers to take a chance on young people?
Rory and Alastair are joined by Alan Milburn as they answer all these questions and more in this week's edition of Question Time.
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579. Trump’s Public Execution Order and Burnham’s Brexit Intervention
Épisode 579
mardi 13 octobre 2026 • Durée 59:45
How does Marco Rubio’s Parthenon speech fit the Trump administration’s ideas on European “civilisational erasure” – and how does it depart from traditional Republican rhetoric? With Pete Hegseth’s announcement of America’s first public execution since 1936 sparking outrage, are Trump’s likely successors, Vance and Rubio, staying loyal to their boss or quietly breaking from him? As Iran-backed Houthi attacks hit Saudi Arabia, can anyone predict Trump’s next move in the Middle East?
Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.
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578. Alastair and Michael Gove Disagree Agreeably on Brexit and Israel
Épisode 578
mercredi 7 octobre 2026 • Durée 56:57
Will there be another EU referendum, despite Andy Burnham promising not to re-run old Brexit arguments? Will Michael Gove ever criticise Israel's actions in Palestine, and if not, why not? What do the charges against Manchester City tell us about Manchester’s growth since 2008 – and why do questions around a football club present the first serious challenge to Burnham’s premiership?
Join Alastair and former Conservative cabinet minister and arch Brexiteer Michael Gove as they answer all these questions and more in this week's edition of Question Time.
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577. Is Badenoch Finally Stopping Farage and Why Are French Schools on Fire?
Épisode 577
mardi 6 octobre 2026 • Durée 01:00:14
With Reform bogged down in scandal, and Kemi Badenoch setting out her political vision at Conservative Party conference, have the Tories finally wrestled momentum on the right of British politics away from Farage? As French schools burn, how are Le Pen and the French far right exploiting the unrest? And why has Spain's left-wing leader Sánchez called a snap election over the country's rental crisis – and can he defy the odds and win a majority?
Join Alastair and former Conservative Cabinet Minister and arch Brexiteer Michael Gove as they answer all these questions and more.
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576. How Xi is Outplaying Trump and Tensions in Northern Ireland
Épisode 576
mercredi 30 septembre 2026 • Durée 01:05:59
As Trump becomes the first American president to personally welcome a visiting head of state off a plane since JFK greeted Harold Macmillan in 1962, did his summit with President Xi signal improving US-China relations, or does Xi have his counterpart in an economic chokehold? With the standoff between protesters and members of the pro-British Protestant Orange Order in Northern Ireland showing no sign of resolution, is the region's fragile peace in danger of unravelling? And as violence erupts in Ethiopia, is Africa's second most populous country on the brink of civil war – and does it risk dragging other regional actors into a wider conflict spanning the Horn of Africa and the Gulf?
Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more in this week's edition of Question Time.
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575. Alastair Reacts to Burnham’s Speech and Rory’s Viral Stare
Épisode 575
mardi 29 septembre 2026 • Durée 55:11
Will scrapping the triple lock be electorally perilous for Burnham, or can his vision of a national care service convince the public and his party that it’s time for pension reform? Did being Mayor of Greater Manchester make him a better orator? And what is Rory’s explanation for his viral Newsnight stare?
Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.
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Why Nuclear War Is More Likely Than You Think (with Carlo Rovelli)
jeudi 24 septembre 2026 • Durée 18:16
Why have we stopped talking about the risk of nuclear war when the risk is greater than ever? What is a ‘nuclear winter’ and why are nuclear exchanges such extreme risks for the future of humanity? And should the UK be investing in nuclear weapons – or could this make the country more vulnerable?
Rory is joined this week by physicist and philosopher, Carlo Rovelli for the next episode in his series on Existential Risk. Catch up on episode one with Yuval Noah Harari here.
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574. Germany’s Political Disaster and Can the Lib Dems Fight Back?
Épisode 574
mercredi 23 septembre 2026 • Durée 48:20
As the far-right Alternative for Germany wins another regional election, wiping out the ruling Christian Democratic Union in former Chancellor Angela Merkel's own backyard, will Friedrich Merz face the same fate as Keir Starmer and lose his job? New polling shows that just 15% of people in rural communities think Labour cares about them, so how does the party deliver "growth in every postcode" to the countryside? With 70 seats in Parliament and the Tories in electoral trouble, why haven't the Liberal Democrats gained more traction in the week of their party conference?
Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.
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573. Burnham and Carney vs. Trump, and the Diana Dispute
Épisode 573
mardi 22 septembre 2026 • Durée 51:55
As Burnham meets Trump face-to-face for the first time at the UN General Assembly, will he adopt Mark Carney’s or Keir Starmer’s approach to dealing with the US President? With Carney receiving a standing ovation in the European Parliament and championing “deep cooperation” between Europe and Canada, is Britain in danger of being outflanked in its relationship with the continent? Where do Rory and Alastair stand on the allegations made by Princess Diana's brother, Earl Spencer, about the King?
Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.
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The Greatest Threat Humans Just Can’t Stomach with Yuval Noah Harari
Saison 11 · Épisode 1
jeudi 17 septembre 2026 • Durée 43:21
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What can the Aztec Empire's catastrophic failure to understand Cortés and the Spanish conquistadors teach us about the threat AI poses today? Why does Yuval Noah Harari believe our gut refuses to accept an "alien intelligence" our brains already understand to be a threat? And can Britain avoid becoming an "AI vassal state" - or has that moment already passed?
Rory is joined by Professor Yuval Noah Harari for Part 1 of their conversation on existential threats. Part 2 is available now for TRIP Plus members.
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