MPs Vote for Assisted Dying
The assisted bill has passed its second reading with a majority of 55 MPs. Plus: The transport secretary has resigned; and Ireland prepares to vote. With Ash Sarkar and Aaron Bastani.
More Than Half of UK Amazon Workers Have to Borrow Money to Make Ends Meet
Polly Smythe
'What do we want? £17 an hour.'
Putin Threatens to Strike Kyiv Amid Wave of Attacks
Vladimir Putin has threatened to use Russia’s new hypersonic ballistic missile against Ukraine. Plus: The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is creaking at the seams; and the Met Police have arrested several Kurdish activists. With Aaron Bastani and Kieran Andrieu.
Does Lord Walney Think All Palestinian Groups Are the Same?
Simon Childs
Embarrassing.
Protect or Punish? The Stakes of Sex Worker Activism
Eleanor Penny Meets Laura Watson
Should sex work be legalised? Or, instead, decriminalised? For the women involved, the difference is huge.
Berlin Police Brutalise Women at Anti-Violence Demonstration
James Jackson
‘Irony is wearing thin here in Germany.’
Ceasefire Comes Into Effect in Lebanon
A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has come into effect. Plus: we speak to Jamie Hale about the assisted dying bill. With Steven Methven and Helena No Justice MTG.
Metropolitan Police Put Kurdish Community Centre Under ‘Siege’
John Lubbock
‘Hands off the KCC!’
This ‘Israeli-Palestinian’ Boyband Is Whitewashing Apartheid
Ed Gillett
Hunky hasbara.
Assisted Dying Could Make Some Lives Not Worth Living
Matty Hall
Fund hospices and social care.
Israel Bombards Lebanon As They Discuss Ceasefire Deal With Hezbollah
Israel has ramped up its bombardment of Lebanon. We ask Trita Parsi whether the next ceasefire can hold. Plus: Drink spiking is set to become a specific criminal offence in the UK; and we discuss the new assisted dying bill. With Michael Walker and Mike Bankole.
No, the Kids Aren’t Alt-Right
Keir Milburn
But let’s not get complacent.
40: Do Aesthetic Trends Offer Clues to Political Shifts?
Moya Lothian-McLean and Ash Sarkar
Moya has a big theory for Ash that prompts a debate over the purpose of the podcast. Plus, a bundle of your Missed Connections.
2 Million Sign Musk-Backed Petition to Bring Down Starmer
A petition calling for a general election backed by Elon Musk has amassed over two million signatures. Plus: The huge climate deal at COP29 pitting poorer nations against richer ones. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
Blitz Is Steve McQueen’s Most Conventional Film to Date – and That’s No Bad Thing
Juliet Jacques
People need to see this.
Trains Are Better Than Cars. Here’s Why
Aaron Bastani meets Gareth Dennis
On the false hope of electric vehicles, the Hyperloop scam and why Rachel Reeves doesn’t understand potholes.
Would the UK Arrest Benjamin Netanyahu?
With an arrest warrant issued for Benjamin Netanyahu, the government say they would uphold international law but stop short of saying they would arrest the Israeli PM. Plus: Keir Starmer causes a stir by appearing to court asset management firm BlackRock. With Michael Walker and Kieran Andrieu. Watch Brett Christopher on Downstream: https://youtu.be/0jxL9Cktsao
The New Space Race Is an Arms Race
Eleanor Penny Meets Daniel Deudney
How worried should we be about the ever-growing arsenals of space weapons?