The weeklong truce between Israel and Hamas ended on Friday. Two days later, a US warship came under attack in the Red Sea. Is this a sign that the conflict is escalating?   To find out more about Tortoise: - Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists - Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exclusive content -Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise’s deputy editor Giles Whittell. The Tortoise team are joined by politics lecturer and author Remi Adekoya to discuss the backlash against Keir Starmer praising Margaret Thatcher, an assasination plot in the US and Nigel Farage on I’m A Celebrity. What do you think should lead the news? Email your stories to newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com. The producer was Rebecca Moore and the executive producer was Lewis Vickers.  To find out more about Tortoise: - Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists - Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exclusive content -Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first transatlantic flight using 100% sustainable jet fuel took off last week, but it drew criticism from campaigners and climate experts. How “green” was its journey? To find out more about Tortoise: - Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists - Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exclusive content -Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise editor-in-chief James Harding. In this episode he’s joined by economist Linda Yueh, news editor Jess Winch and climate editor Jeevan Vasagar. They discuss Henry Kissinger’s record, Elon Musk telling advertisers on X/Twitter to “go f***” themselves, and the UN’s climate summit in Dubai. What do you think should lead the news? Email your stories to newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com. The producer was Rebecca Moore and the executive producer was Lewis Vickers.  To find out more about Tortoise: - Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists - Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exclusive content -Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this new six part series from Tortoise, David Aaronovtich tells the inside story of a double revolution in the Labour Party which defined Britain’s present and will likely go on to shape its future. The series charts the takeover of Labour by the far-left under Jeremy Corbyn, the civil war that ensued and the election of a new leader, Keir Starmer, who set out to erase all trace of his predecessor. Additional reporting by Cat Neilan. Click here to listen wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise editor-in-chief James Harding. He’s joined by David Aaronovitch, Chloe Hadjimatheou and Giles Whittell to discuss whether the deal between Israel and Hamas could be a stepping stone towards a more lasting ceasefire.  They also talk about Lee Anderson’s claim that he was offered a financial incentive to defect to another party and disagree over what should happen to the Elgin marbles. Listen to ‘Eight years’ hard Labour’ here. What do you think should lead the news? Email your stories to newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com. The producer was Rebecca Moore and the executive producer was Lewis Vickers.  For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise editor-in-chief James Harding. In this live recording he’s joined by political editor Cat Neilan, the FT’s Claer Barrett and Slow Newscast host Basia Cummings to make sense of Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement and Palantir’s new NHS data contract. Listen to Basia’s new series ‘Walter’s War’ here. What do you think should lead the news? Email your stories to newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com. The producer was Rebecca Moore and the executive producer was Lewis Vickers.  For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app.  For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What was the biggest news story of 2023? At 7pm on 6th December ITV political editor Robert Peston joins the Tortoise team for a special event with Intelligence Squared at The Tabernacle in Notting Hill. Come along to hear Robert review the year with Tortoise's editor-in-chief James Harding, political editor Cat Neilan and news editor Jess Winch. He'll also talk about his new book 'Bust?: Saving the Economy, Democracy and Our Sanity'. Book your tickets here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise editor-in-chief James Harding. Last week Jess Phillips was one of eight Labour MPs who quit as a shadow minister to vote for a ceasefire in Gaza. In this episode she joins the Tortoise team to talk about her decision to resign and how serious the divide is within her party. They also discuss Sam Altman’s firing, housing for vulnerable people and when protest becomes intimidation. You can book tickets for The News Meeting Live on Wednesday 22nd November here. You can listen to Tortoise's new investigative series Walter's War here. What do you think should lead the news? Email your stories to newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com. The producer was Rebecca Moore and the executive producer was Lewis Vickers.  For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app.  For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise editor-in-chief James Harding. He’s joined by political editor Cat Neilan, news editor Jess Winch and climate editor Jeevan Vasagar to make sense of a busy week in British politics, Israel’s raid on Al-Shifa hospital and whether water should be traded like a commodity. What do you think should lead the news? Email your stories to newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com. The producer was Rebecca Moore and the executive producer was Lewis Vickers.  For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app.  For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former cabinet minister and author of ‘Politics on the Edge’, Rory Stewart, talks to Tortoise’s editor-in-chief James Harding about his political career, Westminster’s dysfunction and what he might do next. James asks why Rory hasn’t joined the Labour party, why working in Westminster is so difficult and the future of the centre ground. You can hear what Rory thinks about David Cameron becoming the new Foreign Secretary in a recent episode of The News Meeting here. The producer was Rebecca Moore and the executive producer was Lewis Vickers.  For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app.  For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise editor-in-chief James Harding. Rishi Sunak has sacked his home secretary and appointed a former prime minister as foreign secretary. Rory Stewart, former cabinet minister and author of ‘Politics on the Edge’, joins the Tortoise team to discuss that and the situation at Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital. You can listen to a longer conversation between Rory Stewart and James Harding about his book, his political career and what he might do next in a bonus episode, which will be out on Wednesday. What do you think should lead the news? Email your stories to newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com. The producer was Rebecca Moore and the executive producer was Lewis Vickers.  For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app.  For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

