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upcoming episode. Look at you with your fancy pants job, sitting at your laptop all day on your video meetings,

saying things like, let's circle back on this, or can you drill down on that or or deep dive. You know what you are

don't you you're entitled that's what that's right most people who use a screen at work are entitled to claim free eye care.

Ask your boss about getting one of our vouchers. Should have reached out to Spexavers.

The new state... Spexavers. The New Statesman.

Hello, I'm Hannah Barnes and you're listening to the New Statesman

podcast.

I am joined today in the studio by New Statesman's associate political editor Rachel Kundev.

Hello.

Later, we're going to talk about your namesake Rachel Reeves and Labor's spending plans but first let's

talk about these horrific events in Southport. You will well know now that on

Monday a 17- old boy attacked a children's dance class in Southport.

He killed three young girls, BB King who was six, Elsie Dot Stancum, seven, and nine-year-old Alice De Silva Aguea.

Five children remain in hospital in a critical condition, along with two adults.

Earlier today a judge has ruled that this 17 year old can be named and he has been named

as Axel Ruda Kubana.

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