The News Agents
Will Starmer’s social media ban for kids really happen? I The News Agents
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- Will Starmer’s social media ban for kids really happen? I The News Agents
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- 43:20
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- 5 months ago
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- In what feels like one of the few genuinely radical decisions of his premiership, Keir Starmer has announced an almost complete ban on social media for the under 16s, starting next spring. Messaging apps will not be included, but YouTube (ie “television”) will.
Does the ban make sense? Will it actually happen? And is Starmer now thinking about legacy projects at this febrile moment of his leadership? We speak to the AI minister Kanishka Narayan.
Later Jess Asato MP found herself undressed by Grok - along with around 3 million others. She’s now suing Elon Musk to make sure X takes responsibility for sexualised image creation - including an estimated 23,000 of children.
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- Mehdi Hasan on tech titans and Trump sycophants
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- 1:40
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- 5 months ago
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- “It is pure misogynistic shite” | The News Agents
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- 1:51
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- 5 months ago
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- Is the social media ban enough to create cultural change?
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- 2:45
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- 5 months ago
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- Starmer in shambles: Can he last the week? | The News Agents
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- 40:29
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- 5 months ago
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- Armed Forces minister Al Carns and a couple of junior frontbenchers followed the Defence Secretary John Healey in resigning from government last night.
Healey's accusation was a stinging one - that Keir Starmer is failing to commit to keeping the nation safe from attack. That, after Starmer pledged only a few months ago to put "petty politics" to one side and be bold on British defence.
He now faces a testing week like no other. His Defence Investment Plan, long delayed. is due to be launched on Monday. Can that go ahead? If the PM gets through that, he faces the prospect of Andy Burnham returning to the Commons on Friday - who could instantly make a move for the top job.
How damaging have the resignations of the past 24 hours been for Starmer's already dwindling prospects of staying in the job? And how on earth does the PM navigate the next week?
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- Is John Healey’s resignation a fatal blow for Keir Starmer?
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- 33:36
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- 5 months ago
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- Around lunch time today, as The News Agents were battling their own excitement in the shape of a fire drill, the Defence Secretary suddenly resigned without warning. He left with a devastating critique of the Starmer government failures in his wake. The loyal and highly regarded Healey resigned out of frustration that promises made on defence spending weren’t being kept. And that the Prime Minister wouldn’t even set a date for the increases to happen. Has Starmer “failed to keep the country safe"? And a week out from the Makerfield by-election, is this the nail in the coffin for Starmer’s leadership?
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- John Healey resigns: what will emerge from the rubble?
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- 2:46
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- 5 months ago
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- Is Mehdi Hasan paranoid to think that Trump could close his media company down?
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- 2:39
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- 5 months ago
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- Mehdi Hassan on what Keir Starmer’s message should be after the Belfast protests.
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- 2:28
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- 5 months ago
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- Chaos in the streets of Belfast.
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- 2:56
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- 5 months ago
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- Special Report: Belfast riots - how Elon Musk is stoking a new wave of British violence
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- 54:14
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- 5 months ago
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- Belfast was ablaze last night, 24 hours after the attempted murder of Stephen Ogilvie. Houses, cars and buses were set on fire during riots across the city. It has since been announced that Ogilvie has lost an eye in the attack and 30-year-old Hadi Alodid has been charged with his attempted murder.
The British government are laying at least some of the blame at the door of X owner Elon Musk, accusing him of whipping up tensions online ahead of the disorder.
Lewis is on the ground in Belfast with Andy Hughes from The Crime Agents with a special report on the events that unfolded last night.
Later, Jon and Emily speak with journalist and broadcaster Mehdi Hasan, who discusses how Musk and the far right have whipped up rioters and encouraged violence on the streets of Northern Ireland.
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- Mehdi Hasan on MAGA, Maine and media cowards | The News Agents USA
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- 30:39
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- 5 months ago
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- How should Democrats be feeling today about their Senate candidate for Maine? Graham Platner has a Nazi tattoo, a dodgy past and quite a lot of baggage. But his fans call him an authentic voice that’s ready to shake up the election in a seat they just can’t seem to win.
