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In this week’s episode, Tom and Helen turn to the three largest political stories in the world right now – the last-minute surge by France’s left-wing coalition, the increasing pressure on Joe Biden to step down, and Starmer’s first few days of power…
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SubscribeCordon sanitaire is clearly still alive and well in Europe, is there a chance the populists will grow powerful enough to wash it away?
In Britain, Reform are only the least-globalist party among the progressive-minded groups; Farage holds the key to finally open a true populist door (no, Boris only cracked it open, closed it again) — but even he is reluctant to really represent British conservatives.
Biden and the Dems… among the various political cabals and a press which is always obfuscating in some way, it’s really difficult to tell what is happening… one hopes he will step down but for whom?
In France the Left is about to mess up the Olympics and the economy. This will bring the right to power.