The Version podcast: is there a brand new Anglo-French bromance?

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The Version podcast: is there a brand new Anglo-French bromance?

Is a brand new Anglo-French bromance blossoming? Emmanuel Macron actually looks like he wants an ally. Again house, the nation has been protesting



Is a brand new Anglo-French bromance blossoming? Emmanuel Macron actually looks like he wants an ally. Again house, the nation has been protesting in opposition to his labour reforms, unemployment stays stubbornly excessive, and overseas, the nation’s navy entanglement in Africa is simply getting messier. Jonathan Miller argues on this week’s cover piece that Boris could be the reply to Macron’s troubles. He joins the podcast to elucidate the brand new bromance, and can also be joined by Charles Grant, Director of the Centre for European Reform.

Plus, Labour’s management race is narrowing, however James Forsyth writes on this week’s political column that every one the remaining candidates are lacking the purpose – none of them are excited about what the get together actually must do in an effort to win. He talks to Isabel Hardman on the podcast, along with Gloria de Piero, former Labour MP for Ashfield.

And at last, we additionally discuss a have a look at what’s killing Britain’s wild salmon. Within the 80s, there have been 9 million salmon within the Atlantic – at this time that determine is a mere two million. Scottish fishermen are not allowed to catch salmon on their coasts, however the issue reveals no signal of abating, writes angler Mike Daunt on this week’s concern. On the podcast, Mike knocks heads with Dylan Roberts, Head of Fisheries on the Recreation and Wildlife Conservation Belief, to determine the answer.





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