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Rishi, you were here: Boris Johnson’s woes

Economist Podcasts

The Economist

News, News & Politics

4.35K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid, Britain’s finance and health ministers respectively, resigned yesterday; other officials soon followed suit. Once again, questions about Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s political survival are swirling. A ride on London’s sparkling but quiet new railway line hints at the complexities of post-pandemic public transport. And how off-the-shelf drones are making a difference in Ukraine’s war. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer



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Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist.

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In London, south of the River Thames, I'm Jason Palmer.

1:05.5

And north of the river, still in London.

1:07.6

I'm John Fastman.

1:08.9

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

1:14.4

In a lot of cities, workday travel is down, even if evening and weekend travel seems mostly

1:20.3

to have recovered to pre-pandemic levels.

1:23.0

We take a ride on a shiny new line in London, reflecting on the complicated future of post-pandemic public transport.

1:32.2

And thousands of drones have swarmed the skies over Ukraine in the past few months, mainly to gather battlefield intelligence.

1:39.8

Armies love them. They're cheap, effective and easy to come by.

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