588. Is Britain Prepared for Cyber Warfare and The ‘Plot’ to Undermine the UN
12 November 2026
The Rest Is Politics
14 August 2026
Should Andy Burnham deliver a covid style national emergency briefing to inform the public about the climate emergency? How do we foster cross-party consensus on the climate emergency? And, can we balance the need to build data centres and protect the environment?
Join Alastair Campbell, Rory Stewart and Caroline Lucas as they discuss all of these questions and more.
To watch Caroline’s four part series on climate as a national security threat, sign up at therestispolitcs.com
Read the redacted Joint Intelligence Committee Report here
Find out more about the National Emergency Briefing here.
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