Guardian Focus podcast
Summary: Each week, Guardian correspondents and commentators take a detailed look at an issue in the news
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Podcasts:
Will free schools drain funds and resources - or raise educational standards? Hugh Muir examines their likely impact
Last month disturbances in north London triggered riots around England. Hugh Muir looks at prospects for Tottenham as it attempts to move on
The Horn of Africa is experiencing a food crisis and the UN has declared famine in parts of Somalia. What does the relief effort look like? And what comes next?
Riots and looting that began in north London have spread to other English cities. Jonathan Freedland, Dave Hill and Stafford Scott discuss the causes of the worst civil unrest in a generation – and how it might be stopped
Should the government be forcing people to speak English? Hugh Muir investigates
With the far right making political gains in France, Denmark and the Netherlands, and now the terrorist atrocity in Norway, what's the state of the far right in the UK?
Soon the world's population will reach 7 billion. But do more people necessarily mean more problems?
Soon the world's population will reach 7 billion. But do more people necessarily mean more problems?
After another resignation at the top of the Metropolitan police, we ask what's going wrong and how to ensure the mistakes of the phone hacking scandal are not repeated
This week's podcast explores what recent clashes in Belfast means for the province
Alan Rusbridger, Nick Davies, Roy Greenslade and Janine Gibson discuss the impact of the phone-hacking scandal on NI and the newspaper industry
The Dilnot commission report attempted to determine who should pay for elderly care. We talk to some elderly people and their carers and ask why older citizens get such a raw deal
On 9 July, southern Sudan will become an independent state. What are the development challenges and opportunities facing the new country?
On 9 July, southern Sudan will become an independent state. What are the development challenges and opportunities facing the new country?
As the spending cuts start to bite, trade unions are planning strike action. We ask if there are more effective negotiation techniques
