Thanks so much to Roger Hearing & @phildobbie for the chance to join TheWhy?Curve podcast. A lively conversation on what the remarkable last few weeks in American politics mean for the upcoming #Election2024

On sweltering days like these, nothing revives like a scorching blast from a hot air hand dryer. Well done to James Dyson et al for ridding us of the pestilence of cool, fresh towels

Paris at the centre of the world’s biggest sporting event - but does the Olympics bring any kind of victory to the host nation? Why do so many cities now pass on the chance of being the host? Professor Simon Chadwick SKEMA Business School with Roger Hearing and @phildobbie whycurve.com/episode/olympi…

What’s Paris going to get out of the Olympics? Is the visibility worth the cost and disruption? And why do so many potential Olympic host cities now say no thanks? Professor Simon Chadwick SKEMA Business School tells me and Phil Dobbie there needs to be a new staging model whycurve.com/episode/olympi…

The UK’s universities are facing a problem of declining demand and rising costs - there may have to be mergers of institutions, and perhaps a better offer to potential students. Chris Millward Uni of Birmingham tells Roger Hearing and Phil Dobbie what might work whycurve.com/episode/univer…

Higher education in the UK is running out of money, and facing a drop in student numbers. Do we have too many universities? Do we need a more flexible form of tertiary learning? Chris Millward Uni of Birmingham gives me and Phil Dobbie a picture of the dilemma whycurve.com/episode/univer…

A pleasure joining Roger Hearing tonight on BBC News (World) Business Matters. We covered quite a range of topics from business in Venezuela through to the economics behind the Olympics, AI, and Pablo Escobar souvenirs. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w1…

Riots across the UK, attacks on hotels and mosques - all blamed on the Far Right. But what IS the Far Right? And how do they relate to the ReformParty in parliament? Aurelien Mondon Reactionary Politics Research Network University of Bath tells Roger Hearing and Phil Dobbie whycurve.com/episode/gettin…

What Is the “far right”? After the racist riots of recent days, is there a coherent politics behind the violence, or is it just thuggery? Aurelien Mondon Reactionary Politics Research Network University of Bath takes me and Phil Dobbie through what is going on behind the riots whycurve.com/episode/gettin…

Will Kamala Harris's poll numbers slip after she's subjected to more scrutiny by the media? Great chatting, as always, with Phil Dobbie & Roger Hearing on TheWhy?Curve podcast UCL Political Science - School of Public Policy UCL News

Could Donald Trump still win? The Democrats are on a roll, two months before the US votes for a new president, with Kamala Harris narrowly ahead in the polls, but Thomas Gift UCL Political Science - School of Public Policy tells Roger Hearing and Phil Dobbie the odds are still on for a Trump victory whycurve.com/episode/kamala…

Balloons and razzmatazz at the Democrats convention in Chicago, so is the Harris/Walz bandwagon on the way to the White House? Not necessarily, Thomas Gift UCL Centre on US Politics (CUSP) tells me and Phil Dobbie - Trump is still set to win whycurve.com/episode/kamala…

Who created the meme? Tech bros? Spotty herbert in a back bedroom? No, a German Jew whose extraordinary collection of images⁩ including occultist Aleister Crowley’s tarot cards reopens in London soon. My piece for ⁦The Telegraph⁩ The Warburg Institute⁩ telegraph.co.uk/art/artists/ab…

Does the monetary police practised by central banks work effectively at controlling inflation? Dominic from the New Economics Foundation (NEF) likens it to a surgeon performing an operation with a shovel. whycurve.com/episode/centra…

All eyes on the US Federal Reserve and its upcoming decision on interest rates - but are the world’s central banks the right people to steer the global economy? Do they have the right tools? Dominic NEF enlightens Roger Hearing and LoudMouth whycurve.com/episode/centra…

Central bankers - the grey men and women who set the global economic climate. But how far should we trust them to set the right interest rate? How independent are they from politics? Dominic NEF tells me and LoudMouth what needs to change whycurve.com/episode/centra…

If Britain ever wants to re-join the EU, David Henig 🇺🇦 , Director of the UK Trade Project at ECIPE, says there's a lot of trust that has to be won back. whycurve.com/episode/ukeu-a…

The UK getting more comfortable with Brussels - but how far will Keir Starmer’s reset go? And how close to London does the EU want to be, after all the bad blood? David Henig 🇺🇦 ECIPE lays out the possibilities for Roger Hearing and LoudMouth whycurve.com/episode/ukeu-a…

How close to the EU does Keir Starmer want the UK to be? As polls show Britons are increasingly over Brexit, is there a way back to Brussels? Does the EU even want us? It’s going to be a long slow process David Henig 🇺🇦 @ecipe tells me and LoudMouth whycurve.com/episode/ukeu-a…

Utterly heart broken. David was an amazing mentor, manager and friend to me when I was at the Telegraph. He was incredibly talented, supportive, and a true joy to be around. My heart goes out to all his family, friends and colleagues.