The Briefing Room
David Aaronovitch and a panel of experts and insiders present in-depth explainers on big issues in the news
Latest Episode
Venezuela – what now? (08.01.2026)
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- Should we worry about America’s security strategy?
- Why are early career doctors angry?
- Are the old robbing the young?
- What's happening with the Ukraine peace plan?
- What can the UK learn from the rest of Europe about asylum reform?
- Why does the UK have a problem with productivity?
- What's happening in Venezuela?
- How should we handle historic public inquiries?
- Is there a crash coming?
- Is the UK in a data crisis?
- Will the Gaza peace plan work?
- How prepared are we for the next pandemic?
- How prepared are we for cyber threats?
- How prepared are we for climate change?
- Should the government worry about debt?
- Why don't we have ID cards in the UK?
- How close is the UK getting to the European Union?
- Is the tide turning in the Ukraine war?
- The Trump hokey cokey is back - what happens to world trade now?
- Why is there a row about disability benefits?
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