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Politics Unpacked

The Only Way Is Ethics

Matt Chorley tackles the philosophical questions behind pub passports and longer lockdowns, with AC Grayling, Baroness Deech and Alberto Giubilini.


PLUS: India Knight and James Marriott on editing friends out and the curse of London.

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    Elon Musk has continued his attacks on the UK government, but why is he inserting himself into European politics? Does he want to be a global statesman? And what will this mean for his new friend Nigel Farage? Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Michael Binyon and Gaby Hinsliff 
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