Politics Unpacked

Why Can't Politicians Fix Our Prisons?

The crisis facing prisons in England and Wales is nothing new - in fact, governments of every stripe have been trying to fix it for decades. Patrick Maguire asks why they've failed, and what can be done to improve criminal justice in the future. Plus Manveen Rana and Matthew Bell discuss <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/united-nations-biased-un-israel-6p7xzdjtv" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Israel's fallout with the United Nations</a>, <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ai-could-help-terrorists-develop-bioweapons-report-warns-j7zkpbqn9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">whether we should be scared of the AI future </a>and <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rachel-reeves-book-denies-plagiarism-shadow-chancellor-b3km0kgh8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rachel Reeves plagiarising Wikipedia in her new book.</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the the politics of the day - and the stuff that's even more important - with the brightest brains from the Times and Sunday Times. You can listen to Hugo on DAB, smart speaker or app 10am-1pm Monday to Friday. If you like what you hear, then read more at <a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.thetimes.com/</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.