We ask journalist and broadcaster Mehdi Hasan what’s going on in the Democratic Party more widely - and as turmoil strikes the heart of Americas legendary 60 minutes show - where is the backbone to US media companies?
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- Is Britain really the least racist country on earth? | The News Agents
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- 42:59
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- 5 months ago
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- This morning Kemi Badenoch put equality laws at the centre of a new political dividing line, pledging that a future Conservative government would scrap the Public Sector Equality Duty. She says that “modern Britain is the least racist country on earth” and warned that fears of being accused of racism is leading authorities to not intervene to prevent crime.
What is Badenoch’s evidence that equalities duties are pushing “divisive” agendas? When did ‘common sense’ become satisfactory guidance? And why are some parts of the Right now acting like white people are the most discriminated against group in Britain?
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- Is Trump watching we’re watching?
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- 2:30
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- 5 months ago
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- What is Badenoch’s evidence that equalities duties are pushing “divisive” agendas?
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- 2:58
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- 5 months ago
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- Edwards Luce on how his phone call with President Trump played out.
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- 3:00
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- 5 months ago
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- Is Trump impotent? | The News Agents
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- 34:10
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- 5 months ago
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- President Trump told the FTs' Ed Luce that he "called all the shots" over the Iran ceasefire. Shortly before he spoke, Iran had launched missiles at Israel.
"He [Netanyahu] won’t have any choice... He doesn’t call the shots", the President insisted. He told Fox that he was going to instruct Israel's PM not to retaliate. Netanyahu pointedly ignored those comments and started bombing Iran back. So is Trump becoming increasingly impotent in the Middle East crisis? And what part does the upcoming Israeli election play in Netanyahu's plans for war?
And Later, we talk to Ed Luce about when the best time is to pick up the phone to Trump - and what happens when you do...
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- Watch the moment Trump walks out of an interview after being challenged on ‘rigged election’ claims
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- 3:00
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- 5 months ago
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- Trump tried to destroy Iran’s nuclear capability - did he hand them something even more powerful?
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- 2:06
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- 5 months ago
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- “You drew attention to war crimes in Gaza... and Keir Starmer chose to ignore it?” | The News Agents
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- 2:07
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- 5 months ago
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- Wes Streeting on Keir Starmer being in the wrong job | The News Agents
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- 2:26
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- 5 months ago
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- Wes Streeting on why Keir Starmer cannot save himself or his country | The News Agents
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- 1:23:57
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- 5 months ago
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- It is now hard to imagine that just three weeks ago, Wes Streeting was still serving in Keir Starmer's cabinet. As Health Secretary, Streeting gave the PM one of his biggest success stories from Labour's so far deeply troubled time in government - getting waiting lists down, and dragging the NHS into the 21st century.
In the short time since he left role, he has become one of Starmer's biggest problems. His criticism of the PM is blistering, his analysis of where Labour has gone wrong is compelling, and his finger is twitching over the leadership contest trigger, waiting - so he says - for Andy Burnham to get into the arena.
Streeting has long been talked up as a future Labour Prime Minister, but bruising recent membership polling shows the Labour party faithful are still far from convinced by his pitch. So why is he so convinced that this is a fight worth having?
In this extended interview with Lewis, he explains why he fears that Keir Starmer, a man ...
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- “This is the type of propaganda that is reminiscent of the 1930s.” | The News Agents
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- 2:58
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- 5 months ago
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- Lord Blunkett: ‘My great worry is that the Green Party are God’s gift to Reform’ | The News Agents
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- 1:40
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- 5 months ago
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- Why has Musk set the mob on random innocent British police officers? | The News Agents
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- 40:08
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- 5 months ago
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- Two police officers - both nominated for bravery awards - have been doxxed on the internet through a Musk disinformation campaign, where he called one a "scumbag" who should be in prison. One former officer is now in hiding, fearing for her safety after death threats. Neither was anywhere near Henry Nowak on the night he died.
