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Tortoise News is here to help you make sense of the UK election. Every day, Tortoise journalists and special guests will provide in-depth analysis and reporting in our podcasts: The News Meeting, Trendy, Editor's Voicemail, and our new podcast, Could It Be True?, where we scrutinize claims from the campaign trail.
We'll speak to a variety of experts to shed light on the election - both in our newsroom and on the road across the UK. We'll do it in a way only Tortoise can: with slow journalism that cuts through the noise to focus on the stories that matter.
To find out more about Tortoise:
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Tortoise News is here to help you make sense of the UK election. Every day, Tortoise journalists and special guests will provide in-depth analysis and reporting in our podcasts: The News Meeting, Trendy, Editor's Voicemail, and our new podcast, Could It Be True?, where we scrutinize claims from the campaign trail.
We'll speak to a variety of experts to shed light on the election - both in our newsroom and on the road across the UK. We'll do it in a way only Tortoise can: with slow journalism that cuts through the noise to focus on the stories that matter.
To find out more about Tortoise:
Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists
Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content
Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more
If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com

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    News Meeting: What Farage wants and Barclays faces anti-Israel protests

    News Meeting: What Farage wants and Barclays faces anti-Israel protests

    What should lead the news? Three Tortoise journalists each pitch the story they think should be at the top of the news agenda to deputy editor Giles Whittell.
    In this episode, Nigel Farage grabs the limelight but should he get as much coverage as he does? Plus, Benjamin Netanyahu disbands his war cabinet; and who is pure enough to fund the arts after Barclays and Baillie Gifford faced anti-Israel boycotts?
    Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com
    Book your free ticket to be in the audience for our next election special in Stroud on Wednesday 19th July: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/thinkin/the-news-meeting-live-stroud/ 
    Guests:
    Cat Neilan, political editor at TortoiseJeevan Vasgar, contributing editor at TortoiseStephen Armstrong, reporter at Tortoise
    Host: Giles Whittell, Tortoise’s deputy editor
    Producer: Rebecca Moore
    Executive producer: Lewis Vickers
    To find out more about Tortoise:
    - Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists
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    - Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more
    If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com 


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    • 29 min
    Sensemaker: Pro-Palestine candidates threaten to take votes from Labour

    Sensemaker: Pro-Palestine candidates threaten to take votes from Labour

    Labour faces an unlikely challenge from a TikTok star in one of its safest seats. What impact could Israel’s war in Gaza have on Labour’s support in some areas?
    To find out more about Tortoise:
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    - Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more
    If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com

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    • 5 min
    Editor's Voicemail: Not rejoining, but returning

    Editor's Voicemail: Not rejoining, but returning

    Now Labour and the Conservatives have published their party manifestos, Tortoise editor James Harding examines which issues they're not tackling.
    To find out more about Tortoise:
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    - Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more
    If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com 


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    • 6 min
    News Meeting: Sunak’s aide bets on the election and French politics goes crazy

    News Meeting: Sunak’s aide bets on the election and French politics goes crazy

    What should lead the news? Three Tortoise journalists each pitch the story they think should be at the top of the news agenda to deputy editor Giles Whittell.
    Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com
    Book your free ticket to be in the audience for our next election special in Stroud on Wednesday 19th July: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/thinkin/the-news-meeting-live-stroud/ 
    Guests:
    Cat Neilan, political editor at TortoiseJess Winch, news editor at TortoiseStephen Armstrong, reporter at Tortoise
    Host: Giles Whittell, Tortoise’s deputy editor
    Producer: Rebecca Moore
    Executive producer: Lewis Vickers
    To find out more about Tortoise:
    - Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists
    - Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exclusive content
    - Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more
    If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com 


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    • 38 min
    Trendy: Volatile voters and why people don’t trust politicians

    Trendy: Volatile voters and why people don’t trust politicians

    What has changed since Rishi Sunak’s D-Day gaffe and Nigel Farage’s intervention? John and Rachel delve into the latest polls, the party manifestos and the latest British Social Attitudes survey, which shows trust in politics is at a record low.
    Hosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel Wolf
    To find out more about Tortoise:
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    - Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more
    If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com 

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    • 40 min
    Could it be true?: Sneaky politics

    Could it be true?: Sneaky politics

    This week, Alexi and Patricia dive into the wild west of political advertising and investigate the people behind a sneaky series of smear campaigns.
    To find out more about Tortoise:
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    If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com

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    • 16 min

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