Encounters: The US Establishment And War

This week on The Briefing, we examine the controversy surrounding a recent letter to The Guardian on Iran, signed by prominent figures including Angela Davis; the growing warnings over Britain’s food security, as drought, geoplitical deveolpments and pressure on domestic agriculture raise the prosp…

In this edition of The Briefing, we discuss Gordon Brown declaring that a united Ireland is inevitable; the rejection of various independence motions put forward to the SNP conference and what this says about the state of the independence movement; John Healey’s retreat on his earlier promises arou…

This week on The Briefing we assess the AfD’s election result in Germany; Reform UK’s conference and the impact of the undercover investigation which prompted two senior officials to step down; the SNP’s Programme for Government and the political and class conflicts it may bring about. Stay tuned f…

In this episode of The Briefing, we look at the SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Féin summit in Cardiff and what their new agreement means for the future of the UK; Donald Trump’s comments backing a united Ireland, and how they relate to a rapidly changing world order; Reform UK’s record £72 million in do…