The Intelligence: putting a Dave face on it
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
4.5 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 14 November 2023
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Former prime minister David Cameron is back from the political wilderness—and his appointment as foreign secretary reveals much about the state of the ruling Conservative party. We ask how Israel has kept its airspace open during the conflict in Gaza, even as the threat of missiles has grown (10:11). And China’s long-suffering delivery drivers fight more quietly to improve their lot (17:04).
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| 0:27.0 | Learn more at city.com slash we are city. The Economist. Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist. |
| 0:45.0 | I'm your host Jason Palmer. |
| 0:48.0 | Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:55.0 | Israel has managed to keep its airspace open and flights coming and going |
| 1:01.0 | even as the conflict in Gaza has deepened. Our correspondent |
| 1:04.8 | explains how it's done so safely and why it simply has to. And spare a thought |
| 1:12.1 | for delivery drivers in China. |
| 1:14.0 | The pay is bad, the hours can be worse, they can actually get fined for a late delivery. |
| 1:19.0 | Small-scale street protests to improve their lot are going quiet. Now it's all about industrial |
| 1:25.0 | action on the down-low. |
| 1:27.0 | But first. British politics hasn't been short on surprises in recent years and yesterday a doozy. |
| 1:49.0 | Coming up number 10, down here street I should say, I'm not quite sure who this might be that's |
| 1:54.9 | the security detail just opening the door for David Cameron. |
| 2:01.8 | What? What? |
| 2:04.0 | I was not expecting that. |
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