187. Yanis Varoufakis: How The 2008 Crisis Revived Far-Right Populism
4 May 2026
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6 May 2026
As Trump threatens to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, has European appeasement of Trump officially failed? Will historic local election losses for Labour trigger a change of Prime Minister? Why has Nigel Farage faced such little scrutiny on his £5 million ‘gift’ from a Thai-based crypto billionaire?
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