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The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher with Charles Moore
Charles Moore discusses the legacy of Margaret Thatcher, the Iron Lady: where she succeeded, where she failed and why she still matters today.
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Commons Debates New COVID Punishments, University Cheating & Trade with Genocidal States - TLDR News
This Week in Parliament is the series where we discuss what's been going on in the Houses of Parliament. This week the Commons debated a new set of punishments for COVID rule breakers; essay mills that help cheating students; and the...
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Inside Cummings’ Mind Exploring Johnson’s Chief Strategist’s Blog - TLDR News
Dominic Cummings, Johnson's Chief Advisor, is an interesting character. He's been called a genius by Johnson, a dark political manipulator by the media and a career psychopath by Cameron. In this video, we take a look at his blog to find...
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The 110-Year Story of the Iranian Revolution
This week, we tell the real history of the Iranian Revolution. A story that begins in the 19th-century Great Game and continues to today.
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Brexit Negotiations & Organ Donation - This Week in Parliament.
This Week in Parliament is a series we are currently trialling where we keep you up to date with the latest news from the UK's Parliament. This week we discuss the latest news from Brexit negotiations, changes to organ donation law and...
The Telegraph
Charles Moore discusses British Institutions Climate Change and the rise of China
When Charles Moore first became a journalist in 1979, Britain was at a crossroads. There were fears the country was facing a perpetual crisis with soaring unemployment, inflation, and social unrest. Britain was bitterly divided....
The Telegraph
Janet Daley america will soon wake up to Wokeism
Do not be fooled by the dominance of the woke movement; it is already running out of steam. In this week’s Off Script Janet Daley joins Steven Edginton to discuss America and Britain: what divides the two nations and what unites them.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Paul Martin: Taking A Stand On Financial Regulation
Canada has long received credit for its economic turnaround under the stewardship of Paul Martin, the country’s former prime minister and finance minister. In general, Martin has received justifiable plaudits but often for the wrong...
The Wall Street Journal
Justin Trudeau on Leadership
Canadian Prime Minister talks about essential skills to sell a common vision and overcoming hurdles that may have stymied previous generations of leaders.
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Will Johnson Win Big? Today's Local Elections Explained - TLDR News
Today (a lot of) Brits go to vote with all kinds of elections happening across the country. Some of the most important elections happening are the local elections in England where new local councillors will be selected. So in this video...
Curated Video
THE BIRTH OF MODERN DAY ISRAEL: Herzl as Chief Diplomat: The Great Powers, Britain, and the Balfour Declaration
In pursuing diplomacy with the great powers of his time, Herzl left no stone unturned.
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Johnson's New Obesity Plan Explained: Can It Really Work? - TLDR News
In recent months the UK has seen two major health crises combine, obesity and COVID. In an effort to curb the issues Johnson's government have announced a new obesity plan to tackle the root issue. In this video, we explain how the plans...
Step Back History
Why Is There No Palestine?
After nearly 100 years, the Zionist movement had come full circle in 1948, declaring Israel an independent state. However, this was amidst chaos and claimed upon land that already had people living there. How do we get from this period...
Financial Times
Coronavirus why the west will be hit harder
FT science editor Clive Cookson on why the testing response in different regions has left western nations catching up with a crisis they never expected, and why culture, politics and behaviour are all important factors in beating the...
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Opinionated: Should the United Kingdom Codify Their Constitution? - TLDR News
Currently, the UK is one of a handful of countries with an uncodified constitution, meaning there's no one constitutional document that sets out how the UK's democracy works. We asked our audience what they thought about codifying the...
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How Will Brexit Affect the United States - TLDR News
Considering we spend a lot of time on our main channel discussing the effects of Brexit on the UK and Europe, it only made sense to apply that to the US on this channel. In this video, we discuss what Brexit means for the US and how it...
Weird History
1953 CIA Coup That Ruined Iran US Relations
For decades, knowledge of America's role in the 1953 Iran coup, which led to the ejection of the country's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh and the installation of a despotic shah, was fragmented and vague....
Jabzy
Every British Prime Minister Part 3 (1852-1902)
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Every British Prime Minister Part 3 (1852-1902)
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Third Round of the Tory Leader Race Explained
So yet another candidate has been knocked out, Rory Stewart. In this video, we explain what Stewart's departure means for the race and what else we learn from the third round of voting - such the inevitability that it's going to be...
Ancient Lights Media
Azerbaijan
Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Azerbaijan.
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Does Johnson Understand How His Deal Affects Northern Ireland? - Brexit Explained.
Towards the end of last week, Johnson made some remarks in Northern Ireland to explain how his deal would impact the Great Britain/Northern Ireland border. The problem is many think he doesn't actually understand how it will work...
The Telegraph
Nigel Farage discusses Boris Johnson another lockdown and Joe Biden
The government's Covid policies are appalling and increasingly communist. Nigel Farage joins Steven Edginton in this week's Off Script podcast to discuss Boris Johnson's leadership, another potential winter lockdown and the death of the...
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Theresa May's Chequers Deal - Brexit Explained
UPDATE: Around the time of this video's release the EU rejected the Chequers Plan we discuss in the video. We found out hours before the release of the video, once the video was already queued and scheduled. We had been working on the...
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Tactical Voting in the Leadership Election - TLDR News
Throughout the Conservative leadership contest theirs been speculation that candidates have encouraged their supporters to vote tactically. With the final two candidates selected we look back over the process and examine if there really...