The Briefing Room Podcast
David Aaronovitch and a panel of experts and insiders present in-depth explainers on big issues in the news
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Is the crypto bubble bursting?
Thu 19 May 2022
Was last week's cryptocurrency crash a blip, or are the problems more fundamental?
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What impact will the Northern Ireland election have?
Thu 12 May 2022
What will Sinn Fein's victory mean for Stormont politics, the protocol and the union?
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How has the war in Ukraine changed German politics?
Thu 5 May 2022
What does Germany's huge shift in foreign policy mean for Germany and the wider world?
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What's the impact of the Shanghai lockdown?
Thu 28 Apr 2022
What will the social and economic costs be of China's full-scale lockdown of Shanghai?
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Will the Rwanda plan work?
Thu 21 Apr 2022
David Aaronovitch examines the UK's plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.
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Russia's invasion: what more can the west do to help Ukraine?
Thu 24 Mar 2022
One month on since Russia invaded Ukraine what further help can the West provide?
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Russia's invasion: what could a peace deal look like?
Thu 17 Mar 2022
Talks between Ukraine and Russia have taken place this week but can they lead to peace?
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Russia's invasion: what level of support does Putin have at home?
Thu 10 Mar 2022
What's the impact in Russia of painful sanctions and a war that's not going to plan?
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Russia's invasion: what's the military strategy?
Thu 3 Mar 2022
The war in Ukraine is a week old. What have we learned about the way it is being fought?
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Russia's invasion: will sanctions work?
Thu 24 Feb 2022
Russia is facing international sanctions. What impact will they have?
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What do drones mean for the future of warfare?
Thu 17 Feb 2022
Drones are transforming the way wars are fought but should we be worried about it?
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Will the levelling up plans work?
Thu 10 Feb 2022
What does the government's recently published white paper mean for levelling up?
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Is the Prime Minister鈥檚 Office fit for purpose?
Thu 3 Feb 2022
How 10 Downing Street functions is under scrutiny. Can the problems be fixed?
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How do we learn to live with Covid?
Thu 27 Jan 2022
As Plan B Covid restrictions end how do we transition to a society that lives with Covid?
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成人快手 Funding
Thu 20 Jan 2022
With 成人快手 funding under pressure, how might alternatives to the licence fee work?
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Inflation
Thu 13 Jan 2022
Prices are soaring. Inflation is at a 30 year high. How worried should we be?
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Brexit: What Have We Learned?
Thu 6 Jan 2022
Weighing up the costs and gains for the UK and Europe a year after Brexit.
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Space Wars and Laws
Thu 23 Dec 2021
Could space be the next frontier for conflict? And what would it look like?
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Ukraine: Could There Be War?
Thu 16 Dec 2021
Russian troops are amassed close to the Ukrainian border - what's happening and why?
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Afghanistan: What Now? What Next?
Thu 9 Dec 2021
From insurgency to government - the challenges for the Taliban and the west.
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Living in a Variant World
Thu 2 Dec 2021
Where do Covid variants like Omicron come from? And what makes a variant dangerous?
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Europe's Covid Surge
Thu 25 Nov 2021
As parts of Europe struggle to contain Covid cases we ask what that means for them and us.
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China Crisis?
Thu 21 Oct 2021
With an energy shortage and growing debts, is China's economy in trouble?
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Social Care - What's Changing?
Thu 14 Oct 2021
Long neglected by many governments, what do the new proposals for social care mean?
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Britain's Dirty Rivers
Thu 7 Oct 2021
Sewage, chemicals, micro-plastics - how dirty are Britain's rivers? And what can be done?
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Non-Fungible Tokens
Thu 30 Sep 2021
What are NFTs? How do you buy and sell them? And how do they help British art and artists?
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The UK's Energy Crisis
Thu 23 Sep 2021
What lies behind the UK's energy problems, and how can we can stop it happening again?
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Vaccine Passports and Booster Jabs
Thu 16 Sep 2021
How useful might vaccine passports and booster jabs be over the winter?
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Universal Credit: The Challenge Ahead
Thu 9 Sep 2021
The Universal Credit 拢20 weekly uplift ends soon, so how are the poorest best helped now?
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