Iran/Israel – What can Britain do?

Oh God, What Now?

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🗓️ 16 April 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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The Middle East is on the verge of all-out war after Iran fired missiles and drones into Israel. Where does Britain stand on this latest escalation – and would we be ready if things get worse? Labour has outlined its hopes to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP – but is that enough? CEO of Chatham House and host of the Independent Thinking podcast Bronwen Maddox talks to Ros Taylor. And it’s a But Your Emails special! Are there any good right-wing podcasts? And what would you replace the monarchy with? The panel gets to as many of our listeners' questions as possible. • “This current situation does play into Netanyahu's hands.” – Seth Thévoz • “If you were advising Netanyahu, you might want to point out that sympathy and patience is really wearing thin.” – Rachel Cunliffe • “Lots of Labour leaders, with the exception of Corbyn, feel like they have to look tough.” – Matt Green We’re on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnow www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Ros Taylor, with Matt Green, Seth Thévoz and Rachel Cunliffe. Producer: Chris Jones. Audio production by: Robin Leeburn. Video production by Kieron Leslie. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis.. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:50.0	In this edition we'll be discussing the alarming escalation of the war in the Middle East.
0:54.5	Chatham House Chief Bronwyn Maddox will be talking about exactly what's lacking in Britain's armed forces.
0:59.8	She says we need to get real about the threats.
1:03.4	And in the second half of the show, the panel answer as many of your questions as we can
1:07.4	in a but-your-email special.
1:10.0	Let's meet the panel.
1:11.6	First up, it's political comedian Matt Green. Hi Matt.
1:14.3	Hello. Though we haven't got an interview with Liz Truss, the panel will be talking
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