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Aug 31, 2021 · 6 min
How the 'Forever War' in Afghanistan hasn't ended even with the troops all gone
The Evening Standard's political editor Nicholas Cecil joins the podcast following the departure of the final US soldier from Kabul airport, and the Taliban taking total control of Afghanistan. He tells us why "more speculation than ...
Aug 27, 2021 · 8 min
Why Londoners should stay in their city this Bank Holiday (and a few ideas on what to do)
As the Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden writes for the Evening Standard to persuade Londoners to spend money at attractions in the city, our Business Consumer Editor Jonathan Prynn tells us why. He says this weekend is the last chance tourist traps that...
Aug 26, 2021 · 5 min
Explosion at Kabul Airport: What’s happening in Afghanistan?
The Evening Standard’s defence editor Robert Fox joins us following an explosion and gunfire at an entry gate into Kabul Airport. He tells us how the US and UK have been worried about “yet another thing” hampering efforts to get people out of the count...
Aug 25, 2021 · 5 min
Why the UK and G7 can’t change Biden’s mind on Afghanistan
A plea from Boris Johnson and other world leader for the US to extend its deadline for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan has been rebuffed by Joe Biden. To explain what’s happening, the Leader podcast spoke to Dr Julie Norman, deputy director of UCL’...
Aug 24, 2021 · 7 min
How Brexit and Covid left McDonald’s without milkshakes, and why Christmas is at risk
As McDonald’s admits its run out of milkshakes across the UK, a group representing the freight industry’s warning Christmas could be hit by serious shortages.The podcast is joined by Natalie Chapman, from Logistics UK, who says a shortage of drivers h...
Aug 23, 2021 · 7 min
Can Extinction Rebellion make the same noise in a post-lockdown world?
Journalist Sam Fishwick’s been talking to members of the Extinction Rebellion campaign group as it returns to London’s streets for a planned two week long protest. He tells us how the group once dismissed as “crusties” by Boris Johnson has made real wo...
Aug 20, 2021 · 9 min
How I escaped the Taliban
Marzia Babakarkhail is a former Afghan judge who fled Afghanistan when the Taliban targeted her for assassination during their first time in power in 1996.In this edition of the Leader podcast, she tells us why she was targeted for her work helping di...
Aug 19, 2021 · 11 min
Afghanistan: What was Joe Biden really thinking?
US historian Christopher Phelps, associate professor at Nottingham University, tells us Joe Biden’s “visceral, personal” opinions on Afghanistan have been shaped by his feelings as a father. His son, Beau, served in Iraq in 2009. He died in 2015 from a...
Aug 18, 2021 · 9 min
How much damage is the Afghanistan crisis causing to Boris Johnson?
Our political correspondent Sophia Sleigh joins the podcast after the Prime Minister was savaged by MPs from all sides of the house during a debate on Afghanistan.MPs were recalled to Parliament from their summer break, three days after Afghanistan’s ...
Aug 17, 2021 · 9 min
How to "moderate" the Taliban and why they might not be around for long
Afghanistan and authoritarian regime expert Professor Natasha Lindstaedt joins the podcast to explain why it's important Western countries try to talk to the Taliban, even though attempts to moderate them will be "extremely difficult". S...
Aug 16, 2021 · 10 min
Afghanistan: how the world got “sucker punched” by the Taliban
The Evening Standard’s Defence Editor Robert Fox and Political Correspondent Sophia Sleigh join the show to breakdown what’s happening in Afghanistan and what’s next?Robert tells us how the US got “sucker punched” by a behind-the-scenes deal with th...
Aug 13, 2021 · 7 min
In Greece with a UK firefighter tackling the devastating wildfires
This week, 21 firefighters from the United Kingdom volunteered to help Greece battle some of the worst wildfires the country has ever seen. They included experts from London, Merseyside, Wales, the West Midlands and Lancashire, who have been dispatched...
Aug 12, 2021 · 8 min
The GCSE exam results raise so many questions about Covid’s effect on education
The Evening Standard’s education editor, Anna Davis, is back on the show as the GCSE results are revealed. They show another record year, with 28.9 per cent graded 7/A and above, compared with 26.2 per cent last year. In 2019, the last year exams were ...
Aug 11, 2021 · 5 min
Could Prince Andrew appear in a US court?
The Evening Standard’s courts correspondent Tristan Kirk joins the show as the lawyer representing the Duke of York’s accuser has warned against anyone ignoring the US courts, claiming the royal’s legal team have “stonewalled” appeals for information....
Aug 10, 2021 · 6 min
Record A-level results, but why did girls do better than boys?
Students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are celebrating record-breaking success in this year’s A-Levels, with London doing the best in the country. Our Education Editor Anna Davis tells us why the Capital’s performed so well, and also looks...
Aug 9, 2021 · 7 min
Is it really too late to stop dangerous climate change?
A UN report into global climate change has laid bare how extreme weather events are set to increase in coming years with global temperatures set to rise by more than 1.5C. We're joined by one of the contributors to the Intergovernmental Panel on C...
Aug 6, 2021 · 6 min
In Tokyo as an Olympics like no other comes to an end
The Evening Standard’s Anthony France joins us from Tokyo where he’s been reporting on a unique Olympic Games. There have been Cold War-style defections of athletes, a typhoon, an earthquake, Covid-19 restrictions and even some events on the field like...
Aug 5, 2021 · 6 min
Another travel shake-up: Which places are green, is France amber now... and why’s Mexico red?
The Evening Standard’s Jonathan Prynn tells us about the latest changes to England’s traffic light travel list system. He tells us which countries have been put onto the green list and has the ‘amber plus’ column been scrapped now that its onl...
Aug 4, 2021 · 5 min
Everything you need to know about 16-17-year-olds getting Covid jabs
The Evening Standard’s political correspondent Sophia Sleigh is on the show to break down reports that 16-17-year-olds are to be offered the Covid-19 vaccination.We discuss why the move’s being made now and how difficult it might be to persuade busy y...
Aug 3, 2021 · 5 min
Is it ‘Older’ workers “duty” to go back to the office?
Our political editor Nicholas Cecil joins the show to tell us about the government minister who says it’s the “duty” of older workers to get back to the office so they can guide their younger colleagues.Skills minister Gillian Keegan is also urging fi...