Capitol Crimes
Stephen Bush and Ailbhe Rea discuss the aftermath of the shocking scenes from Washington as a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol building, and what those events mean for changing international norms around politics and the media. Then, in You Ask Us, th...
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Stephen Bush and Ailbhe Rea discuss the aftermath of the shocking scenes from Washington as a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol building, and what those events mean for changing international norms around politics and the media. Then, in You Ask Us, they look at what impact lockdown scepticism has actually had on UK Government policy.
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Topics in this podcast:
US politics
US election
Protest
Capitol Hill
Pro-Trump riots
Media
CNN
Fox News
BBC
UK politics
UK Government
Conservative Party
Coronavirus
Covid-19
Lockdown
People discussed in this podcast:
Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Nancy Pelosi
Protestors
Boris Johnson
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