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The Bigger Picture: Tension in the eastern Med, Putin's options in Belarus & what we can learn from Qatar

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The Bigger Picture: Tension in the eastern Med, Putin's options in Belarus & what we can learn from Qatar
With French warships sent to the eastern Mediterranean, Professor Tim Evans of Middlesex University discusses why Turkey's actions are exacerbating tensions in the region and why Erdogan is so concerned about his legacy. He looks at the options available to President Putin as he watches the unrest in Belarus. And he takes a look at Qatar, a tiny kingdom in the Middle East punching well above its weight and with a well-conceived plan for the future which Britain could do well to study and learn from.
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The Bigger Picture: The exam debacle, scrapping Public Health England & Kamala Harris

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The Bigger Picture: The exam debacle, scrapping Public Health England & Kamala Harris
Political commentator Mike Indian looks at the English exam debacle, asking why the government stuck to using the algorithm, despite being told it would not work. He gives his own marks to Education Minister Gavin Williamson. He looks at the scrapping of Public Health England and wonders if it is a wise move. And he looks across the Atlantic to Joe Biden's pick of Kamala Harris as his running mate.
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Mike Indian

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The Bigger Picture: The planning system overhaul and how e-businesses might boost the UK

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The Bigger Picture: The planning system overhaul and how e-businesses might boost the UK
Professor Tim Evans of Middlesex University examines the Government's ideas for reforming Britain's planning system and suggests what the ramifications might be for solving the country's housing problems. As an economist shows that the UK economy has been bouncing back faster than over comparable countries, he looks at a think tank's ideas for introducing e-businesses as a way of giving Britain a post-Covid boost.
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Professor Tim Evans

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The Bigger Picture: Obesity, planning reforms, local lockdowns and COVID border policy

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The Bigger Picture: Obesity, planning reforms, local lockdowns and COVID border policy
Political commentator Mike Indian looks at the Government's obesity strategy and its decision to target junk food advertising. He considers the significance of the announced planning reforms, whether local lockdowns are the right way forward and tries to make sense of the COVID border policy. He also looks at the prospects for the American Presidential Election with three months to go.
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Mike Indian

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The Bigger Picture: The political and economic impact of the home-working revolution

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The Bigger Picture: The political and economic impact of the home-working revolution
Professor Tim Evans of Middlesex University looks at what the Covid-19 home-working revolution might mean to Britain's middle classes, who could find that their jobs no longer need to be done by people within the UK. He also considers what the changed work environment might mean to the status and role of London and the City. He also warns that we should be paying attention to the danger in the mounting tension between Australia and China.
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Professor Tim Evans

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The Bigger Picture: What should investors do as we head into a severe economic depression?

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The Bigger Picture: What should investors do as we head into a severe economic depression?
Tim Price, director of Price Value Partners, looks at the government's response to the onset of Covid-19 and considers the likely effects of the economic measures taken. Wondering why equities have been so buoyant ahead of what he believes will be the worst economic depression anybody alive has experienced, he wonders why the mainstream media has been so unquestioning and why so little attention has been paid to the economic effects of lockdown. Although highly nervous of most stocks and bonds, he does offer suggestions for investors similarly concerned for the future.
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Tim Price

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The Bigger Picture: Chinese spying and Huawei, the intolerance of the left and leadership of the WTO

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The Bigger Picture: Chinese spying and Huawei, the intolerance of the left and leadership of the WTO
Professor Tim Evans of Middlesex University looks at the decision to strip Huawei of its role in the 5G network in the UK in the light of previous knowledge of the Chinese government's malicious cyber campaign and theft of commercial data. He discusses how the left need to recapture their mojo and become more tolerant. And he examines the decision to make Liam Fox the UK candidate to lead the World Trade Organisation.
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Professor Tim Evans

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The Bigger Picture: The latest mini-Budget, Mark Sedwill's departure and the American election

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The Bigger Picture: The latest mini-Budget, Mark Sedwill's departure and the American election
Political commentator Mike Indian looks at Rishi Sunak's latest min-Budget and gives his progress report on the Chancellor's achievements so far. He explains the departure of the country's most senior civil servant, Mark Sedwill and he assesses how Sir Keir Starmer is doing as the Opposition Leader. He also casts his eye across the Atlantic to the United States where Donald Trump's rival, Joe Biden, is now ahead in the polls.
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The Bigger Picture: Has China killed Hong Kong, Labour's new direction and companies going woke

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The Bigger Picture: Has China killed Hong Kong, Labour's new direction and companies going woke
Professor Tim Evans of Middlesex University says that China has killed Hong Kong but that, in the long run, it might have caused itself serious problems. He looks at the change of direction of the Labour Party under Sir Keir Starmer. And he explains why the corporate world going woke is not necessarily all bad news for capitalism.
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Professor Tim Evans

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The Bigger Picture: Relaxing lockdown, UK councils face bankruptcy & Sunak's due stimulus statement

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The Bigger Picture: Relaxing lockdown, UK councils face bankruptcy & Sunak's due stimulus statement
Political commentator Mike Indian looks at the latest relaxation of the lockdown rule and changes to social distancing. He discusses how toxic the allegations about Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick could be, how UK councils could face bankruptcy over Covid-19 and looks ahead to what we might expect from Rishi Sunak's next stimulus statement.
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Mike Indian

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