Guardian Focus

The Guardian

Each week, Guardian correspondents and commentators take a detailed look at an issue in the news

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20 episodes
Updated Dec 19, 2014

Episodes20

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Dec 19, 2014 · 28 min
Audio: the race to save Peter Kassig
Listen to the story behind the Guardian's exclusive story on the daring but failed attempt to free American aid worker Peter Kassig
Dec 23, 2011 · 34 min
Guardian Focus podcast: reviewing the Arab spring
We're looking back at the revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. With much of the region still in a state of ferment, what are the possibilities and dangers that lie ahead?
Dec 16, 2011 · 33 min
Guardian Focus podcast: are Britain's roads safe for cyclists?
With the toll of cycling casualties growing, Hugh Muir asks what needs to happen for roads to become a safer place for bikes
Dec 9, 2011 · 27 min
Guardian Focus podcast: England's riots and the prospect of a lost generation
Only half of those who took part in the summer riots said they felt a part of British society. We hear from five young Londoners on how they see their futures and their place in society
Dec 1, 2011 · 36 min
Guardian Focus podcast: public sector strike
Unite's Rachael Maskell, Matthew Sinclair of the Taxpayers Alliance and Tom Clark discuss this week's public sector strike over the reform of pensions. With Hugh Muir
Nov 25, 2011 · 37 min
Guardian Focus podcast: the housing crisis
Hugh Muir examines the government's new housing strategy. Will it make any difference?
Nov 18, 2011 · 39 min
Guardian Focus podcast: zero tolerance to gang culture
Analysis commissioned by the government suggests only 13% of those arrested in the UK's riots this summer could credibly be linked to gangs. So is a zero-tolerance approach to gangs missing the point?
Nov 11, 2011 · 22 min
Guardian Focus podcast: Should veterans of the armed forces get more support?
Hugh Muir examines whether ex-servicemen and women are given the help they need to adapt to civilian life
Nov 4, 2011 · 27 min
Guardian Focus podcast: Libya's future
Hugh Muir explores the political and business possibilities for post-Gaddafi Libya
Oct 27, 2011 · 14 min
Guardian Focus podcast: Rev Giles Fraser and the Occupy London camp
Reverend Giles Fraser tells Alan Rusbridger how a protest on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral led to his resignation as canon
Oct 21, 2011 · 34 min
Guardian Focus podcast: disability benefit cuts
Hugh Muir examines proposed cuts to disability benefits. Is this a sensible plan to get the finances under control, or an attack on the most vulnerable?
Oct 14, 2011 · 37 min
Guardian Focus podcast: Disunited Kingdom?
This week the SNP announced it will hold a referendum on full Scottish independence. Hugh Muir explores what devolution offers to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Oct 6, 2011 · 33 min
Guardian Focus podcast: squatters' rights
Hugh Muir examines whether home owners need more protection from squatters - and what effect criminalisation will have on the homeless
Oct 3, 2011 · 27 min
Guardian Focus podcast: David Cameron's war in Libya
Chief political correspondent Nicholas Watt, RUSI defence analyst Mark Phillips and the Independent's Bruce Anderson join Hugh Muir to discuss the PM's first war
Sep 26, 2011 · 30 min
Guardian Focus podcast: Dale Farm and sites for Travellers
In 2008 £97m was made available for providing sites for Travellers. In this podcast, we look at what happened to the money, and examine the coalition's policy on Travellers
Sep 19, 2011 · 30 min
Guardian Focus podcast: What will UN recognition of a Palestinian state mean?
We discuss the implications of Palestinians asking for UN recognition of statehood, with views from the Middle East, the US and Britain
Sep 13, 2011 · 32 min
Guardian Focus podcast: Free schools
Will free schools drain funds and resources - or raise educational standards? Hugh Muir examines their likely impact
Sep 5, 2011 · 31 min
Guardian Focus podcast: Tottenham after the riots
Last month disturbances in north London triggered riots around England. Hugh Muir looks at prospects for Tottenham as it attempts to move on
Aug 18, 2011 · 24 min
Guardian Focus podcast: famine in Somalia
The Horn of Africa is experiencing a food crisis and the UN has declared famine in parts of Somalia. What does the relief effort look like? And what comes next?
Aug 10, 2011 · 35 min
Guardian Focus podcast: UK riots
Riots and looting that began in north London have spread to other English cities. Jonathan Freedland, Dave Hill and Stafford Scott discuss the causes of the worst civil unrest in a generation – and how it might be stopped