Did the government make it harder for graduates to pay off student loans?

February 12
31 mins

Episode Description

Should the government consider implementing a graduate tax to make the tuition repayment system fairer? What did Jim Ratcliffe get wrong about immigration in the UK? And do we need to get serious about carbon capturing? 


Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer’s Andrew Butler, Ada Barumé and James Tapper as they battle it out to see who can pitch the story that should lead the news.


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Host: Giles Whittell 


Producer: Casey Magloire 


Executive Producer: Matt Russell and Jasper Corbett 


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