Subscriptions, ‘Intergalactic Affairs’ and Alleged Cartel Boss Daniel Kinahan
Today, will Andy Burnham bringing forward a ban on ‘subscription traps’ address people’s concerns about the cost of living?
Adam is joined onstage at the Edinburgh Fringe by Caitriona Perry and Joe Pike (plus a live audience of Newscasters!), to discuss Andy Burnham’s nationwide cost of living tour. Plus, how did Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband’s meeting with his counterpart Marco Rubio go? And, how was alleged cartel boss Daniel Kinahan extradited from Dubai to a court in Dublin?
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