Musk famously supports Rupert Lowe over Nigel Farage. Is the Right of British politics now tearing itself apart over who gets to sound more extreme? Is any of this helping British citizens solve a knife crime epidemic? We ask Lord Blunkett, former Home Secretary, whether there is any evidence that DEI has got in the way of good policing.
And, as we mourn the tragically early death of one of Britain’s best spooks, we celebrate the life of Alex Younger with his friend - another former MI6 chief - Richard Moore.
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- Is the right of British politics competing over who’s gets to sound more extreme?
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- 2:52
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- 5 months ago
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- Lord David Blunkett calls for legal action against Elon Musk.
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- 2:26
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- 5 months ago
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- What is the Department of Justice turning a blind eye to? | The News Agents
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- 2:55
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- 5 months ago
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- Why Trump's own party has killed his J6 slush fund | The News Agents
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- 37:26
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- 5 months ago
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- Trump wanted taxpayer money set aside for a slush fund for his January 6th allies. But in a rare act of defiance, Republicans have killed off the plan before it could become reality.
Why did Trump’s own party draw the line here? Was it a principled stand, a political calculation, or a sign that some Republicans are growing nervous about defending everything linked to January 6th? And Has Trump pushed Republicans too far this time?
Later, Rep Suhas Subramanyam joins us to discuss the Department of Justice's handling of the Epstein files.
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- Did Farage incite violence with his call for 'pure cold rage'? | The News Agents
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- 49:08
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- 5 months ago
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- Nigel Farage was accused by many in the Commons today of inciting violence with his call for people to respond to a young man’s murder with "pure cold rage". The Reform UK leader explicitly ignored the wishes of Henry Nowak's family - who had urged politicians not to use Henry's death to ramp up tensions - to suggest that the anger seen in Southampton last night could even get worse. As he spoke, he was jeered and accused of hijacking a personal tragedy for political gain. The question perhaps is whether Farage's rhetoric on race has hardened - and if so why? Is it the spectre of the Makerfield by-election where Reform has another hard right party snapping at their heels?
Later, Jeremy Hunt is with us to discuss why those in power know what to do - but not how to get reelected afterwards. Is this a fatal flaw with our system?
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- Farage booed in the Commons after being accused of exploiting Henry Nowak’s murder | The News Agents
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- 1:30
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- 5 months ago
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- Farage has been likened to ‘Tommy Robinson’ in a suit - is there any truth in it?
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- 2:44
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- 5 months ago
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- Should the UK introduce compulsory voting? | The News Agents
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- 2:24
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- 5 months ago
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- Belarus's President-in-exile on sacrificing her safety | The News Agents
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- 2:55
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- 5 months ago
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- How did the police let Henry Nowak die? | The News Agents
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- 42:17
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- 5 months ago
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- The footage is almost unbearable to watch. 18 year old Henry Nowak, stabbed and bleeding to death on the floor - telling officers he couldn't breathe - being handcuffed by police responders rather than treated. Bodycam footage, released with the consent of Henry's family, shows that as Henry shouts out that he has been stabbed, one officer responds: "You’ve been stabbed? I don’t think you have, mate." The killer, Vickrum Digwa, had lied and claimed that Henry had racially attacked him. How did the police get their response wrong?
The Home Secretary has called the footage "disturbing and tragic", and insisted that Henry's family deserve answers. Nigel Farage is claiming that the murder is proof we are "living in a two-tier culture in this country where the rights and privileges of white people matter less than those of ethnic minorities." Andy Hughes, co-host of The Crime Agents, explains why that is nonsense.
Later, Belarus's President in exile, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya...
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- “We all agree it was terrible policing, but was it two-tier? Absolutely not”
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- 2:48
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- 5 months ago
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- This is what a Facebook whistleblower told us before being forced into silence | The News Agents
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- 2:58
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- 5 months ago
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- Is Trump’s America scaring fans off the World Cup? | The News Agents
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- 36:28
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- 5 months ago
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- America is the only major country where visitor numbers fell last year. In fact it had its worst year for international tourism since 2008- barring the pandemic. Are tourists scared? Or has Trump put them off? Is this why Trump's Ambassador for Tourism is on a whistle stop tour of Europe drumming up business before the World Cup? We speak to the US Special Envoy.
