The Intelligence: is Germany al[t]right?
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
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🗓️ 23 January 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party represents a growing anti-immigrant rhetoric in the country, but people are taking to the streets in their thousands to fight back. Why has the debate become so polarised? Japan’s ruling party has been trying to get women back into the labour market, and it's working (09:24). And, why the Brits are dropping pennies (15:26).
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| 1:05.0 | The Economist. |
| 1:07.0 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist. |
| 1:16.0 | I'm your host, Ora U Gumbi. |
| 1:18.0 | Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:24.0 | From social pressures to old school welfare systems, |
| 1:31.0 | lots of things used to prevent Japanese women from staying in work. |
| 1:35.7 | But that's now starting to change as Japan's labour market just keeps getting older and |
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