Best Arthur Snell Podcasts (2024)

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Iran - where are they headed? 40:42

4d ago40:42

40:42

Charlie Gammell is an Iran expert, former British diplomat and historian. I spoke to him about the latest developments with Iran and the war now sweeping across the Middle East. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Quiet Riot: Episode 19 - LABOUR CONFERENCE DEBRIEF + FOCUS ON LEBANON w Arthur Snell 1:09:35

12d ago1:09:35

1:09:35

Naomi downloads ALL THE GOSSIP from Labour Party Conference - and juicy it is too - before Alex chats to guest, former Middle East diplomat Arthur Snell, about the situation in Lebanon, Ukraine, and the first UN General Assembly for David Lammy and Keir Starmer as Foreign Secretary and PM respectively. Plus a hilarious WOKEY DOKEY and brand new fea…

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Quiet Riot: Episode 21 - AND THEN THERE WERE TWO... 1:08:26

6m ago1:08:26

1:08:26

Naomi and Alex, with guest Laura Hood from The Conversation, discuss the latest shock elimination in the Tory Reality Soap Opera, Laura's new documentary Know Your Place, about the changing relationship between class and politics, and Labour's stuttering much-announced, but slow-moving, EU reset. If you can afford to help, you can back Quiet Riot o…

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Quiet Riot: Sunday School - CHAGOSMANIA 35:55

3d ago35:55

35:55

Naomi, Alex, And Kenny try to understand why everyone is losing their mind over the Chagos Archipelago deal, talk local election results and why they may be a problem for Labour, and present an alternative biography of Boris Johnson. One in which he doesn't get to gloss over the catastrophe that was his administration. If you can afford to help, yo…

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Quiet Riot Bonus - LEADERSHIP HOPELESS 43:36

4d ago43:36

43:36

Here is the full - AND VERY FRANK - conversation between Alex Andreou and More In Common's chief Luke Tryl on all four Conservative leadership hopefuls. And if you think “why should I care?” - this is why: our entire political system, for good or ill, is adversarial in nature. The quality of the opposition to the government shapes policy. Ideas tha…

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Quiet Riot: Episode 20: BRITAIN'S GOT TORIES 1:04:36

6d ago1:04:36

1:04:36

An absolutely jam-packed episode on the Tory leadership contest and the US Election VP debate. Alex Andreou and Kenny Campbell are joined by Guardian quill-wielder Zoe Williams, US omni-expert Brian Klaas, and More In Common gros fromage Luke Tryl to dig out the genuinely interesting stuff from these debates (and there is plenty of genuinely intere…

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Quiet Riot: Midnight Mass - TIM WALZ vs JD VANCE SPECIAL 28:15

7d ago28:15

28:15

Alex stays up all night to bring you the quickest, freshest, and most sleepless, reaction to the VP debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance. The answer of who won will surprise you. A special thank you to everyone who has helped Quiet Riot smash through the 500,000 downloads milestone (smilestone?) in just four short months. If you want more, find us …

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Quiet Riot POLL THE OTHER ONE – An EU travel special ahead of Keir Starmer's meeting with Ursula von der Leyen 26:15

8d ago26:15

26:15

How can Britain begin to undo the damage to our freedom of movement that Brexit inflicted? Well, we could start with a positive outcome from this week's Brussels meeting between PM Keir Starmer and EC President Ursula von der Leyen. Naomi Smith bangs the drum for musicians, studies the situation for students and ... well, you get the idea. Post-Bre…

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Quiet Riot: Sunday School - ISLAMOPHOBIA AND CLIMATE SCEPTICISM ON THE RIGHT WING 39:29

10d ago39:29

39:29

Naomi and Alex discuss Baroness Warsi's resignation as a Tory peer and whether that Party is now lost to islamophobia. Plus, why does right wing politics find climate action so difficult. All this, and a BOMBSHELL revelation from Naomi about her undeclared relationship with Lord Waheed Alli. (Also, you must listen to the end. Trust us.) If you can …

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The Bangladesh Spring with David Bergman 58:34

12d ago58:34

58:34

In July this year, the well entrenched autocratic regime that ruled Bangladesh, a country of nearly 200 million people, was toppled entirely unexpectedly by a student-led democracy movement, ushering in an interim government led by a Nobel prize-winning peace and development activist. How the Bangladesh Spring happened and whether it is likely to s…

