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Veep state: the running mates debate

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The Economist

News & Politics, News

4.35K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

After JD Vance and Tim Walz squared off against each in last night’s vice-presidential debate, our correspondent assesses their performance – and its effect on the US election. In Britain the pro-European cause is popular, but its advocates are ineffective (10:53). And why the gleam of a Michelin star may tarnish (19:18).  


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1:00.7

The Economist

1:02.0

Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. I'm Rosie Bloor.

1:12.6

And I'm Jason Palmer. Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

1:22.9

It wasn't all that long after Britain's vote to leave the European Union that polls flipped.

1:28.4

By now, lots of people, particularly in the Labour Party, reckon it was a terrible idea.

1:34.1

So now that it's in power, why can't Labor do anything about it?

1:39.3

And a Michelin Star is the most coveted award a restaurant owner can earn,

1:44.5

and usually wins them a flood of new customers.

1:47.6

But as our correspondent finds out,

1:49.5

that delicious success can be hard to sustain.

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