Border Politics
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Patrick Maguire is joined by John Elledge to discuss the borders that explain world politics - from London's Ulez to the edge of space.  PLUS: Columnists India Knight and James Heale discuss whether the public will appreciate the latest National Insurance cut, what happened when James went to Nigel Farage's 60th, and whether the Liz Truss story will get its own Netflix series. Columnists (00:41) The Borders That Explain World Politics (20:53) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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