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Quiet Riot: Midnight Mass - THE LORD, THE FROCK, THE GLASSES, AND THE LOSS OF ALL PROPORTION 20:21

14d ago20:21

20:21

Alex goes on a (very calm and reasoned) MEGA RANT about the mass hysteria over a Labour peer giving a make-over to the top team for the election campaign. You don't expect to have the book thrown at you, when you do everything strictly by that book. "We have a comically unserious top tier of political journalists. Most of them have spent the last f…

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Quiet Riot Mini: The Lib Dem deep dive with Monica Harding 27:39

15d ago27:39

27:39

Monica Harding is the hard-working Lib Dem who scared Dominic Raab (remember him?) clean out of the Esher and Walton constituency, and has just been rewarded with an International Development brief in Ed Davey's top team. In our latest Quiet Riot Mini, Naomi Smith gets Monica's take on the Lib Dem conference and on life as a new MP. If you want to …

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Quiet Riot: Sunday School - CAN REFORM UK BE REFORMED? 46:09

17d ago46:09

46:09

Naomi and Alex zoom in on the Reform UK Party Conference and consider whether it is possible for Nigel Farage to professionalise the party and rid it of bigots - as he says he wants to do - and whether that makes it more or less dangerous to the health of our body politic. Plus a whistle-stop tour of other news, including the allegations agains Al …

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What's the point of the UN? 1:13:01

19d ago1:13:01

1:13:01

With the UN General Assembly taking place in New York I spoke to the International Crisis Group's UN Director Richard Gowan about the the organisation, its current challenges and where it might be headed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Quiet Riot Mini: Poll The Other One - THE MAIN TAKEAWAY 9:41

19d ago9:41

9:41

A FUN mini edition of Poll The Other One, in which Naomi digs into the cross tabs and break points of a frivolous aspect of a very serious piece of polling: How does your favourite takeaway correlate with your age, location, party preference, and even newspaper of choice? Which are the only constituencies where 'chicken shop' is Top 3? What is a Su…

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Quiet Riot: Episode 18 - EVERYBODY HATES STARMER Live w Rory Bremner 50:43

21d ago50:43

50:43

Recorded live at the Radio Academy Festival 2024, Alex and Naomi, along with special guest, comedian and impressionist, Rory Bremner discuss #frockgate and Starmer's generally falling popularity and problem image, a second attempt against Trump's life and his lies, as well as a guide to Party Conferences. Plus regular features You Gotta Troll With …

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EMERGENCY EPISODE: EXPLOSIVE CRISIS IN LEBANON 23:25

21d ago23:25

23:25

I spoke to Charlie Gammell, author, former diplomat and Iran expert on the unfolding crisis in Lebanon after the explosions of Hizbullah communications equipment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Quiet Riot: Sunday School - WINTER IS COMING 38:37

25d ago38:37

38:37

Naomi and Alex talk through the weeks news, including the NHS report, winter fuel payments, the OBR report into national debt and immigration. And they speak to special guest, former UK-US ambassador Sir Kim Darroch on the latest Russian threats over Ukraine and the US Election. WHAT A PACKED SHOW! If you can afford to help, you can back Quiet Riot…

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Rogue Agent - the life of ROBERT BRUCE LOCKHART 1:01:13

25d ago1:01:13

1:01:13

I spoke to Professor James Crossland about the extraordinary life of diplomat, secret agent and journalist Robert Bruce Lockhart. You can find James's book on the subject here: https://eandtbooks.com/books/rogue-agent/ James is on Twitter @drjcrossland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Quiet Riot – SCOTLAND SPECIAL with Professor John Curtice 39:29

27d ago39:29

39:29

Scottish politics klaxon! This bonus episode is a real treat for Quiet Rioters, featuring the insight and wisdom of Strathclyde University politics professor Sir John Curtice. Sir John, Britain's best-known polling expert, is a regular fixture on TV and radio (for those of you who still watch telly...) and no election night is complete until he has…

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Quiet Riot: Episode 17 - DOG-WHISTLE POLITICS 1:00:20

