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In this week’s issue, Laura Pitel discusses whether the next refugee crisis emerging in Turkey could dwarf the first which has gripped Europe. Turkey has taken in two and a half million refugees – nearly three times as many as the number who have sought refuge in Europe. But there are signs that the country is starting to struggle under the strain of Syrian refugees as more arrive each day. What could it mean for Europe if Turkey reaches breaking point? On this week’s podcast, Isabel Hardman is joined by Laura Pitel and Alanna Thomas from Migration Watch UK, to discuss the impact on Europe and Britain if Turkey’s migrant problem becomes ours.
The Spectator’s political editor James Forsyth critiques the Prime Minister’s assessment that, on the basis of his proposed package of renegotiation with Europe, he would join the EU, right now. James argues that David Cameron’s position seems odd, given that the ‘in’ side’s strongest arguments focus on the disruption Brexit would cause. Is David Cameron barking up the wrong tree? Joining him to discuss this is The Spectator’s editor Fraser Nelson.
And from big political questions to the biggest animals which have ever drawn breath on earth: what is the basis of our fascination with whales? Simon Barnes says humans used to see the huge creatures as ‘protein mountains and oil mines’ for hunting. But now, he writes, whales excite a widely-held ‘curiosity and delight’. Our attachment to whales makes the number of the creatures being beached this year all the more tragic. Simon is joined by Dr Peter Evans, Director of the Sea Watch Foundation, a charity which has been involved in the rescue efforts.
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