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Topic

Global Conflict Fatigue

3 items · 3 aliases · peaked week of 5 Apr 2026 · first seen 11 May 2026

A political podcast discussing the aftermath of a reported Iran-US ceasefire, its impact on oil prices, airline operations, and broader geopolitical instability, with a critical tone on military overreach and unmet strategic outcomes.

Volume by source orientation Methodology →

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Alias drift

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In the press Methodology →

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Heard on radio

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  • Hon Erica Stanford mike-hosking-breakfast Full Show Podcast: 09 April 2026 8 Apr · 85s
    You have a good one, and we will catch up next week. Rod Little out of Britain. The other couple of things you need to know about, Kemi Badenoch, they're in the doctor's strike at the moment. Of course, six days, I think this will be the second day technically. Anyway, she would, upon becoming Prime Minister, ban doctor's strikes. I don't know whether she can do that technically, but she's claiming she can. Meantime, the BBC, remember that baffle? BAFTA nonsense where the Tourette Syndrome campaigner yelled out a racial slur involuntarily because he's got Tourette's. They had a look at that. The ECU, which is the executive complaints unit at the BBC, had a look and they've upheld the complaint. Should never have happened. uh the point being it wasn't edited out so it aired on bbc one on a two-hour delay and they still didn't get to it and remain available on iplayer the morning after and they still hadn't got to it so i think i probably agree with them to be fair uh church of england actually i'm surprised this isn't getting more news around the world this morning uh the church of england is planning to issue an apology For their forced adoption, this happened three decades after WW2, so there were tens of thousands of these babies in Britain born to women who were unmarried. They ran about 100 mother and baby homes across England, of course. The words, they haven't issued it yet, but the BBC have seen it. We are deeply sorry. So it's taken them a time to get there. I think I read yesterday, in fact, Britain, Britain could well become the sauna hub of Europe. More about that in a moment. 8.45.
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Sample framings

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mike-hosking-breakfast Government / N-A

world not ready to repeat patterns of destructive war

Full Show Podcast: 09 April 2026
8 Apr
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How the public reacted

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