28d ago1:00:20

1:00:20

Alex and Naomi, along with wonderful guests Alexis Conran and Simon Radford, discuss the fallout from Trump's "They're Eating The Dogs" humiliation by Kamala Harris. Followed by a discussion of why is regualtion of the gambling industry so lax, considering the lives gambling addiction destroys. Plus the return of Arlene On Me. If you can afford to …

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Quiet Riot: Midnight Mass - HARRIS vs TRUMP DEBATE SPECIAL 25:42

29d ago25:42

25:42

Alex gives his sleepless review of the Harris-Trump debate - complete with the best (and worst) clips and renders his verdict. If you can afford to help, you can back Quiet Riot on Ko-fi. "So, DID SHE LOOK LIKE A PRESIDENT? I’m not sure. We associate so much of what makes a leader with masculinity - and often toxic masculinity. She didn’t look like…

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Quiet Riot: Sunday School - THE RETURN OF BARNIER 40:25

1M ago40:25

40:25

Naomi and Alex review the week's news, including the Grenfell report, Green Party conference, Tory leadership contest, Russia's election interference, Johnson's annoying columns, and Starmer's visit to Ireland. They're then joined by Cripps partner, chair of UK French Foreign Trade Advisors and Chevalier, Olivier Morel, to talk through the shock ap…

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Quiet Riot – WALES SPECIAL with Will Hayward 25:54

1M ago25:54

25:54

Electoral changes are a-coming in Wales, but that's not the only challenge facing politicians in Cymru. It's a country of contrasts, from the rugged scars of the Valleys and the beauty of Bannau Brycheiniog to the urban bustle of Cardiff and Swansea, and the bookish haven of Hay-on-Wye. Naomi Smith is joined by journalist Will Hayward for a timely …

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Quiet Riot: Episode 16 - LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS 1:04:10

1M ago1:04:10

1:04:10

Naomi and Alex, with the LSE's Professor Paul Dolan, and More in Common's Luke Tryl, make their way through the news - including the Grenfell report, changes in how schools are assessed, and the Tory leadership race. And then we talk happiness. What is it? Why do we feel less of it? And how can we get happier in a polarised world. An illuminating a…

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Quiet Riot: Poll The Other One - WHAT THE POLLSTERS GOT WRONG 11:34

1M ago11:34

11:34

Pollsters got the result and party shares broadly right - the one significant error across the board was an overestimation of the size of Labour's vote. Why? Naomi looks at the data trickling through - some of it EXCLUSIVE and yet UNPUBLISHED - to glean why. Part of the answer seems to be a misrepresentation of Muslim voters and the more-prominent-…

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Quiet Riot GERMAN ELECTION SPECIAL with Annette Dittert 31:27

1M ago31:27

31:27

Alex and special guest, journalist Annette Dittert in Berlin, go behind the dramatic headlines to discuss what yesterday's victory of the far-right extreme party Alternative für Deutschland in the Federal election in the obscure region of Thuringia actually means. What are the implications for national German and European politics and especially th…

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Quiet Riot Sunday School - KEIR'S BIG EURO-RESET 33:45

1M ago33:45

33:45

Naomi (SHE'S BACK! YAY!) and Alex try to look behind a wall of very mixed signals from Labour on the EU. Is there a sophisticated strategy in play? Or a tug of war between the economically obvious and the politically toxic? And is it a cowardly betrayal of Remain, as the Guardian asserts – or a dastardly reversal of Brexit as the Express believes? …

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Quiet Riot: Night Out - ALIEN ROMULUS SPECIAL 24:50

1M ago24:50

24:50

Naomi and Alex review the latest Alien interquel from the London IMAX - and talk about the politics of the franchise, more generally. IF YOU CAN AFFORD TO CONTRIBUTE, PLEASE DO. Click here to back Quiet Riot on Ko-fi. “Aliens was made a few months before Wall Street. And you really can see that anxiety: Is capitalism now too rampant? Almost forty y…

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Quiet Riot: Episode 15 - HE NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN 1:04:40

1M ago1:04:40

1:04:40

Alex, Kenny and guest TIME Magazine's Yasmeen Serhan, discuss Keir Starmer's moRose Garden speech, whether the difficulties were predicted or are additional, whether the rhetoric is expectation management or augurs Austerity 2.0. Palestinian-American, Yasmeen Serhan then leads a hugely illuminating conversation on the US Election and why so many Ar…

