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The Briefing Room Episodes

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    Can the NHS recover from coronavirus?

    What has the pandemic done to healthcare in the UK and will it get back on track?

  2. The Leicester lockdown

    How local lockdowns will work, Leicester鈥檚 is likely to be the first of many.

  3. Can Britain avoid mass-unemployment?

    Creating and protecting jobs in the time of the coronavirus.

  4. China and the Pandemic

    How have China's relations with other countries changed since the arrival of the virus?

  5. Coronavirus and the economy

    What are the pandemic and lockdown doing to the economy and and what could happen next?

  6. Covid-19 and the Care Sector

    Have the mounting deaths exposed cracks in the way we deliver care to the most vulnerable?

  7. Easing the lockdown

    Some countries have opened schools and non-food shops. Can the lockdown be eased safely?

  8. The psychological impact of the coronavirus pandemic

    What mental hardship are we enduring and, when normality returns, how changed might we be?

  9. The Inequalities of Lockdown

    What do we know about the impact of the lockdown on different people and places?

  10. Covid-19: What Next?

    How close to a vaccine are we and how important is mass testing?

  11. UK fishing and Brexit

    The UK fishing industry will be central to EU trade negotiations, starting soon. Why?

  12. Sinn F茅in's rise

    Sinn F茅in recorded a historic result in the Irish election. Why?

  13. Treating Terror

    What can be done to stop another convicted terrorist attacking again?

  14. How to do a trade deal

    Bluffs, plays and tariff peaks, the UK enters the free trade world.

  15. How dangerous is the coronavirus?

    What lessons do previous pandemics provide about how we should treat the new coronavirus?

  16. Powering Up The North

    The government wants an infrastructure revolution in the north. How will it do that?

  17. Iran's Revenge

    What power does Iran's Revolutionary Guard wield and what will they do now?

  18. How Do We Get Brexit Done?

    'Get Brexit Done' led the Tories to election victory - but how will that be achieved?

  19. Middle East Youthquake

    Protests have swept through Iran, Iraq and Lebanon - what lies behind the unrest?

  20. Malta: Shady People in a Sunny Place

    Why has the premier of the EU's smallest state, and a former British colony, resigned?

  21. General Election Promises: Tax and Spend?

    Who are the people who are going to pay for the politicians' promises?

  22. Brexit: a pivotal week?

    Where have this week's events in Westminster left the UK's efforts to leave the EU?

  23. Turkey, Syria and the Kurds

    How the US withdrawal from northern Syria could reshape the political map of the region.

  24. Climate change and meat: what's the beef?

    What difference would it make to climate change if we reduce meat consumption?

  25. Trump, Ukraine and impeachment

    What's the Trump impeachment inquiry about?

  26. Britain鈥檚 constitutional dilemma: who now runs the country?

    Does the constitution need an overhaul - and is it time to have a written constitution?

  27. What are the Risks of Vaping?

    Recent deaths in the USA have been linked to e-cigarette use, leading to calls for a ban.

  28. The Battle for Britain

    What strategy should the party leaders follow now?

  29. The United Kingdom, Brexit and its History

    Can history help us make better sense of the political turmoil we are living through?

  30. Has Narendra Modi changed India?

    How has Narendra Modi changed India economically, politically and as a global power?

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