Sputnik
So, the UK “Brexited” and the sky didn’t fall in. The pound is stable, indeed climbing, and the FTSE 100 is going through the roof. Sensible people (no matter how they voted) are now turning their attention to the opportunities...
Sputnik orbits the World with George Galloway, looking behind the stories which made the news, as well as unearthing the ones that didn’t. As one of the longest serving MPs, expect debate and discussion between George and authoritative, influential, but most importantly informed, guests. Co-host Gayatri will take to the streets and social media, gathering your thoughts and opinions to add to the mix. Topics may differ from politics to social concerns, but Sputnik will remain true to its aim - bringing a new perspective, a different view.
- Episode 131So, the UK “Brexited” and the sky didn’t fall in. The pound is stable, indeed climbing, and the FTSE 100 is going through the roof. Sensible people (no matter how they voted) are now turning their attention to the opportunities...
- Episode 130 Referendum special
What a difference a day makes… in just 24 hours Britain voted to leave the EU, the prime minister announced his departure from 10 Downing Street, the Scottish government declared it wanted out of Britain and Ireland's largest party said now... - Episode 129
It doesn't matter that Russian submarines turn out to be Swedish and not submarines at all; that Russian planes "intercepted" by the RAF turn out to have been flying in international airspace. Or (if you believe the British press) that English... - Episode 128
Keiko Fujimori daughter of former Peruvian dictator Alberto has just polled 49 percent in the elections and narrowly lost the presidency to mainstream conservative Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. But with the results so narrow how long before... - Episode 127
President Obama has just lifted the arms embargo on Vietnam. It is 2016 and the Vietnam War ended more than 40 years ago. So why now? Is Vietnam set to become America’s cat’s paw? Is a US confrontation with China looming. How will China... - Episode 126
After seven years and millions of pounds, the long delayed Chilcot Report into the Iraq War is finally about to be published. Will Sir John (knighted by Tony Blair) have labored mightily only to bring forth a mouse. Or will, as last week's Sunday... - Episode 125
There’s an awful lot of coffee in Brazil, as the Coffee Song famously stated. An awful lot of corruption in the political class too. Almost every party has its leaders either on trial or awaiting trial. The one person not accused of any... - Episode 124
Saudi Arabia is the British state's best friend and a very good customer. But all is not well. Most of the 9/11 hijackers were Saudis and the US congress is closing in on Saudi assets for what would be the biggest compensation deal in history. The... - Episode 123
It’s been called Australia’s Guantanamo, a privately run offshore camp for asylum seekers set up on Manus Island as part of Australia’s “Pacific Solution.” This week Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court deemed the... - Episode 122
A recent Danish documentary claims British private defense contractor Aegis hired some 2,500 mercenaries on as little as £10 ($14.60) a day in order to guard US military bases from 2004 onwards. ‘The Child Soldier’s New Job’...
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