As the Tories are embroiled in the Owen Paterson scandal, we examine the truly scale of corruption in Tory ranks, why it's a threat to democracy - and how we fight it, featuring investigative journalist and editor-in-chief of openDemocracy Peter Geoghegan.

Is COP26 a great step forward in the struggle to save humanity - or just a greenwash for the world's polluters? We're joined by Green MSP Patrick Harvie.

As the BBC are embroiled in scandal over a transphobic article which drew on the testimony of an alleged serial sexual predator who called for the genocide of trans people, we discuss the fallout and implications with writer Roz Kaveney and journalist Ugla Stefanía.

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