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• SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP? What the RAF Fairford saga tells us about UK-US relations

  October 5, 2026 · 32 min

  The sudden withdrawal of American heavy bombers from RAF Fairford back to the United States follows a major incident near the Gloucestershire airbase. Five men were arrested near the base, with the UK government saying it showed "strong…

• Israel-bound FlyDubai flight CHAOS: what happened? | The Fourcast Indicators

  October 1, 2026 · 21 min

  An Israel-bound Flydubai flight plunged more than 14,000 feet in just 30 seconds after the co-pilot allegedly attacked the pilot and tried to take control of the aircraft. The plane eventually landed safely in Saudi Arabia after…

• Does Man City’s golden era now deserve to be FORGOTTEN?

  September 30, 2026 · 36 min

  In a seismic ruling that has sent shockwaves through football, Manchester City have been found guilty of dozens of financial charges spanning a nine-year period from 2009 to 2018. The club were found to have systematically misstated…

• What would it take to GROW THE ECONOMY? Mariana Mazzucato and Fraser Nelson

  September 28, 2026 · 38 min

  Can John Healey deliver the growth Britain desperately needs? At Labour’s conference in Liverpool, the Chancellor promised a new age of industrialisation, more opportunities for young people and an era of political hope. But with the…

• Is the horn of AFRICA about to EXPLODE?

  September 25, 2026 · 33 min

  Hundreds of thousands of people were killed in a two-year between Tigrayan forces and Ethiopia's government which ended in a peace deal in 2022.  Today the trauma and fear of war creeps back in as both sides accuse each other of launching…

• Donald Trump meets Xi Jinping - new balance of POWER?

  September 24, 2026 · 36 min

  US presidents typically welcome foreign leaders at the White House, but on Wednesday Donald Trump laid out the red carpet to greet China’s premier Xi Jinping.In today’s episode of The Fourcast Indicators, Matt Frei and Mark Urban discuss…

• Could our OBSESSION with free speech threaten DEMOCRACY?

  September 23, 2026 · 35 min

  Addressing the UN General Assembly in New York, Prime Minister Andy Burnham warned of an "insidious campaign" of hostile foreign interference aimed at stoking domestic division and eroding democratic trust.  To combat the threat, Burnham…

• Britain is ‘SKATING ON THIN FISCAL ICE’ - former Bank of England economist

  September 21, 2026 · 34 min

  Can Andy Burnham turn the UK economy around? With just a few weeks to go until his first Budget, the new prime minister is facing a difficult economic outlook, as he deals with sluggish growth, the rising cost of living and a war in Iran…