LBC presenter James O’Brien talks to Tortoise’s editor-in-chief James Harding about the people who he thinks broke Britain, why there aren’t any rules anymore and his approach to journalism. James Harding also takes issue with some of the people he includes in his new book, ‘How They Broke Britain’, and asks how his experience presenting Newsnight affected how he thinks about balance and impartiality. You can hear what James O’Brien thinks should lead the news in a recent episode of The News Meeting here. What do you think should lead the news? Email your stories to newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com. The producer was Rebecca Moore and the executive producer was Lewis Vickers.  For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app.  For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise editor-in-chief James Harding. James O’Brien, LBC presenter and author of ‘How They Broke Britain’, joins the Tortoise team to discuss Suella Braverman’s attack on the police, a topsy-turvy week in US politics and Shell taking Greenpeace to court. You can listen to a longer conversation between James O’Brien and James Harding about his book, the British media and its politics in a bonus episode, which will be released at 5pm on Friday. What do you think should lead the news? Email your stories to newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com. The producer was Rebecca Moore and the executive producer was Lewis Vickers.  For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app.  For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise editor-in-chief James Harding. He’s joined by Ian Goldin, professor of Globalisation and Development at Oxford University, and Tortoise editors Basia Cummings and Giles Whittell. They discuss the pro-Palestinian protests in the UK, Sam Bankman-Fried’s conviction and attitudes towards immigration. Listen to the recent episode of Trendy about immigration here. You can hear the full interview with Barack Obama on Pod Save America here. What do you think should lead the news? Email your stories to newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com. The producer was Rebecca Moore and the executive producer was Lewis Vickers.  For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app.  For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise editor-in-chief James Harding. He’s joined by Katy Searle, who was executive editor of BBC Politics, and Tortoise editors Chloe Hadjimatheou and Jeevan Vasagar. They discuss what’s been happening at the Covid inquiry, Israel’s response to the Hamas attack and what, if anything, Rishi Sunak achieved at his AI summit. What do you think should lead the news? Email your stories to newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com. The producer was Rebecca Moore and the executive producer was Lewis Vickers.  For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app.  For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Basia Cummings. She’s joined by Hashi Mohamed, Ceri Thomas and Giles Whittell to discuss what happened at Makhachkala airport, new House Speaker Mike Johnson and what the new Levelling Up Act means for house building. What do you think should lead the news? Email your stories to newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com. The producer was Rebecca Moore and the executive producer was Lewis Vickers.  For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app.  For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What should lead the news? Times columnist Matt Chorley pitches his story and talks about his new book. He joins Tortoise editors Giles Whittell, Cat Neilan and Jeevan Vasagar to discuss Saudi Arabia’s role in the Middle East, Keir Starmer’s position on Israel-Gaza and bankers bonuses. They also look ahead to the general election. It was recorded in front of an audience in the Tortoise newsroom. Matt’s new book is called ‘50 Places That Changed British Politics’. Click here to book tickets for the next News Meeting Live on 22nd November at 6.30pm. What do you think should lead the news? Email your stories to newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com. The producer was Rebecca Moore and the executive producer was Lewis Vickers.  For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app.  For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What should lead the news? As Israel prepares to enter Gaza, former BBC Middle East correspondent Paul Wood explains why the ground offensive hasn’t started yet and how Israel is approaching this war. Plus political editor Cat Neilan on Labour’s by-election victories and climate editor Jeevan Vasagar explains why we should care about the Italian prime minister’s private life. What do you think should lead the news? Email your stories to newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com. The producer was Rebecca Moore. The executive producer is Lewis Vickers. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app.  For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After Joe Biden announced an aid deal for Gaza, the question of the role and limits of diplomacy hangs over the Middle East. James Harding is joined by Lina Khatib, director of the Middle East Institute at SOAS, former US ambassador Matthew Barzun and Tortoise’s Jess Winch. They also explore how a newsroom decides when it’s time to start leading on stories that aren’t about the war between Israel and Hamas. Email your thoughts on this story or others that we’ve missed to newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com.  The producer was Rebecca Moore. The executive producer is Lewis Vickers. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app.  For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.