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Quiet Riot Book Special - OVERCOMING TRIBALISM w Prof Harvey Whitehouse 43:00

1M ago43:00

43:00

An enriching and uplifting conversation with Professor Harvey Whitehouse, chair of social anthropology and professorial fellow of Magdalen College at the University of Oxford. We come equipped with three deeply ingrained biases: tribalism, religiosity, and conformity. How do we overcome them? By working with them, says Whitehouse in his new book: I…

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MBS - Saudi Arabia's ruthless ruler 51:16

1M ago51:16

51:16

Veteran foreign correspondent Jonathan Rugman is the author of The Killing in the Consulate about the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. More recently he has produced a fascinating two-part documentary about MBS and his rise to power. You can find it on BBC Iplayer here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001zprq/the-kingdom-the-worlds…

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Quiet Riot BLUESKY SPECIAL with Rose Wang 34:20

1M ago34:20

34:20

Alex talks through every aspect of BlueSky, from its genesis to how it may look familiar but is a completely different model of social media, to what is coming in the short and medium future, with its Chief of Operations in the San Francisco head office, Rose Wang. Hidden features, hints on curating your feed, tips on etiquette ... it's all here. C…

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Quiet Riot Sunday School - WHEN WE FIGHT, WE WIN w Brian Klaas 38:55

2M ago38:55

38:55

Alex and special guest Brian Klaas, with their 30-minute review of the entire Democratic National Convention - complete with the best clips. Can the Democrats maintain this momentum? Can Trump find anything that will stick - or will he turn on Vance? What next before the first Harris vs Trump debate in September? TW Testimony of rape survivor. Clic…

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Quiet Riot – Poll The Other One: EU travel and breaking down borders for Gen Z 13:16

2M ago13:16

13:16

Is there a glimmer of light at the end of the (Channel) tunnel for young Britons wanting to travel more freely in Europe? This week's headlines hinting at a Youth Mobility Scheme suggest there may well be, and polling tells us that even old Brexity types aren't against helping Generation Z win back some of the European travel freedoms that us oldie…

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Quiet Riot Episode 14: IT'S THE ECONOMY, STUPID! with Sir Vince Cable 1:04:59

2M ago1:04:59

1:04:59

Naomi and Alex, with guest Sir Vince Cable, discuss the lack of policy flesh on the meat of an American election that seems all about vibes. Meanwhile, the new Labour government seem willing to devise an industrial policy - but it will take more than words. Rachel Reeves bought into BIDENOMICS - but with Biden gone, and Harris more mercurial, is th…

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Quiet Riot Midnight Mass - DNC SPECIAL Democrats Assemble 13:32

2M ago13:32

13:32

Alex takes you through some impressions from the first night of Democratic National Convention, and finds it touching and inspiring. Click here to back Quiet Riot on Ko-fi. "Disarray was what was expected. Instead, what happened was absolute array. A party ready for a fight. And all of it enabled by the most dignified, respectful, affectionate, eve…

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Quiet Riot: Sunday School - ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER DOLLAR 34:23

2M ago34:23

34:23

Naomi and Alex take you through what to expect from the Democratic National Convention starting tomorrow, discuss Farage's income, declarations of interest and MPs' second jobs, and gossip about the birth of their baby podcast, its mission, and what you can do to help it grow. Click here to back Quiet Riot on Ko-fi. “[Farage] has not yet tabled a s…

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Westlessness with Samir Puri 1:07:59

2M ago1:07:59

1:07:59

Have we entered a post-Western world? What does that mean and how does it look from the other side of the world? Singapore based academic and former British diplomat has published a new book, Westlessness about this idea and I spoke to him for a wide-ranging discussion on the decline of the west, the rise of Asia and the potential implications. Hos…

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Quiet Riot: Poll The Other One - EXCLUSIVE REJOIN POLL DEEP DIVE 9:55

2M ago9:55

9:55

Naomi Smith takes us deep into the stat tables of the recent YouGov poll and finds some stunning tidbits, about demographic breakdown and how much closer to the EU voters want to go - but also, how far they believe this Labour government has a mandate to go. “Scotland still leads the country with the highest proportion of voters wanting to get back…

