540. The Untold Iran Crisis, Henry Nowak, and Farage’s Politics of Rage
10 June 2026
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Northern Ireland was completely ignored in this report. They regularly out perform others in the UK. We do have a slightly different system. I have noticed this in several episodes. At the moment we are still a member of the UK.