Later why was a Facebook whistleblower silenced on stage at Hay Festival? We bring you Sarah Wynn-Williams - full throated and in vision - discussing her book Careless People in her first and last interview.
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- Emily and Jon ask Trump’s tourism envoy: Is Trump’s America scaring fans off the World Cup?
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- 2:33
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- 5 months ago
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- Author Karen Hao sets out the shocking consequences of the AI industry | The News Agents
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- 2:19
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- 5 months ago
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- How AI emperors are breaking our democracy | The News Agents
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- 50:05
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- 5 months ago
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- In his essay this week on the way forward for Britain, Tony Blair posits that "governing in the age of AI will be the principal challenge. And opportunity" for our political class.
Karen Hao certainly agrees that it will be one of the defining challenges of our lives. An MIT grad, she started off in Silicon Valley, before turning to journalism and becoming one of the most authoritative reporters on the new world of AI. She is deeply alarmed by the AI race, and by the companies - and men - leading the pursuit.
Her book, 'Empire of AI', contends that these new giants of industry have weaponised the sales pitch around AI to extract immense resources to swell their bottom line, and erode democracies around the world in the process.
Lewis sat down with her to discuss the acutely political nature of AI, the new, uniquely powerful empires being built, and how - and if - democracies can wrestle back control.
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- “You wait for a mother of all backlashes and for populist forces to come along” | The News Agents
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- 2:49
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- 5 months ago
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- Has Donald Trump just gifted Texas to the Democrats? | The News Agents
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- 39:35
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- 5 months ago
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- Ken Paxton - Texas Attorney General - and a politician with a string of sleaze investigations behind him - has just been anointed by Trump as the Texas Senate candidate.
Has Trump made a terrible mistake here? Why are the Democrats licking their lips? And is a blue seat in a deep red state starting to seem possible?
Later, Philadelphia congressman Brendan Boyle on Trump’s slush fund, the mid term races, and his urgent warning to British voters.
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- Has Blair just brought the Labour party together - against him? | The News Agents
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- 42:31
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- 5 months ago
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- The day after Tony Blair spoke to The News Agents we ask whether his comments have started a healthy debate, changed the leadership race, or galvanised the whole party against him. The only man to win three elections for Labour speaks from experience and confidence. But is his diagnosis right for today? Will he ever be trusted on foreign affairs? And is efficacy more important than Democracy in 2026?
Later, we talk to Alan Milburn who’s basically diagnosed that Britain is pretty f****d for young people. What’s the answer?
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- “Farage is a total fraud, and I hope they realise before its too late” | The News Agents
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- 2:22
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- 5 months ago
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- “Everything that Tony Blair says about AI is not true!" | The News Agents
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- 1:49
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- 5 months ago
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- Should Starmer have said no to President Trump? | The News Agents
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- 2:46
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- 5 months ago
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- Tony Blair on why Britain and Labour are in crisis | The News Agents
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- 32:08
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- 5 months ago
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- Since Keir Starmer took office almost two years ago - the first Labour Prime Minister in 14 years - Tony Blair has been holding his tongue.
But that has all changed in a dramatic fashion. Blair is profoundly concerned, about the UK's future, the leadership of his party, and of the wider political conversation taking place.
In a 5,700 word essay, he lays out a brutal assessment of the lack of serious policy thinking going on in government, warns of a "slide towards relegation from the Premier League of nations", and pens what is effectively his own manifesto to try and turn the country's fortunes around.
Today on The News Agents - an in depth interview with the former PM. Why has he broken his silence now? What does he make of the leadership conversation taking place in Labour? And how does he believe Britain can halt its slide into irrelevance?
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- “So Ed Miliband is a ‘quixotic fantasist’?” | The News Agents
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- 2:55
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- 5 months ago
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- Tony Blair says “anxious” and “pessimistic” about Labour's future | The News Agents
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- 2:46
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- 6 months ago
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