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Quiet Riot, Episode 13 - RIOTS, RACISM, & REACTION w Dawn Butler & Salma Shah 1:05:21

2M ago1:05:21

1:05:21

Naomi and Alex chat to special guests Labour MP for Brent East Dawn Butler and former Tory SpAp Salma Shah through the fallout of the riots and how we can carve a way forward. And we go through the Tory Leadership race candidates. Who will it be? And will anyone care? PLUS a very special Wokey Dokey about idiots blowing up their motorbikes and we g…

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Quiet Riot Bonus: UKRAINE BITES BACK with Arthur Snell 25:16

2M ago25:16

25:16

Ukraine's push into Russian territory took plenty by surprise (though probably not western defence chiefs). So what has changed in the war, and what do we know about the F16 jets that have been assigned a role in the conflict? Naomi Smith seeks reassuring words on the war from former diplomat, writer and podcast host Arthur Snell, whose career is a…

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Quiet Riot: Midnight Mass - TRUSK 28:07

2M ago28:07

28:07

Alex has boiled down an INTERMINABLE three hours of Donald Trump and Elon Musk, finally becoming TRUSK, into 20 minutes WITH a few comments. TL;DR - there is none. You really have to listen. Find us on Facebook and Twitter as @quietriotpod and on Bluesky. Email us at quietriotpod@gmail.com. Or visit our website www.quietriotpod.com. (We are working…

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Quiet Riot: Sunday School - IS THIS HOPE, IS THIS HOPE, IS THIS HOPE, IS THIS HOPE THAT I'M FEELING? with Zoe Williams 36:33

2M ago36:33

36:33

Alex goes through the week's political events, both here and across the Atlantic, with special guest Zoe Williams. “The Spectator is in a really difficult position. They’re not like the Daily Mail. They cannot turn round and hold the exact opposite point of view to the one they held yesterday, without intellectual consequences. If they wash their h…

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Quiet Riot: Midnight Mass - NORTHERN IRELAND RESPONDS TO THE FAR RIGHT 23:20

2M ago23:20

23:20

Why is Northern Ireland the only UK nation other than England where the riots took hold? Alex talks to Belfast MP Claire Hanna, who has seen thuggery in the last few days on her patch, about what factors make Northern Ireland different on this - and what wisdom, from decades of dealing with this sort of violence, actually applies more universally. …

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Quiet Riot, Episode 12 - THE FAR WRONG with James O'Brien 1:01:21

2M ago1:01:21

1:01:21

Alex, Naomi, and special guest James O'Brien chat about the riots in England, the people who stoked them and now claim refuse all responsibility, and the toxic influence of social media. And in the second part, we look at Harris's VP pick, Tim Walz, and the remarkable turnaround in the US election. PLUS Wokey Dokey and You Gotta Troll With It. Find…

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QUIET RIOT Bonus: SHOULD THE UK BAN TWITTER? 9:36

2M ago9:36

9:36

Alex - a former regulator by trade - talks through the issues of social media regulation and the ultimate sanction of banning Musk from having history's most destructive midlife crisis at the expense of UK democracy. Please take a minute to subscribe to the podcast, like, review and rate us, and share Quiet Riot pearls on social media because shari…

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Quiet Riot: Sunday School - PETTY FASH 27:49

2M ago27:49

27:49

Naomi and Alex talk about the Far Right riots up and down the UK, the extent to which they are an omen of worse things to come, or the final spasm of a faction of sore losers, the role disinformation has played, and what Starmer can do. Alex: “The far right have had a pretty bad year. The European election did not go their way in the mega-wave they…

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Quiet Riot - TORY LEADERSHIP SPECIAL with Henry Hill 30:35

2M ago30:35

30:35

Naomi Smith chats to Conservative Home's Henry Hill about every aspect of the Tory leadership contest, who are the runners, who are the riders, who doesn't know if they're afoot or horseback, and what is at stake. A free-roaming and illuminating conversation - and a perfect illustration of our mission here at QRHQ, to build understanding. Henry on …

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The Battle for Soul of Islam 58:04

2M ago58:04

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James Dorsey is a writer and journalist and author of the new book The Battle for the Soul of Islam - Defining the Muslim Faith in the 21st Century, published by Macmillan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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