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Tortoise News is the home of Tortoise's news podcasts: The News Meeting, Trendy and Sensemaker.
The News Meeting - join Tortoise editor James Harding and 3 journalists, from the Tortoise newsroom and beyond, to discuss the stories that should be leading the news.
Trendy - hear polling expert John Curtice and former Downing Street advisor Rachel Wolf explore the trends that help shape what voters think and politicans do.
Sensemaker - our daily podcast that tells one story every day to make sense of the world.
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Sensemaker: No-fault evictions: how the Renters Reform Bill was watered down
Five years ago the government said it would reform the private rental market, but charities that once backed the Renters Reform Bill have now turned against it.
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Trendy: King and Country
Just over half of the British public now think the monarchy is ‘very’ or ‘quite’ important. That’s according to new data published by the British Social Attitudes survey which suggests that support for the monarchy has been in decline over the last decade. John and Rachel discuss why this is happening.
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Hosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel Wolf
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Sensemaker: Humza Yousaf’s unforced error
Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf has resigned after just over a year, throwing the country - and its minority SNP government - into turmoil. What does this mean for the party which has governed Scotland for nearly two decades?
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Sensemaker: Hersh Goldberg-Polin and the other hostages still in Gaza
In recent days Hamas has released videos of several hostages being held in Gaza. In each case it was the first time their families had seen them alive since they were taken during the October 7th attack. Why might Hamas be releasing the videos now?
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News Meeting: Humza Yousaf resigns as Scotland’s first minister and Macron’s warning
James Harding and three guests debate what they think should lead the news.
In this episode he’s joined by Bronwen Maddox, director and chief executive of Chatham House, Tortoise deputy editor Giles Whittell and political editor Cat Neilan.
Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com
Guests:
Bronwen Maddox, director and chief executive of Chatham HouseGiles Whittell, deputy editor at TortoiseCat Neilan, political editor at Tortoise
Host: James Harding, founder and editor of Tortoise
Producers: Rebecca Moore and Casey Magloire
Executive producer: Lewis Vickers
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Sensemaker: Trump’s first week in court
What happened when Donald Trump’s old friend took to the stand at the former president’s criminal trial in New York.
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Customer Reviews
Interesting format
A recent discovery and now a regular listen. Unlike another popular news pod where it seems they’re sometimes fighting for airtime (!) the presenters / guests on this one seem less focussed on overt entertainment and more on engaging the audience with journalism. Passionately presenting topics, varied guests, serious but often witty - I can listen to this podcast anytime. Thank you tortoise!
Not sure
Sometimes the figures used on this podcast don’t seem like the right ones. Eg on the latest voicemail, figures were given for the percentage of global military spending but not at all clear that the numbers had been examined to account for the fact that UK massively overpays for kit due to rubbish procurement or Russia can produce effective arms at a fraction of the average western state cost. So seems a bit sloppy in places but still a good listen overall.
Water Pollution
Loved today’s episode, where water pollution was discussed. The passionate debate was invigorating and a refreshing change.